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Melia Just Opened a New All-Inclusive on an Under-the-Radar Caribbean Island Filled With Beaches, Rainforests, and Dive Sites 

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Roatán has quietly become one of the Caribbean’s most reliable alternatives to the region’s bigger-name islands — less crowded, easiergoing, and still closely tied to what draws travelers here in the first place: reefs close to shore, small beaches tucked into coves, and a pace that has resisted large-scale tourism. A newly opened all-inclusive on […]

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Haiti's Laurent Lamothe Talks Human Rights With UN's Michel Forst

Above: the UN’s Independent Expert on Human Rights in Haiti, Michel Forst (UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Friday with Michel Forst, the United Nations’ Independent Expert on Human Rights in Haiti. Lamothe was joined by Minister Delegate to the PM for Human Rights Marie Carmelle Rose […]

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Haiti's Martelly Discusses Judicial Proposals in Meeting With Supreme Court

Above: the meeting with Supreme Court judges (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s President Michel Martelly held talks with judges of Haiti’s Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) Tuesday on a series of proposals and decisions aimed at strengthening the functioning of the judiciary. Martelly said he supported the court and reaffirmed his “determination” […]

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Haiti Shows Progress on the Rule of Law, But Challenges Remain: UN Expert

Above: Michel Forst (Photo: MINUSTAH) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has shown progress on restoring the rule of law in the country, from the appointment of the president of the country’s highest appellate court to the upcoming establishment of the supreme council of the judiciary, according to Michel Forst, the UN’s Independent Expert on […]


Haiti's Martelly Discusses Judicial Proposals in Meeting With Supreme Court

Above: crowds outside the Presidential Palace in Haiti in 2011 (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier must face charges for human rights abuses, the United Nations said today. The world body voiced its concern over reports that Duvalier would not face charges on series human rights violations that […]