Novartis’s India headache: The emerging pharma problem
by Rashmee
Posted on April 1, 2013
India has thumbed its nose at the pharmaceutical giant Novartis. There are two ways of …
Read MoreHousekeeping in Haitian Creole IX:Happy Easter, Bon Pak
by Rashmee
Posted on March 30, 2013
It promises to be a renewing Easter. Madamme Josette is probably renewing the old tissues …
Read MoreOgooglebar: Brand loyalty Vs trademarks
by Rashmee
Posted on March 26, 2013
It’s hard not to be riveted by the news that Sweden’s language watchdog has accused …
Read MoreHaiti: The red herring worth the risk
by Rashmee
Posted on March 25, 2013
Haiti’s smoked herring is simply sublime. It is unctuous, not blase; strong, not aggressive; salty …
Read MoreHousekeeping in Haitian Creole VIII – Progress at last (nan denye)
by Rashmee
Posted on March 23, 2013
At last a progress report, rather than a random selection of despairing snippets about what …
Read MoreHousekeeping in Haitian Creole – Part VII
by Rashmee
Posted on March 16, 2013
My kreyol cooking vocabulary languishes at the outer margins of ignorance. Meanwhile, the stew continues …
Read MoreHousekeeping in Haitian Creole – Part VI
by Rashmee
Posted on March 9, 2013
Stir-fry cooks, they say, come from all woks of life. Especially, I would venture to …
Read MoreHousekeeping in Haitian Creole – Part V
by Rashmee
Posted on March 2, 2013
I have dreadful news. Non, non, the trusty Mme Josette still puts up with my …
Read MoreHaiti’s govt still mum on UN cholera decision
by Rashmee
Posted on February 25, 2013
They’re opening two new buildings at the health ministry in Port au Prince today but …
Read MoreHousekeeping in Haitian Creole – Part IV
by Rashmee
Posted on February 23, 2013
Language is the dress of thought, said Samuel Johnson and if he were right, my …
Read MoreRashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK