Haiti

  • Aug 20, 2009
  • 6 min read

HAITI: Minimum wage exacerbates tensions

The development strategy President Rene Preval has adopted, in agreement with the UN and its new...

Haiti
  • May 27, 2009
  • 6 min read

HAITI: Aid pledges fall short

Former US President Bill Clinton's appointment as UN special envoy to Haiti was announced last...

Haiti
  • May 22, 2009
  • 6 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Remittances face recessionary rout

The worsening of the global economic crisis is taking its toll on the volume of remittances that...

Latin America
  • May 22, 2009
  • 1 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Remittances face recessionary rout

The worsening of the global economic crisis is taking its toll on the volume of remittances to...

Latin America
  • Apr 15, 2009
  • 2 min read

HAITI: Donors promise aid package

A donor meeting organised by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington yesterday...

Haiti
  • Jan 15, 2009
  • 5 min read

HAITI: Government faces formidable obstacles

A succession of disasters has hampered government efforts to deliver on pledges to improve living...

Haiti
  • Dec 18, 2008
  • 7 min read

CARIBBEAN: Hurricanes hit region hard

The region is very vulnerable to natural disasters -- some countries more than others.

Caribbean
  • Dec 18, 2008
  • 1 min read

CARIBBEAN: Hurricanes hit region hard

The Atlantic hurricane season this year saw eight hurricanes, with -- unusually -- major storms...

Caribbean