Rubio’s remarks are the first high-level signal of Trump’s burgeoning policy toward one of the most pressing and intractable crises in the Western Hemisphere.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has been confirmed to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, becoming the first member of Trump’s cabinet to receive the approval of the U.S. Senate since Trump took office Monday afternoon. The vote was nearly unanimous, with 99 senators supporting his confirmation.

Rubio is expected to face questions about the incoming administration’s approach to an historic wave of migration throughout the hemisphere that has dominated U.S. relations with other countries.

It is unclear how much impact economic penalties would have on the Russian government, since they already face various sanctions imposed by the previous administration.

President-elect Trump is expected to sign a flurry of executive orders, memorandums and proclamations on Monday after he is sworn in, reversing many of his predecessors' policies

GENEVA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - More than a million people, over half of them children, are now displaced within Haiti where gang violence continues unabated despite the start of a United Nations ...

The Haitian restaurant is scheduled to open in May. Provided Owner and chef Patricia Gedeon says empanadas (called pâté in Haiti), like this pork one will be a popular menu item at her new ...

Despite improvements in life expectancy and reductions in infant and maternal mortality, Haiti still faces many health challenges. Providing better health coverage for the poorest will require an increase in public spending for health and better use of ...

The traditional ceremonies that were supposed to take place on Jan. 1 and 2 at the historic Place d’Armes in Gonaïves and at the Musée du Panthéon National in Champs-de-Mars, Port-au-Prince, were held at the Villa d’Accueil in Musseau, which the ...

I want to thank you for helping my America, my Colombia, achieve freedom,” he said. “You even gave us our flag.”

Corruption and money laundering continue to undermine prospects for stability in Haiti, while enabling trafficking and organized crime.”

Cap-Haïtien’s deputy mayor also presents longtime carnival model Gérard Pierre-Louis with the key to the city for wearing carnival costumes during 45 years of festivities. After the launch of the carnival festivities, Almonor cut the ribbon on the M ...