Haiti
UN Haiti Chief Meets with Dominican Republic President Fernandez
February 21, 2012 | 9:02 pm | 0 Comment
Above, from left: Ambassador Ruben Silie, MINUSTAH Chief Mariano Fernandez and DR President Leonel Fernandez (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez met Tuesday in Santo Domingo with Mariano Fernandez, chief of MINUSTAH, the UN mission in Haiti. Fernandez was accompanied by Dominican Republic Foreign Minister more...
Haiti’s Port-au-Prince Could Receive First Cruise Ship in 25 Years
February 21, 2012 | 1:05 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the mountains outside Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti may welcome its first cruise ship to Port-au-Prince in 25 years, according to Minister of the Interior Thierry Mayard-Paul. "Haiti is at a turning point as a nation," said Mayard-Paul, who was speaking at a gathering in Alabama of "Cruise with a Cause," which more...
Haiti Adds Security Hotline
February 19, 2012 | 8:56 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Members of the Haitian National Police (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Haitian government's Office of the Secretary of State for Public Security announced the creation of a new security hotline for the country. The "177" number, created in partnership with telephone network Noula, directs callers to a call centre to answer more...
Haiti Begins National Carnival
February 19, 2012 | 6:43 pm | 0 Comment
Above: several of the carnival kings and queens (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti began its national carnival celebration in the city of Les Cayes Sunday. The celebrations, which followed last week's fete in Jacmel, included the crowning of a number of carnival kings and queens. Haitian President Michel Martelly was on hand to distribute the more...
Haiti Readies for Carnival in Les Cayes
February 18, 2012 | 6:48 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Carnival in Jacmel (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following last week's carnival celebrations in Jacmel, Haiti is readying for its national carnival Sunday in the city of Les Cayes. The carnival celebration, which draws Haitians from around the country and from across the Diaspora, will last until Feb. 21. On Friday, when President Michel more...
Haitian President Michel Martelly’s Motorcade Attacked in Port-au-Prince
February 17, 2012 | 7:43 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly said the Presidential Motorcade was attacked by "troublemakers" today shortly after 3PM. According to Martelly's office, the attack occurred from the University of Haiti's Faculty of Ethnology while Martelly roamed the area of the Champs de Mars more...
Martelly: Jobs Key to Haiti’s Recovery
February 17, 2012 | 12:15 am | 0 Comment
Above: St Kitts and Nevis PM Denzil Douglas and Haitian President Michel Martelly exchange gifts (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Job creation and a strengthened government capacity are the keys to Haiti's recovery, according to Haitian President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Garry Conille. The two Haitian leaders made that point to the visiting more...
UN Delegation Concludes Haiti Visit, Focuses on Police Reform
February 16, 2012 | 6:16 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Security Council President Ambassador Kodjo Menan in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff A United Nations Security Council delegation concluded its visit to Haiti today with a visit to a police academy where the world body is training the Haitian National Police. The Security Council's ambassadors also met with displaced persons more...
Congressman Alcee Hastings Talks Haiti
February 16, 2012 | 12:01 pm | 0 Comment
Above: US Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) By Alexander Britell IN DECEMBER, UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN Alcee Hastings, the Representative for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, re-introduced legislation calling for President Barack Obama to convene a White House Conference on Haiti in the next calendar year. At the time, the Congressman said that while the more...
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Haiti Signs Agreement with Caribbean Community, Gets Cholera Help
February 16, 2012 | 1:34 am | 0 Comment
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly and Suriname President Desi Bouterse (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The visit to Haiti by the Caribbean Community's Bureau of Heads of Government this week culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding covering a number of areas, including tourism, agriculture, public health, capacity building in more...
