Haiti

Haiti’s Unfolding Revolution Is Directly Linked to Venezuela’s

February 19, 2019 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Haiti, Poverty, Resistance, Revolution

Photo: Jovenel must leave, it is the refrain of the popular carnival carried by a furious music. The signs of circumstance, tree branches enliven the streets of the country from Port-au-Prince to Jacmel, Les Cayes to Saint-Marc, from Jérémie to Gonaïves ~Haiti Liberte (cropped) by Kim Ives, Published in Haiti Liberte, February 13, 2019 Chaos reigns in Haiti for a[…]

Haiti Seethes with Anger!

December 16, 2018 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Haiti, Protest, Resistance

Photo from TellerReport.com, Haitian youth demonstrate against the people in power. ~from TellerReport News by Marty Goodman, from Socialist Action, November 11, 2018 Beginning Nov. 18 and for some six days, rebellion gripped Haiti. The Haitian masses jammed the streets, shutting down schools, transportation and businesses, some lighting bonfires of rubber tires at street corners or torching symbols of authority[…]

Haitians Protest Theft of Oil Aid From Venezuela

December 11, 2018 UNAC Editor Haiti, Neocolonialism, Protest, Resistance

Photo: On Sep. 2, hundreds marched through Port-au-Prince to ask where money from the PetroCaribe Fund had gone. ~Milo Milfort/Haïti Liberté Protests over PetroCaribe Continue as Haitian President Seeks Imperialist Support By John Marion , from World Socialist Website, 21 November 2018 For the second time in a month, thousands of Haitians took to the streets on Sunday to demand[…]

No Regrets for Making Haiti a ‘Shithole’?

January 18, 2018 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Haiti

by Sir Ronald Sanders, originally published on TeleSUR Opinion, Jan13, 2018 Haiti, for us in the Caribbean is more than just a member of our community; it is the first nation to rise up against slavery and oppression in our region. The effect of the inappropriate depiction of Haiti, El Salvador and all African nations as “shit hole” countries is[…]