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Haiti’s Laurent Lamothe Meets With Canada’s Julian Fantino
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff A little over three months since he announced that Canada would be reviewing its long-term strategy with Haiti, International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino chaired a meeting Friday with Haiti Prime […]
UN’s Nigel Fisher Suggests Haiti “Not Yet” Open for Business
Above: Nigel Fisher (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nigel Fisher, the new chief of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Haiti, made his first public appearance since succeeding Mariano Fernandez Friday, calling for Haiti to move forward on long-delayed […]
European Commissioners Reaffirm “Long-Term Commitment” to Haiti
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly addresses the European Parliament in November (Photo: EU) By the Caribbean Journal staff As the three-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti draws nearer, the European Union said it was reaffirming its long-term commitment […]
Canada: “Development Funding for Haiti Has Not Been Frozen”
Above: flooding in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By Alexander Britell Seeking to clarify comments made by International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino to a French-language paper Friday, Canada’s International Development Agency said development funding for Haiti “has not been frozen.” Fantino, […]
Haiti President Michel Martelly Addresses European Parliament
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly in a speech to the European Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing his tour of the European Union’s political institutions, Haiti President Michel Martelly addressed the European Parliament Tuesday. Martelly, speaking to a plenary […]
Cuba: UN Agencies Begin Delivering Supplies in Wake of Hurricane Sandy
Above: damage from Hurricane Sandy in Nicaro, Mayari, Cuba (UN Photo/Juan Pablo Carreras) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba is now beginning to receive aid from United Nations agencies following damage to the country from Hurricane Sandy. The first shipment […]
UN, Haiti Seek to Raise $74M to Repair Agriculture Sector Damaged by Sandy
Above: Haitians wait for food assistance (World Food Programme Photo/Elio Rujano) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Sandy, which killed at least 60 people in Haiti, also severely damaged the country’a agriculture sector. Now, Haiti, with assistance with the United […]
UN: Public Sector Donors in Haiti Have Disbursed $2.79 Billion Since 2010
Above: Bill Clinton visiting Haiti in 2010 (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff A total of $2.79 billion in public sector pledges has been disbursed in Haiti since 2010, according to an analysis from the United Nations Office […]
Op-Ed: Deportations to Haiti Threaten Lives and Tear Families Apart
By Drew Aiken Op-Ed Contributor Since January 2011 — a year after Port-au-Prince and its environs were pummeled by a devastating earthquake — the United States has deported hundreds of Haitian nationals, many of whom had long been legal permanent […]
Turks and Caicos Government Lifts Ban on Deportations to Haiti
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands Government announced Thursday that it has lifted its moratorium on deportations to Haiti. The ban had been enacted following Haiti’s January 2010 […]
Haiti: United Nations Migration Official Urges Progress on Tent Camps
Above: a UN peacekeeper provides medical help after Tropical Storm Isaac (MINUSTAH Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Thousands of people were supported by Haiti’s Civil Protection office during Tropical Storm Isaac, and many of the vulnerable people in […]
In Haiti’s Land of Canaan, a Promised Land Empty of Promise
Above: Canaan in Haiti By Kendi Zidor Haitian Press Agency Jeanne St Fleur spent more than two years living in a tent on the dusty hillside known as Canaan, in the northern end of Port-au-Prince’s metropolitan area. She moved there […]
Canadian Forces to Establish Military Hub in Jamaica’s Capital
Above: Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada and Jamaica signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday to establish a Canadian Forces hub in the capital of Kingston. The hub […]
Marcia Forbes: Marley, Belafonte, Blake-Hannah and Jamaica at 50
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Redemption Song On Thursday, April 19, the highly-anticipated Marley Movie (it is really a documentary) premiered in Jamaica. It was appropriately hosted at the Emancipation Park, a beautiful space that only 10 years ago […]
Haiti Sees Rise in Cholera Cases; 200,000 Could Contract Disease in 2012
Above: Patients with cholera await treatment in Haiti following the earthquake (UN Photo/Sophia Paris) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has seen an increase in cholera cases in three departments, confirming predictions of higher incidence of the disease with the […]
UN Seeks $230M for Haiti Aid
Above: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos on her visit to Haiti in September (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations has launched a consolidated appeal for aid in countries around the world, with $230 million sought […]
Ron Daniels Talks Haiti
Above: the Sans Souci Palace in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Alexander Britell Dr Ron Daniels is the President of the Institute of the Black World and the Founder of the Haiti Support Project, an organization that has been working […]
Op-Ed: Ilio Durandis: Is Haiti Really Open for Business?
Above: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos and Haitian President Michel Martelly (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By Ilio Durandis At least since 2009, Haitian politicians have taken deep pride in saying that Haiti is open for business. I remember back in the […]
Editorial: A New Destiny for Haiti?
Above: Michel Martelly A Caribbean Journal Editorial Haiti has always been surrounded by volatility, a frequent, unfortunate victim in the Caribbean sea – all too often abused, both by its own leaders, and those from abroad. Its former dictator, Francois […]
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