Above: Haiti (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff How will Caribbean economies fare in 2014? The United Nations released its annual World Economic Situation and Prospects report this week, which projects GDP growth across Latin America and the Caribbean. So which countries will take the lead in 2014? Guyana and Haiti, according to the […]
Above: a map of the quake (graphic: US Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff Parts of central Haiti were lightly shaken by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake early Monday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was about 6 kilometres south-southwest of Carrefour and 13 kilometres southwest of Port-au-Prince, according […]
Above: carnival last year in Cap-Haitien By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti officially launched the 2014 carnival season on Monday with a press conference at the Ministry of Culture in Port-au-Prince. Following a trend of holding the country’s national carnivals outside of the capital, this year’s National Carnival will be held in the city of […]