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SANTO DOMINGO. – Environment Ministry agents arrested more than 100 undocumented Haitians caught burning trees in the Los Haitises National Park, for which they’ll be charged and handed over to th... (Haiti Sun)

Santo Domingo.- The ruling party’s most influential figure after president Leonel Fernandez on Sunday affirmed that France, the United States and Canada have plans to unify Hispaniola island (Domini... (Haiti Sun)

The deadline for the submission of bids for a 60% stake in state-owned Telecommunications d'Haiti (Teleco) has been extended from 9 November to 30 November. The Haitian monopoly fixed line operator is... (Haiti Sun)

Sports Administrator Mike Fennel from Jamaica, legendary boxer Emile Griffith from the Virgin Islands, Cricketer Sir Vivian Richards from Antigua, and Bahamian NBA Champion with the Los Angeles Lakers... (Haiti Sun)

By Mariel Concepcion NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) -- In the midst of recording his next project, a self-titled album slated for spring 2010, Wyclef Jean decided to revisit his hip-hop roots on the newly re... (Haiti Sun)

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP -- Central American nations will demand 105 billion dollars from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region's representatives said on Frid... (Haiti Sun)

Haiti and Guyana are the two countries in the Caribbean that are expected to post positive growth this year, despite a global economic crisis that sent financial shock waves through the region. (MiamiHerald.com)

Haiti's Senate voted just after midnight Friday to dismiss Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis, following almost 10 hours of debate.<p/> Senate President Kely Bastien, who is not allowed to cast a vote under Senate rules, said a letter will be sent to President Ren&eacute; Pr&eacute;val notifying him of the Senate's 18-0 decision. (MiamiHerald.com)

The deadline for the submission of bids for a 60% stake in state-owned Telecommunications d'Haiti has been extended from 9 November to 30 November.

A US judge on Thursday handed down prison terms of eight and nine years to two more men accused of swearing allegiance to Al-Qaeda and plotting to blow up the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the United States.

In Haiti on November 10, UN peacekeepers fired live ammunition resulting in injuries to civilians.

They come to refugee resettling agencies hoping to find any kind of lead. They listen closely to this country's interviewing tips - smile, maintain eye contact, give a firm handshake.

Managua (Nicaragua), Nov 22 (DPA) Thousands of protestors in the Central American country of Nicaragua took to the streets of Managua against President Daniel Ortega, who opposition parties and citizens' groups accuse of attempting to set up a dictatorship. (Haiti Sun)

High tides recently cut off the Boca Grande section of Cartagena, in Colombia. Scientists say Latin American cities are at higher risk because sea levels will rise most near the equator. (Haiti Sun)

By Ansel Herz PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 20 (IPS) - Under a beating sun in the grassy field where two U.N. helicopters landed in Grand Goave last week, 19-year-old Benson Blanc moved his hands as if rap... (Haiti Sun)

This Nov. 13, 2009 photo shows Leonardo Sanchez, 12, holding a market sign that reads in Spanish "take advantage," as he works with family members in the La Merced market in Mexico City.

More than 250 students have gathered in the two rooms of a small public school here, some 30 kilometers from the country's capital Port-au-Prince, waiting for a meal prepared by the World Food Program.

Guatemala City.– Central American nations will demand US$105 billion from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region's representatives said on Friday. Central America... (Haiti Sun)

Santo Domingo.– The Embassy of Canada relocated to the 18th floor of the Citigroup Tower at Winston Churchill 1099, Piantini sector, in Santo Domingo. The Embassy reports that the telephone numbe... (Haiti Sun)

Santo Domingo.– A Dominican subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC has sold its 137 gas stations across the Dominican Republic to a Barbados-based fuel supplier.Friday's statement from Shell does not... (Haiti Sun)

By Jean H Charles This past Wednesday on November 18, Haiti celebrated the 206th anniversary of the victory of its troops: 7,000 men in rags and ill nourished, who crushed the 40,000 well trained sold... (Haiti Sun)

Caribbean voters living in the tiny island of Dominica will head to the polls on Dec. 18 for general elections, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced during a rally. In an address to supporters o... (Haiti Sun)

by Kim Ives Slowed by political wrangling and mysterious bureaucratic deliberations, Haiti's elections have historically taken months and even years to organize. Suddenly, the electoral schedul... (Haiti Sun)

Caribbean voters living in the tiny island of Dominica will head to the polls on Dec. 18 for general elections, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced during a rally. (MiamiHerald.com)

Deep in the heart of Vatican City, Cuban-born Roman Catholic theologian Miguel H. Díaz has managed to find an Italian version of a sandwich that reminds him of home: pan con lechón. (MiamiHerald.com)

Having spent a comfortable 30 years in the United States, Nicole Muller Cesar decided to move back to her native Haiti a decade ago.<p/> She had been working as a social worker and therapist in Boston and remained a fixture in Haitian activist circles. But the low-level political instability in the late 1990s in Haiti -- and the children who suffered from it -- compelled her to move back and launch her own group to fight for abused and abandoned young people. (MiamiHerald.com)

The Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti for a year, saying the situation in the impoverished Caribbean nation still constitutes a threat to international peace and security despite recent progress. (MiamiHerald.com)

Santiago, Nov 20 (EFE) The current global crisis will cause the number of poor people in Latin America to rise by nine million to 189 million this year, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in a report presented here. (Haiti Sun)

Santo Domingo.- Homegrown Hollywood movie star and producer Manny Perez will bring his latest film to the countrys most coveted venue, as part of the 3rd Global Film Festival inaugurated by president ... (Haiti Sun)

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says an additional nine million people have sunk into poverty this year. (Haiti Sun)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 20 (IPS) - Under a beating sun in the grassy field where two U.N. helicopters landed in Grand Goave last week, 19-year-old Benson Blanc moved his hands as if rapid-firing a gun int... (Haiti Sun)