The Caribbean

Haiti: UN to probe cholera source, protester killed

One protester was killed and three arrested when Haitian police dispersed residents protesting a dump near the Duvivier neighborhood in Port-au-Prince’s impoverished Cité Soleil section.

The Caribbean

Puerto Rico: police occupy campuses

Students from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) held a 48-hour strike to oppose plans for an $800 tuition surcharge at the public university beginning on Jan. 1.

The Caribbean

Haiti: protests greet dubious election results

Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced the preliminary results of the chaotic and sometimes violent presidential and legislative elections held on Nov. 28.

The Caribbean

Haiti: Cuba increases aid for cholera victims

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro Ruz announced that the Cuban government was sending “300 doctors, nurses and healthcare technicians” to Haiti to help fight a cholera epidemic there.

The Caribbean

Haiti: chaos wins the elections

Thousands of Haitians took to the streets to protest what they said were delays, confusion, irregularities, violence and outright fraud in presidential and legislative elections.

The Caribbean

Haiti: anti-occupation protests boil over

Large, militant protests against the presence of United Nations troops in Haiti broke out in Hinche in the Central Plateau and Cap-Haïtien on the northern coast.

The Caribbean

Cuba: “autonomy” planned for state firms

The Cuban Communist Party released a draft economic program for discussion in the upcoming party Sixth Congress, calling for relative autonomy for state-owned enterprises.

The Caribbean

Haiti: report assails cash for work programs

Haitian media organizations released a report on the “cash for work” temporary job program aid agencies set up after the earthquake, finding it fails to provide temporary relief.