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Here is Donna Karan as she intends to team up with Parsons to create new design school in Haiti

Donna Karan, or "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the "DKNY" clothing labels (Donna Karan New York). She was deeply impressed by the inherent natural craftsmanship of Haitians when she first visited Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Instead of seeing the country's devastation, Donna saw Haiti's potential through the eyes of creativity. She felt it was really important to give them something so that they can help them with their enormous artisan talents and she decided to create a holistic community--a community which will be created through the preservation own culture and native art using indigenous resources like tobacco leaves, metal works, stone, etc. Donna Karan has teamed up with 'Parsons the New School for Design' from Manhattan to train Haitian artisans through the Urban Zen foundation by providing models of sustainable commerce through DOT or "The Design, Organization, Training Center" for emerging artists in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Here is a picture of former deputy Limongy Jean who was arrested in Broward County for cocaine trafficking

U.S Marshals Service of County Broward has arrested Jean Samson Limongy (56 years) in charges of cocaine smuggling. He was the former Deputy of Petit-Goâve and Deputy General Coordinator of the Program of Identification and Documentation of Haitian Immigrants (PIDIH) under Martelly administration. Jean is said to have been found in possession of an official Haitian diplomatic passport. He is currently being held at the Broward county main jail in Florida without bond as he is awaiting trial. PIDIH is an important government department entrusted with the task of providing identifying documents to Haitian nationals and descendants living in the Dominican Republic.

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This is Fort Ogé in Jacmel.

Joan Dithny Raton, the Haitian Minister of Culture visited Fort Oge to discuss necessary conservatory measures to protect the heritage monument. The first and foremost interventions they considered necessary, were: setting up a protective fence, opening a visitor center, installing sanitation facilities, signage, etc.

The Minister and the Director General met the representatives of the youth organization that oversees the monument. The Minister has ensured the full support of her ministry on the conservancy work undertaken by these volunteers. The licensee of the Ministry of Culture (MC) also made a trip to the old house of Hannibal Price. Hannibal Price was a former British soldier who had an interest in sugarcane production; he settled in Haiti in the eighteenth century and installed a steam mill built in 1818 by Lindsay & Co Workshops, Liverpool, England. According to some experts, the mill never operated. 'Moulin Price' is a machine controlled by Hannibal Price for juice extraction and production of cane sugar. The machine is classified as an item of 'world heritage' by the Smithsonian Institute, and it is one of the only two specimen steam engines listed, around the world, on its kind. The Minister has discussed about finding proper ways to identify and conserve these treasured pasts.

Fort Ogé (Cap Rouge) is a small location in the South-East of Haiti near the city of Jacmel surrounded by beautiful beaches, such as Ti-Mouillage Beach, Cayes Jacmel, etc. The fort was built in 1818 as a defensive system to stall the return of the French, if by any chance, they decide to re-invade Haiti and once again impose slavery. The fort is named after Vincent Ogé, a leading figure of the Haitian Revolution.

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On April 17, 2015, Guy Philippe the son of a former mayor, a former Haitian police chief, has registered his nomination for contesting the August 9 election to become a Senator of the Republic. Guy Philippe (born February 29, 1968) is a Haitian politician, who led the 2004 Haitian coup d'état that ousted Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He was a presidential candidate in the 2006 Haitian general election. Philippe was trained by US Special Forces in Ecuador in the early 1990s. He will contest under the banner of the Consortium of Political Parties, a coalition of dozens of Tèt Kale leaning political parties originated during the El Rancho Accord in 2014. He served as the Head of the Haitian National Police from 1997 to 1999. Philippe is often accused of being a death squad leader under Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier, responsible for the deaths of dozens of suspected gang members as per Human Rights watch.

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Here is a picture of the Former Government Commissioners Kerlson Charles Kerlson Charles and Enoch Géné Génélus

As per news report dated April 20, 2015, two Government Commissioners, one from Port-au-Prince and the other from Gonaïves have been terminated on charges of unfair practices. Government Prosecutors Kerson Darius Charles of Port-au-Prince ordered a trial by himself in the case of Woodly Etheart, alias Samson Lafamilia that caused the release of two well known criminals from Gang Galil, Woodly Etheart, alias Samson Lafamilia, and Renel Nelfort. This happened because at the end of the trial, the prosecutors asked that the charges are to be dropped.
In subsequent period, the Commissioner ignored a series of complaints lodged by the victims. Government Commissioner Enoch Géné Génélus was sacked because he released a prisoner (Madsen Clervoyant, a Haitian-American businessman who was imprisoned by an unjustified means with a motive of extortion) temporarily to visit bank and draw $50,000 to pay for an out of the court settlement for his release. Clervoyant is still detained in the prison, never released.

