Non ak diktati! The Haitian Struggle for Democracy and Freedom Mass protests continue in Haiti against the US-backed regime of ‘President’ Jovenel Moïse. Publicly stating that he is “not a dictator”, Moïse has been ruling by decree without a parliament since January 2020. He has consistently failed to call legislative elections during his term in office and has already ordered
Dear Haiti Watcher, On Sunday 31st January 2021, supporters of the Haiti Support Group will be meeting virtually to participate in our Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM will then be followed by a very special virtual film screening organised by Wilford Marous, friend of the HSG, owner of the fantastic Tiki Grill in London and President of the Haitian Chamber
Coronavirus deepens Haiti’s unequal role in global garment supply chain By Charlotte Hammond, Cardiff University. At a time when so many of us have been forced to slow down, pause, and stay at home to save lives, garment workers at Haiti’s Caracol industrial park are expected to return to work on 20 April, following an announcement by Prime Minister Joseph
Dr Antony Stewart is Chair of the Haiti Support Group. He is a historian with extensive knowledge on the history of Haitian public health, international medical interventions in Haiti, and public health crises past and present, including HIV/AIDS and cholera. As coronavirus begins to take hold, he gives us his take on the spread of the disease in Haiti. Dr Eve
Can Haiti’s government act quickly enough to stop the spread of coronavirus? Update 24 March 2020 Haiti confirmed its first two cases of Covid-19 on 19th March. As of today, there have been six recorded transmissions of the virus, all of which are believed to have originated abroad. 104 people are now in quarantine. To date, no deaths have been
The Potential Effect of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Haiti A Latin America Bureau report we contributed to this week noted that, at the time of writing, there were thankfully no recorded cases of Coronavirus in Haiti. Notwithstanding, an outbreak would undoubtedly pose a considerable threat to the densely populated country which has all-too-recent memories of how devastating an outbreak of