The US government urged a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the United Nations by a group of Haitians who claim peacekeepers caused the devastating cholera epidemic that […]
The best books on Haiti: start your reading here | theguardian.com
Danticat’s novel moves back and forth between 1960s Haiti and present-day New York as it tells the story of a Dew Breaker, a name given to torturers during the repressive regime of […]
The west’s peanut butter bias chokes Haiti’s attempts to feed itself | theguardian.com
Bedline is 17 months and weighs just 5.3kg. She lies feverish and quiet in her grandmother’s arms, eyes glazed, her pale blue nylon frock hanging off thin shoulders.Nearly 30 toddlers and their […]
Haiti could solve its drastic plastic problem and help its most vulnerable | theguardian.com
Take a walk through the streets of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, and you will be struck by the huge proliferation of litter and waste, from plastic bottles and bags to polystyrene wrappings. […]
Haiti slum blooms into urban oasis | theguardian.com
“Plant moringa; harvest community harmony” could be a good motto for Jaden Tap Tap, a green oasis in the tough, garbage-strewn eyesore that is Cité Soleil. The slum, in the north of […]
Haiti and Hurricane Katrina inspire revolutionary new disaster shelters | Housing Network | theguardian.com
Reaction Housing, a Texas-based startup, thinks it has an answer. Inspired by the Styrofoam coffee cup, the Exo is low-cost, portable and easy to assemble. The company’s founder, Michael McDaniel, came up […]
Cholera epidemic in Haiti ‘poses major threat to Latin America and Caribbean’ | Global development | theguardian.com
Haiti needs a “Marshall plan” for water and sanitation to quell a cholera epidemic which poses a major threat to the Caribbean and Latin America, according to the UN assistant secretary general. […]
Haiti’s Android tablet maker Surtab to crank up production | Global development | theguardian.com
“They show that Haiti can do hi-tech manufacturing and assembly,” says Maarten Boute, Surtab’s Belgian CEO and co-founder. “Everyone knows Haiti, but for the wrong reasons. Now, Surtab associates the Haiti brand […]
Haiti’s farmers savour sweet taste of success with ice-cream venture | Global development | theguardian.com
A pair of US entrepreneurs have joined forces with smallholder farmers in Haiti to help propel them out of poverty and into the delicious world of ice-cream. A former Alabama professor and […]
Haiti: the neoliberal model imposed on the country is failing its citizens | Antony Loewenstein | Comment is free | theguardian.com
Haiti is a nation that exists on two levels. Five percent of the country’s population owns the vast bulk of the nation’s wealth. The capital has a number of expensive hotels for […]
Haiti’s wealth of untapped mining resources must benefit the poor | Global development | theguardian.com
Over the past five years a few companies have undertaken exploration and now they are trying to get licensed to explore further. Recent estimates suggest that around 2,400 sq km of northern […]
Haiti earthquake: where is US aid money going? Get the data | Global development | theguardian.com
Data released by the US agency for international development (USAid) last year shows it spent more than $270m on projects in Haiti in 2013, with US-based companies receiving almost half of this […]
