The Caribbean
Haiti: Baby Doc in the dock?
Ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier once again refused to attend a hearing about the atrocities committed during his regime, but a judge has told him to show up in court next time.
Tag: Haiti
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Haiti: evictions of quake survivors continue
Haitian authorities marked the third anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake by evicting hundreds of quake victims from the park where they had been living.
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Dominican Republic: Haitians end labor protestâwere they tricked?
A group of Haitian immigrants agreed to end an encampment they and family members held for more than a month in front of the Labor Ministry in Santo Domingo.
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Dominican Republic: Haitian workers protest
About 100 Haitian immigrant workers protested in front of the Labor Ministry in Santo Domingo, while hundreds more blocked a bridge at the border in the northwest.
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Haiti: Aristide gets questioned; Duvalier gets new passport
A prosecutor met with former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide for about 30 minutes to discuss criminal complaints accusing Aristide of theft, swindling and abuse of confidence.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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Haiti: protests follow Martelly to New York
A series of demonstrations that started in Cap-HaĂŻtien to protest rising food prices and alleged government corruption continued in various citiesâincluding Brooklyn, NY.