Research Associates Alicia Asper and Joseph Taves
Category Archive: Dominican Republic
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HAITI: A Brutal Regime Shows Its Colors
CARICOM Spurns Latortue once again Violence and Human Rights abuses escalate On October 9, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) voted once again to postpone the resumption of normal relations with the Washington-installed Haitian government of Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, citing the …
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President Leonel Fernández: Friend or Foe of Reform?
The Dominican Republic saw China-like growth during President Leonel Fernández’s first term and the nation was fiscally secure with low interest rates and a stable 17 Dominican pesos to the U.S. dollar—but was it all a matter of luck? Solid …
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Mejía vs. Fernández in Sunday’s Dominican Republic Election: Mr. Almost Clean Dominican President (All of a Sudden it’s a Very Tight Race)
President Hipolito Mejía, by luck or design, has avoided the kind of major corruption scandal that has plagued previous Dominican administrations, but his administration hasn’t been squeaky clean either. Unlike former President Leonel Fernández, whose administration had a near 100 …
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