Housekeeping 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 MoreMake no mistake, the ‘servant’ problem still exists
by Rashmee
Posted on March 15, 2013
As I read The Spectator’s spiffing review of Lucy Lethbridge’s new book, ‘Servants: A Downstairs …
Read MoreDuvalier hearing continues: It won’t make the tabloids
by Rashmee
Posted on March 14, 2013
The lack of media interest in today’s Duvalier hearing reminded me of Oscar Wilde. Ever …
Read MoreSurprise choice for Pope? Jesuit, Argentine, lives simply.But still a man
by Rashmee
Posted on March 13, 2013
So it’s Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. A Jesuit who lives simply and shuns pomp …
Read MoreWhoever the Pope is, it’ll still be a man
by Rashmee
Posted on March 13, 2013
Whoever was chosen, from whichever continent, we could only ever say one thing with certainty: …
Read MoreThink Chris Huhne, when you talk Baby Doc, Modi
by Rashmee
Posted on March 12, 2013
Pay attention to the Chris Huhne story playing itself out in Britain, all those who …
Read MoreBill Clinton & Haiti’s crop of bad news rice stories
by Rashmee
Posted on March 11, 2013
Bill Clinton has come and gone, having announced a basket of goodies for Haitian coffee …
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 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 …
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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