Haiti: government suspends forced evictions

The Haitian government declared a moratorium on evictions of homeless residents from improvised encampments on private property.

Puerto Rico: students strike against budget cuts

As of April 25 students were continuing an occupation of the Río Piedras campus of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in San Juan to protest plans to cut next year’s budget by $100 million.

Haiti: Clinton warns of violence like Mexico’s

Former US president Bill Clinton said that the international community needs to stay involved in Haiti if it wants to prevent violence from breaking out there.

Haiti: government, UN evict more quake victims

The Haitian government and international agencies have intensified efforts to relocate Port-au-Prince residents left homeless by the January earthquake.

Haiti: cops evict earthquake survivors

Agents of the National Police of Haiti began removing some 1,300 families—about 7,335 people—from Port-au-Prince’s Sylvio Cator soccer stadium.

Haiti: president satisfied with donor meeting

Haitian president René Préval expressed his satisfaction with the results of an international donors meeting held by the UN in New York to discuss rebuilding Haiti.

Dominican Republic: thousands march against Barrick Gold

3,000 Dominicans marched in Cotuí to protest the Pueblo Viejo gold mine, operated by Toronto-based Barrick Gold.

Haiti: Clinton, Bush visit, promote sweatshops

Former US presidents George W. Bush (2001-2009) and Bill Clinton (1993-2001) visited Haiti for one day on March 22 to call for international aid for the country.

Haiti: professor killed, union funding threatened

On March 12 several hundred Haitian students and activists gathered at a memorial service for Jean Anil Louis-Juste, a sociology professor shot dead in downtown Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12.

Haiti: US and Canada draw down troops

The US military said 700 paratroopers withdrew from Haiti over the weekend, leaving a total of 11,000 soldiers in the country. Some 100 Canadian troops are also scheduled to leave.

Haiti: capital residents protest and organize

Heavy rains in Port-au-Prince drenched the estimated 1.1 million still sleeping outdoors after the devastating earthquake, prompting protests and neighborhood self-help initiatives.

Haiti: quake victims protest corruption in food distribution

Several hundred Haitians marched in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Pétionville to protest corruption and profiteering in the distribution of food to earthquake survivors.