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St Maarten Health Ministry Advised Royal Caribbean Against Cruise Ship Call

Above: the Explorer of the Seas By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s government says it advised the Explorer of the Seas’ medical officer not to make its planned call on the island, which had been scheduled for Monday. The […]

IDB Urges Increased Productivity to Drive Caribbean Growth

Above: Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno (Photo: OECD) By the Caribbean Journal staff High volatility took a toll on regional growth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013, according to the Inter-American Development Bank. Regional GDP growth […]

St Vincent’s Gonsalves Urges UN to Apologize For Bringing Cholera to Haiti

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines PM Dr Ralph Gonsalves (UN Photo/Ryan Brown) By the Caribbean Journal staff The UN needs to apologize for its role in bringing cholera to Haiti in 2010, St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister […]

“A New Haiti Emerges”

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe at the UN on Thursday (UN Photo/Sarah Fretwell) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has seen its share of significant setbacks since the 2010 earthquake, but a new country is starting to emerge, Haiti Prime […]

March Planned at UN Headquarters to Support Victims of Cholera in Haiti

Above: a treatment tent shortly after the outbreak in 2010 (UN Photo/UNICEF/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group seeking “justice and compensation” for victims of cholera in Haiti is planning to march in front of the United Nations […]

Cholera Treatment in Haiti “Crippled” By Lack of Funds, Supplies

Above: a cholera treatment centre in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cholera treatment in Haiti has been “crippled” by a lack of funds and supplies, according to medical humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders. That has led […]

Op-Ed: When Will the United Nations Pay for Its Actions in Haiti?

By Jake Johnston Op-Ed Contributor Less than a week after cholera began its violent spread throughout Haiti, a UN military base in the central plateau became the prime suspect for having introduced the bacteria. The UN was quick to shoot […]

Durandis: The Media, the United Nations and Leadership in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor The lack of excellent leadership in Haiti over the years is the primary reason why the United Nations is in Haiti. It was after the removal of a democratically-elected government in 2004 and at the […]

Ban Says Legal Claims Against UN on Cholera “Not Receivable”

Above: a cholera treatment centre in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff Claims against the UN involving its presumed role in causing Haiti’s cholera epidemic are “not receivable,” a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said […]

Turks and Caicos Received Just Under 1 Million Visitors in 2012: Report

Above: the TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands received 975,583 total visitors in 2012, a slight drop-off from the 1,009,720 passenger arrivals the territory received in 2011, according to government data. Almost 70 percent of […]

Vaccinating Half of Haiti’s Population Could Stem Cholera Epidemic: Report

Above: cholera treatment in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff Achieving just 46 percent vaccination coverage in Haiti could contain transmission of cholera in the country, according to a new report from University of Florida researchers. Cholera, […]

Survey: Haiti’s Children Show “Substantial Progress” in Education, Health

Above: children receiving health care in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s children have seen significant progress in the areas of education, nutrition, health and sanitation since 2006, according to a United Nations survey. The […]

Haiti: UN Appoints Paul Farmer to Help Lead Anti-Cholera Efforts

Above: a cholera treatment centre in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has officially appointed Dr Paul Farmer to help “galvanize support” for anti-cholera efforts in Haiti. The move was first […]

UN Launches Plan to Eliminate Cholera in Haiti, Dominican Republic

Above: workers load supplies for distribution to cholera victims (FP/UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new United Nations initiative aims to eliminate cholera in Haiti and in the neighbouring Dominican Republic, the world body announced Tuesday. The […]

Haiti Sees Surge in Cholera Cases

Above: treatment for cholera in Haiti in 2010 (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has seen a surge in suspected cholera cases since Hurricane Sandy, according to the United Nations International Organization for Migration. The number of […]

Op-Ed: What Role Did the Environment Play in Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic?

By Renaud Piarroux Op-Ed Contributor On Oct. 21, 2010, a cholera epidemic began in Haiti, an area which had never been struck by this terrible disease. Two years later, more than 600,000 new cases have been recorded and more than […]

IMF: Weak Demand, Banana Crop Hold Back Dominica’s Economic Recovery

Above: Dominica By the Caribbean Journal staff While Dominica’s authorities’ public investment has helped the country withstand a challenging economic environment, weak demand and the outbreak of the Black Sigatoka banana disease will “continue to hold back” a recovery, according […]

Op-Ed: Cholera in Haiti

By Irwin Stotzky Op-Ed Contributor The earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, more than nineteen months ago, left a huge trail of destruction. Approximately 350,000 people died, 500,000 were injured, almost half of them children, an estimated two […]

Cuba and Norway Sign Cooperation Agreement on Health Care in Haiti

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Cuba and Norway have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at implementing Norwegian aid donations to Haiti, according to the Norwegian Embassy in Havana. The agreement was signed last week by […]

Haiti’s Cholera May Have Come from Two Different Strains: Report

Above: cholera treatment in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By Alexander Britell Haiti’s deadly cholera epidemic may have come from more than one strain, according to a report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United […]

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 […]

In Haiti’s Tabarre Issa, Finding Out the Truth about Ecological Toilets

Above: Septic systems dug by residents at Tabarre Issa (Photo: Fritznelson Fortune) By Lafontaine Orvild TABARRE, HAITI — COMPLETE WITH GALLERY AND GARDEN, 534 wood and plasterboard houses dot a gravel plot of former sugarcane fields northwest of Haiti’s capital. […]

Congressman Alcee Hastings Talks Haiti

Above: US Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) By Alexander Britell IN DECEMBER, UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN Alcee Hastings, the Representative for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, re-introduced legislation calling for President Barack Obama to convene a White House Conference on Haiti in the […]

A New Dawn for Haiti Tourism?

Above: Cayes-Jacmel (Photo: HTO) By Maura R. O’Connor CJ Contributor When Dominican business entrepreneur Frank Ranieri wanted to get involved in tourism in the 1970s, he crossed the border into Haiti to see how it was done. “[Haiti’s tourism] was […]

CARICOM Begins Cholera Response Project in Haiti’s Cite Soleil

Above: patients with cholera wait for treatment (UN Photo/Sophia Paris) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community has begun a project to improve sanitation infrastructure and sensitize residents of Haiti’s Cite Soleil community in the practice of safe personal […]

Durandis: Haiti’s Aid-Industrial Complex

Above: a home in Leogane By Ilio Durandis Even before the disastrous earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, the country suffered immensely from the symptoms of its Aid Industrial Complex (AIC). The term Republic of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) […]

UN: Haiti Refugees Extremely Vulnerable

Above: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos on her visit to Haiti this week (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The estimated 600,000 people still in camps after last year’s earthquake in Haiti are “extremely vulnerable,” UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie […]

Interview with Clinton Bush Haiti Fund CEO Gary Edson

Above: Employees at an atelier in Port-au-Prince (Photo: CBHF) By Alexander Britell Soon after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush, at the behest of President Barack Obama, founded a fund aimed at […]

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