The Caribbean
Haiti: UN mission reduced; opposition grows
The UN is thinking about reducing its "peacekeeping" force in Haiti to a few thousand soldiers and police agents; activists in Argentina want a reduction to zero.
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The Caribbean
Haiti: Martelly opponents charged with murder
The government of Haiti's Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly faces still more accusations that it is using the criminal justice system to persecute opponents of its policies.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Aristide’s lawyers question inquiry
Even some of Aristide's opponents doubt the qualifications of the judge investigating charges of corruption during the former president's second term.
The Caribbean
Aruba frees wanted Venezuelan ‘narco-general’
Gen.Hugo Carvajal, a top Venezuelan official wanted in the US on drug trafficking charges, was arrested in Aruba—but freed by the courts before he could be extradited.
The Caribbean
Haiti: opposition grows to mega-mining
The World Bank is pushing for the exploitation of northern Haiti's supposed $20 billion worth of gold, copper and silver. Activists are asking where the profits would go.
The Caribbean
Cuba: another USAID program exposed
Just four months after AP reported on the US "Cuban Twitter" program, the wire service has revealed the existence of another program to "stir rebellion" among Cuban youth.
The Caribbean
Haiti: UN head makes cholera ‘pilgrimage’
The UN general secretary visited Haiti to insist that the world organization is fighting the cholera epidemic that it started; Haitians aren't buying it.
The Caribbean
Cuba: foreign investment law takes effect
Europe, China and Russia look for new money-making opportunities as Cuba continues the process of opening up its economy.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Martelly harasses opponents, gets award
US entertainment and fashion celebrities honor Haiti's President Michel Martelly in New York—while his government imprisons opposition activists back home.
The Caribbean
Puerto Rico: austerity law may spark strike
Under pressure from US investors, the Puerto Rican government plans to crack down on its employees; the unions are threatening to respond with a general strike.
The Caribbean
Haiti: UN ‘peacekeeping’ mission turns 10
Haitian and Latin American organizations are pushing for an end to the UN's military and police "stabilization" mission—after 10 years of corruption, violence and disease.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: will new citizenship law work?
President Medina finally unveiled his law to "naturalize" Dominicans deprived of their citizenship last fall, but activists question the measure's effectiveness.