Cuba Announces Massive Prisoner Release, Gradual Ease of Travel Restrictions

By Staff, Xinhua | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The release of 2,000 Cuban prisoners on the anniversary of the release of the Bay of Pigs invaders by Cuba is hardly coincidental. It is now the United State’ turn to free the Cuban 5.

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Election of One Third of Haitian Senate at an Impasse | Le renouvellement du tiers du Sénat dans l’impasse

By Staff (jep kft gp apr), AlterPresse. Ten Haitian senators will see their terms expire on the second Monday of January 2012, without elections being held to decide their replacements. (English | French)

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Mithra: The Pagan Christ

By S. Acharya and D. M. Murdock, Truth Be Known | Edited by Dady Chery for Haiti Chery. Mithra was born on December 25 of the virgin Anahita, wrapped in swaddling clothes, placed in a manger and attended by shepherds. Mithra became a great traveling teacher and master, with 12 disciples. He performed miracles. He sacrificed himself for world peace and ascended to heaven….

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Christmas Before Jesus: Birth of the Unconquered Sun

By Staff, Essortment | Edited by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Christmas’ origins can be traced back to winter solstice celebrations like the Babylonian Feast of the Son of Isis, Roman Saturnalia, and birthday of Pagan sun god Mithras. In 350 Pope Julius I picked Mithras’ December 25 birthday as the date to celebrate Christ’s birth, although he was probably born in September. Hearty celebrations of the rebirth of the unconquered Sun!

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Haitian Migrant Workers Heading Home from Dominican Republic for Year End Might Not Return

By Staff, Dominican Today. Thousands of Haitians who work in banana plantations, farms, and agro-companies in northwestern Dominican Republic traditionally cross the border to visit home for the holidays. This year, Dominican authorities are not guaranteeing the return crossing, and many Haitians say they plan to stay at home anyway.

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Floods Cause Colombia Landslides, Deadly Pipeline Explosion

By Tim Hinchliffe | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports. Heavy rains have made many roads in Colombia impassable due to landslides, flooding, and embankment collapses. Landslides have also ruptured an oil pipeline causing an explosion that left 13 dead, 17 critically wounded, and 80 injured.

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Tunisia Unveils New Cabinet | La Tunisie présente son nouveau gouvernement

By Houda Trabelsi, Magharebia. Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali on Thursday (December 22nd) presented his government to the Constituent Assembly. Tunisia’s first democratic government promises to create tens of thousands of new jobs. (English | French)

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Rwanda Leads in Reforestation

By Gerald Tenywa, New Vision | Photos and video added by Haiti Chery. Rwanda gained 51 percent more forest cover between 1990 and 2005, or around 400,000 acres. This is the fastest growth rate in the world. Almost 20 percent of the country, about 1.2 million acres, is forested.

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Rwanda Genocide Organizers Get Life Imprisonment

By Edwin Musoni, The New Times. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has sentenced both Matthieu Ngirumpatse and Edouard Karemera, who were President and Vice-President of Mouvement Révolutionnaire Nationale pour le Développement (MRND) respectively, to life imprisonment for their roles in the 1994 Hutu Genocide against the Tutsi minority.

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Mercosur Signs Free Trade Agreement With Palestinian Authority

By Staff, MercoPress. Mercosur signed a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday Dec 20, 2011: this is the first between the Palestinian territories and a block of nations outside the Arab world.

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Chile to Gradually Withdraw UN Military Contingent from Haiti | Le Chili annonce le retrait progressif de son contingent d’Haïti

By Wilner Jean Louis, AHP | Staff, Xinhua. “We have proposed to the Latin American Defense Council that during 2012, we will begin to withdraw our troops in gradual, proportional and coordinated ways.” – Chilean Defense Minister Andres Allamand. The plan is to finish this withdrawal by 2016: hardly the reverse of their swift arrival. (English | French)

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