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John Kerry, Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Hold Talks
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and US Secretary of State John Kerry (Photo: US Department of State) By the caribbean Journal staff United States Secretary of State John Kerry met with Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in Washington this […]
Haiti PM Visits Washington
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is visiting Washington, DC this week. The purpose of the Prime Minister’s visit is to urge donors to mobilize funds toward […]
UNESCO: Haiti Shipwreck Not Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria
Above: a survey of the site (Photo: UNESCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff While their initial discovery received global attention, the remains of a shipwreck off the coast of Haiti do not belong to Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria ship, according to […]
Former Haitian Dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier Dies at 63
Above: Jean-Claude Duvalier By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has died at the age of 63. Duvalier ruled Haiti with an iron fist for 15 years following the 14-year dictatorship of his father, Francois […]
American Airlines Officially Begins Flights to Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Above: the American Airlines flight landing in Cap-Haitien By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines has officially begun its first-ever service to Cap-Haitien, Haiti. The carrier’s first daily flight touched down in Cap-Haitien on Thursday morning, with Haiti President Michel […]
A Haitian Hockey Star?
Above: Anthony Duclair By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s just been a few weeks of preseason, but the New York Rangers may have a future star on their hands: Anthony Duclair. The 5’11” Canadian winger has the speed, skill and […]
First Ladies of Haiti, Dominican Republic Meet in New York
Above: the First Ladies’ meeting in New York (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The First Ladies of both Haiti and the Dominican Republic held a meeting this week in New York in the context of the United Nations […]
The Battle for Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Maybe it is true that no one will ever fully understand Haiti. From being the very first nation of the modern era to abolish slavery out of a bloody revolution to being the least prosperous […]
Haiti Eyes Another Island For New Development Projects
Above: Haiti’s Prime Minister (above) in Gonave (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s development plans are expanding to another new island. As the country has looked to develop tourism projects on the island of Ile a Vache […]
Haiti: UN Warns of “Institutional Vacuum” Without Elections Soon
Above: UN Special Representative Sandra Honore (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is continuing its call for Haiti to hold long-delayed elections before the end of the year. Speaking to the Security Council this week, […]
IMF Announces Extension of Haiti’s Extended Credit Facility
Above: the IMF’s headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved the extension of its agreement with Haiti under an Extended Credit Facility. The agreement was extended to Dec. 28, and was taken without […]
Haiti Opens Tourism Promotion Office in Dominican Republic
Above: Dominican and Haitian officials at the opening event in Santo Domingo (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff While attracting visitors from the United States and Canada will be crucial for Haiti’s tourism hopes, the country is also […]
Turks and Caicos Intercepts Sloop Carrying 82 Migrants From Haiti
Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos authorities intercepted a sloop carrying 82 illegal migrants from Haiti, the government announced Monday. The vessel was captured following a report from the government’s coastal radar […]
Haiti Planning to Develop 1,000 Hotel Rooms on Ile a Vache
Above: Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s recently-revived tourism push has a major focus: developing the island of Ile a Vache. The government said this week that it’s projects on the island had already launched, with plans […]
OAS Urges Haiti to Hold Elections
Above: the OAS Permanent Council in session (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States’ Permanent Council has adopted a declaration urging Haiti’s government to hold long-delayed legislative and municipal elections by the end […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic Private Sectors Look to Deepen Ties
Above: Juan Dolio By the Caribbean Journal staff The private sectors of Haiti and the Dominican Republic are working to promote greater cooperation. Dominican Business leaders participating in the Quisqueya Business Initiative recently met with Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina […]
The Conservation Opportunity in Haiti
Above: a biodiversity project in Ile a Vache, Haiti (Photo: Tim Calver for The Nature Conservancy) By Maxene Atis CJ Contributor HAITI is a crossroad where conservation, health, and livelihoods meet. There is no other place in the Caribbean where conservation […]
Haiti’s Karibe Hotel Expanding
Above: expansion work at the Karibe Hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Karibe Hotel in Petion-Ville is currently undergoing an expansion project. The hotel is Haiti’s leading business hotel, located in the Petion-Ville suburb of Port-au-Prince. The Karibe is […]
Raoul Peck’s Newest Film, “Murder in Pacot,” Is a Mystery Set in Haiti
Above: Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin in Murder in Pacot By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck’s latest work is a murder mystery set in Port-au-Prince. The film, Murder in Pacot, is a joint Haitan, French and Norwegian production, examining […]
Haiti Names New Permanent Representative to OAS
Above: Haiti’s new Permanent Representative to the OAS, Bocchit Edmond presents his credentials (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has appointed its new Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States. New envoy Bocchit Edmond presented […]
Haiti Launches Rehabilitation Project at Sans-Souci Palace
Above: the Sans-Souci Palace By the Caribbean Journal One of the Caribbean’s most famous historical sites is getting a boost. Haiti’s government announced that it had begun a project to rehabilitate the Sans-Souci Palace near the town of Milot in […]
Caribbean, Latin American Culture Ministers Begin Summit in Haiti
Above: Port-au-Prince (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ministers of Culture from across the Latin America and Caribbean region have begun a major conference in Port-au-Prince. The sixth Inter-American Meeting of Minister of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities […]
Haiti Prime Minister Visits Colombia
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in Colombia (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe departed the country Wednesday for an official visit to Colombia. The purpose of Lamothe’s visit was to attend the […]
Carnival to Develop $70 Million Cruise Port Project in Haiti
Above: a Carnival cruise ship By Alexander Britell MIAMI — The Caribbean’s newest port project is coming to Haiti. In a statement provided to Caribbean Journal, Carnival Corporation announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a […]
Haiti: Cruise Arrivals Rising in 2014
Above: Labadee, Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff As Haiti sees growth in stopover visits, the country is also showing strong improvement in the cruise sector. Haiti tallied 368,942 cruise passenger arrivals in the first half of 2014, according to […]
Haiti, Bahamas Sign Three Agreements
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with Bahamian officials in Nassau (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Bahamas have signed three new wide-ranging bilateral agreements, the two sides announced this week. The agreements were signed during […]
Haiti Continues Growth in Tourist Arrivals
Above: the Abaka Bay Resort in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s renewed focus on tourism seems to be paying off so far in 2014. After a 2013 that saw a 20.2 percent improvement in arrivals compared to the […]
Trinidad, Haiti Sign Energy Pact
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation. The MoU provides for “cooperative initiatives in energy, energy security […]
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