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Le Foyer Bakery--to hear customers tell it--makes the best Haitian pates in all of Haiti. The item is so popular people turn up to order them when the bakery opens at 7 am.

A Caribbean turnover made of biscuit dough and stuffed with a choice of chicken, ground beef, or salt cod, they fly off the trays, baked fresh all day long. For an inexpensive and savory breakfast on-the-run, start your day at Le Foyer Bakery.

132 Babson St., Mattapan Square
Mattapan, Mass

617-298-0535

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Haiti has an embassy in Havana Cuba to run and maintain the bilateral relations between the two nations.

Haitian Immigrants arrived in Cuba in early 19th century. It is this time when Haitian Creole arrived in Cuba and since it has remained the second widely spoken Language in the country. Haitians since historical times have moved to Cuba as slaves or as workers in the cane plantations.

Details for the Haitian Embassy in Cuba can be accessed in their website: embhaiti.cu

Havana

(537) 204-5421 / (537) 204-5423

embhaiti@enet.cu

embhaiti.cu

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Brazil has maintained a very close relationship with Haiti. Brazil has been working in Haiti since June 2004. The country can be considered to have given the largest peace-keeping support and humanitarian aid to Haiti especially after the 2010 tragic earthquake. Between 2004 and 2010 Brazil had 1300 troops in Haiti. Brazil headed the UN peace keeping forces commanding 7000 UN soldiers then.

The Embassy of Haiti in Brazil is found in the city of Brasilia. The actual address is Shisl QI 17, Conj. 04, Casa 19 70465-900 LAGO SUL, C.P. 08618/71600. The embassy can be reached through phone on 061-248-6860 or 061-248-6437 or Fax: 061-248-7472

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New York City's Sullivan Street Bakery new location in Little Haiti, in Miami

Two New Redevelopment Projects Slated for Little Haiti
Little Haiti is welcoming new redevelopment projects. The latest one happens in Little Haiti in Florida when NYC Sullivan Street Bakery and Perricone's Marketplace & Café will be built on two pieces of land. Perricone spent $2.76 million for both parcels.

Sullivan Street Bakery has two stores in Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea, and delivers bread to 250 NYC restaurants.

Other developers like Avra Jain and a California corporation are also planning projects in Lemon City.

The new location of Sullivan Street Bakery in Little Haiti is:
5550-5570 Northeast Fourth Avenue, Little Haiti, FL

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"Tap Tap Haitian Restaurant" in Miami is a Haitian eatery, which was opened up with the inspiration of one time filmmaker Katherine Kean. The welcoming staff serves "authentic Haitian dishes like grilled goat, conch Creole and stewed oxtail, including an exceptionally "good Mojito" (a traditional Cuban highball that contains five main ingredients: white rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water, and mint). The warm service adds to the charm of bright, colorful mural artwork that provides "food for your spirit." Their Menus shows five items of Appetizers (Pumpkin soup, Goat Tidbits , Spicy Marinated Conch Ceviche, etc), three salad items (Avocado and Tomato Salad, Mango, Watercress, Carrots and Mixed Greens, etc), eight side dishes (like White Rice with Beans Sauce, Grilled Corn, etc), eleven items on Gwoplat / Entrees (like Shrimp in Creole or Coconut Sauce, Whole Fish In Lime Sauce, Grilled, or Fried, etc) and three Specialties From Charcoal Grill (Grilled Conch, Grilled chicken and Grilled goat).

819 5th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 672-2898

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"Fair Trade Cafe" is an effort of the Lifecoast Church, Florida, to help Haitian coffee growers so that they receive a fair price for what they grow. Earlier, an average coffee farmer in Haiti used to earn a meager $0.65 to $1.00 on per pound of coffee produced in a 12 hour workday. However, with the help of 'Fair Trade Cafe' their daily earnings have grown up by almost 500%, translating that into $3.35 per pound of coffee. Their support to the Haitian coffee industry has helped immensely because Haitian coffee is a wonderful product; it hardly needs any introduction but a proper platform where it can be sold. Coffee has been a principal crop of the Caribbean nation of Haiti since the early 1700s; it was once a flourishing industry, but it has been crippled by decades of deforestation, political chaos and now, climate change--today it barely registers in the world survey. While most business works to increase its own stakeholder's wealth, the Lifecoast Church instead, is working to contribute towards the welfare of the Haitian coffee growers. They work in a cooperative model that works to ensure that a share of every purchase goes back to the island nation so that they can sustain and grow.

The Fair Trade Cafe is run by the volunteers of Lifecoast Church voluntarily as part of their community service without any profit motive. The ambience of the cafe has a great welcoming feeling. They will keep your cup filled with delicious Haitian coffee with other tasty mouth watering beverages and pastries.

A cup of coffee at Fair Trade Cafe is truly a cup of hope for Haitian coffee farmers.

WHAT: Fair Trade Cafe
WHERE: 4882 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Suite 1
HOURS: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday - Friday
CONTACT: 574-377-0591

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Here is a picture of Mr. Camille Chalmers, Executive Director of director of the Haitian Platform for an Alternative Development, or (PAPDA). Born on November 8, 1956, he is a renowned social economist who completed graduate studies in Venezuela

Haitian Banks remain Silent as Customers close Accounts

Haiti is on the verge of an "economic panic" due to the gourde's devaluation. Economist Camille Chalmers says neo-liberal policies are to blame. It may make Haiti more competitive globally but the purchasing power of wage earners suffer.

Upcoming elections may not happen say observers, and fear of destabilization has people withdrawing funds from Haitian banks, transferring their money overseas.

Chalmers wants Bank of the Republic of Haiti to publicly address the situation and not remain silent.

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Here is a picture of the Haitian-American Anthony 'Ti Tony' Bennett who informed the public that his candidacy for president was approved by Haiti electoral council (BCEN). This information has not been confirmed by any other person or institution. The amended Haiti Constitutional make Anthony Bennett a Haitian national by origin.

Tony Bennett says PEC has approved his Candidacy

Haitian-American Tony Bennett has had his candidacy for the Haitian presidency approved by the Electoral Council. A controversy exists though as to whether he can legally hold the office.

His lawyers' interpretations of Constitutional amendments, they claim, allow him to seek office even though he is not Haitian by origin. Rather he ". . . possesses Haitian nationality by origin . . .", in contradistinction "to be Haitian by origin."

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The wax statue of the son of Petit-Goâve, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and France, Dany Laferrière was unveiled at the Grevin Museum in Montreal.

Canadian-Haitian author Dany Laferriere has had a wax statue of his likeness exhibited at Montreal's Grevin Museum.

Recently inducted into the French Academy in Paris, he came to witness the unveiling. He has been enthroned alongside other greats, Jean Drapeau, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley.

French Consul General Laurendeau said Laferriere was a ". . . keen observer of everyday life, he seized situations and characters . . . described with great accuracy . . ."

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U.S. aid to Haiti could be in jeopardy if US Senator Marco Rubio can have his way. He has proposed amendment to block aids to Haiti if the CEP attempts to disqualify some of the candidates in the upcoming election in Haiti for political reasons

Haiti risks losing U.S. Foreign Aid

Assessing Progress in Haiti Act (APHA) of 2014 is an amendment waiting for President Obama's signature. Senator Marco Rubio introduced the legislation.

Passage of APHA would affect U.S. aid to Haiti if the Provisional Electoral Council (PEC) eliminates candidates for political reasons. It has already eliminated ex-Prime Minister Lamothe and he is appealing the disqualification.

If enacted the U.S. Secretary of State would be obligated to give information to Congress on eliminations made for political gain by the PEC.

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