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Hubert le restavek

Haiti Now interviews Gabriel Osson, author of Hubert, le restavèk

Haiti Now interviews Gabriel Osson, author of Hubert, le restavèk, to hear his thoughts and hopes for survivors of domestic servitude. Gabriel Osson is a poet, novelist and a painter. Born in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), he lives in Toronto. He gives lectures and conducts writing workshops for different audiences, whether retirees or high school students in

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Haitian dollar

Why Haiti fared so much worse than the rest of the Americas? and DR?

Before the Haitian independence of 1804, brutal slavery went on for 300 years. During slavery the only institutions and infrastructure in Haiti were in function of plantation commerce and colonials’ habitat.When comparing Haiti to the DR, one difference is the formation of social fabric.  Spaniards systematically raped women and killed man in most of the Spanish

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