by Colette Lespinasse | May 18, 2021 | Articles from COEH, Topics
The current plans in Haiti to modify the Constitution are a serious threat to worsen the situation, instead of a way out of the crisis. In fact, Mr. Jovenel Moïse whose mandate as president of the republic of Haiti, according to many, ended on February 7, 2021, has...
by Colette Lespinasse | Jan 8, 2021 | Articles from COEH, Topics
After the earthquake of January 12, 2010, university professor Myrtha Gilbert wrote a leaflet entitled “The disaster was not natural”. With this leaflet she wanted to draw attention to the fact that the many lost lives and goods because of this tragic event were...
by Colette Lespinasse | Oct 30, 2020 | Articles from COEH, Topics
OR WAYS TO RESPOND TO SHARED PROBLEMS Waste management is an enormous problem in Haiti. It is one of the indicators of a serious lack of governance in the capital as well as in the provincial towns. Because of a lack of regular collection, people simply burn their...
by Colette Lespinasse | Oct 28, 2020 | Articles from COEH
A symbolic popular tribunal demands justice and compensation from the United Nations This month marks the tenth anniversary of the introduction of cholera in Haiti, due to the neglect of United Nations troops belonging to the MINUSTAH (United Nations Mission for...
by Colette Lespinasse | Sep 23, 2020 | Articles from COEH
This past weekend, or more precisely Saturday September 19, armed groups attacked the residents of Bel Air, one of Port-au-Prince’s oldest neighbourhoods, not far from the cathedral of Port-au-Prince and close to the National Palace. Since the end of August this has...
