Mirlande Manigat

This may be one most significant elections in the Haiti's history. Visibility was especially important in this election because on paper the two candidates are rather similar.

For Haiti, it might not matter who wins the presidency, but how the new president will address the mammoth challenges facing the nation.

Peacekeepers and observers may produce fairer elections in Haiti -- but education is the first step towards democracy.

The decision by the Haitian government to go ahead with voting in the absence of conditions for free and fair elections has shaken an already fragile Haitian democracy.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Government-backed candidate Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat will advance to a second-round runoff i...

As the infamous dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier returns to Haiti after 25 years in exile in the south of France, pressure is increasing on the impoverished, earthquake-destroyed, and cholera stricken country of Haiti.

When Brazilian diplomat Ricardo Seitenfus was abruptly ousted as special representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Haiti on Christmas day, timing proved to be everything.

Haiti needs hope -- and so many private initiatives doing so much could do even more -- with your support. There is so much hope for Haiti. Let's fund it.

Port-au-Prince - The spectre of violence hung in the air like a storm cloud on the eve of Haiti's general elections, threatening to shatter an unusual...