Tag: Haiti
Rebecca Jean and her “Antidote” to reconnect with her Haitian roots
Rebecca Jean is an artist born in Quebec to Haitian parents. His new album, Antidotecomposed of 11 titles, in French and Creole, is a reconciliation between human beings and the…
O-Mark, discovering a promising young artist
At 21, Marco Frantz Junior Pierre, (O-Mark, by his stage name) wants to be a spokesperson for the voiceless. For this young artist, music is a way to make his…
a gang hijacks two minibuses and kidnaps all their 38 passengers
In Haiti, gangs continue to rule the roost with complete impunity: on Friday, June 10, one of the main armed gangs in Port-au-Prince hijacked two minibuses and took all of…
three Turkish hostages kidnapped by the “400 Mawozo” gang freed
Daily life in Haiti remains marked by gang insecurity: kidnappings are common in the country and mainly in Port-au-Prince. It is in this very tense security context that on Tuesday,…
New York tightens measures on firearms
After the Buffalo massacre that left 10 African-Africans dead in a supermarket on May 14, New York State is taking stricter measures on weapons. To buy a semi-automatic rifle, you…
Ar Guens Jean Mary and Eguens Renéus
Koze kilti By : Ritzamarum Zetrenne This week, our program puts the spotlight on two exemplary young Haitians who, each in their own way, are shaking up Haitian culture. Ar…
a Frenchman kidnapped by a gang in Port-au-Prince
In Haiti, daily life continues to be marked by gang crime. A Frenchman was kidnapped on Friday in the capital. These crimes have sadly become the risk to which the…
RV Lauture, paths and projects
The Haitian artist Hervé (RV) Lauture, former student of the National School of Arts (ENARTS) looks back on his career and his projects in Koze Kilti. With just over ten…
Haitian Independence Debt: A Look Back at the New York Times Investigation
The journalists of New York Times spent thirteen months consulting archival documents, account books and diplomatic correspondence about what is known in Haiti as the “independence debt”. The story is…
the crushing debt paid to France at the time of Independence
This evening, at 5:10 p.m. GMT on RFI, the Décryptage program is devoted to the crushing debt that Haiti had to pay for decades to France, from which it had…