Washington, Nov 18 : Rapper Wyclef Jean has appealed for unused school buses to be donated to his charity effort in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Jean, 42, who was made a roving ambassador for his homeland in 2007, has been a driving force behind the nation''s rebuilding efforts following the devastation of a major earthquake there in 2010.

Washington, Sept 17 : Musician Wyclef Jean has revealed that he is a huge fan of Sarah Palin and admires her for her maverick spirit and approach to politics, which makes sense to him.

London, March 21 : Singer Wyclef Jean was shot in Haiti while he was campaigning for a friend standing in its presidential election.

A bullet grazed Wyclef's hand when he stepped out of a car to make a phone call in the capital Port-au-Prince Saturday.

"I heard 'blow, blow, blow' and I looked down at my right hand," thesun. co. uk quoted Haiti-born singer as saying. Jean says he had no idea who fired the shots or which direction they came from.

London, March 21: Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean, who is in native Haiti to support presidential candidate and fellow musician Michel Martelly, has claimed that he had been shot on the eve of presidential elections on the Caribbean island.

The former Fugees frontman said an unknown assailant blasted his hand just after 11pm in the city of Delmas, just outside the capital Port-au-Prince.

New York, Feb 14 : Rival Haiti relief workers Sean Penn and Wyclef Jean, who have been at a war of words for past some time, have reportedly made peace at a top New York music venue.

Penn and Jean bumped into each other at B. B. King Blues Club n Grill in Times Square this weekend after they arrived separately to see Haitian band T-Vice, and locked themselves in a backstage dressing room for a 30-minute argument before emerging, having made peace.

London, Nov 19 : After his failed bid to run for president of Haiti, rapper Wyclef Jean has expressed his disappointment in a series of songs.

The hip-hop star was barred from the political race in his homeland because he does not maintain property there and he has now condensed his displeasure into a new album titled "If I Were President: My Haitian Experience".

London, Aug 27 : Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean has blasted Haitian officials for rejecting his campaign for office in his new song.

The star has returned to music following his failed bid to run for president of Haiti, reports the Daily Express.

Jean was ruled out of the upcoming November (10) elections in his native country after it was decided he didn''t meet residency requirements.

Port-au-Prince, Aug 23 - Singer Wyclef Jean Monday plans to appeal a decision by the Haitian Electoral Commission last week that he is not eligible to run for president of the Caribbean nation.

The singer announced on his Twitter page that his lawyers would file an appeal and said he believes he meets all requirements to run for president.

New York, August 21 : Wyclef Jean has been disqualified as a candidate for president election in Haiti, Haiti’s electoral council announced.

No explanation was given. A council spokesman, Richardson Dumesle, simply read the list of 19 presidential aspirants deemed eligible and 15, including Jean, judged ineligible, reports the New York Times.

London, Aug 09 : Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean has prepared his plan of action if he wins the presidential elections from his native country.

The 37-year-old artist has laid out detailed changes that he will make to Haiti's economy if he is successful in his bid for the country's presidency, he wants to give power to the people by increasing farming.

Washington, Aug 7 : Hip-hop star Pras has said that he won''t be casting his vote for his former Fugees bandmate Wyclef Jean, because he is not qualified to be Haiti''s President.

Just two days back singer Jean had confirmed his plans to run for Haiti''s presidency.

"I think he brought Haiti a lot of national spotlight and attention where people are concerned and really want to help out," Us Magazine quoted Pras, 37, as saying.

London, Aug 4 : Former Fugees Singer Wyclef Jean has decided to contest for the post of President of Haiti.

Former Deputy Pierre Eric Jean-Jacques said Jean will run as part of his coalition in the November 28 election.

Jean''s spokesperson said the singer has planned to make an announcement on Thursday, but declined to say what it would be.

Washington, July 28 : Singer Wyclef Jean''s uncle, Raymond Joseph- who is Haiti''s ambassador to the US-has said that he will run for president of Haiti this autumn.

Joseph has said that he will formally announce his candidacy next week, hinting that he would be campaigning alongside his immensely popular nephew- the hip-hop singer.

But he didn't spill any beans on whether Jean might run for president, citing respect for the Jean family's privacy.

