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From Haiti to Canada, International Flags Raised in Nevis
Above: the newly-raised national flags in downtown Charlestown’s waterfront area (Photo: NIA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Flags from across the international community have been raised in the port of Charlestown in Nevis, part of a beautification project in the […]
Haiti: A New Sports Complex in Jacmel
Above: the new sports complex in Jacmel (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s cultural capital, Jacmel, now has a new addition — a sporting complex. The new “Sporting Complex Jacmel” was inaugurated by Haiti President Michel Martelly on […]
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 […]
Haiti’s Michel Martelly, United States’ Barack Obama to Meet in Washington
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will meet next week with United States President Barack Obama in Washington, the United States government announced. It will be the first official […]
Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands Hold Talks on Migration Issues
Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Peter Beckingham and Minister of Border Control and Labour Ricardo Donhue Gardiner met Wednesday with the Consul General of Haiti to discuss the issue of […]
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 […]
Strong Start For Best Western in Haiti
Above: the Best Western Premier in Haiti By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — The new Best Western Premier in Haiti is off to strong start since launching in April 2013, according to Tom Osborn, Best Western’s regional director for Best […]
“We Want the World to See Haiti As a Success Story”
Above: an earthquake memorial in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By Alexander Britell On Sunday, Haiti marked the fourth anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake that devastated the country, with solemn memorial services and deep reflection. Now, four years later, much […]
OAS: “Concrete Results” in Haiti
Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Progress in Haiti since the devastating 2010 earthquake is “concrete” and “inspiring,” Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said in a statement on […]
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. […]
Turks and Caicos Premier Urges Haiti to Take Action on Illegal Migration
Above: Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing By the Caribbean Journal staff In the wake of the Christmas accident that led to the deaths of 17 Haitian migrants in the Turks and Caicos, TCI Premier Dr Rufus Ewing is […]
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 to Receive $40.5 Million Grant For Caracol Industrial Park
Above: the Caracol Industrial Park in Haiti (IDB Photo/Patricio Zambrano-Barragán) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will soon receive a $40.5 million grant to help expand the country’s Caracol Industrial Park, following approval by the Inter-American Development Bank. The IDB […]
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 Graduates 1,000 New Police Officers
Above: the graduation ceremony (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has 1,058 new police officers in the country, following the latest graduation ceremony this week at the Haitian National Police’s Police Academy. The new promotion is the […]
“Nelson Mandela Avenue” in Haiti
Above: Nelson Mandela By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government is renaming the Route du Canape Vert thoroughfare for the late former South African President Nelson Mandela, the government announced on Monday. The decision was issued by a decree from […]
US Government: “Deep Concern” Over Dominican Republic Citizenship Ruling
Above: the Harry S Truman building By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Department of State has conveyed its “deep concern” to the government of the Dominican Republic over the latter’s controversial citizenship ruling, according to Marie Harf, deputy […]
Seaborne Airlines Relocating to Puerto Rico; Government Taking Equity Stake
Above: a Seaborne plane By Alexander Britell MIAMI — St Croix-based regional airline Seaborne Airlines has reached a deal with the government of Puerto Rico to relocate its headquarters to San Juan. Under the deal, the government of Puerto Rico […]
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 […]
JetBlue Launches Service to Haiti
Above: a JetBlue plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Air carrier JetBlue launched its first-ever flights to Haiti on Thursday. The New York City-based carrier is operating three daily flights to Port-au-Prince, with one out of New York’s John F […]
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 […]
Should Haiti Host the World Cup?
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor IMAGINE the tiny country of Haiti as host to one of the world’s biggest events: the World Cup. For now, it may all seem like fiction; however, if Haiti wants to be an emerging country […]
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. […]
Dominican Republic Pulls Out of Planned Meeting With Haiti on Citizenship Ruling
Above: the Presidential Palace in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s government will not be attending a meeting planned with the government of Haiti in Venezuela to discuss the country’s controversial citizenship ruling. The country […]
Madonna Visits Haiti
Above: Madonna in Ile a Vache with Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin By the Caribbean Journal staff Singer Madonna is on a visit to Haiti this week, at the invitation of Haiti Goodwill Ambassador and Actor Sean Penn. (Penn and […]
Haiti’s Martelly Visits Trinidad
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly headed Trinidad and Tobago on Monday to participate in high-level CARICOM talks covering the recent Constitutional Court decision in the Dominican Republic. The […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic Hold Talks in Caracas on Citizenship Ruling
Above: the meeting in Caracas (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Dominican Republic have begun talks on the controversial citizenship ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court regarding Dominicans of Haitian descent. Haiti Foreign Minister Pierre […]
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