Haiti

Immerse, Arts and Architecture, Haiti

Tessa Mars: full free | Closeup

Haitian artist Tessa Mars is influenced by her country’s revolutionary history as much as her own family’s intellectual tradition, and her lifelong fascination with riddles. Her colourful paintings often feature a semi-autobiographical character named Tessalines — and deal in complex ideas about identity and freedom. Shereen Ali finds out more

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Engage, Arts and Architecture, History, Haiti, Jamaica

Sans-Souci, Haiti: uncovering a kingdom | Discover

It’s one of the Caribbean’s most resonant historic sites, but surprisingly little is known about the true history of Sans-Souci, the palace of Henri Christophe, writes Erline Andrews. Now a multinational team of archaeologists are using high-tech tools to resurvey the site, and perhaps rewrite Haitian history

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History, Haiti

Happy Day in Haiti — the Duvaliers remembered

The history of Haiti contains few happy anniversaries. The events that have marked the country and made international news have almost...

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Arrive, Culture, Arts, Haiti

Art in the open | Round trip

Year-round, across the Caribbean, you can experience art in the street, in public spaces, out in the open — no need to buy a museum ticket. Here are murals, monuments, and even an impromptu art gallery in Port-au-Prince

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Embark, Arts and Architecture, Music, Festivals and Events, Haiti, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Word of mouth (Nov/Dec 2017)

Why Jean-Michael Basquiat is a posthumous art star, how the Sunset Festival in Trinidad is changing Caribbean dance music, and where to end 2017 with a truly big bang: Paramaribo

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Engage, History, Haiti

The Lüders affair | On this day

For much of the more than two centuries since its declaration of independence on 1 January, 1804, Haiti has been the victim of both foreign...

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Immerse, Literature, Haiti

Hadriana’s wedding | Showcase

I died on the night of the most beautiful day of my life: I died on the night of my marriage in the St Philippe and St Jacques Church....

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Engage, Culture, History, People, Haiti, Jamaica

Voyager among gods

Eighty years ago, on 14 April, 1936, a forty-five-year-old African-American woman arrived by boat from New York City in Kingston, Jamaica....

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