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Weekly Report -18 January 2005
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Haitian illegals repatriated by the hundreds
The government of President Leonel Fernández has stepped up the repatriation of illegal immigrants from Haiti, and is even reported to be refusing to acknowledge work permits issued by the preceding Mejía administration. Last week the authorities deported 107 Haitians, raising to 877 the number sent back over the past three months.
- Panic exodus in Chile, more jitters in the Caribbean and a tsunami alert system gathering dust
- COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: Split looms over crossborder snatch of Farc leader
- ECUADOR: New supreme court chief elbowed out
- Tracking trends
- ARGENTINA: Proxy war between Kirchner and Duhalde heats up
- BRAZIL: Minister openly challenges Lula's priorities
- BRAZIL: Lula prepares to re-jig his cabinet
- Tracking trends
- MEXICO: Army to help root out narco grip on prisons
- MEXICO: Fox gaffe retrains spotlight on Zapatistas
- MEXICO-US: Furore over official advice to migrants
- Tracking trends
- NICARAGUA: Apparent victory turns into defeat for Bolaños
- HAITI: Argentina and Brazil guide pressure on Latortue
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Haitian illegals repatriated by the hundreds
- Tracking trends
- Inflation in the region
- Exchange rates
- The stockmarket in figures
- Haitian rebel Métayer finds the US very unfriendly
- Quotes of the week