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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 to Visit Japan

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will make an official visit to Japan next week, his office announced Thursday. The trip four-day trip will begin Aug. 27. Martelly will be joined by First Lady Sophia Martelly. The trip will look to “strengthen the ties […]

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Haiti's Martelly Names New Co-Chair to Economic Development Council

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal tsaff Haiti President Michel Martelly has appointed Haitian businessman Gregory Mevs as the co-chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on Economic Growth and Investment, the National Palace announced in a statement. Members of the Presidential Investment Advisory Board include former Spanish Prime Minister Jose […]

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Haiti's President, Taiwan's Vice President Discuss Cooperation

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Haiti’s delegation in Santo Domingo (Photo: By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Taiwan Vice President Wu Den-Yih held a private meeting Thursday in Santo Domingo. Martelly and Wu were in the capital attending the inauguration of Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina. The two sides discussed […]


Haiti's Martelly Names New Co-Chair to Economic Development Council

Above: Dominican Republic President-Elect Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will be heading to the Dominican Republic this week to attend the inauguration of new Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina. The visit, which begins Wednesday, will include talks with his counterpart from Honduras, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, to discuss issues of […]

Haiti's Lamothe Makes New Appointments

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (centre) during a visit to (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has announced the appointments of three new officials. Headlining the new appointees is Thierry Mayard-Paul, who was replaced as Interior Minister during a cabinet shake-up announced on Monday. Mayard-Paul has been […]

Haiti's Martelly Holds Working Meeting with Delegation from Ecuador

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Ecuador’s Ambassador to Haiti, Carlos Lopez Damm (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly held a working meeting Monday with a delegation from Ecuador focused on bilateral cooperation on the issue of disabled persons. The two sides agreed on several “fundamental points,” according to a […]

A Big Leap for Sports in Haiti

Above: Haiti’s Samyr Laine By the Caribbean Journal staff What amounted to a distance of about a metre kept Haiti from its first medal since 1928 on Thursday. But while triple jumper Samyr Laine didn’t end up taking home hardware for Haiti in London, his work, and that of the other Olympians wearing red and […]

Haiti's Martelly Welcomes New Diplomats from US, Honduras and Germany

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Honduras Ambassador to Haiti Maria Eugenia Barrios Aleman. By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly accepted letters of credence Friday from the new ambassadors from Germany, the United States and Honduras. M Klaus Peter Schick is Germany’s new Ambassador to Haiti, while Maria Eugenia Barrios Aleman is […]

Haiti's Martelly, Lamothe Hail Carnival

Above: Haiti’s Carnival of Flowers in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe have both expressed their satisfaction about the recently-concluded Carnival of Flowers in Port-au-Prince. Martelly thanked those who contributed to the event, which was the third major festival in Haiti this year. The […]

Study: Haiti Should Not Rush Departure of MINUSTAH Peacekeepers

Above: the UN clears debris in Haiti earlier this year (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The eventual departure of the United Nations’ MINUSTAH peacekeeping force from Haiti “should not be rushed,” according to a study by the International Crisis Group. As a movement calling for the force’s withdrawal continues to grow, the […]

Haiti's Environment Monitors Get a Boost

Above: the ceremony in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Environmental Monitoring Corps (CSE) received a boost last week with the distribution of 21 Polaris ATV vehicles. Environment Minister Joseph Ronald Toussaint said his office was “committed” to improving Haiti’s environmental system. The environment is one of five major stated priorities for […]