RIU Hotels and Resorts is temporarily closing two of its Palace-branded properties on Mexico’s Caribbean coast as part of a broader renovation push in the region. The company has confirmed scheduled closures this year for both the Riu Palace Peninsula in Cancun and the Riu Palace Mexico in Playa del Carmen, with each resort set […]
Above: King Abdullah II and Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Jordan’s King Abdullah II briefly visited Haiti this weekend as part of a wider trip to the United States and Spain. Abdullah’s visit featured a meeting with Haiti President Michel Martelly at Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport, where the two sides […]
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sri Lanka is sending 750 new soldiers to be part of the United Nations’ peacekeeping force in Haiti, the country’s government announced Monday. A group of 400 soldiers from the country’s Sinha regiment departed for Haiti on Monday to join the MINUSTAH force. They followed a […]
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe held high-level talks with members of the Haitian National Police Friday aimed at seeking new avenues for cooperation and leadership. The meeting included members of government, parliament and the UN’s MINUSTAH peacekeeping force in Haiti. Lamothe said he […]
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