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Larry Smith on The Alternate Reality of Bahamian Squatter Settlements

4 August 2011

This is an issue that needs research, reflection, and discussion, not knee-jerking. Larry Smith starts the ball rolling at Bahama Pundit. … the deeper we delve into the so-called ‘Haitian problem’, the more we come face to face with ourselves. The squatter settlements that give rise to so much public angst are a clear example [...]

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The Bahamas & Haitians – WeblogBahamas.com

20 January 2010

People who read this blog regularly know that Rick and I rarely agree on anything, and that when we do it’s a cause for commemoration. But there is not one thing in this article with which I take issue. Here’s just a taste: There has always been a love hate relationship between Bahamians and Haitians. [...]

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Follow-up to African Reading Challenge

26 July 2008

The fate of migrants is the same – Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean, does it matter? Laila Lalami linked to this photo-essay taken in Italy of North African migrants. The similarities between the essay and what we see here with Haitian migrants are striking. I’ve been carrying around Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits for days now, trying [...]

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Can You See Us? (Video)

4 May 2008

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Can You See Us?

3 May 2008

Thanks to Erica James at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, I was led to seek out this series on the statelessness of children of Haitian parentage growing up in The Bahamas.  You’ll find it on YouTube.  I don’t know who made the movies, but every Bahamian should watch them — especially those Bahamians [...]

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