Stephen Parsons

Jamaica’s bishop blames US as Cuba pulls doctors out over labor law dispute

The Bishop of Jamaica has denounced the end of Jamaica’s Cuban medical mission as “ungodly” and “cruel,” warning that poor Jamaicans will suffer as Cuba withdraws its medical professionals from the island after failing to reach new terms with the government of Prime Minister...

Haiti court sends clergy to trial in arms case

Haiti’s Court of Appeal has ordered three clergy of the Episcopal Church of Haiti, along with former government officials, to stand trial in a long-running arms trafficking case that has shadowed the church for nearly four years. The April 28 ruling reopens a case that...
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