CJ Politics OAS to Haiti: Form New Government
Above: OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insuiza (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of American States Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insuiza has notched his serious concern for Haiti’s continuing difficulty to approve a new prime minister and form a new […]
Oxfam Haiti Director Resigns
Above: a tent city in Haiti (UN Photo) Roland Van Hauwermeiren, director of Oxfam’s operations in Haiti, has resigned amid an inquiry into a small number of aid workers. A group of Oxfam employees in the country has been suspended […]
Haiti, Argentina Meet in Buenos Aires
Haitian President Michel Martelly is meeting today with Anibal Fernandez, the chief of staff for President Cristina Kirchner. Argentina is part of a group of Latin American countries contributing a total of $100 million for Port-au-Prince’s Technical Secretariat Unasur-Haiti. Kircher […]
A New Port-au-Prince for $3.3 Billion
Above: displaced Haitians in Port-au-Prince (UN Photo: Sophia Paris) Port-au-Prince Mayor Muscadin Jean Yves Jason has presented plans for the Port-au-Prince of the future, a project designed by 40 Haitian planning experts that would cost $3.3 billion. The concept, which […]
Martelly: Lack of Government "Killing Us"
Above: President Michel Martelly in 2010 (FP) Haitian President Michel Martelly said Haiti’s lack of a functioning government was “killing us.” Haitian lawmakers have now twice rejected choices Martelly has proposed to be the country’s Prime Minister, a political stalemate […]
US Urges Caution on Haiti Travel
Above: debris clearing in Haiti (UN Photo) The US State Department has urged its citizens to exercise caution before visiting Haiti, citing a “critical crime level,” along with an ongoing cholera outbreak and problematic infrastructure. [Washington Post]
UN's Le Roy: Haiti Peacekeeping Mission Prevented "Total Chaos"
By the Caribbean Journal staff Alain Le Roy, the outgoing head of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, said that before the earthquake in Haiti, UN peacekeepers had contributed to five years of stability, and prevented a descent into “total chaos” […]
Haiti: UN Forces on Alert ahead of Storm
Above: UN peacekeepers conduct an emergency response training exercise (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nearly 12,000 United Nations peacekeepers are on emergency standby in Haiti as tropical storm Emily heads towards the island, which is still struggling […]
UN "Concerned" about Haiti's Government
Above: From left, Haitian President Michel Martelly and Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is encouraging political actors in Haiti to work on a finding a […]