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Sandals’ All-Inclusive Dunn’s River Resort Just Reopened, Beginning Jamaica’s Tourism Comeback

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This short film is a quick look into the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River, shot on location this weekend. Ocho Rios has a new electricity this week, the kind that signals a turning point for the island of Jamaica. After weeks of preparation and tight coordination across communities and tourism partners, the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River has officially […]

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Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to Wind Down

Above: Bill Clinton in Haiti (Photo: Clinton Foundation) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is no longer accepting donations or new project proposals, and will wind down operations on Dec. 31, the fund announced Friday. The fund said it would continue to put the $54.4 million it had already raised to […]

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Haiti Insurance Company Receives $2 Million in New Investments

Above: a farming project in Haiti, which is reportedly seeing increased interest in insurance (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Alternative Insurance Company has received $2 million in new investments, according to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The funding comes from a pair of $1 million equity investments from the Clinton Bush […]

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President Bill Clinton Announces New Funding for Haiti's Hospital Bernard Mevs

Above: former US President Bill Clinton on a recent trip to Haiti (Photo: Clinton Foundation) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former United States President Bill Clinton has announced a new grant to support the Hospital Bernard Mevs in Haiti. The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund grant, which totals $442,100, will help US-based non-profit Project Medishare and […]


Haiti Insurance Company Receives $2 Million in New Investments

Above: the Oasis Hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff With hotel development on the rise in Haiti, the country will now see its hotel school revived, thanks to a grant from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The fund announced a $264,000 grant to the Oasis Foundation to revive the l’Ecole Hoteliere Haitienne (the Haiti Hotel […]

Interview with Clinton Bush Haiti Fund CEO Gary Edson

Above: Employees at an atelier in Port-au-Prince (Photo: CBHF) By Alexander Britell Soon after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush, at the behest of President Barack Obama, founded a fund aimed at bringing Haiti out of the crisis, largely through economic growth. More than a year and […]

Op-Ed: Haiti's Development Paradigm

Above: Haiti’s Citadelle Laferrière (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Eric Martin Op-Ed Contributor I read with interest several recent articles in the Caribbean Journal that provide a mix of commentaries on development in Haiti. I apologize in advance should I misrepresent any of this work – this is not my intention. I value the opinions of […]

Clinton Bush Grant for Haiti Microfinance

(Photo: Clinton Bush Haiti Fund) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund has granted $850,000 to Fonds Haitien d’Aide a la Femme, a microfinance institution created and led by women. The grant will help hire and train Haitians for director positions, as well as update its lender technology system. “By reaching out […]