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In Miami’s Little Haiti, a Home for the NBA
Above: the opening of the NBA Cares Learn & Play Center at the Little Haiti Cultural Center By the Caribbean Journal staff The Miami Heat have found a home in Little Haiti. Despite taking a tough 111-92 loss to the […]
OAS Electoral Observation Mission Arrives in Antigua and Barbuda
Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff An Organization of American States Electoral Observation Mission arrived in St John’s, Antigua on Monday ahead of the country’s national elections on Thursday. The delegation, which was led by Chief of […]
IMF: Haiti on Track For 3 to 4 Percent GDP Growth in 2014
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Preliminary data suggests that economic activity in Haiti has advanced in line with projections, the International Monetary Fund said this week following its staff visit to the country. Data from the […]
At Haiti’s National Museum, Finding a Bond With Louisiana
Above: United States Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White at the new exhibit By the Caribbean Journal staff A new exhibition at Haiti’s Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien (MUPANAH) explores the relationship between the US state of Louisiana and Haiti. The […]
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 […]
Haiti: MINUSTAH Chief, OAS Secretary General Hold Talks
Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandra Honore, the head of the UN’s MINUSTAH peacekeeping force in Haiti, held talks this week with Organization of American States […]
Haiti-Dominican Republic Talks Postponed Until April
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and Dominican Republic Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff High-level bilateral talks between the Dominican Republic and Haiti originally scheduled for Thursday have been postponed until April […]
Haiti: New Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Compensation From UN For Cholera
Above: the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new lawsuit filed Tuesday in Federal court in Brooklyn seeks compensation from the United Nations for its alleged role in bringing cholera to […]
United States Government: UN “Absolutely Immune” in Haiti Cholera Suit
Above: United Nations headquarters in New York (Photo: UN) By Alexander Britell All of the defendants in the Haiti cholera lawsuit are “immune from legal process and suit,” US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara wrote […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic to Resume Talks This Month in Jacmel
Above: Dominican Republic Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Dominican Republic will be resuming their bilateral negotiations this month in the Haitian city of Jacmel. The talks, which will take […]
Haiti: UN Hails Court’s Decision to Open New Investigations into Duvalier
Above: Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is “hailing” the decision this week by a Haitian court to open new investigations into former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude […]
Dominican Republic Approves Preservation Plan For Los Haitises Park
Above: Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic has adopted a new plan to rescue and preserve the ecosystem of the country’s Los Haitises National Park. The plan was approved following […]
Miami’s Haitian Heritage Museum Celebrating 10th Anniversary
Above: the Haitian Heritage Museum in Miami (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Miami’s Haitian Heritage Museum, the only museum dedicated to Haitian art and culture outside of Haiti, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its founding. The museum, […]
Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Courts Investment in Davos
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in Davos with former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe visited Davos, Switzerland this week for the World Economic Forum. Lamothe’s office […]
Can Haiti Close Its Tent Camps By 2015?
Above: a tent camp in Haiti following the earthquake(UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Can Haiti close its tent camps by next year? The International Organization for Migration says it’s possible. The number of people in Haiti displaced by […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic Hold High-Level Talks in Ouanaminthe
Above: Dominican Republic Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo and Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Dominican Republic held high-level bilateral talks in the northeastern Haitian city of Ouanaminthe on Tuesday. […]
Haiti’s Lamothe to Lead Commission For Talks With Dominican Republic
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe will lead a five-member commission for high-level talks with the Dominican Republic that begin Tuesday, the government announced. The two countries are set to […]
Durandis: On Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Citizenship
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC share the island of Hispaniola. The western third is mostly inhabited by black people of African roots, while the eastern two-thirds is predominantly inhabited by Hispanics with people of a […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic to Hold Talks in Ouanaminthe Next Week
Above: the National Palace in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s government has appointed a commission to participate in talks with Haiti next week, it announced Thursday. The talks were agreed upon at a meeting […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic Presidents Talk Citizenship Issue in Caracas
Above: the PetroCaribe-ALBA Summit in Caracas (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff As tensions over a citizenship ruling continue between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the two countries took time to hold talks on Monday evening in the context […]
Dominican Republic’s Medina Meets With European Commission President
Above: the meeting in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina held talks Friday with Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission. Both are currently in Panama for the Summit of Heads of State and […]
Guadeloupe Tourism Officials Visit Haiti
Above: Guadeloupe officials in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Guadeloupe and Haiti join forces in tourism? A delegation from the French department led by Hilaire Brudey, president of the Guadeloupe Tourism Commission, visited Haiti last week for a […]
United Nations Urges Dominican Republic to “Rapidly Restore Nationality”
Above: a protest in Santo Domingo (UN Photo/J Tanner) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is urging the government of the Dominican Republic to “rapidly restore the nationality” of those impacted by the country’s […]
IMF: Haiti GDP Grew By 4 Percent in 2013
Above: Port-au-Prince By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s gross domestic product grew by around 4 percent in the 2013 fiscal year, according to preliminary data from the International Monetary Fund. That number was better than had recently been projected. In […]
Dominican Republic, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hold Talks
Above: the meeting at the National Palace (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from the Dominican Republic and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights met Monday at the National Palace in Santo Domingo. The meeting covered the recent […]
UN Expresses Concern at Migrant Boat Tragedy in Bahamas
Above: migrants at sea (Photo: UNHRC/A Di Loreto) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is expressing concern at the recent incident in which a boat of migrants from Haiti capsized in the Bahamas. That […]
Dominican Republic Recalls Ambassador to Haiti
Above: Dominican Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols and Haiti Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Fritz Cineas (Photo: OPDR) By Alexander Britell The Dominican Republic has recalled its Ambassador to Haiti, Ruben Silie, for “consultation,” the government announced Wednesday night. […]
Haiti: UN Expresses “Concern” Over Violence in Cite Soleil
Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Jesus Serrano Redondo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandra Honore, the head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, issued a statement this week expressing concern over recent incidents of violence in the […]
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