All posts tagged cholera
Haiti: Former dictator finally appears in court
Former dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, finally appears in court; UN refusal to compensate cholera victims causes anger; capital rocked by small earthquake; Former dictator finally appears in court Former Haitian dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, finally appeared at a court hearing on Thursday [...]
Haiti: Oliver Stone launches petition to UN to resolve cholera epidemic
US film director launches petition to fight against cholera epidemic; Haitian President Martelly obtains grants for agriculture and private sector in Japan; Government extends state of emergency measures; IMF advises government to cut electricity subsidies
Cuba: New tax system for a changing economy
Government introduces new tax system; new cases of cholera reported in the wake of Hurricane Sandy; Colombia-FARC peace talks arrive in Havana.
Cuba: Cholera’s back
New cases of cholera reported in the interior of the island; nomination period closes for representation at the National Assembly of People’s Power.
Cuba: Havana to host FARC peace talks
Havana to play host to FARC peace talks; cholera eradicated after outbreak; private sector employment grows; VP’s daughter defects.
Cuba: Cholera continues to spread
Cholera cases continue to rise in eastern Cuba; government announces improvements to water system; bartenders break record for World’s Largest Daiquiri.
Cuba: Cholera cases on the rise
Number of cholera cases on the rise; Castro returns from China, Vietnam, and Russia; and government proposes new cooperatives.
Cuba: Raúl visits China and Vietnam
President Raúl Castro visits China and Vietnam; government confirms cholera outbreak; and number of Cubans intercepted at sea up.
The Caribbean 16/01/2012
Dominican Republic donates a university campus to Haiti, Puerto Rico celebrates the Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián, and François Hollande visits the French Antilles.
The Caribbean 09/01/2012
Jamaican opposition party wins elections, Haitian workers receive permits to work in Dominican Republic, and a Grenadian murder case sparks allegations of police brutality.
Cuba 14/11/2011
Cuba celebrates its Catholic patron, appoints a new Minister of Defense, and vows to fight corruption. Mariela Castro makes a controversial foray into Twitter.
Brazil 02/10/11
The Defense Ministry announces withdrawal of troops from Haiti, Lula visits London to argue for a ‘new global governance’, and underwear adverts stir controversy.
The Caribbean 18/04/11
Cholera cases continue to grow in the Dominican Republic as problems with illegal Haitian immigrants persist, whilst in Puerto Rico, taxes and transparency dominate headlines.
Venezuela 31/01/11
Cholera outbreak in central Venezuela whilst ex oil-workers reach 12 days in hunger protest against unfair dismissal.