Greater Antilles
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| November 10 2024 |
Haiti
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé replaced Conille as acting prime minister.
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| July 2024 | HMS Trent deployed to the Cayman Islands to provide assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, supporting humanitarian relief efforts in the region. |
| June 3 2024 |
Haiti
Garry Conille was sworn in as acting prime minister.
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| May 2024 |
Haiti
Toussaint Louverture International Airport reopened after a three-month closure due to violence, with expectations to help alleviate shortages of medications and basic supplies.
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| April 25 2024 |
Haiti
The Transitional Presidential Council took over governance of Haiti, scheduled to remain in power until 2026. Michel Patrick Boisvert was named interim prime minister.
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| March 2024 |
Haiti
Ariel Henry was prevented by gangs from returning to Haiti and agreed to resign once a transitional government was formed.
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| March 3 2024 |
Haiti
Armed gangs launched a massive prison break at the main prison in Port-au-Prince, resulting in the escape of approximately 3,700 inmates and the deaths of 12 people during the incident.
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| 2023 |
Ivory-billed woodpecker
Project Principalis, in partnership with the National Aviary, published trail camera photographs, sound recordings, and drone videos from a site in Louisiana, without claiming definitive evidence of the species.
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| 2022 | Population estimate at the end of the year reached 81,546, showing significant population growth since the previous census. |
| 2021 | Census reveals significant religious demographic shifts: Christianity at 67%, non-believers at 16.7%, with diverse religious groups represented including Roman Catholic, Church of God, and other denominations. |
| 2021 | Caymanian general election took place, with the Democratic Party effectively becoming defunct as its previous members contested as independents. |
| 2021 | The Regiment grew to over a hundred personnel, with plans to expand to several hundred in subsequent years. |
| October 10 2021 | Census conducted revealing a population of 71,432, with 56% of the workforce being Non-Caymanian for the first time in the territory's history. |
| October 5 2021 | The Cayman Islands Parliament passed the Cayman Islands Coast Guard Act, officially establishing the Coast Guard as a uniformed and disciplined government department. |
| September 2021 |
Ivory-billed woodpecker
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed to declare the ivory-billed woodpecker as extinct, signaling a critical moment in the species' conservation status.
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| August 14 2021 |
Haiti
Haiti suffered another major earthquake, causing many casualties and damaging the country's economic conditions.
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| July 20 2021 |
Haiti
Ariel Henry was installed as acting prime minister amid the political crisis.
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| July 7 2021 |
Haiti
President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his private residence, and First Lady Martine Moïse was hospitalized.
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| 2020 | The Regiment began providing Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) and assisting with the COVID-19 Pandemic response. |
| 2020 |
Haiti
United Nations targeted year for post-earthquake reconstruction, with US$13.34 billion earmarked for reconstruction efforts.
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| 2020 | Genetic analysis provided new estimates of the Taíno population on Hispaniola in 1492, suggesting a range from a few tens of thousands to potentially 750,000 people. |
| 2020 |
Ivory-billed woodpecker
The Louisiana Wilds project offered a $12,000 reward for the location of an active ivory-billed woodpecker roost or nest.
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| 2020 |
Ivory-billed woodpecker
Long-time searcher Bobby Harrison submitted a video of a bird he identified in flight as an ivory-billed woodpecker in response to a USFWS request for comments and evidence.
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| 2019 | The Cayman Islands National Male Basketball Team won a Gold Medal at the Natwest Island Games. |
| 2019 | Cayman 27 television station ceases broadcasting after 27 years of operation. |
| 2019 |
Haiti
Haiti was ranked 137th out of 172 countries in the Forest Landscape Integrity Index with a mean score of 4.01/10.
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| 2019 |
Haiti
Haiti's infant mortality rate was recorded at 48.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, significantly higher than the United States' rate of 5.6 per 1,000.
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| November 2019 | Announcement made that the Cayman Islands Coast Guard would become operational in January 2020, with an initial total of 21 Coast Guardsmen. |
| June 2019 | The Cayman Islands Coast Guard participated in its first international joint operation, Operation Riptide, with the United States Coast Guard and Jamaica Defense Force Coast Guard. |
| 2018 | The PPM-led Coalition government pledged to form a coast guard to protect the Cayman Islands' interests, focusing on illegal immigration, drug importation, and search and rescue. |
| 2018 |
Haiti
The Regional Development Council of the Dominican Republic proposed a 'trans-Hispaniola' railway connecting Haiti and the Dominican Republic, indicating a potential cross-border transportation infrastructure development.
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| 2018 |
Haiti
President Jovenel Moise reactivated the Force Armée d'Haiti (FAdH), signaling an intention to reconstitute the country's military forces.
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| 2018 |
Haiti
Life expectancy at birth in Haiti was recorded at 63.66 years.
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| 2018 |
Haiti
CIA World Factbook reported religious demographics: 55% Catholics, 29% Protestants (with detailed denominational breakdown), highlighting the religious landscape of Haiti.
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| 2018 |
Haiti
Haiti's population was estimated to be approximately 10,788,000 people.
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| 2018 |
Haiti
A 24-hour electricity project was announced, with plans to install 236 MW in Port-au-Prince and an additional 75 MW in other regions of Haiti to improve the country's electricity infrastructure.
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| July 7 2018 |
Haiti
Protests began in response to increased fuel prices, which later evolved into demands for President Moïse's resignation.
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| 2017 | The Cayman Islands National Male Basketball Team won a Gold Medal at the Natwest Island Games. |
| 2017 |
Haiti
Jovenel Moïse was sworn in as president.
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| 2017 |
Haiti
Jovenel Moïse was sworn in as president, and it was reported that the cholera outbreak had caused roughly 10,000 Haitian deaths.
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| 2017 |
Haiti
A report revealed Haiti has the highest tuberculosis incidence in the region, with an estimated 200 cases per 100,000 people.
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| 2017 | The United Nations intervention in Haiti comes to an end after 13 years of involvement. |
| 2016 | US President Barack Obama publicly criticized the Cayman Islands as a tax haven, specifically calling out a building registered to over 12,000 corporations as a 'tax scam'. |
| November 2016 |
Haiti
Elections were held after multiple postponements, partly due to Hurricane Matthew.
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| 2015 |
Haiti
An estimated 881,500 people of Haitian ancestry were living in the United States.
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| 2015 |
Haiti
HIV infection was estimated to affect 1.71% of Haiti's population.
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| 2014 | Unemployment rate was recorded at 4.7%, which later decreased to 4.24% in subsequent years. |
| 2013 |
Haiti
Prime Minister introduced plans for developing an international airport on Île-à-Vache.
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| 2011 | The Cayman Islands national basketball team attended the Caribbean Basketball Championship for the first time. |
| 2011 |
Haiti
Former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier and Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned to Haiti.
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