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More Solar Lights on the Way in St Kitts
Above: a Taiwan-funded solar lighting project in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis will be unveiling the next phase of solar lights in the country on the island’s main road between Sandy Point […]
Haiti Launches Humanitarian Action Plan
Above: flooding during Hurricane Sandy (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government and the country’s international humanitarian partners have launched the Humanitarian Action Plan for 2013, which seeks to meet critical humanitarian needs for the country. The […]
Study: Food Security Situation in Haiti “Looks Bleak”
Above: small children are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity (WFP Photo/Elio Rujano) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s food security situation continues to deteriorate in the wake of a pair of intense storms this year, according to a study by […]
Haiti, Japan Talk Food Security
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Hideaki Domichi, vice president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Japan are eyeing increased cooperation in areas like the environment and food security, following talks in Tokyo […]
Haiti’s Martelly Meets With Non-Resident Ambassadors in Havana
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly at a meeting in Cuba (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly met with a group of non-resident Ambassadors to Haiti during his trip to Havana this week. Martelly reportedly […]
Nigel Spence: Making the Trip to Jamaica’s Hellshire Beach
Above: Hellshire Beach By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Firstly, I want to send love and good vibes to my fellow New Yorkers and all those who suffered greatly especially in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and […]
Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe Holds Talks With Japanese Ambassador
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (left) in talks with Japan’s Ambassador to Haiti, Kenji Kuratomi (right) (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Thursday with Kenji Kuratomi, Japan’s Ambassador to Haiti, to […]
Haiti, FAO Talk in Rome
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva (centre) (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly’s Rome trip included a meeting with Jose Graziano da Silva, the director general of […]
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 […]
UN: Without Adequate Help, 1.5 Million in Haiti at Risk of Food Insecurity in 2013
Above: small children are most vulnerable to the residual impact of Hurricane Sandy (World Food Programme Photo/Elio Rujano) By the Caribbean Journal staff More than 1.5 million people in Haiti could be at risk of food insecurity in 2013 if […]
Haiti: IDB Planning $17.5 Million Grant for Road, Bridge Reconstruction
Above: flooding in Haiti (MINUSTAH Photo: Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank expects to approve a $17.5 million grant to help Haiti’s government finance the reconstruction of roads and bridges destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. The […]
Haiti: Heavy Rains Lead to 11 Deaths
Above: flooding in Haiti during Sandy (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Heavy rains and flooding at the end of the week in Haiti led to the deaths of at least 11 people near Cap-Haitien, according to Haiti’s Office of […]
Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Meet With World Bank President Jim Yong Kim
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly received World Bank President Jim Yong Kim in Port-au-Prince Tuesday during the latter’s two-day visit to […]
Haiti’s Government Launches Appeal for Emergency Humanitarian Aid
Above: flooding during Hurricane Sandy (Photo: Pwoteksyon Sivil) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government is launching an appeal for emergency humanitarian aid to the country to help deliver relief to the almost 2 million people in the country affected […]
Haiti: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to Begin Two-Day Visit
Above: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim By the Caribbean Journal staff World bank President will begin a two-day visit to Haiti Tuesday, his first visit to the Latin American and Caribbean region since he took office at the beginning […]
Haiti Declares One-Month State of Emergency Due to Impact of Hurricane
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe distributing aid kits last week (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has declared a one-month-long national state of emergency following continued damage to the country from Hurricane Sandy last week. The […]
Rum Journal: A Refreshing Cocktail from Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara
There’s nothing pleasant about “sand in your shorts” unless Marina Perez is mixing up a cocktail of the same name at Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts. Originally created upon the request of an exceptionally sandy guest, fresh off of […]
Bahamas Signs Contract on Road Works Projects in San Salvador, Inagua
Above: a road in Inagua (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has signed a pair of contracts for roads projects on the islands of San Salvador and Inagua. In San Salvador, the government signed a $587,523 contract […]
Trinidad: $236 Million in Drugs Seized, 7,269 Arrests during State of Emergency
Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy addressing a press conference during the emergency. Others, from left: Chief of Defence Staff Brigader Kenrick Maharaj; Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Commissioner of Police Dr Dwayne Gibbs (Photo: TGISL) By the […]
Trinidad: 1,143 Arrests during Emergency
Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy addressing apress conference last week. Others, from left: Chief of Defence Staff Brigader Kenrick Maharaj; Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Commissioner of Police Dr Dwayne Gibbs (Photo: GISL Trinidad) By the Caribbean […]
Broad Emergency Powers in Trinidad
Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy with TTDF forces earlier this year (Photo: TIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s limited State of Emergency, declared Sunday night after 11 murders in one day in the country, includes several […]
Trinidad, OAS Sign Security Agreements
Above: Trinidad Minister of National Security John Sandy at Chaguaramas in February (Photo: TIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Trinidad signed two cooperation agreements yesterday with the Organization of American States to strengthen information on public security […]
Editorial: Looking to Latin America
Brazilian air carrier TAM A Caribbean Journal editorial The shortest distance between Trinidad and Venezuela, at the Paria peninsula, is just seven miles. But as the World Bank’s most recent Global Economic Prospects report showed this week, the economic distance […]
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