News Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands Hold Talks on Migration Issues
Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Peter Beckingham and Minister of Border Control and Labour Ricardo Donhue Gardiner met Wednesday with the Consul General of Haiti to discuss the issue of […]
Haiti, Guyana to Lead Caribbean Economic Growth in 2014: Report
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. […]
Light Earthquake Causes Shaking in Haiti
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 […]
News Haiti Begins Preparations For National Carnival in Gonaives
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 […]
Can Haiti Close Its Tent Camps By 2015?
Above: a tent camp in Haiti following the earthquake(UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Can Haiti close its tent camps by next year? The International Organization for Migration says it’s possible. The number of people in Haiti displaced by […]
News Strong Start For Best Western in Haiti
Above: the Best Western Premier in Haiti By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — The new Best Western Premier in Haiti is off to strong start since launching in April 2013, according to Tom Osborn, Best Western’s regional director for Best […]
"We Want the World to See Haiti As a Success Story"
Above: an earthquake memorial in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By Alexander Britell On Sunday, Haiti marked the fourth anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake that devastated the country, with solemn memorial services and deep reflection. Now, four years later, much […]
OAS: "Concrete Results" in Haiti
Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Progress in Haiti since the devastating 2010 earthquake is “concrete” and “inspiring,” Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said in a statement on […]