Housekeeping 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 MoreGongs for the girls – from the Americans
by Rashmee
Posted on March 8, 2013
One can only imagine what the US Department of State is thinking (if anything at …
Read MoreKenbe fem Haiti, as Baby Doc memories revive
by Rashmee
Posted on March 7, 2013
The strangest argument against trying Jean Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier: Haiti is not a …
Read MoreHaiti weeps for the emperor of the grand gesture
by Rashmee
Posted on March 6, 2013
My blog, The Guardian: 12m ago Hugo Chavez looms large in Haiti’s collective imagination,…
Read MoreChavez is dead. Long live the Great Man Theory
by Rashmee
Posted on March 5, 2013
In death, as in life, Hugo Chavez, has taken over the ether. Within minutes …
Read MoreToo much righteous rage: Slave style necklaces, British Raj soup
by Rashmee
Posted on March 4, 2013
If you object to ‘slave style’ jewellery (a steal at 24.99 euros in Mango), would …
Read MoreWhy Narendra Modi should be reading about Baby Doc
by Rashmee
Posted on March 3, 2013
So they’re all reporting on Jean Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier’s unexpected appearance in court (on …
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 MoreThe mad dogs & Englishmen link to Haiti’s tourism hopes
by Rashmee
Posted on March 1, 2013
I met Paul Clammer in Port au Prince tonight and it would be fair to …
Read MoreA Truth and Reconciliation commission for Haiti?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 28, 2013
“Why try Duvalier?” asked the acquaintance I ran into at the supermarket, late in the …
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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