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Best Western Premier Haiti Opens Doors in Petion-Ville

Above: the lobby and bar at the Best Western Premier Haiti (Photo: Aimbridge Hospitality) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Best Western Premier has opened its doors to guests in the Port-au-Prince neighbourhood of Petion-Ville. The hotel, which will officially […]

Haiti: UN Initiative Addressing Migration From Northwestern Coast

Above: Haiti’s northwest coast (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nation’s International Organization for Migration has received $100,000 from the United States Department of State for a programme that discourages “dangerous irregular migration” from Haiti’s northwestern coast. […]

Haiti’s Martelly Names New Director General for Industrial Parks

Above: the Caracol Industrial Parks By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has named businessman Bernard Schettini as the new director general of Haiti’s National Society of Industrial Parks, the National Palace announced in a statement Tuesday. That […]

Durandis: Crunching the Numbers on Haiti’s National Education Fund

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor WHAT IS likely one of the most important tariffs on any sector in the Haitian society was imposed on the Haitian Diaspora shortly after the inauguration of Haiti President Michel Martelly in May 2011. The […]

Clinton Foundation, Virgin Unite, Yunus Launch “Haiti Forest” Initiative

Above: new seedlings being planted in Haiti last year (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Clinton Foundation, Virgin Unite and Yunus Social Business have announced the launch of “Haiti Forest,” a new initiative aimed at solving social […]

Transforming Haiti, in C Major

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — “The impact is not only having a good orchestra — this is the least you can do. The big impact is changing minds.” It could be an arpeggio, a chord, or […]

IFC Names Haiti Native as VP for Latin America and the Caribbean

Above: the IFC’s headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has named Haiti native Jean Philippe Prosper its new vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean. Prosper, whose portfolio will also […]

Haiti and Bahamas Discuss Trade, Citizenship in Freeport

Above: Haiti Ambassador to the Bahamas Antonio Rodrigue and Minister for Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ambassador to the Bahamas Antonio Rodrigue arrived in Grand Bahama for a visit Friday, citing the […]

Haiti Tourism Minister Heads to Mexico

Above: Stephanie Villedrouin (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin is holding talks on tourism development Wednesday in Mexico City. It is Villedrouin’s second official visit to Mexico, following agreements signed between Mexico and […]

Haiti Prime Minister Wins Defamation Case Against US Web Site

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has won a court judgment in his defamation case against US-based Web site “Haiti Observateur,” according to federal court records. The […]

Haiti Carnival Begins in Cap-Haitien

Above: Cap-Haitien (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti officially began its carnival Sunday in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. The carnival follows last year’s national fete, which was held in the city of Les Cayes. Cap-Haitien recently […]

IFC to Help Provide Disaster Insurance for Micro-Entrepreneurs in Haiti

Above: flooding after Sandy (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, is partnering with donors on a programme to help provide disaster insurance for micro-entrepreneurs in Haiti. The […]

Haiti’s Lamothe Arrives in Davos for World Economic Forum

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe arrived in Davos, Switzerland Thursday to participate in the World Economic Forum. Lamothe will address one of the conference sessions under […]

EFM Hospitality’s John Murphy on Tobago, Haiti and Caribbean Tourism

Above: the Magdalena Grand Beach Resort By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — The Caribbean tourism sector is starting to rebound — with improved hotel occupancy and arrivals, despite increased competition from markets around the world. EFM Hospitality Solutions has been […]

Haiti Looking to Ease Registration Process for New Companies

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government says it is continuing its efforts to smooth the process of registration for new companies in the country. On Tuesday, Haiti Prime Minister Laurent […]

Haiti “Vehemently Protests” New US, Canada Travel Warnings

Above: Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government said it “vehemently protests” the recent decision by the United States State Department to issue a new travel warning for the country, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe’s office announced in a statement […]

Haiti Readies for 2013 Tourism Push

Above: Jacmel (Photo: MT Haiti) By Alexander Britell Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin has unveiled a series of priority projects on which her ministry plans to work in 2013. Highlighting the list are potential agreements with Delta, Air France and […]

Spending Spring Break in Haiti

Above: the Wahoo Bay Beach resort in Haiti By Alexander Britell It’s one of the logical next steps as Haiti looks to reposition itself as a major Caribbean tourism destination: attracting spring breakers. A new partnership between US-based BrandHaiti and […]

MIF to Assume Responsibility for Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Portfolio

Above: operations at Project MediShare, which received grants from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (Photo: CBHF) By Alexander Britell The Multilateral Investment Fund will be assuming responsibility for the portfolio of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, which is scheduled to […]

Haiti: Digicel, Marriott Break Ground on Port-au-Prince Hotel Project

Above: a rendering of Marriott’s Haiti hotel project By Alexander Britell Marriott and Digicel broke ground on their new Haiti hotel project Wednesday morning. The 175-room hotel is a partnership between the hotel company and the telecom giant. “We saw […]

Antigua PM: “The Future of the Caribbean Depends on How Haiti Will Play Its Role”

Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer and Haiti Foreign Minister Pierre Richard Casimir (OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Dr Spencer’s visit to Haiti began with the signing of a series of Memoranda of […]

Haiti’s Martelly Receives New Ambassador from Chile

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Chilean Ambassador Raul Fernandez Daza (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has received the credentials of incoming Chilean Ambassador Raul Fernandez Daza. Daza, the former Consul General of […]

Trade Increasing Between Haiti, Vietnam

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in Hanoi with PM Nguyen Tan Dung (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Vietnam are continuing to increase bilateral trade, following record levels in 2011, according to the government of […]

Durandis: Rethinking Education in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR MANY HAITIAN STUDENTS, the day starts before sunrise and ends well past sunset. In Haiti, the road to education is not only hard — at times inaccessible — but, plainly put, the end often […]

Bringing Haiti’s Coffee to Market

Above: a Cocano office in La Croix, Haiti (Photo: Cafe Cocano) By Alexander Britell While Jamaica’s Blue Mountain coffee has grown in international prominence in recent years, Haiti is actually one of the region’s oldest coffee-producing countries. The difficulty has […]

Michel Martelly, in Miami, Vows to “Change the Way Haiti is Perceived”

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly in North Miami Beach (CJ Photo)   By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Haiti President Michel Martelly traveled to South Florida Monday for a meeting with the country’s Diaspora community, offering a defence of the first […]

Haiti Receives $17.5 Million Grant to Promote Investment, Exports

Above: an atelier in Haiti (Photo: Clinton Bush Haiti Fund) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $17.5 million grant to promote investment and development in Haiti, the Bank announced. The grant aims to strengthen […]

Interview with Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (UN Photo/ J Carrier)   By Alexander Britell Haiti is trying to move the process of reconstruction into a higher gear. While the country’s GDP has been growing at a strong pace, natural disasters […]

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