Caribbean Photo of the Week: Wahoo Bay Beach in Haiti

By: - June 16th, 2013

The latest edition of our new Caribbean Photo of the Week feature travels to Wahoo Bay Beach in Haiti, thanks to CJ reader Diana Merisier.

Do you have a favourite photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com and it may be published as our Caribbean Photo of the Week.
— CJ

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UK Opens Embassy in Haiti

Above: British Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire inaugurates the mission (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff For the first time since 1966, the United Kingdom has a diplomatic mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UK Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has officially inaugurated the UK Embassy in Haiti, which will be located within the country’s Canadian […]

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Haiti Unveils Tourism Commercial

Above: Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Tourism Ministry has unveiled its first tourism marketing commercial. The video, mostly in Creole with English subtitles, stars a group of Haitians describing the country’s history, culture, cuisine and beaches. “You’ve never been to Haiti?” a man asks. “Come and discover my country.” Haiti’s Tourism […]

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Haiti: Where Did the Money Go? Wins Edward R Murrow Award

Above: a tent camp in Haiti after the earthquake (Photo: Leslie Owen) By the Caribbean Journal staff News documentary Haiti: Where Did the Money Go? has won a National Edward R Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association. The documentary, which examines problems with aid pledged to Haiti following the earthquake, won the […]

IMF Lowers Haiti Growth Forecast, Citing Weak Agricultural Recovery

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The IMF has lowered its growth forecast for Haiti to 3.4 percent from 6.5 percent, the Fund announced following the visit of a mission to Haiti. Despite what it called a “relatively strong performance” of non-agricultural sectors, the IMF announced Wednesday that it had lowered its […]

UN Warns on Hunger in Haiti

Above: Haitians waiting for food assistance (UN Photo/Elio Rujano) By the Caribbean Journal staff Around 1.5 million people in Haiti require some form of food assistance, due to last year’s extreme weather conditions and poor harvests, according to the UN. The UN was echoing its warning last year that nearly as many people could face […]

Haiti Ties Italy 2-2 in Friendly With Goal in 90th Minute

 Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The IMF has lowered its growth forecast for Haiti to 3.4 percent from 6.5 percent, the Fund announced following the visit of a mission to Haiti. Despite what it called a “relatively strong performance” of non-agricultural sectors, the IMF announced Wednesday that it had lowered its […]

"Aid For Trade" Launches in Haiti

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean officially launched its CARICOM “Regional Aid for Trade” strategy at a ceremony in Haiti on Tuesday. Aid for Trade, a partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank and the Commonwealth Secretariat, seeks to build supply-side capacity and trade-related infrastructure to help the region […]