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Time to Move From a Lose-Lose #Strategy to a Win-Win Strategy Regarding #Haiti

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Time to Move From a Lose-Lose #Strategy to a Win-Win Strategy Regarding #Haiti

Washington DC, Dec. 12, 2022 The speculative discussion about a foreign military or #police_action against the #gangs is a lose-lose proposition. If such an intervention were to be fully successful at dismantling the gangs, it would unfortunately undermine Haiti’s law enforcement credibility among its own … Continue reading

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Strengthening the Rule of Law Requires a National Dialog on the Constitution. And That Requires Facilitated Listening.

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Strengthening the Rule of Law Requires a National Dialog on the Constitution. And That Requires Facilitated Listening.

Haiti is not the only country with a frail and easily abused Constitution. And besides the ease with which the structures and processes of governance have been derailed, their sheer cost is a burden to the Haitian state and a threat … Continue reading

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Environmental Governance and the Anthropocene

Bertrand Laurent, January 18, 2022 Since Andrew Revkin, the renowned environmental journalist, introduced the concept of an Anthropocene Epoch in 1992, it has been under healthy debate among geologists, environmentalists, and biologists. The Anthropocene is a period of time defined … Continue reading

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Unattached Urban Youth in Haiti and Jamaica

There’s a great deal of misunderstanding, especially among foreigners, about the difference between #gangs and #krews in Jamaica and the difference between gangs and #baz in Haiti. The two groups, in both countries, involve young #unattached_urban_males but the krews and baz are different phenomena.  … Continue reading

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Women In the Traditional Caribbean Agricultural Market Chain

In much of the Caribbean, women provide the link between the farm and the traditional market place. Most market stalls are run by women, who are also a central feature of the agricultural economy and value chain. In Dominica and … Continue reading

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Can We Name the Current Epoch After Ourselves?

Since Andrew Revkin, the renowned environmental journalist, introduced the concept of an Anthropocene Epoch in 1992, it has been under healthy debate among geologists, environmentalists, and biologists. The Anthropocene is a period of time defined by the impact of humans, … Continue reading

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Biden Support to Community Policing Can Address Social Equity and Racial Justice Issues

By Bertrand Laurent @BHLaurent1 Community Policing is a Social Equity and Racial Justice Strategy  Social justice and community policing, strongly supported by President Elect Joe Biden, is an approach to community security in which police forces and communities partner with … Continue reading

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