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Montego Bay’s Airport Just Reopened for “Limited” Commercial Flights 

 CEO Raúl Revuelta Musalem of @aeropuertosGAP arrived yesterday with a 22-member team to assess the impact before the reopening.

Just a few days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s primary air hub has reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport officially reopened Nov. 1 for limited commercial flights.  The airport’s reopening is a major boost for the island following the devastation wrought by Melissa, which was concentrated in the western […]

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Haiti, United Nations Hold Talks on Planned Legislative Elections

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Monday with UN Acting Special Representative Nigel Fisher and UNDP senior director Sophie De Caen to discuss the logistics of holding the country’s planned legislative elections. After months of political disagreements, long-delayed elections finally received […]

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Haiti's Lamothe Visits Brazil

Above: the meeting of Brazil’s National Confederation of Industries (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe arrived in Brasilia Monday morning for a five-day visit to Brazil, following his trip to Cuba last week. He will visit Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on the trip. On Monday […]

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Haiti Marks Flag Day

Above: the Flag Day celebrations (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti gathered to celebrate Flag Day on Saturday, marking the 210th anniversary of the creation of Haiti’s flag. Haiti’s flag was created in 1803, one year before its independence in 1804. Haiti President Michel Martelly, joined by First Lady Sophia Martelly, Prime […]

Haiti's Lamothe Visits Brazil

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is in Cuba this week for an official visit to the country. Lamothe arrived at Cuba’s Frank Pais Airport in Holguin on Tuesday evening. During the trip, Lamothe will hold talks with Miguel Diaz-Canel, the first vice president of […]

Haiti to Rename Cap-Haitien Airport After Hugo Chavez

Above: Hillary Clinton at the airport last year (USAID/Kendra Helmer) By Alexander Britell Haiti’s Cap-Haitien airport will be renamed after late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. The Prime Minister’s spokesman, Gary Bodeau, confirmed the move to Caribbean Journal on Friday. Lamothe himself first announced the decision on Twitter on […]

Haiti Holds First Meeting of New Committee on Foreign Aid

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and its international donors held the first-ever meeting of the new Committee on Coordination of External Aid for the Development of Haiti, an initiative the government said would communicate reconstruction funding “more effectively.” While there has […]

Haiti, MIT Sign Agreement to Promote Creole-Language Science Education

Above: the signing ceremony at MIT (Photo: Dominick Reuter/MIT) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have signed an agreement to promote Creole-language education in science, technology, engineering and math. The agreement was signed during Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe’s visit to the Cambridge, Mass.-based institution on Wednesday. “This government […]

Haiti's Lamothe Heads to United States

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe departed the country on Tuesday for a week-long trip to the United States, his office announced. He will be joined by National Education Minister Vanneur Pierre and other advisors. The trip will include visits to the Massachusetts […]

Haiti Marks 210 Years Since Death of Toussaint Louverture

Above: the statue of Louverture in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti took time Sunday to remember the 210th anniversary of the death of founding father Toussaint Louverture, who led the Haitian revolution. Louverture is currently the subject of a film being made by Nigerian director Jeta Amata partially filmed in […]

Haiti Prime Minister Appoints New Finance, Communication Ministers

Above: Josette Darguste By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has appointed new Finance and Communication Ministers in the wake of a pair of Cabinet resignations this week. Wilson Laleau has been appointed Economy and Finance Minister, after previously serving as the Minister of Trade and Industry, filling the void left by the resignation […]

Haiti's Martelly Officially Inaugurates Best Western Premier Hotel

Above: the new Best Western Premier in Haiti (Photos: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly led the official inauguration Thursday of the new Best Western Premier hotel in Port-au-Prince’s Petion-Ville neighbourhood. The $15 million hotel is the product of a partnership between Dallas-based Aimbridge Hospitality, Haiti-based Carabimmo SA and Best Western […]