A Watchful Saturday Night in Jacmel

Saturday, January 10, 2026. Night falls over Jacmel like an uneven curtain, leaving here islands of light, there wide swaths of shadow.

Jean Junior Celestin
16 Jan 2026 — Lecture : 3 min.
A Watchful Saturday Night in Jacmel

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At 9:14 p.m., Toussaint Louverture Square, facing City Hall, is plunged into near-total darkness. Streetlights out of service, others barely working, extend the blackness and turn the space into a discreet refuge. Sheltered from view, couples meet, embrace, and lounge on public benches. The surrounding streets, particularly Church Street, are also swallowed by darkness. The silence there is muffled, punctuated by whispers and hurried footsteps.

Yet just a few meters away, the contrast is striking. Grand-Rue and Barranquilla Avenue

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