Haiti restarts presidential election campaigning but doubts persist about voteAs campaigning for Haiti’s on-again, off-again presidential vote begins for the fifth time Thursday, questions continue about whether the storm-ravaged country can hold fair and effective elections so soon after Hurricane Matthew hammered its southern region.“I can’t see the election going… Read more »
(Miami, Florida) – A bipartisan congressional delegation comprised of Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) will travel to Haiti on Saturday, October 29, 2016, and return to Miami on Sunday, October 30, 2016, on a commercial flight. The purpose of the trip is to examine hurricane relief efforts after Hurricane Matthew. The two lawmakers… Read more »
MIAMI, FL – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, spoke by telephone with officials from USAID’s Hurricane Matthew Response Management Team; representatives from the Centers for Disease Control; the office of Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Jean Monestime; and other stakeholders about Haiti relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane… Read more »
Haiti - USA : 57 Congress members against the deportations of Haitians57 Democratic and Republican House lawmakers from 20 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands have joined Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on a letter to President Obama urging his administration to reconsider a decision to deport undocumented Haitians.
Since the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti,… Read more »
More than 50 Democratic and Republican House lawmakers from 20 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands have joined Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on a letter to President Obama urging his administration to reconsider a decision to deport undocumented Haitians back to their troubled nation.Since the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, killed more than 200,000 people… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson Talks Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts in HaitiCongresswoman Wilson Discusses Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts in Haiti with Ambassador Kenneth Merten and Administration OfficialsMIAMI – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on Tuesday, October 5, 2016, spoke by telephone with Kenneth Merten, the U.S. State Department’s special coordinator for Haiti; Jeremy… Read more »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on Tuesday, October 5, 2016, spoke by telephone with Kenneth Merten, the U.S. State Department’s special coordinator for Haiti; Jeremy Konyndyk, director of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance; USAID Haiti Mission director Jene Thomas; Jean Monestime, who sits on the… Read more »
Today marks the third anniversary of the Dominican Constitutional Court’s decision to strip the hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of foreign descent of their citizenship, the majority of whom are of Haitian descent. They are also being denied the legal rights and protections to which they were previously entitled. The court’s decision has created a devastating human rights… Read more »
Haiti - 213th of Flag : Statement by Congresswoman Frederica S. WilsonWednesday, as part of the 213th anniversary of the creation of the Haitian flag, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) declared : "Today in 1803, Haitian Revolution leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines, with help from his goddaughter Catherine Flon, created Haiti’s first flag in the town of Arcahaie. Haiti was… Read more »
The appointment of Senator Jocelerme Privert to serve as Haiti’s provisional president is good news. The fact that lawmakers moved so swiftly is a positive sign that could help ease the international community’s lingering concerns. I hope the interim government will also move swiftly to hold the presidential and legislative elections so that Haiti’s leaders can focus… Read more »
