News Haiti to Host CARIFESTA in 2015
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will be the host country for the Caribbean’s regional CARIFESTA cultural festival in 2015, the country’s Ministries of Culture and Tourism said on Tuesday. CARIFESTA, the Caribbean Festival of the […]
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 […]
US: Pace of Drug Enforcement Action in Haiti "Stubbornly Low"
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The tempo of drug enforcement actions in Haiti remains “stubbornly low,” according to the United States State Department’s recently-released 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Haiti remains a transit point for […]
News Haiti's Michel Martelly Heads to Guyana for CARICOM Visit
Above: CARICOM headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly begins a three-day visit official visit to the CARICOM Secretariat in Guyana on Wednesday. Martelly took over from St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony as […]
Haiti Receives New Ambassadors from Finland, Turkey, Egypt and Uruguay
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly accepted the credentials of four new ambassadors to Haiti on Thursday. The new envoys are Finland’s Anne Lammila, Uruguay’s Juan Raul Pollak Giampietro, Turkey’s Hasan Servet Öktem […]
Haiti Begins Three-Day Mourning Period for Hugo Chavez
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with Chavez last year (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti began a three-day period of national mourning Wednesday to mark the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The period, which began Wednesday […]
News United States Senators Visit Haiti
Above: US Senator Patrick Leahy By the Caribbean Journal staff A United States Senatorial delegation led by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) visited Haiti this week for talks with Haitian officials. Leahy was joined by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Debbie Stabenow […]
Can Haiti Jumpstart CARICOM?
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — At the end of last month, former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson told a meeting of the Rotary Club in Georgetown, Guyana that CARICOM was on life support. The Caribbean must […]
Haiti Carnival Begins in Cap-Haitien
Above: Cap-Haitien (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti officially began its carnival Sunday in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. The carnival follows last year’s national fete, which was held in the city of Les Cayes. Cap-Haitien recently […]
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