Is it Obama?” former Haitian President Michel Martelly, clad in a snug-fitting T-shirt and jeans, beckoned the crowd in Creole during a breakout tribute to his greatness.

Martelly reminded Haitians that it wasn’t just the earthquake, ... a Haitian version of the Cuban Guyabera shirt. After walking into the site, Martelly and his wife, ...

Iconoclastic carnival singer Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, a stirring orator and political novice, won Haiti’s presidential runoff in a landslide, according to preliminary results.

Reporting from Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Former singer Michel Martelly was sworn in Saturday as Haiti’s new president, promising change in a country whose towering needs will soon test his ...