The Caribbean
Dominican Republic mining contract challenged
Canadian companies plan to make $50 billion on a Dominican gold mine; Dominicans can look forward to getting $1.3 billion—and an environmental disaster.
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The Caribbean
Haiti: Baby Doc in the dock?
Ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier once again refused to attend a hearing about the atrocities committed during his regime, but a judge has told him to show up in court next time.
The Caribbean
Haiti: evictions of quake survivors continue
Haitian authorities marked the third anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake by evicting hundreds of quake victims from the park where they had been living.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: Haitians end labor protest—were they tricked?
A group of Haitian immigrants agreed to end an encampment they and family members held for more than a month in front of the Labor Ministry in Santo Domingo.
The Caribbean
Cuba: documents describe US ‘transition plans’
The US has “between five to seven different transition plans” for achieving a “democratic, market-oriented society” in Cuba, according to documents filed in federal court.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: Haitian workers protest
About 100 Haitian immigrant workers protested in front of the Labor Ministry in Santo Domingo, while hundreds more blocked a bridge at the border in the northwest.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Aristide gets questioned; Duvalier gets new passport
A prosecutor met with former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide for about 30 minutes to discuss criminal complaints accusing Aristide of theft, swindling and abuse of confidence.
The Caribbean
Cuba: imprisoned Spanish rightist is sent home
Spanish national Angel Carromero, sentenced to four years in Cuba for the car accident that killed dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero, will serve out his sentence in Spain.
The Caribbean
Puerto Rico: government, US agree on police reform
The government of Puerto Rico has responded to a scathing report from the US Justice Department by agreeing to reform the island’s police department.
The Caribbean
Haiti: ‘earthquake relief’ helps build luxury hotel
A new luxury hotel is launched with the help of $2 million from the Clinton Bush Fund, while tens of thousands of earthquake survivors continue to live under tents.
The Caribbean
Haiti: one killed in infrastructure protest
One resident was killed by police and three were wounded in protests that broke out in the city of Jérémie after a Brazilian company pulled out of a highway repair project.
The Caribbean
Haiti: students protest killing by police agent
Students paralyzed much of downtown Port-au-Prince with a week of protests after a police agent shot a student dead during a university function.