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Ilio Durandis: Haiti Does Need an Army
Above: a UN training exercise in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Ilio Durandis Haiti’s army was disbanded in 1995, shortly after the first return from exile of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Ever since, the reinstating of the army has been […]
Uruguayan Leader Issues Haiti an Apology
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has issued an apology to Haiti for the alleged assault of a young man by UN peacekeepers from his country. Mujica called the alleged conduct “criminal and embarrassing, and said he was also apologising on behalf […]
Martelly: Probe Peacekeeper Allegations
Above: a peacekeeper in Haiti in 2010 (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) Haitian President Michel Martelly has called for a probe of an apparent sexual assault of a young man by UN peacekeepers from Uruguay. That country has already dismissed six of […]
Chinese Companies Setting Up in Cayman
Many Chinese firms have chosen to create shell companies in the Cayman islands in order to control businesses back in China, according to the Wall Street Journal. Because they are in Cayman, they can issue American depository receipts that trade […]
Haiti’s Cholera Up, Aid Falling
Above: UN Photo The cholera problem on the island of Hispaniola has only been getting worse since being introduced to Haiti, reportedly by Nepalese UN workers, in October. But the surge in cholera has not been met with corresponding aid, […]
New Film Looks Back at the Golden Age of West Indies Cricket
Following their success in the first Cricket World Cup in 1975 and until the 1990s, the West Indies ruled the cricket world. The so-called “calypso cricketers” were a machine, which is now the subject of a feature film, Fire in […]
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