Warped Lens
Are we Ready to Join the Modern World?
It has long been an article of faith that Haitians lack serious business acumen because the country missed the industrial revolution. At that time, Haiti was under embargo from the United State...
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Charles Henri Baker To Reinstate Army if Elected
If he is elected president of Haiti, Charles Henri Baker said his first act will be to sign a decree restoring the country’s armed forces that was disbanded in 1995.
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Penn's Haiti Camp Hit by Storms
The actor and his team of volunteers and experts were forced to temporarily abandon the HRO's Petion- Ville Camp and relocate to a club gymnasium in Port-au-Prince until the storm passed on Sunday.
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Haiti Needs A New Mindset
Since the catastrophic 35-second earthquake of last January, Haiti has received more visitors than during the heydays of its tourism industry. Among many thousands of doctors, nurses and other prof...
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Haiti and Diaspora Lack Leadership
My esteemed colleague, Gary Victor, penned a most provocative piece the other day in Le Nouvelliste, with the headline “Brains outside… Useless inside.” The article was referring to the widely h...
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Another Side of the Crime
by Garry Pierre-Pierre
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The other day, I ran across an article listing the worst World Cup performances of all time, and Haiti made the list, of course. The article was entitled “World Cup Crimes Against Soccer “ ...
Are you up for the challenge?
by Garry Pierre-Pierre
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As I walked on the tarmac Sunday at Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, a physician – who had just landed in Haiti on the same United Airlines plane I was about t...
Free Newspapers Online is a Folly
by Garry Pierre-Pierre
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About 10 years ago, the Village Voice raised some eyebrows when it stopped charging for its publication in Manhattan while continuing to charge $1 in Brooklyn and other places. One person that ...
Column to Debut in January
by Garry Pierre-Pierre
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In January 2010, This column will make its debut on this site and on the print version of the Haitian Times. I will touch on a wide range of topics from the arts, politics and business. Those of yo...