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.

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.

Haiti: specialist confirms UN caused the cholera

A report by a leading French expert concludes that the cholera outbreak in Haiti originated at a base maintained by UN troops near Mirebalais in the Central Plateau.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Puerto Rico: students protest tuition hike

Students from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) slowed traffic in and out of San Juan when they demonstrated in a major highway to protest plans for raising tuition by $800 in January.

Haiti: hurricane passes, cholera spreads

At least eight people died and two disappeared when Hurricane Tomas struck Haiti; the cholera epidemic continues, and health experts fear the flooding from Tomas may help it spread.

Haiti: did UN troops “import” the cholera?

Hundreds of protesters marched on the United Nations military base at the city of Mirebalais in the Central Plateau, charging that the Nepalese troops stationed there had caused a major outbreak of cholera.

Haiti: cholera outbreak kills hundreds

There have been over 200 confirmed deaths so far from a cholera epidemic that apparently broke out in the Lower Artibonite River region of Haiti, local authorities report.