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Jose Andres Continues Haiti Project

Above: Jose Andres in Haiti with Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff World-renowned Spanish Chef Jose Andres is continuing his series of video features about the gastronomy of Haiti. Andres, who was in Haiti […]

Haiti to Receive $50 Million Grant for Clean Water, Sanitation Projects

Above: a cholera treatment centre in Haiti after the earthquake in 2010 (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is slated to receive a $50 million grant from the International Development Association, following approval from the World Bank’s Board […]

Haiti Eyes Another Island For New Development Projects

Above: Haiti’s Prime Minister (above) in Gonave (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s development plans are expanding to another new island. As the country has looked to develop tourism projects on the island of Ile a Vache […]

Haiti Launches Rehabilitation Project at Sans-Souci Palace

Above: the Sans-Souci Palace By the Caribbean Journal One of the Caribbean’s most famous historical sites is getting a boost. Haiti’s government announced that it had begun a project to rehabilitate the Sans-Souci Palace near the town of Milot in […]

Carnival to Develop $70 Million Cruise Port Project in Haiti

Above: a Carnival cruise ship By Alexander Britell MIAMI — The Caribbean’s newest port project is coming to Haiti. In a statement provided to Caribbean Journal, Carnival Corporation announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a […]

Haiti: IDB Approves $25 Million Grant For Water Project

Above: the IDB By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development has approved a $25 million grant to fund a water management programme in Haiti’s Artibonite basin. The programme could reduce the amount of agricultural damages each year by around […]

Haiti and Venezuela to Partner on Hotel Project in Ile a Vache

Above: construction work in Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Haiti and Venezuela are planning to partner on a hotel and villa project on the island of Ile a Vache. The news was revealed by […]

Haiti PM Launches “Destination Ile a Vache” Tourism Project

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe at the ceremony By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe visited the island of Ile a Vache on Tuesday to launch the new “Destination Ile a Vache” tourism project. Lamothe, joined by […]

Haiti Marriott Project Receiving $26.5 Million in Financing From IFC

Above: a rendering of the hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff The Marriott hotel project in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince is receiving $26.5 million in financing from the IFC. Turgeau Developments SA, which is sponsored by Digicel, will be receiving the funding […]

USAID Launches $88 Million Farming Project in Northern Haiti

Above: a farm in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Agency for International Development has launched a new project aiming to boost what it says are at least 40,000 rural households in northern Haiti. The five-year, $88 […]

Haiti, Dominican Republic Launching Reforestation Project

Above: seedlings being planted in Haiti in 2012 By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina will visit the Northeast department of Haiti Wednesday to launch a reforestation project on the island. The […]

Haiti, IDB to Partner on Green Energy Projects in Rural Areas

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development bank has approved a grant for a $3 million cooperation project with the government of Haiti to test green energy projects. The projects will test models based on […]

Haiti Launches Tourism Classification Project in Northern Region

Above: Cap-Haitien By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Tourism Ministry is continuing its plan to change the way tourism establishments are classified in the country. The latest endeavour is the launch of the “Hibiscus” initiative in Haiti’s North and Northeast […]

Taiwan Launches Disaster Mitigation Project in Haiti, Dominican Republic

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan is launching a disaster mitigation project in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in partnership with the Pan-American Development Foundation. The six-month project will examine weaknesses in the environment in both […]

Haiti Approves 84-Room “Monte Cristo” Hotel Project in Tabarre

Above: a rough rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Interministerial Commission on Investment has approved a $9 million hotel project in Tabarre. The 84-unit Monte Cristo Hotel & Suites, which is the brainchild of developer-investor Donald […]

IMF: Haiti GDP Projected to Grow By 6.5 Percent in 2013

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s economy is projected to grow by 6.5 percent in 2013, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook. That number is in line with a projection made by […]

Haiti: Sean Penn’s J/P HRO Receives $8.75 Million Grant for Housing Project

Above: Haiti (Photo: JP/HRO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief Organization has signed a grant with Haiti’s government for an $8.75 million project to help residents in J/P HRO-managed camps to return to their neighbourhoods. Haiti’s […]

Haiti: US Government to Launch Mortgage Finance Project

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation will launch a new mortgage finance project in Haiti this week. The project, which was developed in partnership with the US Agency for […]

Haiti to Expand Business Incubator Project

Above: Haiti (IDB Photo/Peter Bate) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will be boosting its a “business incubator” pilot project in the country with help from the Inter-American Development Bank. Haiti will invest $17.25 million in programmes aiming to support […]

Haiti: Digicel, Marriott Break Ground on Port-au-Prince Hotel Project

Above: a rendering of Marriott’s Haiti hotel project By Alexander Britell Marriott and Digicel broke ground on their new Haiti hotel project Wednesday morning. The 175-room hotel is a partnership between the hotel company and the telecom giant. “We saw […]

Chef Jose Andres to Highlight the Gastronomy of Haiti in New Project

Above: Jose Andres talks gastronomy in Haiti with Michel Gehy in Marigot (Photo: MT Haiti)   By Alexander Britell World-renowned chef Jose Andres has arrived in Haiti to begin filming a project that will highlight the country’s gastronomy. The project […]

IMF Lowers Haiti GDP Projection, Citing Storms, Public Capital Spending

Above: flooding like that during Hurricane Sandy impacted Haiti’s GDP growth this year (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Real GDP growth in Haiti has slowed to 2.5 percent in 2012, down from an earlier projection that the […]

Haiti’s Cotton Farmers to Receive Support from UN-Brazil Project

Above: farmers in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations and Brazil have signed a $20 million agreement to support cotton farmers in developing countries, starting with Haiti and other MERCOSUR countries. The plan aims […]

Haiti’s Martelly Unveils Road Rehabilitation Project in Petit-Goave

Above: the new stretch of road near Petit-Goave (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly, joined by United States Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White, inaugurated a newly-completed road works project in Petit-Goave this week. The […]

Haiti Presents Tourism Projects to Latin American, Caribbean Partners

Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin (far right) with Haiti’s Latin American and Caribbean partners By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin met this week with representatives of 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to […]

Haiti and Inter-American Development Bank to Accelerate Projects

Above: a waterfall in Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Inter-American Development Bank have agreed to step up the pace of collaborations on several projects in the country. The plans focuses on six areas: […]

Haiti’s Government Launches Road Works Project in Port-au-Prince

Above: Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications has launched an operation called “Bouche Twou,” or stop-gap. The 90-day progarmme seeks to rehabilitate 37 kilometres of road in the metropolitan […]

Haiti’s Martelly Visits Toussaint Louverture Airport Renovation Project

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly visited Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport Thursday to assess the progress of the second phase of the facility’s renovation project. Martelly expressed his “satisfaction” […]

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