Tag Archives: U.S.

Clear Caribbean Thinking Required on Extra-Territorial US Laws

avatarPosted on by March 5, 2019

By David Jessop, Caribbean Council via Stabroek News. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, is one of a growing number of US laws that are extra-territorial in effect and have been introduced on the grounds of security, to counter terrorism and organized crime, or to address tax evasion. In addition to extending US jurisdiction into the Caribbean, FATCA carries with it the possibility of being used to extend the reach of US law into areas that the legislation was not primarily designed to address.

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Shopping in Petion-Ville While Black | Que dire d’être Noir dans la ‘république’ de Pétion-Ville ?

avatarPosted on by December 21, 2018

By Nicole Simon, Le Nouvelliste | Translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The worst thing was to find this French friend, blonde with blue eyes, two days later, who admitted that she has visited the same store on Louverture Street with all her gear, and no one has ever denied her access. (English | French)

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U.N. Uses Private Military and Security Contractors

avatarPosted on by December 18, 2018

By Kim-Jenna Jurriaans, IPS | UPDATE from Haiti Chery. The United Nations is increasingly hiring Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) for its missions across the world, raising concerns over the use of firms known for participation in human rights abuses, as well as an overall lack of accountability structures governing these contractors within the U.N. system. UPDATE 1: DynCorp boasts of having trained 400 “Haitian police” and is awarded a $48.6 million contract to insert 100 contractors and 10 advisors into the “UN police force” in Haiti.

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Suspected ‘Thieves’ Lynched In Port-au-Prince. Why? | Présumés ‘voleurs’ lynchés à Port-au-Prince. Pourquoi?

avatarPosted on by March 11, 2019

By Staff (spp), Radio Kiskeya | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. In two incidents on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday July 7, angry citizens lynched three suspected robbers before burning their bodies with lit tires. (English | French | Kreyol)

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Documentary Tracks Cultural Genocide of American Indians

avatarPosted on by March 5, 2019

By Rose Aguilar, Truthout | YouTube. From 1879 until the 1960s, more than 100,000 American Indian children were forcibly removed from their homes and taken to boarding schools. Families risked imprisonment if they stood in the way or attempted to take back their children.

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ACTA Killed By 478 to 39 Vote in EU Parliament

avatarPosted on by December 14, 2018

By Staff, RT. Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA received a knockout blow from the European Parliament as MEPs voted overwhelmingly against it, with 478 votes against and only 39 in favor. There were 146 abstentions.

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Final Vote on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA on July 4th

avatarPosted on by December 20, 2018

By Georgi Gotev, EurActiv. A European Parliament Committee rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on June 21st despite pro-business lobbying by Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, who insisted that Parliament should not decide before the European Court of Justice gives its opinion. A final vote in the full Parliament is expected on July 4th.

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Subsidizing Haitian Farmers Into Chemical Dependency

avatarPosted on by March 11, 2019

By Staff (TB), Haiti Libre | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Local importers of fertilizers and the Haitian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday, June 25, 2012, to fix a bag of nitrogenous fertilizer at $21 and sulfate fertilizer at $13. Chemical fertilizer is cheap now that it is subsidized. After the native strains of rice, corn, and other crops vanish, the fertilizer will cost its full price.

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Dissolution of Parliament Brings IMF Deal Back to Egypt

avatarPosted on by February 25, 2019

By Islam Zayed, Daily News Egypt. Delegates from Egypt’s financial and international cooperation ministries have negotiated a loan with the IMF and are preparing to negotiate others with the World Bank and the African Development Bank. The recently dissolved parliament had opposed some of IMF loan’s terms.

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ALBA Resolves to Expel USAID From Member Countries | Resolución del Consejo Político de la ALBA para el inmediato retiro de las USAID de los países miembros de la Alianza

avatarPosted on by December 21, 2018

ALBA PRESS RELEASE, Granma | Translation by Rachael Boothroyd for Venezuelanalysis. Resolution from the Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) for the immediate withdrawal of USAID from member countries of the alliance. (English | Spanish)

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Crucial ACTA Vote Kept Open and Honest, ACTA Soon to Depart

avatarPosted on by December 20, 2018

Press Release, La Quadrature du Net. The “International Trade” (INTA) committee of the EU Parliament will adopt its draft report on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), on Thursday June 21. Under pressure from the EU Commission and industry lobbyists, members of the committee could decide, potentially in a secret vote, to call for the adoption of ACTA or postponement of the final vote for years. Citizens participation is crucial to ensure the Parliament follows the general interest and votes a clear rejection of ACTA.

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Trim the Fat from the US Farm Bill

avatarPosted on by March 11, 2019

Deseret News Editorial | Rebekah Wilce, PR Watch | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Farm Bill 2012 has met more public outrage over subsidies than any previous farm bill. A quarter of U.S. farms earn over $100,000 a year, and the net income of all farms, at $91.7 billion, is the second-highest level ever. Yet the government subsidizes some farmers whether or not they plant a crop, and the top 4% of those subsidized get 74% of all the funds.

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