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Haiti Set for Jazz Festival

Above: last year’s festival By the Caribbean Journal staff The ninth edition of the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival begins Saturday in Haiti’s capital. The weeklong festival includes artists from Haiti, the wider Caribbean and the world, including legendary Haitian group […]

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Haiti Says Deal Reached to Pave Way for New Elections

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s long-delayed legislative and municipal elections could be back on track. The office of Haiti President Michel Martelly issued a statement on Monday announcing an agreement reached between the opposition […]

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Haitian Leaders Reach Agreement Aimed at Averting Political Crisis

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s political leaders have reached a tentative agreement aimed at averting a political crisis in the country. It comes after the nomination of Evans Paul as the country’s new Prime […]

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The Caribbean's 25 Most Interesting People For 2014

WHO WERE the Caribbean’s newsmakers this year? Who were the people within the Caribbean doing interesting things, or the people from the Caribbean doing great work around the world? Who were the people in the Caribbean conversation? Our Most Interesting […]


Haiti’s Martelly Nominates Evans Paul as New Prime Minister

Above: Prime Minister-designate Evans Paul By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has nominated politician Evans Paul as the country’s next Prime Minister. Paul has been tapped to succeed former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe following the latter’s resignation […]


New All-Inclusive Resort Opens in the US Virgin Islands

Above: the Dreams Sugar Bay St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff AMResorts has opened its first hotel in the US Virgin Islands. The company has announced the debut of Dreams Sugar Bay St Thomas, the Caribbean’s newest all-inclusive resort. […]

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UN “Welcomes” New Haiti PM

Above: Interim Haitian Prime Minister Florence Guillaume with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon earlier this year (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The UN has “welcomed” the appointment of new interim Haitian Prime Minister Florence Guillaume, it said […]


Haiti Names Interim Prime Minister

Above: Haiti’s new Interim Prime Minister, Florence Guillaume By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has named Florence Duperval Guillaume the country’s new Prime Minister. Guillaume has been appointed on an interim basis to replace former Prime Minister […]


Haiti Reporting 21 Percent Jump in Tourist Arrivals in 2014

Above: Ile a Vache in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is reporting a 21.1 percent increase in tourist arrivals in 2014, according to third-quarter numbers reported by the country’s Ministry of Tourism. Haiti welcomed 362,890 stayover arrivals in […]

Haiti's Current Crisis

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor AFTER THE earthquake in Haiti in 2010, former US president Bill Clinton championed the term “build back better” to emphasize that the post-earthquake Haiti should be better than the one that Haitians experienced before. Haiti […]


Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Resigns From Office

Above: Laurent Lamothe By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigned from office on Saturday night, announcing the move in a televised address. The announcement came after Lamothe was effectively forced out of office following the recommendation of a […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Sea in Ile a Vache, Haiti

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Fernand Sajous, who took this beautiful snapshot of a local fisherman in front of the Abaka Bay Resort on the island of Ile a Vache in Haiti. Do you have a great photo of […]


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