Who Wants to Exploit Haiti’s Minerals?

Who Wants to Exploit Haiti’s Minerals?

By Paula CompanioniIn March this year, without a Parliament and engulfed in a profound institutional crisis, Haiti approved a new mining decree, opening the door to a new phase in the exploitation of the country’s resources. Rather than establishing a robust framework...
Water Before Gold

Water Before Gold

https://www.colombiainforma.info/antes-que-el-oro-el-agua By Libertad Díaz Vera and Claudia Alavez Nearly a century after Jacques Roumain wrote Masters of the Dew, a classic of Haitian literature, water continues to occupy a central place in the lives of Haiti’s rural...
Latin-African Karaokes: Singing to Learn, Learning to Connect

Latin-African Karaokes: Singing to Learn, Learning to Connect

Spanish, culture, and resistance in UNIR’s program in Haiti, in collaboration with the Colectivo Latinoafricano The first time was a bit wild. In the mountains of Kap Wouj, a 16-year-old girl took the microphone and began to sing Mariposita, one of the songs from our...
A Brief History of Failed Mining in Haiti

A Brief History of Failed Mining in Haiti

Fohlen, C. (s. f.). A Lakwew, dans le nord du pays, l’orpailleuse Pierre-Silia Bastien extrait des sacs de glaise. Elle espère trouver de l’or [Fotografía]. https://www.parismatch.com/Actu/International/Pour-quelques-pepites-d-or-Haiti-711156 By...