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February 2002 – 11. the Haitian arts

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Haiti has quite a few unique negatives, but one of its unique positives is its incredibly creative art scene, of which especially the naive paintings are world class. Croix-des-Bouquets, centre of the sugar plantations, is also the centre of Haitian metal works, an enterprising art form that relies on the availability of oil drums. Numerous [...]
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January 2002 – 10. the sugar plantations

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One of the more interesting, yet, less explored, things to discover in Haiti are the remains of the sugar mills and plantations around Croix-des-Bouquets. Croix-des-Bouquets is a dusty market town just to the north of Port-au-Prince and is the commercial centre of the so-called Cul-de-Sac, a low lying area sandwiched in between mountain ranges that [...]
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the faces of the Jacmel carnival

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One of the most photogenic parts of any carnival are the people, and how they have decorated themselves for the festival – their own faces, or their elaborate masks. I often create a photo reportage of the faces of carnival in my hometown, but Jacmel is of course equally attractive. Just a few more pictures, [...]
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April 2001 – 08. the carnival

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Haiti celebrates carnival, but nowhere they do it so exuberant as in Jacmel, the capital of the South. Jacmel is a somewhat sleepy town on the south coast of Haiti. But once a year ‘tout le monde’ comes down, from Port-au-Prince and even further, to celebrate carnival here. There is a parade, groups of people [...]
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March 2001 – 07. Jacmel

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Lovely Jacmel, the pearl of the south, is a bit rundown, but has great atmosphere, its share of historic buildings and a fabulous location on the coast. One of the more attractive, yet easy excursions in Haiti is a trip to the south, which usually starts at Jacmel. A drive to Jacmel from Port-au-Prince takes [...]
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February 2001 – 06. the politics

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A short and most personal assessment of Haitian politics at the time, triggered by the inauguration of president Aristide. Haitian politics would be an altogether separate subject for these diaries, and what better occasion to write about it than the installation of the president, Jean Bertrand Aristide. As a true VIP, I was invited to [...]
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October 2000 – 05. the work

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A brief summary on what I am supposed to be doing here I came to Haiti because I had accepted a job as Country Director for an NGO, a Non-Governmental Organisation – what is otherwise known as a charity. The one that employed me was child-focussed organisation that was largely funded through individual sponsorship: somebody [...]
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April 2000 – 01. the introduction

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How on earth we ended up in Haiti at the beginning of the new Millennium For somebody who spent all of his working life in the oil business, Haiti – with no fossil fuel resources whatsoever, and a perpetual shortage of the refined stuff – is an unlikely location. Unless, of course, you have resigned [...]
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May 2000 – 02. the hotel

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The first few weeks we stay in a hotel, an excellent introduction to the Haitian approach. Since our arrival in Haiti some six weeks ago, we have stayed in the Montana Hotel, whilst searching for more permanent accommodation whenever time permits. The hotel is described as an expensive luxury hotel, but I would rather limit [...]
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June 2000 – 03. the house

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Moving into our house we experience a bit more of the Haitian reality and the Haitian approach to life, but the house is worth it. I finished the previous entry with the observation that our hotel had, most of the time, water and electricity. How different has that been the last couple of weeks! After [...]
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