New York, March 3 : Wyclef Jean's wife is reportedly fuming after finding a naked picture of his manager on his cell phone.

Fashion designer Marie Claudinette was said to have demanded that her singer husband sacked Lisa Ellis.

"Claudinette flew into a jealous rage. She jumped to the conclusion that something may be up between Wyclef and Lisa," the New York Daily News quoted one insider as saying.

London, Jan 31 - Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean's had to deal with a tragedy while helping desperate survivors of the Haiti earthquake after a volunteer for his Yele Haiti foundation was shot dead in a car-jacking. The singer says he will never be able to forget the horrific scenes.

Wyclef, a native Haitian, rushed to his homeland after the massive tremor hit the nation earlier this month, ravaging the poor country's infrastructure and killing more than 150,000 people.

London, Jan 31 - Singer Wyclef Jean wants to compile footage he shot of the horror in Haiti into a hard-hitting movie so that the world will understand the earthquake relief effort.

The former American hip-hop group Fugees star, fears the international media covering the catastrophe and its aftermath is turning away from the worst scenes and giving TV viewers the impression that the relief effort has been a huge success, reports contactmusic. com.

London, January 30 : Wyclef Jean has bared his heart after witnessing his native Haiti that was ravaged by a massive earthquake earlier this year.

The Grammy winning rapper described the plight of the victims and the horrors surrounding the Caribbean region since it was jolted by a 7.0 tremor that injured as many as 200,000 people and orphaned one million children.

London, January 19 : Wyclef Jean is fuming over reports suggesting that the singer used money raised by his Haiti charity for his own enterprises.

The Haitian-American rapper’s NGO YELE managed to raise 1 million dollars to help victims struck by the massive earthquake that shook the Caribbean on January 12.

The organisation''s financial status came under scrutiny over its accounting practices leading to speculation that the star was using the funds for his own personal profit, reports the Mirror.

Washington, January 16 : Wyclef Jean''s organization ‘The Wyclef Jean Foundation Inc.’ has come under scrutiny over charity work for earthquake victims in Haiti.

Groups that vet charities have pointed out mischief in the foundation’s accounting practices.

The foundation has raised more than 2 million dollars via text message in two days, but experts claim there is no accountability.

"It''s questionable. There''s no way to get around that," Fox News quoted Art Taylor, president and chief executive of the Better Business Bureau''s Wise Giving Alliance, as saying.

London, January 14 : Rap star Wyclef Jean has requested aid from fans for earthquake victims in Haiti, his native land.

The singer, who is a roving ambassador for Haiti since 2007, urged support from international community.

He Tweeted: "Your money will help with relief efforts. They need our help - please help if you can.

"Pray for the people of Haiti [and] me please.”

The former ‘The Fugees’ star brought to attention the seriousness of the situation in the Caribbean state hit with 7.0-magnitude quake.

London, Sept 14 : Matt Damon and Wyclef Jean have extended their support to relief efforts for thousands of flood victims in Haiti.

They are urging others to help the United Nations raise nearly 60 million dollars for an estimated 800,000 people affected by four devastating tropical storms and hurricanes.

Damon and Jean went to the western coastal town of Cabaret to distribute food to an estimated 600 people sheltered in a school, reports the Daily Express.

Later, they are expected to travel to the flooded village of Gonaives.

New York, May 22: Haitian American musician Wyclef Jean launched a charity in aid of his homeland Haiti called ‘Together for Haiti’.

Jean is collecting money, food and information on how to get one of the world's poorest nations back on its feet.

Haiti had been promised by the Bush administration 20 million dollars in emergency food aid, including 30,000 tons of wheat, rice, beans and vegetable oil.

London, Jan 22: Rapper Wyclef Jean has revealed that pop star Michael Jackson owes him thousands of pounds.

The former Fugee, who had collaborated with Jackson a decade ago, said that he has not yet received his payment from the pop icon.

New York, Jan 5: Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean didn’t realise what he was doing when he ‘jokingly’ invited “everyone” to his Saddle River, NJ, home for a New Year's bash.

Hundreds of fans gatecrashed at the former Fugees star’s pad on December 31.

The singer had apparently sent out the invitation during an interview with MTV but didn’t expect it to be taken quite so seriously.