Unstable land is what caused the January 2010 earthquake that killed some 300,000 people and displaced 1.5 million more in Haiti. Five years on, land conflict is what's stalling Haiti's progress.
Published February 4, 2015
Veteran broadcaster Dave Marash, now with Sante Fe Public Radio, interviews Pulitzer Center grantee Jacob Kushner on his reporting project in Haiti. Jacob talks about Haiti's political system, its slow recovery from the devastating 2010 earthquake, and its growing tourism sector.
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Unstable land caused the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Five years on, land conflict is what's stalling Haiti's progress.
Uncertainty over land ownership has played out across Haiti as the country attempts to attract foreign investment in tourism, mining, manufacturing, and agriculture.
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Jacob Kushner is a freelance journalist currently reporting on international peacekeeping, foreign aid and development, offshore tax havens, and Chinese mining and other investments in Africa, which...
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Allison Shelley is an independent documentary photographer and multimedia journalist. Former staff photographer for the Washington Times and previously director of photography for ...
