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The World’s Largest Cruise Port Operator Is Coming to This Caribbean Island, With New Berths, Bigger Ships and More Shore Excursions

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The harbor sits beneath a wall of green volcanic peaks, the first stop in a chain of 32 islands that stretches south toward some of the most coveted anchorages in the Caribbean. And now it’s poised for a major transformation, Caribbean Journal has learned. Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, has signed […]

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Haiti: UN "Concerned" Over Forced Evictions of Displaced Persons

Above: residents at a camp for internally displaced persons in Haiti (UN Photo/Igor Rugwiza) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations says it is “concerned” about recent incidents of forced evictions of residents of camps for internally displaced persons in Haiti. Ross Mountain, the acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, said that, while he […]

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Haiti: United Nations Increasing Humanitarian Relief Efforts

Above: flooding in Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is ramping up its humanitarian relief efforts following Tropical Storm Isaac. The storm, which departed from Haiti this weekend, continued to pose flooding risks and reportedly killed at least 19 people across the country. “In support of the government’s coordination […]

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UN's Fisher to Donors: Haiti Needs $81 Million to Meet Humanitarian Needs

Above: Nigel Fisher, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Calling the international response to the Consolidated Appeal for Haiti “disappointing,” Nigel Fisher, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti, said the country still needed $81 million to meet its humanitarian needs this year. Fisher, […]