When the U.S. occupied Haiti between 1915 and 1934, it had control over the country’s finances — and continued to enforce payment of the debt, which Haiti did not finish paying off until 1947.

But Edgar Leblanc Fils, the rotating president at the time of the Transitional Presidential Council of Haiti, told the UN General Assembly on Sept. 26 that a peacekeeping mission would assure more ...

On Monday, January 6, 2025, Jacky Alexis, the President of the Haitian Socca Federation (FHS), Jacky Alexis, met with the Presidential Transition Advisor (CPT) Edgard Leblanc Fils to discuss the ...

As a member of the executive branch, it was inappropriate for Mr. Conille to meddle in matters that the judiciary must resolve, said Jean Junior Joseph, a spokesman for Edgar Leblanc Fils, a ...

The president of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), Edgar Gardy Leblanc Fils, during his speech at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, ...

Haiti's transitional presidential council transferred the rotating presidency on Monday to architect Leslie Voltaire despite opposition from outgoing president Edgard Leblanc Fils, who refused to ...

Reuters Leslie Voltaire smiles as Haiti's transitional council transferred the rotating presidency to him, despite opposition from outgoing president Edgard Leblanc Fils, who refused to sign a ...

Edgard Leblanc Fils, head of the transitional council governing Haiti, told UN he would like the body to consider the possibility of turning the Kenyan-led policing mission into a UN peacekeeping ...

Haitian President Edgard Leblanc Fils became an unexpected internet sensation after a humorous accident during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. As he made a heartfelt plea for ...