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St Kitts and Nevis Pledges Aid to Dominica

Usain Bolt Makes Pitch for Dominica Aid

Caribbean superstar urges donations By the Caribbean Journal staff Fresh off three gold medals in Beijing, Jamaican sprinting superstar Usain Bolt has taken time out to pitch in for Dominica. Bolt released a video through the Prime Minister’s office urging …

Eastern Caribbean Mobilizes to Support Dominica

Region comes together to help Dominica By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States is mobilizing regional and international support to find ways to help Dominica, which was devastated by Tropical Storm Erika last week. The OECS …

Japan Is Giving St Vincent and the Grenadines $2 Million in Aid

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Japan is giving $2 million in aid funding to the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines, the country’s government announced this week. The funding comes as the result of …

Martinique’s Serge Letchimy Leads Delegation to St Lucia

Above: Letchimy in St Lucia (Photo: Region Martinique) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serge Letchimy, the president of Martinique’s Regional Council, led a delegation St Lucia this week as part of continued relief efforts to the Eastern Caribbean island. St …

UN Urges More Aid For Haiti

Above: Haiti (CJ photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging the international community to “increase its aid” to Haiti, he said in a message released Friday. Ban, who released the statement ahead of …

From Martinique to Trinidad, Caribbean Mobilizes Aid For Flood-Impacted Islands

Above: gathering supplies in Martinique (Photo: Region Martinique) By the Caribbean Journal staff As St Lucia, St Vincent and Dominica work to recover from last week’s devastating floods, their neighbours around the Caribbean are mobilizing support. Martinique began large-scale collection …

US Congressman: Results of Aid to Haiti “Aren’t Impressive”

Above: Congressman Ed Royce By the Caribbean Journal staff Despite hundreds of millions of dollars appropriated for Haiti, the results of United States aid to the country “aren’t impressive,” according to US Congressman Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign …

“Aid For Trade” Launches in Haiti

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean officially launched its CARICOM “Regional Aid for Trade” strategy at a ceremony in Haiti on Tuesday. Aid for Trade, a partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank and …

Haiti’s Martelly to Launch Caribbean “Regional Aid For Trade” Strategy

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President and CARICOM Chairman Michel Martelly will launch the Caribbean Regional Aid for Trade Strategy in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. The “Aid For Trade” strategy involves the …

Japan Mulls Increased Caribbean Aid

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Japan’s government and its Japan International Cooperation Agency is reportedly considering increasing its foreign aid to the region. Japanese officials recently met with Caribbean fisheries ministers in St Lucia to discuss …

Montserrat to Receive $26M in UK Aid

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat will be receiving $26.04 million USD in budget aid from the United Kingdom’s Department For International Development. The government announced the funding following what it called “detailed discussions and negotiations” with Montserrat …

Venezuela’s Maduro Visits Cuba

Above: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (UN Photo/Lou Rouse) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visited Cuba this weekend for the first time since winning the country’s hotly-contested election earlier this month. Cuba had been by far the …

Haiti’s Laurent Lamothe Meets With Canada’s Julian Fantino

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff A little over three months since he announced that Canada would be reviewing its long-term strategy with Haiti, International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino chaired a meeting Friday with Haiti Prime …

Report Finds “Troubling” Lack of Transparency in US Aid to Haiti

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff There are “significant” problems in the way the United States delivers aid to Haiti, according to a report from the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research. The report, Breaking Open …

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird Concludes Visit to Haiti

Above: the talks in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada Foreign Minister John Baird and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Diane Ablonczy concluded a visit to Haiti on Monday. The purpose of the trip was …

Martinique’s Fishermen to Receive $2.7 Million in French Aid

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Fishermen in Martinique will soon be receiving $2.66 million (2 million Euros) in aid. The French department’s fishing sector has been hit hard of late by evidence of pollution of coastal …

Fantino: Canada Stands With Haiti

Above: Minister for International Cooperation Julian Fantino (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino issued a statement on the third anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti Friday, a week after the country announced …

Canada Freezing Aid to Haiti, Citing Lack of Progress

Above: Minister for International Cooperation Julian Fantino (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) By Alexander Britell Canada is freezing its international aid to Haiti, according to International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino. The news was first revealed by Fantino in an interview with French-language …