By Emily Schmall MEDRANO, Argentina — Rosa Ponce, a tall woman in a button-down jean shirt and long...
Sep 04, 2012
Haiti’s road to recovery
LES CAYES, Haiti — For years, the road from here to the coastal city of Jérémie has been...
Jun 28, 2012
Groups fighting HIV/AIDS in DC find lessons in Africa
By Juliana Schatz and John Donnelly WASHINGTON – If the nation’s capital were a nation in Africa, it would...
Jun 11, 2012
The Multiplier Effect: Driving Haiti’s recovery by spending aid dollars locally
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Just days after a cholera epidemic began infecting thousands of Haitians in October 2010, Salim...
May 11, 2012
American unions stand up for Latin American workers
By John Otis BOGOTA, Colombia – On April 19 a death squad called the Black Eagles dumped hundreds...
Apr 30, 2012
US reveals nearly $1.5 billion in unspent AIDS money
By John Donnelly WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has set extraordinarily high goals in its fight against AIDS...
Apr 17, 2012
US lawmakers: Colombia trade agreement sacrifices labor rights
By John Otis BOGOTA, Colombia – When a work stoppage shut down production at Colombia’s largest oil field...
Apr 17, 2012
Haitian farmers call on US to stop subsidizing its own
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Deep within Haiti’s beautiful Artibonite Valley, a man wades barefoot through loose mud that comes...
Apr 12, 2012
US food aid reformers seek place in Farm Bill debate
by Catherine Cheney WASHINGTON, DC — The Farm Bill stands at the center of controversy over whether the current...
Mar 31, 2012
Four months and $2M US tax dollars later, Haiti’s new Parliament building sits unfinished
by Jacob Kushner and Jean Pharés Jérôme PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One Friday last November, US Ambassador to Haiti...
Mar 19, 2012