Lillian Perlmutter

mexico

Rastafarians Are Demanding Legal Access to the ‘Holy Herb’ in Guyana

The Rastafarian community fears that the momentum to legalize marijuana has gone up in smoke.
Lillian Perlmutter
Nazima Raghubir
10.13.21
HAITI

One Assassinated President Is Causing Problems for Haiti’s 2 Prime Ministers

The naming of Ariel Henry as another suspect in the slaying of Jovenel Moïse has turned a spotlight on the power struggle surrounding the investigation.
Lillian Perlmutter
9.16.21
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Just Declared a State of Emergency Over Its Dying Coral Reefs

Emergency money will be applied to the growing crisis in the country’s reefs, but it’s unlikely to be enough to halt the march of stony coral tissue loss disease.
Lillian Perlmutter
9.1.21
HAITI

A Gang War Is Messing Up Earthquake Relief in Haiti

Vehicles full of desperately-needed supplies must cross a perilous two-mile stretch of highway controlled by gang gunmen and hijackers.
Lillian Perlmutter
8.16.21
HAITI

Death Toll Rising After a Violent Earthquake Shakes Haiti

The 7.2 magnitude earthquake centered in Haiti’s southwestern coast, which was devastated by a hurricane five years ago.
Jeff Ernst
Lillian Perlmutter
8.14.21
qanon

What We Know About the QAnon Surfer Who Killed His 2 Children In Mexico

Matthew Coleman told the FBI he “believed his children were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them.”
David Gilbert
Lillian Perlmutter
8.12.21
migration

People Escaping Venezuela Are Ending Up Homeless on a Caribbean Island

Migrants from Venezuela who risk and survive the treacherous journey to Trinidad then face discrimination, and many are forced to depend on the generosity of strangers to survive.
Lillian Perlmutter
7.21.21
cuba

Cuba’s Crackdown on Protesters Is Getting Even More Brutal

Over 100 people have been arrested, brutal assaults have been caught on camera, and at least one protester has been killed by the police.
Lillian Perlmutter
7.15.21
cuba

‘We’re So Hungry’: Why Cubans Are Taking to the Streets in Biggest Protests in Decades

More than 10,000 protesters hit the streets on the communist island in the most widespread social unrest seen since the 1990s.
Lillian Perlmutter
7.12.21
HAITI

Two US Citizens Are Accused of Assassinating Haiti’s President

A foreign hit squad of 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans killed President Jovenel Moïse, police say, as pressure grows to uncover who ordered the assassination.
Lillian Perlmutter
7.9.21

Who Murdered Haiti’s President?

Police say four suspected foreign mercenaries are dead and two are in custody following the brazen assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. But Haitians want to know which of the late president’s many enemies hired them.
Lillian Perlmutter
7.8.21
HAITI

Gang Wars in Haiti Are Pushing People Towards Starvation

Conflict between rival gangs that has spread through the country's slums has disrupted critical supply chains. In some areas, even the police have fled. 
Lillian Perlmutter
6.30.21
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