Barbados has its landmark historic places. The Garrison in Bridgetown, with its parade ground and UNESCO World Heritage designation, anchors the island’s story (including the George Washington House). St. Nicholas Abbey draws visitors with its centuries-old Jacobean mansion and rum estate history. Gun Hill’s signal station and lion statue still look out across the countryside […]
Above: Leogane, Haiti (Photo: Habitat for Humanity) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn are leading the 29th annual Carter Work Project in Haiti this week. The Habitat for Humanity initiative returned to Leogane Friday for the second year in a row. A team of nearly 600 volunteers […]
Above: forests in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor On Sunday, Nov. 6, more than 400 volunteers boarded two Delta Airlines charter flights en route to Haiti to take part in a Habitat for Humanity (HFH) construction project in Leogane for a week. On one of the planes, were former president Jimmy […]
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