Dr. Dady Chery is a Haitian-born poet, playwright, journalist and scientist. She is the author of the book "We Have Dared to Be Free: Haiti's Struggle Against Occupation." Her broad interests encompass science, culture, and human rights. She writes extensively about Haiti and world issues such as climate change and social justice. Her many contributions to Haitian news include the first proposal that Haiti’s cholera had been imported by the UN, and the first story that described Haiti’s mineral wealth for a popular audience.
By Staff, Topix. The Swiss militia system answers to local government and relies on a standing non-professional army. This system is the reason Switzerland was too difficult for Hitler to invade.
Continue reading →By Dalia Acosta, IPS. Farmers and experts on agriculture from Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique toured fields in Cuba, along with local colleagues, to exchange experiences and promote ecological fruit cultivation on Caribbean islands. “Food security is a very important issue, and these technologies can be easily taught….” – Ricot Scutt, from Haiti. (English | Spanish)
Continue reading →By David Moberg, In These Times. The push for taxing financial transactions gains steam in Europe.
Continue reading →By Move to Amend. Beware of the decoy 28th amendments that are being proposed in congress. The most serious version of the 28th is one from the grassroots; the text from Move to Amend is reproduced here.
Continue reading →By Martha Jean-Claude (lyrics, music) | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. In celebration of Dessalines, who led the decisive battle for Haiti’s Independence, the Bataille de Vertières on November 18, 1803, listen to “Mwen Gen Fòs!” by Martha Jean-Claude. (English | Spanish).
Continue reading →By Staff, Defend Haiti. Port-au-Prince, Haiti – On Friday, November 4th, the Under-twenty Haitian women’s team beat its counterpart in St Kitts and Nevis (4-0) during the third and final day of the World Cup qualifiers in 2012.
Continue reading →By staff, AHP | Staff, Le Nouvelliste | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Martelly finally visits Cuba six months after his inauguration. (English | French)
Continue reading →By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Half of Haiti’s medical NGOs have left and more plan to shut down their cholera-treatment programs by the year’s end. And guess what? Haiti will get healthier (English | French).
Continue reading →By Andrew Buncombe and Nina Lakhani, The Independent | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Figures released by Indian authorities suggest that during the last 3 years around 1,730 people have died after many unknowingly participated in trials of drugs, including vaccines. In Haiti, we could do without the additional deaths from this new colonialism.
Continue reading →By Staff, Terra Daily. Tahir Qureshi’s life is under threat for helping to rehabilitate 30,000 hectares (74,132 acres) of mangrove along the southern coast on the Arabian Sea. “The cause is worth living such a life,” he says.
Continue reading →By Heather Digby Parton, Al Jazeera | Editorial note by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The U.S. has been militarizing its police agencies throughout decades of government-abetted theft of public coffers, anticipating a popular dissent that has been slow to come.
Continue reading →By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery (text) | Marcelo Sayao (photos). The attack on Brazil’s Rocinha slum illustrates a peacetime merger of military with police to make war on their country’s poor. If your country has contributed troops to UN (de)stabilization missions, sit up and take notice.
Continue reading →By Giovanni Dubon, Prospect Journal. In 2008, Brazil’s state of Rio de Janeiro alone experienced 1,137 police killings, compared to 371 in the whole United States.
Continue reading →By Lionel Trouillot | Translated by Linda Coverdale. The Grand Prix du Roman Métis was awarded last week to Haitian poet and novelist Lyonel Trouillot for his novel La Belle Amour Humaine, published by Actes Sud (2011). (English | French)
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