HaitiXchange caught up with the people who participated in “Fly a Haitian Kite Day” in Manhattan’s Riverside Park. Haitian kites were flown in solidarity with the people of Haiti. All kites are made in Haiti, and money raised will further Kylti’s arts and cultural projects in Haiti and internationally. Other kite-flying events are to take internationally.
Haiti hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is not on the list of approved candidates who satisfy legal requirements to run in a November 28 presidential election, a member of the provisional electoral council said on Thursday.
Haiti’s election board (CEP) has postponed publishing the ruling on who will be allowed to run for president of Haiti. We were all waiting for the results on Tuesday afternoon, but spokesman Richardson Dumel said the eligibility requirements of a number of candidates were still under review.