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10 Beautiful Caribbean Beach Towns That Are Still Surprisingly Under the Radar

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There’s a another Caribbean emerging beneath the big resorts and well-known coastlines — a quieter map of places where life unfolds at an easier pace, where mornings begin with the sound of fishing boats pushing off shore and evenings drift into candlelit dinners on the sand. These are the small beach towns that rarely headline […]

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Haiti's Martelly Heads to Washington

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly departing for Washington, DC (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly departed the country on Tuesday for a visit to Washington, DC, the National Palace announced in a statement. The purpose of the visit was to attend a ceremony of officers graduating from the Inter-American […]

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Haiti's Michel Martelly, Cuba's Raul Castro Meet in Havana

Above: the meeting between Haiti President Michel Martelly and Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana, Cuba (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Cuban President Raul Castro held talks on Tuesday in Havana. In what the Cuban government described as a “cordial” meeting, the two sides held a dialogue […]

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Haiti's Michel Martelly, United States' John Kerry Hold Talks

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with US Secretary of State John Kerry By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly held talks Wednesday with United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday in Washington. The meeting came ahead of Martelly’s planned meeting Thursday with United States President Barack Obama. Before the two spoke, […]


Haiti's Michel Martelly, Cuba's Raul Castro Meet in Havana

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will meet next week with United States President Barack Obama in Washington, the United States government announced. It will be the first official meeting between the two; Martelly has met with US Vice President Joe Biden and held […]

Haiti's Michel Martelly Visits Jamaica

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly departing for Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly departed for Kingston Wednesday for a three-day official visit to Jamaica. The visit will feature talks with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, members of the Cabinet and private sector groups, among others. Among the issues to be discussed […]

Haiti President Michel Martelly Courts Investment in Jamaica

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly continued his visit to Jamaica on Thursday, meeting with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and offering Haiti as a potential destination for Jamaican investors. Martelly said Haiti wished to open its doors to investors from Jamaica, pointing to what […]

Joe Biden, Haiti's Michel Martelly Talk Security, Elections in Phone Call

Above: Joe Biden By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden and Haiti President Michel Martelly held talks by phone on Wednesday, following a meeting between two during Biden’s visit to Trinidad last month. Biden reiterated the “United States’ continued long-term support for Haiti’s reconstruction and development as well as its democratic […]

Haiti's Michel Martelly, Dominican Republic's Danilo Medina Hold Talks

Above: the meeting in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s government has offered to support a process initiated by Haiti’s government to provide identity documents for its nationals. The offer, which the Dominican Republic called “unprecedented,” is supported by the Organization of American States. It was made during a […]

European Commissioners Reaffirm "Long-Term Commitment" to Haiti

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly addresses the European Parliament in November (Photo: EU) By the Caribbean Journal staff As the three-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti draws nearer, the European Union said it was reaffirming its long-term commitment to the Caribbean country. The European Commission said Europe’s focus since the quake had been […]

Haiti Hosts Taiwan's Foreign Minister

Above: the Taiwan-Haiti meeting (OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan Foreign Minister David Yung-Lo is continuing his Caribbean tour with a trip to Haiti. The country’s top diplomat, joined by a Taiwanese delegation, met Wednesday with Haiti President Michel Martelly in Port-au-Prince. His visit to the country follows trips to St Vincent and […]

Haiti Holds Mass for Venezuela's Chavez

Above: Venezuelan Ambassador to Haiti Pedro Antonio Canino Gonzalez, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti held a special mass Friday in support of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, who is currently in Cuba following surgery this week for cancer in the pelvic area. The mass, […]