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This Tiny Caribbean Island Has a Colorful Bungalow Hotel, Electric-Blue Water, and Swimming Pigs Nearby

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You leave your bungalow and walk a few steps to the dock. The harbor water is already glowing a deep turquoise. A small skiff (one that came with your room) idles beside the marina, ready to push out into the channel. Within minutes the shoreline slips behind you. The engine hums across water so clear […]

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Antigua PM: "The Future of the Caribbean Depends on How Haiti Will Play Its Role"

Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer and Haiti Foreign Minister Pierre Richard Casimir (OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Dr Spencer’s visit to Haiti began with the signing of a series of Memoranda of Understanding on areas including tourism and education. The trip was the first to Haiti for […]

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From Haiti to Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Leaders Mourn Sandy Hook Victims

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Leaders from across the Caribbean are expressing their condolences over the tragic deaths at an elementary school in Connecticut this week. Haiti President Michel Martelly said he expressed his “sorrow and dismay” at the murder of the 28 children and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary […]

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UN Launches Plan to Eliminate Cholera in Haiti, Dominican Republic

Above: workers load supplies for distribution to cholera victims (FP/UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new United Nations initiative aims to eliminate cholera in Haiti and in the neighbouring Dominican Republic, the world body announced Tuesday. The plan, which was unveiled at the UN’s New York headquarters, will support the existing Initiative […]


From Haiti to Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Leaders Mourn Sandy Hook Victims

Above: an event in Haiti to mark World Aids Day including US Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White, UNAIDS’ Michle Sidibe and Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly (Photo: FL Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff HIV infection rates are on a downward trend in the Caribbean, according to a the UNAIDS Global Report for 2012. The […]

Haiti and Cuba Sign Series of Cooperation Agreements in Health, Industry

Above: Cuba’s Raul Castro and Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Cuba strengthened their ties Wednesday by signing a series of cooperation agreements in fields including public health and agriculture. The agreements were signed during Haiti President Michel Martelly’s visit to the island this week, which included […]

Haiti's President to Visit Japan

Above: Mount Fuji By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and First Lady Sophia Martelly will be heading to Japan next week for an official visit, the National Palace announced Friday. The trip, which begins Monday, will be in the context of “promoting and boosting trade relations between the two countries.” Martelly had […]

Fantino: Canada Expects "Transparency and Accountability" from Haiti

Above: Minister Julian Fantino (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly hosted a visit by Canadian International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino at the National Palace on Monday. The trip by Fantino, which began Sunday, is an effort to “gain a better understanding of how Canada’s contributions to Haiti are making […]

Haiti, FAO Talk in Rome

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva (centre) (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly’s Rome trip included a meeting with Jose Graziano da Silva, the director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization at the organization’s headquarters. Martelly stressed the need […]

Haiti's Martelly Names Actress Maria Bello Goodwill Ambassador

Above, from left: Maria Bello, President Michel Martelly and Danielle Saint-Lot (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Longtime Haiti advocate and American actress Maria Bello has been named a goodwill ambassador for the country, President Michel Martelly announced. Bello is the latest high-profile American to earn the title, following fellow actor Sean Penn. […]

In Spain, Haiti's Martelly Meets With Honduran, Dominican Presidents

Above: Haiti President Michel By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly traveled to Cadiz, Spain this week for the 22nd Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, meeting with several leaders from the Americas. Martelly first visited with Honduran President Porfirio Lobo, with talks focused on access to education and environmental protection. […]

Clinton: Haiti a "Foreign Policy Priority"

Above: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (Photo: US Department of State) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti opened the Caracol Industrial Park in northern Haiti, following a ceremony attended by Haiti President Michel Martelly, former US President Bill Clinton, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno. “We […]

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