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Haiti Begins Work on Another New International Airport

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe lays the first stone (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Just weeks after debuting its new airport terminal in Cap-Haitien, Haiti has begun work on a brand-new airport in Jeremie. Haiti Prime […]

Op-Ed: Haiti, Apple and Steve Jobs

By Daniella Bien-Aime Op-Ed Contributor WHEN MOST people think of Haiti, innovation does not come to mind. Yet the country is ripe for innovation because of the need to rebuild every industry. Apple is a leader in innovation. It is […]

St Lucia Begins LED Street Light Project

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia has begun a pilot project aimed at replacing the country’s street lights with Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs. The government said it was part of an effort to reduce its […]

Trinidad Energy Ministry, International Monetary Fund Hold Talks

Above: the meeting in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Sen. Kevin Ramnarine held discussions Monday with officials from the International Monetary Fund as part of the organization’s Article IV Consultation. The aim […]

UN’s Michel Forst Urges Haiti to Strengthen State Institutions

Above: Michel Forst (UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti needs to strengthen its state institutions and improve its prison system, according to Michel Forst, the United Nations’ human rights expert in Haiti. Forst recently made his 12th […]

UN Investigating Death of Rwandan Peacekeeper in Haiti

Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is probing the death in Haiti of a peacekeeper from Rwanda, the world body announced in a statement. The officer was a member of […]

Haiti’s Martelly Visits Town of Beaumont, Eyes Future Development

Above: Martelly’s motorcade in Beaumont (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly visited the town of Beaumont to examine living conditions in the area and its possibilities for future development. Beaumont is in Corail Arrondissement of […]

Op-Ed: Trinidad Falls Short of Leadership Potential on CCJ Decision

By Michael W Edghill Op-Ed Contributor This week, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that the Partnership government of Trinidad would move forward on a plan to abolish the appellate jurisdiction of the London-based Privy Council. It was […]

On the Ground: Journalism Ethics in Haiti

By Kathie Klarreich A few months into my Knight International Journalism Fellowship in Haiti, I was conducting a training session in a radio newsroom in the capital when a reporter danced through the open door. He proudly announced that he’d […]

Disabled in a Handicapped Country

By James English All photos by James English PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Sainte Marie is a neighborhood located on the side of a steep hill in southern Port-au-Prince.  The area was heavily damaged during the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and […]

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