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Tucked among the brilliant gardens and deep blue lagoons of Puerto Rico's coastline, Plantation Resort Residences at Dorado Beach Resort provides a gateway to a Caribbean oasis steeped in privilege and luxury. On the grounds of what was once a plantation, Dorado Beach is now a private retreat inspired by the legacy of philanthropist and conservationist Laurance S. Rockefeller.

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Here is a picture of the Identification cards required in the 2010 Haiti election. Most of the people were not able to receive their cards on time for the November 28 election and consequently, they were unable to participate in the election

Many of the candidates and their representatives questioned whether this election will be fair. Many think it is a deliberate action from the current government to create confusion.

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Haiti Election 2011. Here is a picture of several Haitian citizens performing the civic duty to vote in the 2011 election in Haiti. In general, election in Haiti are often unfold with many violence.

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Haiti Election 2011

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Less than six Months after his nomination to replace Mr. Fritz Cinéas as Haiti Ambassador in the Dominican Republic, Daniel Supplice was fired. The Government of Michel Martelly did not like his stands on the Haiti-Dominican crisis.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Daniel Supplice, the Haitian Ambassador to Santo Domingo was permanently removed from his post. The Haitian government has recalled him on Tuesday because he had made a public statement blaming own government that they were responsible for the fact that due to lack of documentation, a good number of Haitians living illegally in the D.R could not register under the regularizing plan before the deadline of June 17th. The former Haiti General Consul Edwin Paraison has termed this as routine change, does never mean the diplomatic ties between two neighboring is broken. In his letter to the Head of the State, Supplice has stated that he does not fear to tell the truth and has indicated many points in the management of crisis by the Haitian government.

Daniel Supplice made the confirmation that he has been removed but at the time was not sure if that was temporarily or permanently. However, it was obvious when that the decision was permanent once d'affaires Magalie Jeanty Magloire was nominated as interim at the Embassy of Haiti in Santo Domingo.

The real reason for revocation of Ambassador Supplice was a statement he made in which he accused the Haitian government as being responsible for what is happening today as we do not manage to identify our citizens at home.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Daniel Supplice, the Haitian Ambassador to Santo Domingo was permanently removed from his post. The Haitian government has recalled him on Tuesday because he had made a public statement blaming own government that they were responsible for the fact that due to lack of documentation, a good number of Haitians living illegally in the D.R could not register under the regularizing plan before the deadline of June 17th. The former Haiti General Consul Edwin Paraison has termed this as routine change, does never mean the diplomatic ties between two neighboring is broken. In his letter to the Head of the State, Supplice has stated that he does not fear to tell the truth and has indicated many points in the management of crisis by the Haitian government.

Here is a copy of a letter that Daniel Supplice wrote to President Michel Martelly after his revocation as Haiti Ambassador in Santo Domingo:

""Mr. President,

After having for 92 days carried with honor, respect, patriotism and national consciousness the bicolor in the territory of Duarte, Sanchez and Mejia, I have the honor to return you without dirtying in its glorious folds with the patriotic feeling of having tried to be helpful.

I ask you to believe that the decision to make this symbolic gesture is not the result of fleeting emotion or calculation of any interest or even a shameful agenda. The habit of clear instructions, accurate, consistent and in harmony with the rules of diplomacy and ethics in public administration have finally do of me (after all this time) an executive conscious of results and that considers more the weight of the objective reality of things and reports.

It is with calm, wisdom and insight that will resolve in conflicts between states. The management of the relationship between Haiti and the Dominican Republic requests from the different actors reasoned attitude, reasonable and where amateurism and improvisation do not have their place. The Dominican Republic is a neighbor with whom we are doomed by geography to live together in spite of unequal development that accompanies a marginal differential access to goods and services.

I have written several letters that have remained unfortunately unanswered and, in my last report of 14 July, I took the precaution to renew the urgency that the Haitian diplomacy had to manage the crisis not only in the logic of the defense of national interests, but also always emphasize the constructive dialogue. It is the responsibility of the Ambassador of Haiti to the Dominican Republic to ensure that a balance remains between respect of our dignity of people, our values, our customs and traditions while maintaining open realistically the door to dialogue. You know why ? Because while you read this lines :

a) thousands of our brothers and sisters continue to cross the border 'anba fil' in search of wellness ;

b) dozens of women and adolescent girls of Haitian nationality give birth every day to children in Dominican hospitals ;

c) 44.310 students attend state universities and private university centers without forgetting those who, living at the border, go into primary and secondary schools in Dominican territory in the morning and return in the evening in Haiti ;

d) numerous are those who, returning to the country voluntarily for all sorts of reason during the past few days, already planning to return to resume the "job" they had abandoned and where they are awaied ;

e) hundreds of thousands of men, women and children continue to sell their day's work in the agricultural sector, in extremely difficult conditions, but do not think of returning home;

f) hundreds of thousands more are waiting in vain for promised documents that would allow them to regularize their immigration status.

That's also the other face of the reality that we have a responsibility to manage !

In 211 years, we have not managed to reduce socio-economic disparities, or to mitigate the thorny question of color. We have not managed to give our citizens a birth certificate proving that they exist and create an internal situation that would have prevented millions of Haitians to leave the country at any price and sometimes in any condition. If we do not accept the fact that there is a problem, there will be no solution.

