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US Mining Operations in Mont Organize

I just heard that in Mont Organize, an area in Haiti close to the Dominican Republic border, a deposit of Ore (akin to OHG, a mineral containing a valuable constituent (as metal)…) has been discovered and is being mined by a US contingency groups. The area is said to be sealed off by US military...

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Partner to the Poor: Paul Farmer in Conversation, April 19

Paul Farmer will speak with Adam Hochschild on April 19 As a Haitian native I was very impressed the first time I met Dr. Paul Farmer, summer 2008 in Philadelphia.  My little sister Junie Joachim was working for the UN at that time. She able to get me a VIP pass to meet Paul backstage....

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Haiti two weeks after the earthquake

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) Two weeks after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti, the numbers have mounted. The numbers tell stories of death and destruction, as well as a global outpouring of aid. CNN has compiled the latest, most reliable figures available as the devastation continues to unfold: THE TOLL 150,000: Latest estimate of the death toll,...

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