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Jamaica’s Legendary Half Moon Resort Is Reopening Next Month 

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It’s the signature luxury resort in Jamaica. And it’s making a quick comeback, Caribbean Journal has learned. One week after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Half Moon Jamaica has announced plans to reopen on Dec. 15, 2025, as the resort and the wider island continue recovery efforts. The legendary Montego Bay property confirmed that the […]

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Haiti, Bahamas Sign Three Agreements

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with Bahamian officials in Nassau (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Bahamas have signed three new wide-ranging bilateral agreements, the two sides announced this week. The agreements were signed during a visit to the Bahamas by Haiti President Michel Martelly. The pacts covered agriculture, the […]

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Haiti, Turks and Caicos Close to Signing MoU on Migration Issues

Above: talks between TCI and Haitian officials last year in Port-au-Prince By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti are close to signing a memorandum of understanding to deal with the continued problem of irregular migration from Haiti to the TCI, according to Minister of Border Control and Labour Ricardo Gardiner. […]

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Cuba, United States Hold Semi-Annual Talks on Migration

Above: Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from Cuba and the United States met on Wednesday to discuss implementation of the 1994 and 1995 US-Cuba migration accords. The talks, which are held semi-annually, were led by the United States’ Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Alex Lee and Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, director general […]


Haiti, Turks and Caicos Close to Signing MoU on Migration Issues

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from the United States and Cuba met in Havana this week for talks on the implementation of the two countries’ 1994 and 1995 migration accords. The discussions, which were held on Thursday, were led by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Alex Lee and the […]

US, Cuba Hold Talks in Washington

Above: Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff US and Cuban officials held their first bilateral migration talks since the beginning of 2011 on Wednesday. The talks covered the implementation of the 1994 and 1995 US-Cuba Migration Accords, according to a release from the State Department. The department said the agenda for the talks “reflected longstanding […]

Turks and Caicos Premier Urges Haiti to Take Action on Illegal Migration

Above: Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing By the Caribbean Journal staff In the wake of the Christmas accident that led to the deaths of 17 Haitian migrants in the Turks and Caicos, TCI Premier Dr Rufus Ewing is urging the Haitian government to take greater responsibility for the continued wave of illegal migration […]

Haiti: UN Initiative Addressing Migration From Northwestern Coast

Above: Haiti’s northwest coast (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nation’s International Organization for Migration has received $100,000 from the United States Department of State for a programme that discourages “dangerous irregular migration” from Haiti’s northwestern coast. The programme, which first started in 2009, focused on two main aims: providing direct assistance […]

Haiti: United Nations Migration Official Urges Progress on Tent Camps

Above: a UN peacekeeper provides medical help after Tropical Storm Isaac (MINUSTAH Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Thousands of people were supported by Haiti’s Civil Protection office during Tropical Storm Isaac, and many of the vulnerable people in Haiti’s tent camps were evacuated before the storm hit. But while Haiti’s preventive and relief […]