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Artisan Collection Veve From Haiti.

Suzanne Lerner, a co-founder, the present president of Michael Stars and owner of Lerner Et Cie, is an entrepreneur, political activist and philanthropist. Her recent project is to help Haitians in collaboration with a Haitian fashion design company Paula Coles. Paula Coles makes home and fashion accessories out of recycled scrapped fabrics collected from Haitian T-shirt factories. Each Paula Coles item is a promise and it comes with a mission to provide education and a promise of a brighter future for thousands of underprivileged children in Haiti. As part of Michael Star's Spring collection, they have planned to sell a limited edition of linen anorak jackets that have four different hand-beaded designs created by Haitian artisans. The designed have been named "Veve" and will be sold at $298; out of that money, $100 will be donated to PRODEV, Haiti. PRODEV is an organization created with a mission to develop, manage and support schools and educational centers in underserved communities in Haiti.

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Here is a picture of Carvez Jean who was sworn in, as new Government Commissioner at the Court of Appeals

On Monday, April 20, 2015, the judge Carvez Jean was sworn in by Judge Durin Duret Junior, assisted by two judges Dufresne Guillaume and Marie Jocelyne Casimir, as the new Government Commissioner at the Court of Appeals of Port-au-Prince. The new Commissioner will replace the retiring Government Commissioner Raphael Jean-Baptiste. Judge Carvez Jean started his career as a judge of Peace in Saint-Marc then Miragoâne and Petionville and then became the Deputy Government Commissioner near the TPI of Saint-Marc and Port-au-Prince and had acted as a substitute Government Commissioner at the Court of Appeal of Port-au-Prince. He was welcomed by Mr. Frantz Poteau, the Representative of the Public Ministry. During the occasion, many stakeholders present in the ceremony mentioned Mr. Jean's glorious twenty years of service in the Haitian judiciary. Judge Durin Duret Junior expressed his hope that judge Jeans would once again bring honor to the judiciary system with his new responsibility. Judge Carves Jean had promised to honor the responsibility entrusted upon him.

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Here is a picture of Mr. André Daniel Supplice as he was delivering his credentials to Dominican President Danilo Medina in April, 2015

André Daniel Supplice, without proper approval of the Haitian Senate has delivered his credentials to the Dominican President Danilo Medina on Monday, April 20th, 2015, to become the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Haiti to the Dominican Republic. He was accompanied to the ceremony held at the Hall of Ambassadors in the Dominican National Palace by the Vice President Margarita Cedeño de Fernández and Foreign Minister, Andrés Navarro. André Daniel Supplice was born on February 9, 1951 in Port-au-Prince. He is a sociologist and ethnologist. He was graduated from the School of Sociology of the University of Miami, studied at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and the Faculty of Ethnology of the State University of Haiti. His important engagements include: Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), Consul General in Tokyo (Japan), First Secretary of the Embassy of Haiti in Rome (1974-1976) and in Mexico (1976- 1977), Deputy Director General of Immigration and Emigration (1977-1979) and Assistant Secretary of State for the Interior and National Defence (1979-1981).

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Here is a picture of the new United Kingdom Ambassador to Haiti, Ms. Sharon Campbell

The United Kingdom has announced the name of Sharon Isabel Campbell as the new Her Majesty's Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti. From October, 2015, Mrs. Campbell will represent Her Majesty the Queen and the UK government in Haiti by replacing Mr. Steven Fisher who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Earlier, she had served in Costa Rica, Poland, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Venezuela, and Belgium. She met her husband Chris Campbell in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and they have remained married since 1989.That makes them an exceptional pair in the United Kingdom diplomatic history: the first married couples who were ambassadors to neighboring countries. On her appointment, she has said that she is delighted and honored to this position in a country with such a long and distinguished history. She would look forward to further developing United Kingdom's already strong political and cooperation links with the Republic of Haiti.

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Here is a picture of Drake

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986, Toronto, Ontario), is a Canadian rapper, songwriter, and actor who records under the mononym Drake. As per MediaTakeOut.com reports, one Haitian-American woman, who used to work once as a bottle waitress at the LIV nightclub in Miami, has lodged complaint against Drake that he is the father of her 2 year old daughter. The report further states that the girl had informed Drake before and he had consented to a paternity test. Until the test reports are known, Drake has agreed to pay the woman $15,000 a month in child support. About a year ago, another woman from Florida identified as Shirdkevia Myrick, lodged similar allegation against Drake, but her claim was proved untrue.

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