• CEP, State Department, and Granderson see to it that former President Aristide and his Lavalas Party are marginalized in the upcoming presidential race • Haitians’ involvement in their own election limited by international and regional bodies, as well as …
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Tax Havens: Stunting Latin American Development
Benjamin Franklin once stated, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” However, with battalions of highly paid “tax professionals” searching for ways around tax legislation for multi-national corporations (MNCs) and wealthy individuals, taxes …
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The Mid-Term Elections: An Easy Prediction for the Future of U.S.-Cuba Relations
As the April 2009 Summit of the Americas drew to a close in Trinidad and Tobago, President Obama’s statement that the U.S. was prepared to seek new relations with Cuba favorably resonated with the assembled Latin American leaders. But up …
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Immigration Reform: Reconciling the Views of Business and Labor
In May 2008, a massive immigration raid took place on the Postville, Iowa-based kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors, Inc. The result of the raid was the apprehension of nearly 400 people, most of whom originally hailed from a small town in Guatemala …
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The Haitian Cholera Outbreak: A Preventable Tragedy?
On October 21, a case of cholera was identified in Haiti for the first time in at least 50 years.1, 2 The disease spread rapidly through the Artibonite River basin, and by November 9, more than 580 people had died, …
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