Haiti Photo Stories

Every time something bad happens anywhere in the entire Republic of Haiti, the media talks about "insecurity in Haiti."

If two "bouretye" fight over a woman in the streets and one of them ends up hurting the other. there's "insecurity in Haiti."

It's a very popular phrase in Haiti, tough in the United States it's different. You may year about Food Insecurity in the United States, or Housing insecurity in the United States, but plain old "insecurity in the United States," the media doesn't say it like that.

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Haiti coins vs USA coins, which side is worth more? On one side you have the a bunch of Haitian coins: 1 gourdes and 5 gourdes Haitian coins. On the other side you have 4 US quarters.

Which side is worth more?

On one side you have seven Haitian 5 gourdes coins and 14 Haitian 1 gourdes coins, on the other side you have 4 US quarters...

Which side is worth more in terms of currency exchange?

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This is 1 Haitian Gourde, the official currency of the Republic of Haiti. Some time ago, 5 of these Haitian gourdes was equivalent to one US dollars...

Nowadays the Haitian currency has lost so much value that the paper currency for one Haitian gourdes is no longer published. it is now a coin but good luck finding it in circulation.

Back in August 2014, you needed 49 Haitian gourdes for one US dollars...

How many gourdes do you need now for one US dollar?

See also 1 Gourde, 5 Gourdes - Haitian Coins vs USA Coins

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Professeur Patrice Michel Derenoncourt is a college professor in Port-au-Prince Haiti who was kidnapped on his way from teaching.

As of the publishing of this picture it was not yet known whether or not the professor was released what pay $900,000 US ransom was demanded for his release.

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In how many country in the world do you hear that judges of the Supreme Court are constantly plotting to overthrow president?

In which other country but Haiti have you heard about the Chief Justice is involved and the assassination of the president?

There's no justice in Haiti. The justice system is sleeping. Or is this the in Haitian Creole, La Justice ap Dòmi.

In this picture, what you are looking at is a graffiti on a wall, a mural in Haiti showing the justice system fast asleep.

As if by coincidence, a Haitian citizen stands in front of the mural, he seems lost like he doesn't know which direction to go.

Gade photo saa... yon graffiti sou yon mur an Haiti ki montre la justice an Haiti ki ap domi, yon citwayen menm kanpe pou kont li, li pa konnen ki wout pou li fè...

Wow... Kisa-w panse de sa?

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Let me translate it for you...

Every time the police arrest a bandit you guys kept saying there are militants.

Every time the police intervenes in these areas you hear it is a massacre.

So stop blabbering your mouth.

Whenever there are police interventions in these areas there will always be collateral damage. There will always be victims because the people who stand with these bad guys will suffer the same consequences as these bandits.

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There was a lot of kidnapping in Haiti a while ago. Then president Michel martelly and prime minister Laurent Lamothe arrested in Rich man Clifford Brandt and all of a sudden kidnapping stopped.

Makes me wonder who's behind all of this kidnapping in Haiti right now?

Who do they have to arrest this time for the kidnapping to stop?

PHOTO: Clifford Brandt Tet Kale, La Police Kenbe misye...

Gade photo saa... Clifford Brandt Tet Kale, La Police Kenbe misye nan Cornillon Grand Bois sou yon taxi moto

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Love him, hate him, every Haitian who tunes in for daily news from Haiti in the morning knows who Roberde Celine alias Bob C is, L'original, le vrai, l'unique en son genre!

Papa Pèp!!! LOL...

Le credo du peuple Haitien!

Bob C. Is the host Premye Okazyon, the Creole morning news on Radio caraibes FM, with co-host Guerrier Dieuseul and Pierre Renel Rene, affectionately call PRR by Bob C.

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Look at this photo... Haiti - They say a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words is this one worth?

Martissant Haiti after a heavy rainfall, a woman is being carried from a motorcycle taxi onto a man's back (we call that Taxi Moun) to get across the muddy streets to safety without dirtying her beautiful sandals..

What do you think about that?

Reply with your comments

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I received this picture from a young Haitian American diaspora who decided to enjoy her sunny Caribbean vacation in Boca chica, Dominican Republic when she could have been chilling in Haiti but...

She wanted to go to the beach and enjoy a few days off hard work in New York. Instead of going to Haiti where are there exist many beautiful white sandy beaches, she decided to go to the neighboring Dominican Republic where the sun shines the same and at least it's safer.

Sure could have been at a Cotes-des- Haiti there is a very nicem all-inclusive Beach Resort Hotel there but how can she get there safely with all that insecurity in Haiti.

Too bad for the Haitian tourism industry.

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