Mr. President,

I understand the logic of Haiti's past, in the maze of history, in its missteps, with its moods, its ambitions but especially with its shortcomings, weaknesses, limitations and disappointments.

I also know our brothers and sisters with their love of life, their love of country, respect for the founding fathers, pride of African descent but also with their disdain for the truth and their often irresponsible attitude in the management of res publica.

Using a metaphor you will understand, those who ride the 'char' in the beginning of the cortege leaves at the end of the parade. In general, I do the circuit until the end, but some mishaps sometimes force me to change route to avoid unfortunate judgment of history.

Mr. President,

The country expects you to be firm and do not be a prisoner of the past reports or advice from suspicious 'officines'. The people had trusted you by allowing you to access the high magistrature of the State. He therefore relies on you.

I'm not the first Haitian ambassador to the Dominican Republic to be recalled but I hope to be the last to prevent that, precisely, on the other side of the border, one continue to believe that if the defeat of intelligence seems to be a national constant, the failure of foreign policy seems to be too.

So I go home to join the family members, find the heat of my friendships, renew with this culture that permeates me and hoping the best for Haiti.

Represent and serve Haiti in the Dominican Republic has been a great honor for me.

Please accept, Mr. President, my very patriotic greetings.

Daniel Supplice"

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Here is a picture of DuPuis Medical Office and Drugstore located in Little Haiti.

The DuPuis Medical Office and Drug Store in Little Haiti was founded by Dr. John G. DuPuis in 1902. DuPuis was fondly called as the "Lemon Doctor". He constructed his medical office and drug store in the rural community of Lemon City four years after he arrived in South Florida. DuPuis (born in 1875 in Newnansville, Florida) was a prominent pioneer physician and founder of White Belt Dairy (later it became one of the area's largest dairies) and the Dade County Agricultural School (in 1915, later renamed Miami Edison). He treated Miamians during the yellow fever epidemic of 1899 and was one of the few white doctors trusted by the Seminole Indians. DuPuis Medical Office and Drug Store became a subject of historic preservation on July 2, 1985.

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Haitian presidential candidate Willy Duchene is the most one to be eliminated by the CEP. He was accused of holding a U.S. passport.

In a circular issued by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), it has been learnt that the name of Willy Duchene from Haitian Republican Party has been removed from the list of approved candidates to participate in the presidential elections on 25 October and 27 December 2015. This decision has been taken to ensure strict compliance with the Electoral Decree because Willy Duchene had submitted a false declaration concerning his nationality which is in contravention of Articles 135 of the Constitution, paragraph (1) and 36 of the Electoral Decree, paragraph (a). Upon verification, it has been found that Duchene is a US citizen; his name is recorded as a voter from Florida, United States of America since April 20, 1995. Duchene is the third candidate that the CEP has removed from the presidential race after Jacky Lumarque of the party VERITE and Francois Levelt of the Haitian Diaspora Party for Haiti (MUDHAH).

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Here is a picture of Haiti ambassador Daniel Supplice as he has been removed from his position.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Daniel Supplice, the Haitian ambassador to Santo Domingo, has been removed "permanently" from his post by the Haitian government because he could not defend his government properly amid the current immigration issues with the Dominican Republic, instead he has held his government responsible for the vulnerable illegal residential status of thousands of Haitians living in the D.R who are facing threats of deportation as stateless people. They could not register themselves before the given deadline of the D.R authority on June 17, 2015, because the Haiti government could not provide them necessary documents required for their registration to residential status in the D.R.

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Here is a picture of the Duty Free Americas (DFA) store located at Toussaint Louverture International Airport.

On June 2, 2015, Duty Free America (DFA) has opened a 400 square meters duty free shop at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. A week before the inauguration, they invited the Haitian Tourism Minister, Stephanie Villedrouin Balmir to personally check out this as one of the beautiful stores in Haiti. To build this store, DFA has rebuilt half of the airport so that the tourists and the local consumers can get a new experience. It is a shop that caters everybody equally. The new store is more focused on liquor, sunglasses, watches, fragrance and other accessories plus edibles. Duty Free Americas (DFA) opened its first duty free store in Haiti on December 18, 2012, at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport arrival lounge near the capital city Port-au-Prince. It was followed by another at the departure lounge in the next year.

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Here is the picture of Haitian Dance Viviane Gauthier. She hat been credited for keeping Haitian folklore dances alive such as Yanvalou, nago, rada.

Yanvalou, the Nago and the Rada are the names of three different forms of Haitian folk dance, different parts of voodoo drumming. Viviane Gauthier is a 97-year-old goddess of Haitian dance, a choreographer and a dance teacher. She has been credited for keeping these forms of Haitian folklore dances alive. Viviane is an inspirational example of the power and valuable influence of older people and she beautifully encapsulates core Haitian philosophy-- represents the immense contribution of the elderly in a society. She has represented Haitian folk dance all around the world. She is known as "the goddess of Haitian dance" because without her dedication for a long 75 years, it is believed that Haitian folklore dance would effectively be dead. She has completed her 97th birthday on March 17, 2015. Despite her age, Viviane Gauthier is an active figure in the dance community in Haiti.

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