Posts Tagged ‘ haiti ’
A Haitian experience in French Guiana
1 response - Posted 01.20.10
1 response - Posted 01.20.10
Photo: Papillion’s prison in French Guiana. Copyright: Vicky Baker. In 2008, I celebrated Haitian Fête du Drapeau (flag day) on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I wasn’t on the country’s own shore but in French Guiana, a magnet for Haitian immigrants, most of whom arrive ‘sans papiers’ (without papers). Unlike Haiti, French Guiana never got its [...]
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Would you take a cruise to Haiti this week?
3 responses - Posted 01.18.10
3 responses - Posted 01.18.10
There was a cry of horror when Royal Caribbean announced it would be resuming cruises to Haiti as early as last Friday. Immediately, people started to picture the scenario: hoards of spoilt tourists shaking their head in pity, before sailing away into the sunset and taking their minds off the nastiness with an all-you-can-eat midnight [...]
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