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Haiti: Where Did the Money Go? An Interview with Michele Mitchell

Above: a camp in Port-au-Prince (Photo: Leslie Owen) By Alexander Britell The aftermath of the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 saw waves of aid workers pouring into the country, backed by billions in aid funds. But […]

Bermuda’s Big Culinary Celebration Is Back

Bermuda’s big annual culinary celebration makes its return on Jan. 18 with the relaunch of Restaurant Weeks. The six-week culinary celebration runs through Feb. 29, 2024. This year’s event includes a special dining experience by Michelin-star Chef Charlie Mitchell, who […]

Grenada Looking to Draw Major Cruise Brands

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor While the town of St. George’s is among the most charming Caribbean ports, it hasn’t yet been able to attract major cruise attention. That could change soon, however, thanks to efforts by the Grenada Tourism […]

Chef Ron Duprat Talks Haiti

Above: Chef Ron Duprat A native of Haiti, Chef Ron Duprat has quickly become one of the best-known Caribbean-born chefs in the world, most notably as a competitor on season six of Bravo’s Top Chef television series. Duprat, has remained […]

US Congressman: Results of Aid to Haiti “Aren’t Impressive”

Above: Congressman Ed Royce By the Caribbean Journal staff Despite hundreds of millions of dollars appropriated for Haiti, the results of United States aid to the country “aren’t impressive,” according to US Congressman Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign […]

Haiti: Where Did the Money Go? Wins Edward R Murrow Award

Above: a tent camp in Haiti after the earthquake (Photo: Leslie Owen) By the Caribbean Journal staff News documentary Haiti: Where Did the Money Go? has won a National Edward R Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association. […]

Haiti Holds First Meeting of New Committee on Foreign Aid

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and its international donors held the first-ever meeting of the new Committee on Coordination of External Aid for the Development of […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Meets With Country’s Donors

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe held the first meeting of exchanges between the new Haitian government and the so-called “Group of 12” donors to Haiti on Tuesday. Lamothe, joined […]

Haiti Receives Emergency $8 Million UN Allocation After Funding Shortfall

Above: UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti Nigel Fisher (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti was selected to receive an $8 million emergency allocation from the United Nations-managed Central Emergency Response Fund as a result of a funding […]

Haiti’s Martelly Attends Inter-American Red Cross Conference in Montrouis

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly at the conference (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly attended the 19th Inter-American Conference of the Red Cross in Montrouis Wednesday. The theme of this year’s conference, which is held […]

Op-Ed: Jake Johnston on Humanitarian Aid in Haiti: Supply and Demand

Above: A woman sits in front of her home at a camp for persons displaced by the January 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By Jake Johnston Op-Ed Contributor   “Donors and aid organizations prefer to be the boss […]

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