Category: Caribbean
Statement on Haiti
Tony Savino, our comrade who is in Cuba now with a photo exhibit on vodou in Haiti, issued the statement below to the Cuban National Press regarding the situation in Haiti.(For description of and photos from his exhibit in the Cuban press, see:http://www.cubadebate.cu/fotorreportajes/2010/01/09/presentan-en-santiago-de-cuba-exposici on-fotografica-dedicada-a-culto-haitiano/Tony's statement to the Cuban National Press re Haiti:My heart goes out … Continue reading Statement on Haiti
Scandal on Haiti Minimum Wage
by Marty GoodmanSome news on proposals for a minimum wage increase in Haiti. Rene Preval is elected President of Haiti. Preval was second in command to Jean-Bertrand Aristide before his exile at the hands of U.S. backed thugs. Below is part of an email I just received from a Haitian activist friend: President Rene Preval, … Continue reading Scandal on Haiti Minimum Wage
Imperialist Occupation of Haiti Wields Deadly Force as Opposition Grows
by Roger Annis / September 2005 issue of Socialist Action Eighteen months after an imperialist invasion that served the overthrow of the elected government of Haiti, a ferocious repression continues to rain down on the people of that country. The three invading countries—the United States, France, and Canada—appointed an illegal coup regime and have armed … Continue reading Imperialist Occupation of Haiti Wields Deadly Force as Opposition Grows
US Resumes Bombing of Puerto Rican Island
By GERRY FOLEY The U.S. Navy resumed its practice bombing of the island of Vieques, off the coast of Puerto Rico, on April 1, despite massive opposition among the Puerto Rican people to the Navy's use of the island as a test range. The present exercises are scheduled to last until April 20. In its … Continue reading US Resumes Bombing of Puerto Rican Island
Interview With Union Organizer in Haiti
The following interview is with Paul Philome, a member of Batay Ouvriye, which is organizing unions in Haiti. Batay Ouvriye, which means "worker's fight" in Haitian Creole, has been active in five of the country's nine departments, particularly in U.S. and other foreign-owned sweatshops. Marty Goodman conducted the interview via email. Batay Ouvriye can be … Continue reading Interview With Union Organizer in Haiti
Bush Forced to Respond to Vieques Protesters
By DAVID BERNT On June 14, President Bush, responding to heightened protests, announced he would order an end to the Navy's bombing of the island of Vieques by May 2003. The U.S. Navy has used the island off the coast of the Puerto Rican mainland as a training ground for amphibious assault exercises. The Navy … Continue reading Bush Forced to Respond to Vieques Protesters
Athens Protests Spoil Clinton’s Balkan Show
ATHENS - Clinton's journey to the Balkans was planned by the U.S. government to be a triumphant tour and the crowning of their criminal military activities in Yugoslavia. At the same time, the governments of the countries Clinton was going to visit also hoped to acquire some part of that glory and "triumph." But the … Continue reading Athens Protests Spoil Clinton’s Balkan Show
Puerto Rican Political Prisoners Accept Clemency
By GERRY FOLEY President Clinton's decision to grant clemency to a group of Puerto Rican nationalist prisoners who have already served more than 10 years in prison on political charges has become a major political issue in the United States. That is indicated, among other things, by the editorial in the Sept. 23 New … Continue reading Puerto Rican Political Prisoners Accept Clemency
Haiti: A Case History of US Disruption
By LEO SCHWARTZ "Operation Uphold Democracy" was what President Clinton called the U.S./UN occupation of Haiti. The intervention that began on Sept. 19, 1994, with the landing of 21,000 troops, mainly from the United States, was to last only a few months. It has now lasted for five years. According to The New York Times, … Continue reading Haiti: A Case History of US Disruption
Phone Workers Strike Ignites Huge Protests, Mass Upsurge in Puerto Rico
By GERRY FOLEY A major social and political confrontation has taken shape in Puerto Rico. Since June 17, telephone workers have been on an all-out strike to oppose the sale of the state-owned telephone company to a U.S. trust. The scheme is a pet project of Gov. Pedro Rossello. The telephone workers are being supported … Continue reading Phone Workers Strike Ignites Huge Protests, Mass Upsurge in Puerto Rico