The Caribbean
Puerto Rico: Monsanto blows off legislative hearing
Biotech giant Monsanto does much of its research and development in Puerto Rico, but it holds in effect that it isn’t subject to Puerto Rican law.
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The Caribbean
Haiti: activists protest UN troops, low wages
South American activists call for UN troops to leave Haiti, while Haitian unionists protest the government’s attempt to rewrite a minimum wage law via press release.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Aristide to reenter politics as a ‘coach’
Nine years after he lost power, former president Aristide may be trying to make a comeback, but this time as an adviser and a dealmaker, not as a candidate.
The Caribbean
Haiti: labor groups unite for May 1 march
Haiti saw unusually large May 1 marches this year as unions joined together in the capital and assembly and agricultural workers protested in other cities.
The Caribbean
US lets ‘spy’ serve probation in Cuba
The US gave contradictory signals as it let one of the Cuban Five stay in Cuba and let Mariela Castro visit the Liberty Bell—but continued to pin a “terrorist” label on Cuba.
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Haiti: quake survivors still being evicted from camps
Amnesty International calls for a moratorium on forcible removals from displaced person camps and issues an urgent action for families threatened in Carrefour, Haiti.
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Haiti: maquila sector tries to improve its image
With promised jobs failing to materialize and scrutiny of labor abuses growing, Haiti’s sweatshop industry has decided to change personnel and hire a US lobbying firm.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: laid-off Haitian workers win
A group of Haitian immigrant workers at a processing plant in the Dominican Republic have finally won their back pay in court; now they’re waiting to see the money.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Haïti Progrès editor Honorat gunned down
Unknown assailants killed the editor of what was once a prominent leftist weekly. Will this case join the list of unsolved murders of Haitian journalists?
The Caribbean
Yoani Sánchez speaks in New York City
Dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez spoke to a packed auditorium at New York University, challenged by audience members from both the left and the right.
The Caribbean
Haiti: still defiant, Duvalier finally goes to court
Duvalier finally showed up in court and answered some questions. “Everything was going well when I was here,” he said. “When I came back, I found a broken and corrupt country.”
The Caribbean
Haiti: homeless camp destroyed before summit
Three years after the earthquake thousands of displaced people still live in tent cities–and landowners and the government continue to evict and harass them.