Wyclef For Pres?
August 3, 2010 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events, Featured, Leisure & Culture
Sources told CNN that former Fugees member, hip hop star and Yele Haiti Founder Wyclef Jean will announce plans to run for president of Haiti. According to the unnamed source, he will make the announcement on Larry King Live this Thursday. Bill Clinton is now in charge of all funds that were donated for the [...]
Brangelina, Wyclef To Aid Haiti
January 13, 2010 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
Celebrities are coming to find a way to help the island nation of Haiti, which was struck by a major earthquake on yesterday.
Drugs, Arms & Human Trafficking August 18
August 21, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
U.S. law enforcement officials at the federal, state and local levels arrested 80 people involved in street gangs across Massachusetts, according to The Conservative Voice. Those arrested represent 24 violent gangs that all include members of foreign descent. All possess criminal records and most of the members risk deportation from the United States. Fifty-five are [...]
International News August 4
August 5, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
Sixteen Chinese policemen have been killed in an explosives attack on a border post in Xinjiang, a region populated by the Muslim Uighur people, the state media organization Xinhua reports. The two attackers were captured in a raid near the city of Kashgar, some 2,500 miles from Beijing, Xinhua reports. Occurring just four days before [...]
A Sunny Smile, Warm Demeanor
July 2, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under America's Faces, Featured
Spotted: Chelsea Name: Stanley Age: 29 Hometown: Haiti Current ‘hood: Brooklyn First language: Creole Other languages: French, English Job: Fitness Instructor, studying to be a nutritionist Ethnicity: Haitian Favorite Condiment: Ketchup Religion: I believe in a higher power Favorite Nut: Cashew On your iPod now: Haitian music: Zin, Carimi, Krezi Mizik Favorites movie: Coming to [...]
American News May 5
May 4, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
Unemployment continued in April but at a slower rate, as 20,000 jobs were lost, a marked decrease from the 240,000 lost during the first three months of 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reports. The unemployment rate remained flat at about 5% in April. Employment continued to drop in construction, [...]
