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Weekly Report - 19 April 2005
HAITI: As violence continues, UN ponders reinforcements
Minustah suffered its third fatality of the year last week as a UN Security Council mission was visiting Haiti to assess progress towards elections between October and December. With shootouts continuing in Cité Soleil, the Council mission left Haiti pondering whether to increase the strength of Minustah. Meanwhile in Miami interim prime minister Gérard Latortue considered a plan for security and development assistance from the state of Florida.
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- REGION: IMF expects 'strong' 4%-plus growth this year
- COLOMBIA: On all fronts, prospects for peace wobble
- VENEZUELA: Mixed debut for new supreme court
- BOLIVIA: Morales in drive to expand his regional base
- Tracking trends
- BRAZIL: Watchdog reveals roster of congressional malfeasance
- CHILE: Bachelet consolidates lead as Lavín slips
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- MEXICO: PRD's Cárdenas woos the business community
- MEXICO-US: Bush orders review of Mexican passport requirement
- MEXICO-US: Row revives over US agents at airports
- Tracking trends
- Exchange rates
- Inflation in the region
- The stockmarket in figures
- Bolaños (and others) see their paypackets slashed
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- GUYANA: Angry US reaction at reinstatement of Gajraj
- SURINAME: Defiant Bouterse will run for president
- HAITI: As violence continues, UN ponders reinforcements
- HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: US, France & Venezuela to help on border control
- Tracking trends