Haiti’s Peasants Fight Land Grab of Offshore Islands for Ecotourism | Les paysans d’Haïti luttent contre l’usurpation des îles du pays pour l’écotourisme

avatarPosted on by December 17, 2018

Sources: Haiti Chery | Radyo VKM | AlterPresse | Caribbean Journal. Reported and translated by Dady Chery for Haiti Chery. Haitian farmers, on the unspoiled offshore 20-square-mile island Ile a Vache, object to the appropriation of their lands by the government to dredge a port, build an airport, golf course, roads, manicured villages and sustainable farms for ecotourism. (English | French)

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Haiti-Dominican Republic Conflict: IACHR Commission Says DR Court Ruling Is Discriminatory | Haïti-RD: La sentence TC168.13 du Tribunal Constitutionnel a des effets discriminatoires, soutient la CIDH

avatarPosted on by December 21, 2018

By AlterPresse | Haiti Chery. Translated by Dady Chery for Haiti Chery. Dominican Constitutional Court Ruling TC168.13 is discriminatory and violates the rights of Dominicans of Haitian descent, according to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR, CIDH). (English | French)

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Fragmentation of News and Causes: The Urgent Need to Think Globally

avatarPosted on by March 1, 2018

  By Gilbert Mercier and Dady Chery Haiti Chery “When the blind men had each felt a part of the elephant, the king went to each of them and said to each: ‘Well, blind man, have you seen the elephant? … Continue reading →

In the Fight Against Imperialism, Beware the Peddlers of Despair

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By Dady Chery Haiti Chery All around us – Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti, the Congo, Ivory Coast, Palestine, Somalia, Libya, and elsewhere – empires are tearing a trail of destruction. This is not a sign of strength but of weakness, because … Continue reading →

The United States’ Obscene Wealth Inequality

avatarPosted on by December 18, 2018

By Gilbert Mercier and Dady Chery Haiti Chery In the past 33 years, the United States has become a study in blatant and obscene contrasts between the rich and poor. Although FDR’s New Deal helped to lift the country out … Continue reading →

The United Nations’ First Criminal Conviction

avatarPosted on by January 3, 2019

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Once upon a time, the United Nations was held up as a beacon of moral authority and hope for world peace. That was long before the UN formally became a criminal organization.

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Death of a Judge: Democracy and Justice vs Corrupt Power in Haiti

avatarPosted on by January 3, 2019

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. In Haiti, in early July 2013, no criminal case was more important than the one handled by Magistrate Jean Serge Joseph; his death under suspicious circumstances, followed by persecution of the plaintiff, his lawyer and the press, have generated huge shock waves.

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Life on $2 a Day: US Extreme Poverty on the Rise

avatarPosted on by February 25, 2018

  By Dady Chery and Gilbert Mercier Haiti Chery A fast-growing group of people in the United States, households with children, are living on $2.00 or less per person per day. This shocking condition in a wealthy country such as … Continue reading →

Boston Marathon Bombing: More Justification for Repression and Endless Global War on Terror

avatarPosted on by February 24, 2018

By Gilbert Mercier and Dady Chery Haiti Chery We might never learn the motive behind the Boston Marathon bomb attack on Monday, April 15, 2013, which is reported to have killed three people and injured more than 170. It could … Continue reading →

Time Is Not Money, and Cash Doesn’t Talk

avatarPosted on by March 2, 2018

  By Dady Chery and Gilbert Mercier Haiti Chery The expression “time is money” was coined by Benjamin Franklin. It is a relatively new saying, among countless others, that represents the rot that started to eat at the core of … Continue reading →

GDP Measures the Wealth of Bankers

avatarPosted on by January 3, 2019

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Libya’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 108 percent in 2012. By contrast, the growths of Japan and other developed countries, as measured by their GDP, have stagnated at values below three percent and sometimes negative. If you are shaking your head, thinking there must be a mistake in the World Bank’s computations, think again.

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‘Tezen Nan Dlo’: An Ecological Folk Tale from Haiti | Fisgados pela Vida: Lenda Folclórica Ecológica do Haiti

avatarPosted on by January 3, 2019

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. “A long time ago, in a thatched house snuggled in a valley between the flamboyant-covered hills of Haiti, there lived a girl whose greatest ambition was to bring home the cleanest water in all the world….” (English | Portuguese)

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Humanitarian Imperialism: From Hookworm Treatment to Polio Vaccines

avatarPosted on by August 31, 2020

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The lust for power has grown. The collaboration of today’s super rich in their philanthropy is a kind of humanitarian imperialism meant not only to rehabilitate their names but also impose their views on a global scale.

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Le génie de Chavez: Par Fidel Castro | La genialidad de Chávez: Por Fidel Castro

avatarPosted on by December 27, 2018

Par Fidel Castro | Cuba Debate, Haiti Chery. “Moi qui ai abordé bien souvent des problèmes difficiles dans de longs discours… j’ai du mal à m’expliquer comment ce militaire d’origine modeste, mais à l’esprit agile et au talent sans pareil, a été capable d’un tel déploiement d’éloquence sans perdre la voix ni ses forces.” (Français | Espagnol)

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