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American Airlines Is Adding Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Its Blue Water, Waterfront Resorts, and Unmistakable Character

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Some islands are defined by scale; Bimini is defined by stories. It’s the closest Bahamian island to the U.S., but it has always carried an outsized place in the Caribbean imagination — a strip of land where writers, activists, fishermen and wanderers have all left their mark. With American Airlines launching the only nonstop flights […]

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In Jacmel, Haiti, Making Schools Accessible For the Disabled

Above: Gerald Oriol, Jr., Haiti’s Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (Photo: James English) By James English CJ Contributor LATE LAST month, the Haitian government and USAID inaugurated Ecole Nationale Edèze Gousse and Lycée Célie Lamour, existing primary and secondary schools in Jacmel that were recently rehabilitated into fully handicap-accessible facilities […]

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Jacmel, Haiti Makes Bid to Join UNESCO Creative Cities Initiative

Above: Jacmel By the Caribbean Journal staff The city of Jacmel, Haiti has officially applied to join the UNESCO Creative Cities initiative, according to the Ministry of Tourism and the Mayor of Jacmel. There are currently 41 cities around the world that are member of the project, from Edinburgh to Melbourne, each of which is […]

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Haiti, Dominican Republic to Resume Talks This Month in Jacmel

Above: Dominican Republic Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Dominican Republic will be resuming their bilateral negotiations this month in the Haitian city of Jacmel. The talks, which will take place on March 20, are the latest in a series of monthly dialogues between the […]


Jacmel, Haiti Makes Bid to Join UNESCO Creative Cities Initiative

Above: preparing for Carnival (MINUSTAH Photo/Jeffrey Clark Lochard) By the Caribbean Journal staff The city of Jacmel, Haiti celebrated its 2014 edition of carnival, an annual party that is among the Caribbean’s most famous fetes. This year’s carnival was being held under the theme “Pote kole pou n’avanse,” or “together to advance.” On hand this […]

From Haiti to Trinidad and Tobago, The Light of Jacmel

Above: Jacmel By the Caribbean Journal staff A new exhibition in Trinidad presents a new way to look at the city of Jacmel, Haiti. The exhibition, “How the light enters,” draws on Trinidad-based artist Kwynn Johnson’s experience living and working in Haiti’s cultural capital. Alliance, Commerce and Liberte – graphite on vellum. 3′ x 2′ by Kwynn Johnson, […]

Haiti: A New Sports Complex in Jacmel

Above: the new sports complex in Jacmel (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s cultural capital, Jacmel, now has a new addition — a sporting complex. The new “Sporting Complex Jacmel” was inaugurated by Haiti President Michel Martelly on Friday. Martelly was joined by Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, Senator Wencesclass Lambert and Venezuela’s […]

Five Cultural Sites to Visit in Haiti

Haiti has one of the Caribbean’s most interesting cultures and centuries of fascinating history. While its leisure tourism industry is very much in the early stages, there are a great deal of cultural and historic sites ready to receive intrepid travelers. Here’s a list of five such must-see destinations on any visit to Haiti. The […]

Haiti Readies for 2013 Tourism Push

Above: Jacmel (Photo: MT Haiti) By Alexander Britell Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin has unveiled a series of priority projects on which her ministry plans to work in 2013. Highlighting the list are potential agreements with Delta, Air France and Air Transat for the promotion of tourism packages. In fact, Canada’s Transat, has already announced […]

From Jacmel to Miami, A Look at the Art of Modern Haiti

Above: Promenade, Manuel Mathieu, Acrylic on Canvas (Photos by CJ)   By Alexander Britell MIAMI — A new generation of artists is turning traditional notions of Haitian art on their heads. And this week, as much of the art world descended upon Miami for the Art Basel festival, the new look of Haitian art was on […]

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 is a partnership with Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism, with film production being handled by the […]

Branding Haiti's Jacmel

Above: Jacmel By the Caribbean Journal staff In June, Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin unveiled a new logo for Haiti, featuring a hibiscus, the country’s national flower, and a sun. That was the beginning of what Haiti hopes is a changing image of the country, particularly as a destination for travelers. At the heart of […]