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Haiti, Turkey Hold Talks in Port-au-Prince

Above: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu continued his trip to Hispaniola on Tuesday with a visit to Port-au-Prince. Davutoglu held talks with Haitian officials […]

Ilio Durandis: Haitian Politics and the Art of Denial

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR THE third time in less than two years, Prime Minister Lamothe has found it necessary to shake things up within his government. Unlike previous occasions, the decision to replace some ministers and nominate new […]

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Haiti Tourism Arrivals Up 20 Percent

Above: the Sans-Souci Palace in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism arrivals to Haiti rose by 20.2 percent in 2013, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The Caribbean country welcomed a total of 419,736 […]

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Hilton to Open Hotel in Haiti

Above: the signing ceremony on Thursday in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OPM Haiti) By Alexander Britell Hilton has signed an agreement to open its first hotel in Haiti. After what was reportedly a four-year-long process, the company signed an agreement on Thursday […]


Haiti and Dominican Republic Postpone Talks Until May

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and Dominican Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo earlier this year (Photo: OPDR) By Alexander Britell Haiti and the Dominican Republic have postponed their high-level talks for a second time, Caribbean Journal has learned. […]


Haiti's Michel Martelly Meets With Delegation From OAS

Above: the Haitian and OAS teams in Port-au-Prince (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly met Friday with a delegation from the Organization of American States in Port-au-Prince. Martelly, who was joined by the country’s new […]

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Haiti Reshuffles Cabinet

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has announce a major Cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle comes under a condition of the recently-signed El Rancho Agreement, an accord between Haiti’s branches of […]


Haiti School to Be Named For CARICOM

Above: the new CARICOM Community School of Digue Matheux in Haiti (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new school in Haiti has been named for the Caribbean Community, the regional grouping said this week. The school was developed […]


Haiti and Vietnam Sign Cooperation Agreement on Energy

Above: Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Haiti (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Haiti and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the energy sector, the government announced. The agreement […]

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Jacmel, Haiti Makes Bid to Join UNESCO Creative Cities Initiative

Above: Jacmel By the Caribbean Journal staff The city of Jacmel, Haiti has officially applied to join the UNESCO Creative Cities initiative, according to the Ministry of Tourism and the Mayor of Jacmel. There are currently 41 cities around the […]


UN Hails "Unprecedented Step in Haitian Political History"

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The recently-signed El Rancho accord between the branches of Haiti’s government is an “unprecedented step in Haitian political history,” according to MINUSTAH chief Sandra Honore. The accord, which […]


4.5M Earthquake Off Coast of Haiti

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck northeast of the coast of Les Cayes, Haiti on Friday evening, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. […]


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