UN winds up its Haiti mission with a pitiful epitaph: It brought cholera to the island
by Rashmee
Posted on October 9, 2017
On Friday (Oct 6) the UN wound up MINUSTAH, its 13-year-old peacekeeping mission in Haiti, …
Read MoreTrump went to Puerto Rico. And brought to life a scene in Graham Greene’s Haiti novel
by Rashmee
Posted on October 5, 2017
When Donald Trump went to Puerto Rico, I remembered Graham Greene’s telling portrait of imperious …
Read MoreSpot the difference: Haitians believe God kills, not germs. For Americans, it’s God not guns
by Rashmee
Posted on October 4, 2017
Before I went to Haiti, my Kreyol instructor gave our class a valuable lesson in …
Read MoreHumanity vs Impunity. Will the UN now compensate Haiti’s cholera victims?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 20, 2016
I was in Haiti in February 2013, when the United Nations took the unusual decision …
Read MoreHappy birthday America: Fond 4th of July memories of Port au Prince, Haiti
by Rashmee
Posted on July 4, 2015
Today is the first 4th of July in a while that I won’t be …
Read MoreKey lessons for Nepal from post-quake Haiti, but will anyone listen?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 29, 2015
“The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission needed to be swift and nimble,” writes American anthropologist, physician, …
Read MoreCreole diplomacy: ‘We glad yu cum visit. Nuff respect and walk good’
by Rashmee
Posted on March 20, 2015
“Korea and Jamaica a frien from long long time,” says the South Korean charge to …
Read MoreIf it took the digital high road, life in Haiti would improve dramatically
by Rashmee
Posted on January 30, 2015
Least developed countries (LDCs) like Haiti (even more than India and Afghanistan) can potentially be …
Read More5 years after quake, Haiti has some hotels but too few hospitals and schools
by Rashmee
Posted on January 18, 2015
Whatever happened to all that aid for Haiti, Emily Troutman asked on the fifth …
Read MoreIn 1900, Britain and the Netherlands had as little forest cover as Haiti
by Rashmee
Posted on December 8, 2014
Europe’s forests have grown by a third over the last 100 years. It’s a greener …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK