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“Visible Progress” in Haiti: World Bank Managing Director
Above: Sri Mulyani Indrawati (World Bank Photo/Dominic Chavez) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is seeing “visible progress,” according to World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who recently concluded a three-day visit to the country. […]
Haiti: UN Urges Progress on Elections
Above: UN Special Representative Sandra Honore (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandra Honore, the Special Representative of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, issued a statement Thursday renewing a call for progress on long-delayed elections in Haiti. Honore […]
US Lawmaker Seeks “Comprehensive” Report on Progress in Haiti
Above: US Congresswoman Barbara Lee By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Congresswoman Barbara Lee has introduced a bill that would require a “comprehensive report” updating Congress on the progress of reconstruction and development in Haiti. The bill, HR 1749, […]
UN’s Fernandez: “Encouraging Signs of Progress” in Haiti
Above: UN Special Representative Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Despite structural challenges, Haiti has shown “encouraging signs of progress and positive results in various fields,” according to Mariano Fernandez, the Special Representative in Haiti of United […]
OAS: “Haiti’s Progress Is An Indicator of Our Region’s Success or Failure”
Above: Thomas Adams, special coordinator for Haiti at the US State Department and OAS SG Albert Ramdin (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The region’s commitment to Haiti’s reconstruction should not wane, according to Organization of American States Assistant […]
Survey: Haiti’s Children Show “Substantial Progress” in Education, Health
Above: children receiving health care in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s children have seen significant progress in the areas of education, nutrition, health and sanitation since 2006, according to a United Nations survey. The […]
Canada Freezing Aid to Haiti, Citing Lack of Progress
Above: Minister for International Cooperation Julian Fantino (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) By Alexander Britell Canada is freezing its international aid to Haiti, according to International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino. The news was first revealed by Fantino in an interview with French-language […]
Haiti Seeks Progress on Treatment of Country’s Disabled Population
Above: Gerard Oriol By the Caribbean Journal staff Nearly 10 percent of Haiti’s population is disabled, in large part due to the earthquake of January 2010. But Haiti is working to improve the treatment of the disabled in the country. “Our […]
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 Shows Progress on the Rule of Law, But Challenges Remain: UN Expert
Above: Michel Forst (Photo: MINUSTAH) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has shown progress on restoring the rule of law in the country, from the appointment of the president of the country’s highest appellate court to the upcoming establishment of […]
Is Haitian Politics a Pyramid Scheme?
The problem with politics in Haiti By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor I have had some time to think and analyze Haitian politics, especially since the Fall of Duvalier. And one theme that keeps coming up is that of a pyramid […]
A Major New Port in Haiti
Above: Port Lafito By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A major new port is now operational in Haiti. Port Lafito, the brainchild of the GB Group, is the country’s first Panamax Port. It was inaugurated in a ceremony last Thursday. It […]
How the Red Cross Failed Haiti
Above: The Red Cross promised to build hundreds of new homes in Campeche but none have been built. Many residents still live in crude shacks. (Marie Arago, special to ProPublica) By Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan, NPR THE NEIGHBORHOOD […]
Beyoncé Visits Haiti
Above: Beyoncé in Haiti (Photo: Beyonce Knowles on Instagram) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is not unaccustomed to high-profile visitors, from the Clintons to NBA stars like Dwyane Wade, particularly as it has raised its tourism profile in recent […]
What Happened to Democracy in Haiti?
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor In the absence of the constitution, democracy is dead. On Jan. 13th of this year, Haitians woke up with a dysfunctional parliament, where only 10 out of 30 Senators remained in office, and effectively the […]
United States’ Joe Biden, Haiti’s Michel Martelly Hold Phone Dialogue
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden held a phone conversation with Haiti President Michel Martelly on Friday, according to a statement from the White House. The call continued the pair’s […]
Haiti’s Current Crisis
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor AFTER THE earthquake in Haiti in 2010, former US president Bill Clinton championed the term “build back better” to emphasize that the post-earthquake Haiti should be better than the one that Haitians experienced before. Haiti […]
Does Marriott Have More Plans in Haiti?
Above: a rendering of the planned Marriott in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Marriott has a new hotel on the way in Haiti — its first-ever property in the country slated to open in Port-au-Prince in February. But does […]
John Kerry, Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Hold Talks
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and US Secretary of State John Kerry (Photo: US Department of State) By the caribbean Journal staff United States Secretary of State John Kerry met with Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in Washington this […]
Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe on the New Haiti
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By Alexander Britell It’s been a period of change for Haiti in the nearly five years since the devastating earthquake in 2010. A country prone to often significant change has continued […]
The Battle for Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Maybe it is true that no one will ever fully understand Haiti. From being the very first nation of the modern era to abolish slavery out of a bloody revolution to being the least prosperous […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic Private Sectors Look to Deepen Ties
Above: Juan Dolio By the Caribbean Journal staff The private sectors of Haiti and the Dominican Republic are working to promote greater cooperation. Dominican Business leaders participating in the Quisqueya Business Initiative recently met with Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina […]
Haiti Celebrates Carnaval des Fleurs
Above: the Carnaval des Fleurs (Photos: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitians gathered this weekend for the third annual Carnaval des Fleurs summer carnival in Port-au-Prince. The festival seeks to highlight Haiti’s flora; it is being held through […]
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 […]
Op-Ed: Haiti, Apple and Steve Jobs
By Daniella Bien-Aime Op-Ed Contributor WHEN MOST people think of Haiti, innovation does not come to mind. Yet the country is ripe for innovation because of the need to rebuild every industry. Apple is a leader in innovation. It is […]
IMF: Haiti on Track For 3 to 4 Percent GDP Growth in 2014
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Preliminary data suggests that economic activity in Haiti has advanced in line with projections, the International Monetary Fund said this week following its staff visit to the country. Data from the […]
Haiti: UN Warns of Possibility of “Yet Another Political Crisis”
Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is expressing concern about the continued delay in making progress toward holding long-awaited legislative elections in Haiti. In a statement issued by MINUSTAH Chief Sandra […]
Ilio Durandis: Haitian Politics and the Art of Denial
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR THE third time in less than two years, Prime Minister Lamothe has found it necessary to shake things up within his government. Unlike previous occasions, the decision to replace some ministers and nominate new […]
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