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.
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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.
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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.
The Caribbean
Dominican austerity protests spread abroad
Dominicans continue to protest at home and abroad against a package of tax increases supposedly intended to fight a $4.7 billion fiscal deficit.
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Puerto Rico: Fortuño loses —but did statehood win?
Gov. Luis G. Fortuño conceded defeat in his bid for a second four-year term, but his allies claimed statehood supporters had won in a referendum held the same day.
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Dominican Republic: student killed during protest against ‘reform’
A medical student was shot dead as police attempted to break up a demonstration by students at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) protesting a “fiscal reform.”
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Caribbean: will Sandy force real discussion of climate change?
The relation of climate change to extreme weather remains controversial in the US, but it seems to be widely accepted by government officials in the Caribbean.
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Cuba: Sandy latest in decade of devastating storms
Economic damage from Sandy was extensive, with banana, coffee, bean and sugar crops ruined in the eastern region; 11 were killed, and thousands of homes destroyed.
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Jamaica: Sandy won’t affect IMF austerity plan
Hurricane Sandy hit eastern Jamaica directly, causing severe damage to crops and public infrastructure, but the IMF won’t give up its insistence on austerity measures.
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Haiti: Sandy kills 54, threatens food supplies
Haiti suffered the worst damage of the Caribbean nations that Sandy affected, even though the storm’s center never passed over the country.
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Haiti: government seeks to arrest rights lawyers
The Port-au-Prince chief prosecutor Jean Renel SĂ©natus was fired after he refused to arrest 36 Martelly opponents, including three lawyers who challenged the president’s record.