Caribbean headlines: IMF praises Dominican resurgence; poor preoccupied over Preval

Barbados is preparing for the possibility of an avian flu outbreak

ravaging its poultry industry.

The International Monetary Fund praised the “remarkable improvement” of the Dominican Republic's economy.

Reuters examines the worry in some of the Haitian masses over the possible heavy influence of the wealthy elite on recently inaugurated president Rene Preval.

Retail sales plunged as the Puerto Rican economy tries to come back from a two-week partial government shutdown.

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