by Colette Lespinasse | Aug 27, 2018 | Articles from COEH, Topics
The violent protests in Haiti early July 2018 against the rising costs of oil products show a growing refusal among a large part of the Haitian population to continue paying taxes without receiving any services in return. Already in 2017, when the national budget and...
by Colette Lespinasse | Jul 15, 2018 | Articles from COEH
When observers tried to explain what happened in Haiti during the weekend of 6 – 8 July 2018, the image of a dormant volcano that suddenly has erupted was a much used comparison. People from all neighbourhoods took to the capital’s streets to protest against the...
by Els Hortensius | Jun 27, 2018 | Articles from COEH, Uncategorized
It is widely known that Haiti needs large investments in order to meet the needs of its people: infrastructure, employment, and, as president Jovenel Moïse does not stop to promise: electricity twenty-four hours a day. But the money to meet these needs is not there....
by Colette Lespinasse | May 24, 2017 | Articles from COEH
On the 7th of May, the new Haitian president Jovenel Moïse celebrated his first 100 days in office. During those first 100 days, he launched his flagship programme ‘Caravan for Change’. The project started in the Valley of Artibonite, the main area for rice production...
by JILAP | May 17, 2017 | Articles from COEH
History In October 2014, president Martelly officially launched the AGRITRANS project by planting the first organic banana seedlings in Trou du Nord. The plan had first been launched in November 2013 and the man in charge of the plantation was Jovenel Moïse, who...