Ezra Fieser

GlobalPost

Ezra Fieser covers Haiti for GlobalPost. Ezra was formerly the deputy city editor for The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal, a staff writer for Springfield (Mass.) Republican and a Pulliam Fellow at The Arizona Republic. A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, he lives with his wife and infant daughter in the Dominican Republic. He was formerly a fellow for the Institute of Current World Affairs.

Sinaloa cartel carves drug routes in the Caribbean

May 13, 2017Conflict

Mexico’s deadly drug gang pushes into Dominican Republic, suggesting cartels see Caribbean as a supplement to Central America corridor — a shift US officials have feared.

Gold mining loses its luster

March 10, 2017Agence France-Presse

Violence plagues Antigua

March 10, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

A murder prompts demonstrations

March 10, 2017Agence France-Presse

Struggling to keep their land

March 10, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Will coffee prices climb with climate change?

March 10, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Coffee growers could have to move to higher altitudes — meaning higher prices but maybe tastier brews.

Guatemalan gangs: swagger, tattoos but no rules

March 10, 2017Agence France-Presse

With Guatemalan gangs in their infancy, heinous crimes — including rape — are accepted, and even encouraged.

Guatemala: a baby factory no longer?

March 10, 2017Agence France-Presse

Will Guatemala’s new adoption rule stop exploitation or result in more orphans?

Need security in Guatemala? Hire a private guard.

March 9, 2017Agence France-Presse

Private guards outnumber police 7 to 1. Most are untrained, uneducated and inexperienced.

Caribbean re-emerges as a drug corridor

August 2, 2016Agence France-Presse

The Caribbean is becoming an increasingly dangerous way station for drug traffickers.