Caribbean Nations Weathering the Storm After Hurricane Matthew
By BRIAN MAJOR From Travel Pulse The Bahamas and Haiti are at opposite ends of the Caribbean tourism spectrum. Yet, tourism-reliant communities in both destinations were devastated by Hurricane Matthew, the deadly October 2016 category four storm. Similarly, disparate elements…
Caribbean leaders want swifter action on climate funding
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean News Service ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar 02 2017 (IPS) – When Tropical Storm Erika hit the tiny Caribbean island of Dominica on Aug. 27, 2015, it killed more than two dozen people, left nearly 600 homeless…
Worry across region as Digicel gets ready to cut jobs to shave rising debt
From CARIBBEAN360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday February 27, 2017 – Digicel triggered jitters across the Caribbean as it announced its plans to slash more than 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months in a bid to cut down its rising debt….
Caribbean well positioned to capitalize on Internet growth, says Internet Society report
Governments have a key role to play in advancing connectivity in the region Multiple opportunities for countries to collaborate in developing Internet infrastructure February 21, 2017 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Internet Society today released its “Removing Barriers…
Haiti – Security : Fight against organized crime in the Caribbean region
Thierry Papon, Coordinator of the Technical Cooperation Support Program for the Fight against Crime Organized in the Caribbean Region (ALCORCA), posted at the French Embassy in Santo Domingo, traveled to Port-au-Prince recently to meet with the Haitian police authorities and…
Haiti PM steps down
From Caribbean360 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Sunday February 12, 2017 – Haiti’s Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles has resigned to allow the country’s new president to form a new government. Jean-Charles, who was appointed in March last year by interim president Jocelerme Privert,…
Order of Matches Confirmed for 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Play-In Matches between Haiti and Nicaragua
Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today conducted the draw to determine the order of matches for the home-and-away play-in series between Haiti (5th-place team at the CFU Caribbean Cup) and Nicaragua (5th-place…
Caribbean – Hurricane Matthew Fact Sheet #18, Fiscal Year (FY) 2017
REPORT from US Agency for International Development HIGHLIGHTS Food security improves substantially in hurricane-affected areas, WFP reports USAID/OFDA partners assist more than 15,000 displaced people to return home USAID/OFDA provides additional $2.5 million for hurricane-affected families Number of suspected cholera…
David Jessop: Time To Improve Caricom-Dom Rep Relationship
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner In a few days’ time, Jovenel Moise will become Haiti’s 42nd president. His swearing in follows his first-round victory in the country’s November 20 election. A businessman from northern Haiti who has never held…
Haiti’s President-Elect Jovenel Moise questioned by judge
From Caribbean News Service PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan 26 2017 – An investigating judge in Haiti has spent four hours questioning the president-elect, Jovenel Moise, about fraud allegations. Mr Moise – who is due to be sworn into office next month…