PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Mar.2025) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with numerous Caribbean officials in Kingston, Jamaica as part of a US mission to strengthen its hemisphere’s security and counter transnational crime. “We’ll work together to crack down on illegal immigration, violence and […]
Category: Haiti
Fallout From Sweet Oil Deal For Venezuela’s Neighbors
(NPR, 20.Jul.2019) — It sounded like such a good idea at the time. The year was 2005. Global oil prices were climbing dramatically. Countries in the Caribbean were facing major fuel shortages. Venezuela, one of the world’s largest producers of crude, offered to ease the staggering fuel costs faced by […]
Haitians Decry Squandered Venezuelan Oil Funds
(Argus, 11.Jun.2019) — Deadly street protests have erupted in Haiti following the publication of a court report alleging that recent governments mishandled about $2bn in oil-related credit from Venezuela. Seven people have been killed and many injured since 9 June as security forces attacked protesters, according to opposition groups that […]
Without Venezuela’s Oil, Haiti Struggles To Keep Lights On
(AP, Ralph Thomassaint Joseph, 17.May.2019) — When her daughter was 4 years old, Jennifer Jean started a small catering business in Bourdon, a lower middle-class district of the Haitian capital. Starting with the occasional wedding or corporate meeting, she grew the business into a venture that earned her as much […]
Fuel-Starved Haiti In Crisis As Venezuela Deal Dies
(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 15.Apr.2019) — The poorest nation in the Western hemisphere has seen its fuel supply increasingly challenged since a program designed by Venezuela to supply fuel and gain influence in the Caribbean collapsed last year amid the raging Venezuelan crisis. Haiti had received almost 70 percent of […]
OPEC Releases MOMR With Data Thru Feb. 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 14.Mar.2019) — OPEC announced publication of its Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) as of 14 March 2019 with details on producers in Latin America and the Caribbean from Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. *** © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI)
President Moise Wants Full Transparency in PetroCaribe Probe
(CMC, 19.Sep.2018) — President Jovenel Moise has called on newly installed Prime Minister Jean-Henry CĂ©ant to ensure that there’s total transparency in the investigation regarding the use of funds under the PetroCaribe initiative. “As I explained in my message of Prime Minister Jean Henry- CĂ©ant (and) to the nation, and […]
UNICEF Works on Developing Resilience in Caribbean Islands Affected by Hurricanes
(UNICEF Canada, 12.Sep.2018) — A year after two category 5 hurricanes caused destruction across parts of the Caribbean, most children in the affected countries are now back in school and have access to the services they need, thanks to the efforts of UNICEF and partners. In September 2017, hurricanes Irma […]
11th Meeting of PetroCaribe Ministers
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 8.Sep.2013) – Venezuela’s Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez participated in the 11th meeting of the Council of Petrocaribe Ministers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti according to an official statement from PDVSA. Petrocaribe is an innovative geopolitical initiative based on integration and regional unity, and provides energy to nearly […]