Sugarcane workers in the Dominican Republic - 16 Oct 07
Rob Reynold’s our Washington Correspondent looks into the exploitation of the migrant sugar cane workers in the Dominican Republic.
Haitian exploitation in the Dominican Republic - 17 Oct 07
Sugar cane is one of the most important exports for the Dominican Republic. It’s a vital resource of this impoverished Caribbean nation.
But for the hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrant workers in the sugarcane fields, life is anything but sweet.
From Santa Domingo, correspondent Rob Reynolds explains.
Sugarcane workers in the Dominican Republic- 16 October 07
Rob Reynold’s our Washington Correspondent looks into the exploitation of the migrant sugar cane workers in the Dominican Republic.
Toxic waste playground for Dominican children - 21 June 07
More than 91 per cent of children in Haina, Dominican Republic, have elevated blood lead levels. The average is 23 times the maximum recommended concentration. The source of the poison is a dismantled lead battery recycling plant, shut down more than a decade ago, but never cleaned up.
Youths dream of baseball’s big leagues in Dominican Republic
In the Island nation of the Dominican Republic, the sport of baseball is a national obsession - and a potential ticket to vast wealth for those lucky enough to make it to the professional leagues in the US. But some critics say those big leagues are part of a system that exploits Dominican youths hungry for a better way of life. Rob Reynolds spent some time with the Boys of Summer in San Pedro de Macoris.