Haitian President Michel Martelly fired members of a nine-person electoral council to make way for legislative and local elections planned for next year, a government official said Friday.
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Activist’s death leads void in Dominican Republic
Sonia Perez was the undisputed champion of people of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic, fighting deep discrimination and helping them get birth certificates, housing and education.
38 Haitian migrants die when boat sinks off Cuba
Cuba says 38 Haitian migrants have died after a boat they were in sank off the island's eastern coast.
US Coast Guard repatriates 149 Haitians, Cubans
The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday it had returned almost 150 migrants to their Caribbean homelands after intercepting their boats at sea.
Haiti: Minister attacked while visiting DomRep
A presidential adviser in Haiti says that a government minister was attacked while visiting the neighboring Dominican Republic.
Family builds Haiti orphanage to honor daughter
Three hours before Britney Gengel died in the massive earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands in Haiti two years ago, she sent her family a text message expressing pure affection for the children she had met that morning while doing humanitarian work.
Clinton-Bush nonprofit gives $1.5 million to Haiti
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund says it hopes .5 million in grants will help Haiti build its hotel, education and technology sectors.
Haiti groups see number of cholera cases drop
Haiti is seeing a drop in the number of cholera cases as the country settles into its dry season.
Haiti prison guards await verdict in massacre case
The trial of 13 Haitian police officers accused of killing inmates during a prison riot is coming to an end.
UN in Haiti accuses police of abuse
U.N. human rights officials in Haiti are accusing the national police department of excessive force, saying there is evidence officers may have killed at least nine people in the capital.
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