Sunset at Shirley Heights still stops people mid-conversation. Music drifts up the hill, the harbor below fills with sailboats catching the last light, and for a moment everyone is facing the same direction. Days in Antigua tend to start more quietly — long beach hours in Jolly Harbour, water flat and blue, the kind of […]
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and US Education Secretary Arne Duncan By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly met with US Education Secretary Arne Duncan this week during the latter’s visit to Haiti. The US-Haiti education talks included United States Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White, Haiti Education Minister Pierre Winnower and USAID Representative […]
By Alexander Britell At the national level, Haiti’s athletics continue to grow. Haiti’s football is on the rise. Les Grenadiers recently rose to 39th on the FIFA world rankings following a strong showing in the Caribbean Cup. A new, 12,000-seat football stadium is also planned near Port-au-Prince. And Haiti had a strong showing at the […]
By Alexander Britell After an extremely difficult childhood growing up in Castries, St Lucia, Arnold Henry became the first St Lucian to receive a Division 1 Men’s College Basketball scholarship in the United States as a freshman at the University of Vermont. Since finishing college in 2009, Henry has worked to inspire others to overcome […]
