The first thing you notice at Rock House is the limestone. It rises straight out of the sea on the north shore of Providenciales, pale and weathered, the color of sun-bleached coral. The buildings follow that line of rock, low and clean, with terraces facing open water. From the edge of the property, the Atlantic […]
Above: a tent city in Haiti (Photo: UN) By the Caribbean Journal staff International aid group Oxfam warned that leadership is needed from new Haitian President Michel Martelly’s government to help the 630,00 people still living in tent cities in the country. Relocating the over-600,000 people still living in the camps was never going to […]
Political bickering is threatening Haiti’s attempts to rebuild from its devastating earthquake last year, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said yesterday. Menendez, referring to the rejection of President Michel Martelly’s candidate for prime minister, Daniel Rouzier. “I hope that the Haitian parliament understands that for us to move forward, we need not the politics of the […]
Above: Michel Martelly A Caribbean Journal Editorial Haiti has always been surrounded by volatility, a frequent, unfortunate victim in the Caribbean sea – all too often abused, both by its own leaders, and those from abroad. Its former dictator, Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier, told Time Magazine in 1966 that “Haitians have a destiny to suffer.” […]
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