RSSWyclef Jean, famous hip-hop/reggae artist and founder of the humanitarian organization Yelé Haiti, on August 5, 2010, made official his candidacy for the presidency of Haiti. The goodwill ambassador and nephew of the Haitian ambassador to the U.S. himself has no political experience and will be ru[...]
Archive for the Category: "Haiti"
August 6th, 2010 - 10:30 am § in Front Page, Haiti
Wyclef Jean Seeks the Haitian Presidency: A Breath of Fresh Air — or a Dabbler who will Break Haiti’s Heart?
Combating Human Trafficking in the Western Hemisphere: The Need for Increased NGO Involvement
• U.S. politicization of trafficking unfairly nabs Venezuela; • Human trafficking is a serious issue; • Haiti’s restaveks particularly exploited. Human Trafficking is a global industry that transcends borders, regions, and cultures. Within the Western Hemisphere trafficking is an important[...]
Disparities in U.S. Immigration Policy toward Haiti and Cuba: A Legacy to be Continued?
• Shameful distinction between treatment of Haitians and Cubans • U.S.-Cuba immigration strategy is emulated nowhere else in the world, while desperately needy Haitians are instantly interdicted back to their island • State Department administers a broken policy bereft of inspired leadership [...]
June 10th, 2010 - 1:35 pm § in Front Page, Haiti
Haiti’s Préval: Damned if he doesn’t, or even if he does: President René Préval and post-quake elections in Haiti
• Préval’s shortcomings, although undeniable, should be cause of lamentation, not celebration • How not to lead a nation Upcoming 2010 Elections: Keystone of Haitian Stability Amidst the chaos and devastation caused by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti in January of [...]
April 14th, 2010 - 8:06 am § in Front Page, Haiti
Justice for Haiti: Beyond Aid and Debt Forgiveness
Over the last few months there has been a surfeit of talk in the international community over what should be done for Haiti. However, in almost all of these discussions Haiti’s historical context is completely excised – it is almost as if the country had only come into being as a result of Janu[...]
Haiti Research File
Bill Clinton’s Heavy Hand on Haiti’s Vulnerable Agricultural Economy: The American Rice Scandal
Did President Clinton and other recent White House tenants condemn Haiti to a future of endemic poverty through a self-serving U.S. rice export policy? An examination of Haiti’s economic liberalization strategies of the 1980s and 1990s indicates that the answer in part is “yes.” Haiti’s econ[...]
March 24th, 2010 - 10:38 am § in Front Page, Haiti
Haiti’s Yawning Leadership Vacuum: René Préval’s Crisis of Confidence
• With the UN Donors’ Conference on Haiti about to begin on March 31, 2010 in New York, an evaluation of President Préval’s leadership is necessary and unavoidable. • Considering the Haitian President’s spectacularly failed performance in the earthquake’s aftermath, donors may want [...]
March 24th, 2010 - 10:17 am § in Front Page, Haiti
United Nations Donor Conference on Haiti in New York
COHA will be closely monitoring the March 31st United Nations meeting of International Donors for Haiti’s reconstruction. Those media sources interested in tracking events at the New York City conference can contact COHA staff for preliminary reports and analysis and later follow our telephone and[...]
The Tonton Macoutes: The Central Nervous System of Haiti’s Reign of Terror
A Malediction on Haitian Society Few countries in the hemisphere have suffered through such an extensive run of unqualified repressive regimes and military dictatorships as Haiti. The nearly thirty years of harsh rule under François “Papa Doc” Duvalier, and his son, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” D[...]
COHA Reviews Memoir of Former UN Special Advisor to Haiti
Reginald Dumas has written a detailed, if not an essential, account of his tenure as U.N. Special Adviser on Haiti in order to illuminate some of the events following the forced resignation of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004 and his subsequent flight from the country. Appointed by [...]