Operation "Bwa Kale" (Peeled Wood)   Is a violent popular justice movement the answer to Haiti's prayers? What a terrible question to ask to start an op-ed. Ironically, we are using prayer and violence in the same breath. We have come to a point where we commingle the sixth commandment rule found in the holy scriptures with violent self-defense for peace and longevity. Humans have violated the same law throughout history in the name of conquest and self-defense. "Thou shall not kill" has become an afterthought when oppressed peoples need freedom. To understand the population's anger,...

Water Resources Management in Haiti (06/17/2023) This is the first in a series of HAMREC conferences to inform/educate our fellow Haitians. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of the environment, politics, human rights, economics, science, and social justice issues

Corruption in Haiti , the main axis of underdevelopment (07/15/2023) This is another presentation in the series of HAMREC conferences to inform/educate our fellow Haitians. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of the environment, politics, human rights, economics, science, and social justice issues

Haiti's Corruption Fight: Ethics Curriculum and Technological Convergence Adoption, a Case Analysis.   “Corruption robs the poor” Joy Famador Written by HAMREC, Jul 27, 2023 The Miami Herald wrote on Aug 3, 2023, “Local residents reported that traders who want to cross the town of Liancourt with their goods must pay between 500 to 1,000 U.S. dollars to the police so that an armored tank of the National Police of Haiti can facilitate the crossing.” This picture sums up bribery in Haiti. Corruption is the central impediment to development in low-income countries, where a select group...

 Negotiating Haiti’s Mineral Rights(2023-09-09 20.17.30) This is the third in a series of HAMREC conferences to inform/educate our fellow Haitians. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of the environment, politics, human rights, economics, science, and social justice issues

Instituting a proper response to the expulsion of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic The solutions offered below are from the attendees at the Haitian American Resources Council's weekly forums (HAMREC) This month marks the anniversary of the Vertières battle. It has been 218 years since our ancestors fought the French to remove the last yoke of slavery from their necks. They ousted the Napoleonic troops. Let us pause to reflect on the privilege that our forefathers granted us all. However, before we beat our chest, let us look at how we let that moment we proudly cherish slip...