As Repeating Islands [1] takes note of the pressure on France “to repay the 17 billion euros (£14bn) ‘extorted’ from Haiti in the 19th Century”, Bahamian Nicolette Bethel [2] comments: “Simply erasing the debt is not enough; there is also the long-term damage done to the core fabric of Haitian democratic society…”
Haiti: Reparation?
· Written by Janine Mendes-Franco
Categories: Caribbean, Haiti, Disaster, Economics & Business, History, International Relations, Politics