Latest Haiti Democracy News
Election Observer Launches Campaign to Counter Violence Against Women
A second Haiti Democracy Project offshoot tackles a topic of fundamental importance to Haitian women
SHE THE PEOPLE Joins with Three Other Women’s Organizations
The Haiti Democracy Project’s women-candidates campaign just combined with three other like-minded organizations
Rearranging the Deckchairs
If only the senators were as adept in passing laws as they are in moving furniture
Get Out, All of You!
By Bernard H. Gousse. One of Haiti’s more capable government officials with a strong word of advice for the less capable
Economic Development Town Hall
The Haiti Renewal Alliance’s latest promotion of the Haitian economy, featuring entrepreneur Réginald Boulos, took place on May 9, 2019 at George Washington University
Healing Dominican-Haitian Relations
A panel discussion at New York University of community leaders on Thursday, April 26, 2019
Eleventh Legislative Delegation
Deputy Gary Bodeau (representing Delmas), head of the Chamber of Deputies, visits the State Department, the Senate minority leader, and several other leading members of Congress
An Update from SHE THE PEOPLE
Wiselaine Dorcélus, coordinator of women’s recruitment, with an update on project activities
Good Practical Advice for Haiti
Some $1.4 billion in Dominican goods pour across the border every year, paying next to no taxes. The leading thinktank the Center for Strategic and International Studies shows how Haiti could balance its budget by just collecting a moderate duty on this commodity tsunami.
Heavy Contributor
While politicians were pillaging the state, Reginald paid $17.9 million in taxes
Standing with Cyrus
Snapshot of this project’s director standing with crusading Haitian journalist Cyrus Sibert
Tenth Senatorial Delegation: Raising Women’s Rights Each Time
Senator Luma Etienne made sure that six members of Congress and the State Department got the message loud and clear
Let’s Not Accept Delay of Elections
One of our delegates is insisting they will be delayed. The point, however, is to make every effort to hold them on time
Straight Talk from Reginald
Désintégration de l’État..Dislocation des structures sociales. Le temps est venu de s’indigner et de dire NON.!
Tenth Senatorial Delegation
Haiti Democracy Project brought three senators to make Haiti’s case to Washington during March 5-8, 2019. They saw six members of Congress, the State Department, the Inter-American Development Bank, and leading thinktanks
We Made Sure . . .
. . . that the only woman in the Haitian senate would be on this delegation
Correcting an Overwrought Nouvelliste Writer
U.S. foreign policy has committed enough real sins without our having to invent new ones
SHE THE PEOPLE Slideshow
You’re going to meet some people who refuse to be second-class citizens
Reginald Proposes Three-Step Solution
The leading businessman wants the president and prime minister to agree on a plan. If not, he has two fallbacks to resolve the crisis
U.S. Statement on Haiti
As is usual with this genre, long on recommendations to the Haitians and short on corrections to the U.S. policies that helped bring on this disaster