Haiti: The Caribbean Sweatshop
Haiti: The Caribbean Sweatshop
By William A. Collins, otherwords.org Working life Would make you wince; Should you visit Port-au-Prince. It’s baseball season in America. For years, for every ball that was scuffed in the dirt […]
Whatever Happened To Millions In Aid To Haiti?
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Written on the walls of Haiti’s dilapidated palace in crimson-red graffiti, are the words “No president, no government.” A people who have proven the utmost resilience after a […]
Deporting Haitians Only Aggravates Recovery Efforts
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, many governments seem to believe that deporting Haitians back to Haiti is a good idea. Despite the painstakingly slow progress to rebuild […]
In Haiti, 560 Infected With Cholera Daily
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Considering the conditions in the camp, it was no surprise that cholera reigned rampant mere months later. Cholera spreads in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking […]
Evicting The Homeless From Haiti’s Tent Camps
On May 23 of this year, two bulldozers and two truckloads of armed men arrived at Delmas, a self-governed district inside the capital of Port-au-Prince. Within minutes, the armed men […]
News Taco To Go: Kool-Aid, Wine, Haiti & Twitter
¿Tuiteas? 19% Of Latinos Online Use Twitter The Trouble With Haiti’s Refugee Camps, Over A Year Later Latinos Key To Growth For Kool-Aid, Wine Industry
The Trouble With Haiti’s Refugee Camps, Over A Year Later
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — On a hot and dry Sunday morning, fifty people gathered inside a weathered tarp to pray. A priest led them to stand, and they sung religious chants […]
