Caribbean region-building initiatives are still debated by scholars, yet regionalism remains prevalent throughout the Caribbean. The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez launched an economic group called the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), which several eastern Caribbean islands joined. In 2012, the nation of Haiti, with 9 million people, became the largest CARICOM nation that sought to join the union. Here are some of the bodies that several islands share in collaboration: Geography: Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) is a region of North America that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering
Michel Martelly Council, Jovenel Moïse obtained 32.81% of the preferences, and Jude Célestin won 25.27%. After the preliminary results were published on 25 October 2015, Jude Célestin said he did not recognize them. His criticism was joined by five other presidential candidates. They issued a joint statement denouncing the results as "anti-democratic" and called for the people’s vote to be respected. Martelly had openly declared his support for Moïse. The supporters of Célestin protested in the streets, together with the supporters of Jean-Charles Moïse’s "Platfom Pitit Desalin" and supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s Fanmi Lavalas party the presidential candidate of which,