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Venezuela president receives parade amid looming crisis

CARACS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro was greeted by the Venezuelan equivalent of a ticker tape parade Saturday as he returned to an increasingly…

Posted in Elections Govt Incompentece

Haiti: New calls for Martelly to resign as deal is announced

Demonstrators carried posters with the picture of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide Thousands of protesters in Haiti have returned to the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince,…

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Haiti former leader banned from leaving country, under investigation for corruption, drug trafficking

January 16,2015 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) – Haiti’s former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has been prohibited from leaving the Caribbean country as relevant judicial authorities resumed a…

Posted in Crime/Corruption Govt Incompentece

Dominican officials accused in drug case face 1 year in jail

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The former director of an anti-narcotics unit in the Dominican Republic is one of nine people ordered Saturday to…

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In Photos: Haiti Opposition Groups Launch New Round of Street Protests

By Benedict Moran January 17, 2015 | 9:35 am Thousands of opposition supporters marched through the streets of Port-au-Prince on Friday, calling for the resignation…