by Ezili Dantò Gold Rush in Haiti: Good for whom? (See also Haiti’s Riches and December 21, 2012 update: Haiti Awards Gold, Copper Mining Permits ) ******************* Haiti ‘s water supply is ALREADY contaminated by foreign cholera feces, what will leaking cyanide, arsenic emissions, mine waste, Marine ecosystem destruction and open pit mining and unsupervised […]
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Haiti: Foreign Investment means Death and Repression: A Historical Perspective
by Ezili Dantò This writing reviews, in two parts, the consequences of US investment in Haiti. It looks at the New York Times investigation into the Caracol industrial park, its anchor tenant, the South Korea’s Sae-A Trading, giving Haiti context with the August 17, 2012 Lakou New York (Kreyòl) interview Dahoud Andre and Manno, the […]
Haiti: Ezili Dantò on Wash Post Cholera editorial
by Ezili Dantò Washington Justice For Haiti: In support of Paul Farmer’s pharmaceuticals and the Farmer groups – Brian Concannon/IDJH – asking the UN to judge itself guilty on behalf of Haiti cholera victims, Washington Post opines, justice for the Haiti cholera victims would be collectively awarding $40million to Paul Farmer pharmaceuticals for cholera vaccines […]
Haiti: The soul of Africa, not for sale
By Ezili Dantò * (Editor’s Note: If BlogTalk Radio Ezili interview comes on immediately upon clicking this essay, just scroll down to very end and turn off it if you wish. Interview begins 15minutes into music.) May 18 Flag day essay: Haiti: The soul of Africa, not for sale By Ezili Dantò, May 18, 2012, […]
Zili Dlo: Solar engineers for Haiti
UPDATE Oct. 2012: We’re happy to report our first four Zili Dlo solar mothers left to go study in India at Barefoot College on Sept. 29, 2012 to become the first Barefoot college solar engineers from Haiti. See our preliminary photos at:1. Zili Dlo: 2012 -Solar power and clean water for Haiti , and at […]
HLLN analysis of Times’ cholera article
by Ezili Dantò If the New York Times applied the “follow the money” journalistic adage, the picture effortless falls into place. The Haiti truth, the names and credentials of who benefits from letting cholera ravage Haiti, earthquake victims die – from all Haiti crisis – their intertwining Boards of Directors, job positions, current and former […]