Bastien, Marleine
28th May 2010
Social worker, community activist – Bastien grew up in Pont Benoit, a village in central Haiti. Her father, Philippe, built
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Basquiat, Jean-Michel
28th May 2010
Artist – Born in New York in 1960, the son of a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat
Auguste, Rose Anne
28th May 2010
Auguste, Rose Anne. Nurse, social worker, and human rights activist – Born on November 29, 1963, in Jérémie, During the
Aristide, Jean-Bertrand
28th May 2010
Aristide, Jean-Bertrand, Priest, politician – Born in 1953 in Port Salut in the south west, but spent much of his
What binds the US, French and Haitian revolutions together?
The Haiti Support Group
27th March 2012
What binds the US, French and Haitian revolutions together? HSG from Central Park, New York, 17-03-2012 To the New York
Anacaona
28th May 2010
Taino queen – Born in Yaguana (today the town of Léogâne), the flourishing capital of Xaragua, the most prosperous and
Learning from past mistakes in Haiti
11th January 2013
Learning from past mistakes in Haiti. January 11, 2013 Nelson rosales, The Record.com original article here Haiti is back in
Alexis, Jacques Stephen
28th May 2010
Writer, poet, activist – A descendent of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Alexis was born on 22 April 1922, in Gonaïves. His father
Journalism in Haiti
28th May 2010
Journalism in Haiti Haiti is a dangerous place to be a journalist. For decades, the press has been at times
Ronald Agénor – Haitian Tennis Player
28th May 2010
Agénor, Ronald Tennis player – The son of a former diplomat at the United Nations and Minister of Agriculture of
New Radio Play on Haitian Revolution
The Haiti Support Group
13th September 2010
A new radio play about the Haitian revolution will be broadcast on the UK station Galaxy radio over the next
Conference: From Duvalier to Preval: Haiti Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
12th July 2010
On 21/22 June 2010 the Institute of the Americas and the David Nicholls Trust held a very useful Conference “From Duvalier to Preval: Haiti Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”. The Conference covered a whole range of political, cultural and social issues. Click here for the full programme.
Country’s Birth Celebrated Amid Crisis
6th January 2011
Photo: President Preval – © NewsHour
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES, Miami Herald, Jan. 02, 2011
Gonaïves – Some 207 years after their enslaved ancestors broke the shackles of slavery, Haitians commemorated their country’s birth as the world’s first black republic amid crisis and uncertainty.
Baby Doc’s Return to Haiti Revives Dark Memories of Duvalier Era
29th January 2011
Photo: Baby Doc when in power (1975) – © Corbis/a-birdie
Los Angeles Times, by Allyn Gaestel, January 26, 2011
Jean-Claude Duvalier’s unexpected return to Haiti after 25 years has awakened the ghosts of his repressive rule.
Faces from Haiti’s Brutal Regime Return
14th November 2011
Faces from Haiti’s Brutal Regime Return. By Trenton Daniel, Associated Press, 24 October 2011 New president has advisers from era
Haïti-Duvalier : Un an d’impunité et de mépris des victimes de la dictature
21st January 2012
P-au-P, 19 janv. 2012 [AlterPresse] — Révolte, frustration, indignation sont les sentiments qui prévalent au sein d’une partie de la
Amnesty Slams Haitian Judiciary for Dropping Duvalier Case
7th February 2012
Amnesty Slams Haitian Judiciary for Dropping Duvalier Case Caribbean News Now!, 2 February 2012 LONDON, England — Haiti’s judicial authorities have
WikiLeaks Cables: Did the US Green-Light Duvalier’s Return in 2011?
7th February 2013
WikiLeaks Cables: Did the US Green-Light Duvalier’s Return in 2011? February 6, 2013 Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté. Original article here