kiskeácity daily is out ! Commented edition for Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 05, 2011

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Bélizaire affair


Both editions contain multiple articles on the Belizaire arrest. I would highlight that apparently, Martelly, having left the country during the crisis that ensued after the arrest, is now disavowing responsibility for it. Bélizaire has been released, the Minister of Justice's job threatened and deputies and senators are striking back with various investigations.


Blogger reactions are varied and appear in Friday's edition:

• Ilio Durandis, a Haitian Times contributor, is worried about implications for the rule of law. (CaribJournal) 
• Emann Joazil at Ekspoze asks Martelly to defuse the situation by admitting he was wrong. 
• Le Coin de Pierre, not a Martelly supporter during the presidential campaign, sides with Martelly nevertheless saying parliamentary immunity should not be used to protect criminals. 

Diaspora events in NY

• Nov. 12: Haiti Day at the New York Historical Society exhibit on the Haitian, French and American revolutions. (Exhibit is open Nov. 11 to Apr. 15, 2012.)
• Nov 18-20:  Haiti Cultural Exchange Film Fest. Fundraiser on opening night.

Caribbean


Barbados ranks highest in Human Development Index in Caribbean. (CaribJournal, see in Saturday Ed.)
Double Nationality issues for Jamaican deputy. (CaribJournal, see in Friday Ed.)
Society for Caribbean Studies Conference coming up. (Saturday Ed.)


Other Haiti news


One death this morning in PV. (Saturday Ed.)
Martelly and army plans. (Saturday Ed.)
Terrible conditions for many incarcerated without judgment. (Saturday Ed.)
Darbonne Vague du Future Club. (Saturday Ed.)










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kiskeácity daily is out ! Edition of Sunday, Aug. 07, 2011

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Haiti - Letter from ex-presidential candidate Dr. Bijou to Martelly with specific recommendations on education at the eve of the back to school season. (Does she see signs that Martelly will not be able to deliver on his promises on education?)


Caribbean -  All from www.mnialive.com: DeVry institute just purchased a medical school in the Caribbean. Scholarship fund for Caribbean filmmakers. Rihanna criticized by African-American blogs for her dancing at Bajan carnival. (Have they seen Beyoncé's  videos lately? Or even Rihanna's own morbid Disturbia video? Is it okay ONLY when heavily commodified? Puh-leeze. What about the fact that cropover and the dancing that goes along with it is a long-standing cultural tradition in her native Barbados, the point well made in www.mnialive.com's article?) 

From the blogs - Just added a haiti-based blog on culture www.culture509.com and a Haiti-based blog by a Haitian repatriate  Pale Avè'm... Talk to Me to my aggregator of Haitian blogs http://haitianbloggers.collected.info/. Two articles from www.culture509.com are posted in the newsletter, one on Azor and one on Clarens Fortuné, both of whom are Haitian cultural vectors who recently passed away. Funny article from Global Voices on a Zambian site.


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