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Many major streets were blocked today as protesters turned out to demand creation of a new Electoral Council. President Preval’s high-handed approach to the situation,…

Ashley Smith analyzes the role of Bill Clinton’s Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission and other institutions that claim to look out for the interests of Haiti’s…

By JONATHAN M. KATZ (AP) – 3 hours ago PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Another potential powerhouse emerged Wednesday in the race for Haiti’s presidency as the…

AUGUST 4–Wyclef Jean, who appears ready to announce his candidacy for Haiti’s presidency, owes the Internal Revenue Service more than $2.1 million, according to federal…

Hip-hop, more than most pop genres, is something of a pulpit, urban fire and brimstone garbed in baggy pants and backward caps. So it’s little…

MIAMI (WSVN) — Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski has returned to Miami after a week-long mission trip to Haiti. The archbishop led Haiti’s faith in Catholic…

The betrayal of Haiti Conditions in Haiti are still appalling six months after the quake, reports Ashley Smith. August 2, 2010 SIX MONTHS after Haiti’s…

Wyclef is not in Haiti right at the moment. There is a reason why he has not spoken publicly about his announcement to run for…

By JOHN BRESNAHAN & JONATHAN ALLEN | 8/1/10 7:49 PM EDT Updated: 8/1/10 10:17 PM EDT From left: Charlie Rangel, Jesse Jackson Jr., Maxine Waters,…

BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com He’s already the president of Haitian konpa music, and now Michel Martelly, aka Sweet Micky, may be seeking another kind of…

By Clarens RENOIS (AFP) – 19 hours ago PORT-AU-PRINCE — Election candidates in Haiti are jockeying this week ahead of a registration deadline for key November…

By LAURIE KELLMAN (AP) – 1 day ago WASHINGTON — Calls for Rep. Charlie Rangel’s resignation rained down on Capitol Hill late Friday from House…

Waters plans House trial to fight ethics charges Congresswoman denies misusing office to aid bank partly owned by husband SHE SHOULD ALSO EXPLAIN WHY SHE…

A thickening hopelessness hangs over the 1.5 million displaced people who await more durable shelters. ‘I hope the international community can keep our hope alive,…

Originally posted 7/31/2010 By Joseph Guyler Delva NNPA Haiti Correspondent PORT-AU-PRINCE (NNPA) –  U.N. officials in Haiti are saying that the response given by the…

The FINANCIAL — The new World Bank Group Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean Pamela Cox will…

President Rene Preval’s official convoy has been blocked at Cap Haitian as Preval was en route to Ouanaminthe, in NE Haiti,  for the opening ceremony …

There is a lot of smoke and mirrors as Wyclef gains loads of column inches  promoting his possible run for the Presidency of Haiti. I…

By JACQUELINE CHARLES – McClatchy Newspapers PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The filing deadline for Haiti’s presidential elections isn’t until Aug. 7, but many of the potential…