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 […]
WTO Director General Urges Greater Integration in the Caribbean
Above: CARICOM Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean region needs closer integration, according to Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization. Pointing to the history of the region, Lamy said the best way to honour the […]
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. […]
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 […]