Vivid abode sparks colorful uproar Sunday, September 23, 2007 PORT ST. LUCIE — Gabrielle Cazeau did not choose "marquise orange"for her two-story, 4,650-square-foot castle lightly. A textile and fashion designer, the native of Haiti spent hours online poring over architectural styles, colors and...

Groups protest money-transfer fees 01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, September 23, 2007 PROVIDENCE — For five years, Paola Roca faithfully sent money in increments of $100 or $200 to her mother in Bolivia. The Western Union she used in the Olneyville neighborhood has charged her as much as $25 per $100,...

Posted on Sat, Sep. 22, 2007 Undocumented immigrants vulnerable to scams Scores of undocumented immigrants, particularly Haitians and Mexicans from Florida and other states, have been rushing to the northern U.S. border convinced that Canada will grant them asylum. They have arrived clutching...

SUISSE - Une dizaine de Suisses d'origine africaine briguent, aux élections du 21 octobre prochain, un siège de parlementaire, bien décidés à être les premiers Noirs à entrer au Parlement fédéral et à braver ainsi la campagne xénophobe de la Droite dure. Appartenant à plusieurs partis, les...

Havana will host NAM Business Forum in November The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 2nd Business forum, slated for November 2 and 3 will take place prior to Havana's International Trade Fair, scheduled for November 5-10 at the city's EXPOCUBA Exhibit Complex Havana's Conventions Center will be the...

Posted on Thu, Sep. 20, 2007 Billboards to put face on gang violence In an effort to curb growing gang activity, billboards featuring faces of convicted gang members behind bars will be erected across Miami-Dade County, officials announced Thursday. ''He's 33 years old and he'll never be free...