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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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Haitian Leaders Reach Agreement Aimed at Averting Political Crisis

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s political leaders have reached a tentative agreement aimed at averting a political crisis in the country. It comes after the nomination of Evans Paul as the country’s new Prime Minister, and seeks to pave the way for Evans’ approval in the role. Evans was […]

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Haiti’s Martelly Nominates Evans Paul as New Prime Minister

Above: Prime Minister-designate Evans Paul By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has nominated politician Evans Paul as the country’s next Prime Minister. Paul has been tapped to succeed former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe following the latter’s resignation earlier this month. Paul, the former mayor of Port-au-Prince, needs to be confirmed by the […]

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UN “Welcomes” New Haiti PM

Above: Interim Haitian Prime Minister Florence Guillaume with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon earlier this year (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The UN has “welcomed” the appointment of new interim Haitian Prime Minister Florence Guillaume, it said in a statement this week. Guillaume had previously served as the country’s Minister of Public […]


Haiti’s Martelly Nominates Evans Paul as New Prime Minister

Above: the American Airlines flight landing in Cap-Haitien By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines has officially begun its first-ever service to Cap-Haitien, Haiti. The carrier’s first daily flight touched down in Cap-Haitien on Thursday morning, with Haiti President Michel Martelly, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin all in tow. The new […]

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Visits Haiti, Dominican Republic

Above: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon begins a visit to Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Monday, the world body announced. Ban is set to meet with senior government officials and “get a first-hand look at programmes designed to improve health […]

First Ladies of Haiti, Dominican Republic Meet in New York

Above: the First Ladies’ meeting in New York (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The First Ladies of both Haiti and the Dominican Republic held a meeting this week in New York in the context of the United Nations General Assembly meeting. Haiti’s Sophia Martelly and the Dominican Republic’s Cándida Montilla de Medina discussed […]

Haiti, Taiwan Presidents Meet in Panama

Above: The presidents of Haiti and Taiwan in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly held talks earlier this week with Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou during their visit to Panama. Both were in the country on the occasion of the swearing in of Panama’s new President, Juan Carlos Varela. Martelly and Ma […]

Haiti to Host Summit of Latin American, Caribbean Culture Ministers

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Haiti President Michel Martelly (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ministers of Culture from across Latin America and the Caribbean will be coming to Haiti in August for the VI Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities. Haiti and the Organization of American […]

Vietnam Prime Minister Visits Haiti

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung By the Caribbean Journal staff Vietnam President Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Haiti on Friday for an official visit to the Caribbean country. The Vietnamese leader was received on Friday at the National Palace by Haiti President Michel Martelly, who expressed a desire […]

Dominican Republic's Medina Seeks Haiti's Cooperation on Documentation

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina said Tuesday that he was requesting Haiti’s cooperation on the issue of documentation for citizens. Citizenship and migration have been issues of major discored between the two neighbours on Hispaniola, both from migration over the years and a Dominican […]

Tony Blair Visits Haiti

Above: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair By the Caribbean Journal staff Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair began a visit to Haiti on Tuesday. In a statement, the office of Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said Blair and Haitian officials would discuss “state reform and actions to be taken to accelerate the decentralization of […]