HAITI: Disasters, disarmament weaken government

Natural disasters and a growing number of violent incidents have put both the interim government...

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CARIBBEAN: Hurricane havoc highlights weaknesses

One of the worst hurricanes ever to hit the Atlantic basin swept across the region last week....

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Since 1991, many attempts have been made to reinstate joint control of the rivers rising in...

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The economy rebounded from its contraction following political turmoil in 2002, but recovery was...

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While the Dominican Republic has coped fairly well with localised problems, Haiti has had to rely...

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Some 2,000 people have died in flooding on the Haitian-Dominican border in the past week. The...

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its World Health Report 2004 on May 11. The WHO...

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A lack of consensus among African countries on the merits of importing genetically modified food...

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Minister of Finance Sufyan Ahmed announced on April 28 that a recent agreement with international...

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Bananas are the fourth most traded agricultural commodity, and the most traded fruit globally,...

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