Haiti
Haitian President Martelly Suffers Pulmonary Embolism, Health “Stable”
April 17, 2012 | 9:42 am | 0 Comment
Above: Haiti's President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti's President Michel Martelly, who returned to Miami Monday for further tests after suffering postoperative complications from shoulder surgery, has suffered a pulmonary embolism. That diagnosis was confirmed by medical examinations, according to the National Palace, although more...
Haiti’s Martelly Returns to Miami Due to Complications Following Surgery
April 16, 2012 | 9:03 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti's President Michel Martelly was advised by doctors to return to Miami Monday for medical monitoring due to postoperative complications from his shoulder surgery earlier this month. The National Palace said it would keep the public informed of his health status. Martelly left Haiti on April more...
Haiti Finds Support in Colombia
April 15, 2012 | 11:17 am | 0 Comment
Above: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (UN Photo/Susan Markisz) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti received support this weekend from Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena. "We must improve our cooperation with Haiti," Santos said at the summit, calling on countries to collaborate in their efforts to more...
Haiti’s Martelly, Mexico’s Calderon Talk Cooperation on Investment, Elections
April 12, 2012 | 7:19 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Haiti's Michel Martelly and Mexico's Felipe Calderon (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Looking to boost ties between Haiti and Mexico, Presidents Michel Martelly and Felipe Calderon held talks in Port-au-Prince focusing on cooperation on the fight against crime, promotion of investment in Haiti and other issues. It was the first time Haiti had more...
Rum Journal: Haiti’s Rhum Barbancourt
April 12, 2012 | 12:01 am | 0 Comment
Above: Barbancourt's distillery This week's Rum Journal takes a look at the best-known rum out of Haiti, which is, in fact, a rhum. In the world of cane spirits, the letter "h" says a lot — signifying the difference between a spirit made from fermented molasses and one from fermented sugar cane juice. (The latter tends to be made almost exclusively in the more...
Haiti’s Michel Martelly Welcomes Senate’s Approval of Lamothe as Prime Minister
April 11, 2012 | 7:08 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Foreign Minister and Prime Minister Designate Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly expressed "satisfaction" at the Senate's approval Tuesday night of Foreign Minister Laurent Lamothe as the country's next Prime Minister, according to spokesperson Lucien Jura. Lamothe received 19 votes in favour, three against more...
Haiti, Brazil and United States Partner on Food Security Initiative
April 11, 2012 | 1:22 am | 0 Comment
Above: a farm in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti, Brazil and the United States are partnering to improve food security in Haiti, aiming to increase incomes and improve nutrition in the country. The trilateral partnership builds upon the United States' existing efforts to improve agricultural productivity in markets like Port-au-Prince, Saint Marc and more...
Haiti’s Art Masters on Display in New York, With Help from Hollywood
April 10, 2012 | 12:00 pm | 0 Comment
Above: from left to right, Wesner La Forest's works (Photo: Edward Thorp Gallery) By the Caribbean Journal staff An ongoing exhibition at New York's Edward Thorp Gallery looks at the work of four masters of Haitian art: Wesner La Forest, Peterson Laurent, Odilon Pierre and Bourmond Byron. The exhibition, Haitian Masters: 1950-1980's, which lasts through the end more...
Arts & Culture , Haiti , News
Interview with Mary Anastasia O’Grady on US Policy in the Americas, China and Haiti
April 9, 2012 | 2:56 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Guatemala's Otto Perez Molina, Haiti's Michel Martelly and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez By Alexander Britell This week, heads of state from around the region will gather in Cartagena, Colombia for the Sixth Summit of the Americas, on the theme of integrated prosperity in the region. As Latin America and the Caribbean continue to grow in influence, they are more...
CJ Interviews , Haiti , Markets , News
On the Ground: Journalism Ethics in Haiti
April 9, 2012 | 12:17 am | 0 Comment
By Kathie Klarreich A few months into my Knight International Journalism Fellowship in Haiti, I was conducting a training session in a radio newsroom in the capital when a reporter danced through the open door. He proudly announced that he’d just bagged a big contract to run a presidential candidate’s campaign for the upcoming election. I asked him to repeat more...
