Port-au-Prince (Haiti): Voters in Haiti go to the polls on Sunday with ballot papers crammed with 54 candidates seeking to become the next president of the hemisphere’s poorest country. The vote to succeed President Michel Martelly next February is being held in a climate of insecurity and a shrinking United Nations peacekeeping force, and coincides […]
Aristide, Wyclef closed out Haiti’s presidential campaign.
An intense, Haitian presidential campaign, which started slowly, has finally ended, finishing on a climactic note days before Sunday’s vote thanks to last-hour assists from two presidents and a world hip-hop star. Both former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Haiti-born rapper Wyclf Jean surprised potential voters Friday by taking to the streets of the country’s capital […]
Wyclef Jean in Haiti to support his candidate for president, Jude Celestin.
Five years after throwing his support behind Haitian President Michel Martelly, Haiti-born hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean arrived in Port-au-Prince Friday to close out the campaign with his new candidate. Earlier this week, Wyclef endorsed Jude Celestin for the Haitian presidency. He announced the news in a rap song that immediately triggered a rap war on […]
Mobile Provider Digicel Cancels IPO Plans
Digicel Group Ltd. canceled its planned $2.3 billion initial public offering citing current conditions, particularly in emerging markets, which the Caribbean’s biggest mobile provider said have hurt deal momentum in recent days. The Bermuda-based company, owned by Irish telecom billionaire Denis O’Brien, had planned to sell roughly 124 million shares to raise funds to help […]
Haiti election official resigns ahead of Oct. 25 vote
A member of Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council resigned Friday, raising concerns about the possibility of more resignations from the embattled body and the fate of the Oct. 25 vote for president, mayors and members of parliament. “I am not comfortable,” Néhémy Joseph told Haiti’s Le Nouvelliste newspaper, confirming the news that he had sent President […]
Obama to expedite U.S. entry for thousands of Haitians
Haitians eligible to receive green cards in two years soon will be able to wait it out in the United States rather than in Haiti under an expedited family reunification program announced Friday by the Obama administration. Beginning early next year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will implement the Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) […]
Tales of Teele: Sleaze Stories
Today is the third year anniversary of Arthur Teele’s death. For those that weren’t familiar with Arthur Teele; he was a former Miami city commissioner who supported the Haitian community in Miami by providing funds for a lot of Haitian cultural actives. He was a big supporter of the Haitian Compas Festival that takes place […]
Tantan Mother “Mrs. Serette Toussaint” Murdered in Haiti.
The management team on behalf of TANTAN/Lakol would like to thank all of the fans that have either sent flowers, wrote or called our hotline to express their condolences. Yes, it has been a real tragedy for all of us that have either known or work with Mrs. Serette Toussaint. To all who knew her, […]