Topic: Haiti

Legal adviser to U.S. Haiti missionaries arrested

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - A Dominican Republic man who acted as legal adviser to a group of U.S. missionaries held for several weeks in Haiti on child kidnapping charges has been arrested in Santo Domingo, local police said on Friday. Jorge Puello Torres, wanted by El Salvador as a suspect ...
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Inter-American Development Bank seeks capital boost

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) sought a boost in capital for increased lending to Latin America and the Caribbean as its annual meeting opened on Friday in Mexico. The gathering of top bankers, finance officials and interest groups at the beach resort of Cancun, which lasts until Tuesday, was also ...
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Dominican Republic arrests man sought in child trafficking

Dominican police have arrested a man linked to US missionaries trying to take children out of Haiti who also is sought for exploitation of minors and other charges in three countries, officials said Friday. The man -- identified as Jorge Torres Puello, but who also uses the name Jorge Torres Orellana ...
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Making preparations

Earthquakes should be a reminder to be ready for a natural disaster The massive earthquakes in Haiti and Chile should have a sobering effect on Americans, particularly those of us living in the seismically active West. Earthquakes can happen anywhere at any time, and because of the variables involved, it ...
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