Cap-Haitian

Here is a picture of Cap-Haïtien in the 1700. Cap-Haïtien was previously known as Capâ€'Français or Capâ€'Henri. In its earlier times, this present commune of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and the capital of the Department of Nord was also known as the 'Paris of the Caribbean" for its wealth of French colonial architecture, which has been well preserved. The city is situated on the coast of the Cap-Haïtien Bay, on the Atlantic Ocean, about 260 km north of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. The city was founded in 1670 on a Taino village called 'Gaurico'. Soon after the French took over the western half of the island from Spain, in 1711, the French made this city their colonial capital of Haiti (then Saint-Dominique) until 1770 when the capital was moved to Port-au-Prince.

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Here is a picture of the Haitian president michel Martelly in a tour of the Marche Hyppolite in Cap-Haitian in July, 2011. He was in the region to promote tourism in several regions in Haiti. Although the Marche en fer in port-au-Prince has recently received all the glories due to the major invest ment of the executive director of Digicel company, our own Marche hyppolite in Cap-Haitian is as historic as the one in Port-au-Prince.

It was also a great gesture for the presiden of Haiti Michel Martelly to pay a visit to the Marche Hyppolite in Cap-Haitian

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Here is a picture of the center of the city of Cap-haitian. Place Notre-dame. It is the main place where all major activities for the city are taking place

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Do you know who are in this picture? I just want some old time Haitians from Cap-Haitien to give me the answer.

These people were at one time the the city of Cap-Haitian itself. Many of the new generation probably do not have a clue. I remember those days like yesterday. Although many of them install a notion of fair among the populations. However some how, in some twisted way, they helped to maintain order

Mwin pa konnin kombyen nan nou ki kapab di mwin non moun sa yo ki nan foto sa. Min, anpil vyero nan vill Cap-Haitien konnin moun sa yo tres byen. A on moman, moun sa yo te sel kok chante nan vill sa.

Si ou kapab sonje non kek nan yo, di nou?

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O this date, October 22' 2012, Cap-Haitian Airport became a truly an international airport when it received for the first time a Boeing. The airplane carried the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clintom with her husband, former us president. Bill Clinton

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Here is a picture of the original Cap-Haitian Airport before it was fully restored and renovated

With its new, longer and wider runway, plus other amenities added in preparation for the airport's renovation and subsequent acceptance of commercial flights from an international carrier in Cap-Haitien, the Hugo Chavez airport welcomed the likes of the nation's President and Minister of Tourism among its first guests. The airport boasts a fully renovated and restored facade, to be further equipped by a fire station, and a 8,500 feet by 138 feet runway. Other amenities will be provided at the hosted terminals for IBC Airways, Sunrise Airways, interCaribbean Airways and Tortug'Air.

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American Airlines (AA) has begun to schedule daily non-stop service from Miami International Airport to Cap-Haitien's Hugo Chavez International Airport.

AA executive Art Torno said the new route will play a key role in helping ". . . to develop the north coast and open up this historically significant destination."

Passengers flying out of Cap-Haitien on Boeing 737-800s will be able to connect to dozens of destinations in the U.S., Europe, the Caribbean, and South America.

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Here is a picture of the first American Airlines First Flight to the city of Cap-Haitian. This took place in September 2, 2014. Following the ceremony, President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe took the celebration to the city. A huge crowd of people continue to follow them as they walk throughout the city

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Around every bend in Cap-Haitian, the past speaks and city historians are eager to share its lore.

On Rue 19 lived Joseph Laroche, who drowned when the Titanic sank, the one Black person aboard the ship.

Rue 18 was where Antenor Firmin began his life, rising to prominence as the initial Haitian anthropologist in the Americas.

Rue 13 produced Oswald Durand, a poet and songwriter, who wrote "Yellow Bird".

European royalty has also resided in Cap-Haitian, another part of its intriguing past.

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Formerly known as Air Turks & Caicos, interCaribbean Airways is the country's national carrier, boasting a fleet of Beech 99 and Embraer 120 aircraft. Their operations include flights domestically (South Caicos and Grand Turk), and internationally. The recent addition of more flights into Haiti in the city of Cap Haitien adds to their current roster of destinations which includes the Dominican Republic's Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo and Santiago, Port-au-Prince in Haiti, Nassau in the Bahamas and Kingston, Jamaica.

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