Haiti might be “poorest country in the Americas,” but the tiny nation is also sitting on a gold mine.
The new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe says he’s banking on the wealth in the northern mountains to lift Haiti out of poverty, but if history is any guide, the mining of gold, silver and copper hidden in the hills will mostly benefit foreign shareholders as it scars and pollutes an already denuded and fragile landscape.
Haiti might have something to gain, but it also has much to
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