The Caribbean
Cuba: one of the ‘Five’ returns from US prison
One of the "Cuban Five" walks free after serving out his sentence; three remain in prison—while right-wing bomb expert Posada Carriles is getting medals.
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The Caribbean
Haiti: court rules Duvalier case can proceed
The proceedings against former dictator "Baby Doc" are starting up again, after nearly a year's delay—but Haiti hasn't suddenly turned into a showcase for human rights.
The Caribbean
Cuba: will the US normalize relations?
The majority of people in the US support normalizing relations with Cuba; support is even stronger in Florida. So why won't Obama do it?
The Caribbean
Haiti: human rights activist gunned down
Haitian authorities imply that the killing of rights campaigner Daniel Dorsinvil and his wife was a common crime, but activists are demanding an investigation.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: new plan for ‘foreigners’
The Dominican government says it has an "ambitious and comprehensive plan" to "regularize" Dominicans of Haitian descent; human rights advocates may not agree.
The Caribbean
Puerto Rico: bonds are junked despite ‘reforms’
Puerto Rican officials followed Wall Street's instructions for austerity, and Wall Street rewarded them by reducing the island's bonds to junk status.
The Caribbean
Haiti: teachers strike as labor unrest grows
Haiti's government tries to prosecute a teachers' union leader for militant protests; meanwhile, the wage dispute in the garment sector remains unsettled.
The Caribbean
US, rights groups condemn Cuba detentions
The US State Department and human rights groups joined to condemn Cuba's detentions of dissidents to keep them away from a Havana summit of hemispheric leaders.
The Caribbean
Puerto Rico: teachers’ strike shuts school system
A successful two-day strike against "pension reform" by Puerto Rico's teachers has brought the government to the bargaining table.
The Caribbean
Haiti: judge seeks charges in journalist’s murder
Has a judge finally identified the people behind a famous 2000 double murder of a Haitian journalist and his bodyguard—or is this just another political maneuver?
The Caribbean
Haiti: union leaders fired over wage protests
Haitian factory owners have fired some 26 union supporters since workers marched out to demand a higher minimum wage a month ago.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Lavalas expels two populist politicians
The expulsion of two politicians has revealed some of the fissures in former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s populist political party.