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Here is a picture of the new Minister of Justice and Public Security, Pierre Richard Casimir as he was requesting OAS assistance for realization of election in Haiti

Not leaving anything to chance, especially with the recent history of elections in Haiti, Justice Minister Pierre Richard Casimir, in a meeting with Ambassador Frédéric Bolduc representing the OAS, asked the organization to help the country meet their election target. The wish is to have Haiti hold their elections before the end of the year, as well as to have the process be inclusive, free, democratic and honest. An agreement was reached for work to be done on a renewal of the official instruction of the judges, and an extension of the legal assistance program.

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As Haiti political environment has become more uncertain , the efforts made in the tourism industry continue to bear fruits. Ramblers Holidays that has been specializing in guided walking holidays for over 60 years, has become the latest operator to add Haiti to its range of destinations.

Adding the island of Hispaniola to its itinerary of walking tours, the company Ramblers Worldwide Holidays has broadened the scope of Haiti's tourism pull, packaging the rolling hills and dippings, lush, green valleys as a veritable jackpot to its clientele. One of only the latest in a line of operators who have eagerly added Haiti to their list of destinations, Ramblers plans to start selling the Hispaniola leg of their tour package in April 2015. Already other tours such as Exodus have made their virgin tours here, prompting Jean-Marc Flambert, PR and marketing consultant for Haiti, to say the country is moving along well.

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According to the Dominican Military, they were prepared to enter Haiti and rescue their citizens and any other diplmats if requested. This announcement was made on Wednesday by Border Security Commander Guerrero Clase after learning that Presodent Michel Martelly is going to rule Haiti by decree

The Dominican Commander esetimated that there is a total of 17,000 Dominicans currently living in Haiti. He further stated that they always have an Evacuation Plan for Haiti which is based on intelligence reports shared by various agencies

Kreyol Pale, Kreyol kompran

Ki sa nou panse? Voizin-an di li gin yon plan pou li vini an Ayiti e pran citoyin li si bagay la ta dejenere.

Se ki lè ke nou kapab di yon bagay konsa pou militè nou yo?

Operation shield with over 22,000 Dominican troops along border

On the second day of the new year, Dominican Republic launched their shield operation, with over 22,000 troops aimed at bottlenecking and stopping the illegal migration of Haitians across the extremely porous border of the two countries. Working in rotation, the troop work assisted by over 150 CCTV cameras, set up at vantage points to locate those trying illegally to cross into the Republic. The border monitors known as CESFRONT (Cuerpo Especializado de Seguridad Fronteriza Terrestre), since the start of the year, have returned some 25,000 people to Haiti.

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A new way to fight sexually transmitted diseases in Haiti such as HIV Aids. The introduction of newborn male circumcision.

One would think any procedure that had the promised potential to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS by up to 60 percent would be wholeheartedly adopted by the government of Haiti. First Lady Sophia Martelly did, and thanks to the efforts of the man who convinced her, an infectious diseases physician from UCLA, Jeffrey Klausner, some Haitian doctors have been trained in the practice that had been largely left behind in the country. With a team he trained to impart the knowledge of the procedure, Klausner spearheaded the setting up of a surgical facility in the capital aimed at offering contraceptive and protective solutions.

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A picture of Pierre Nord Alexis, President of Haiti

Pierre Nord Alexis drifted into politics, finding himself on the opposition to the governing president of the time, President Salomon. During this period, he found himself on the other side of the law, as his very vocal opposition would have him imprisoned multiple times before a revolt put paid to that president too. Luckily for him, the new head of state, President Florvil Hippolyte, was in his corner, and Alexis was given a military post of some importance.

Fast forward many years and more intrigue, at the age of 82, Alexis led his loyal troops with him into the Chamber of Deputies. He had thus seized power, becoming the 19th president of the country. He would keep this power for six years, ruling through a time when many rebellions against his administration were many. In December of 1908, the power was wrested from him and he took up exile in Jamaica, before moving to the states with his family.

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This is a picture of President Nord Alexis in 1908.

Already in his 80s when he was elected as President of the Republic, Pierre Nord Alexis had seen the fulfillment of a promising military career, before even turning his eye to politics. Born in August 1820, military service was in his blood as the son of Nord Alexis, an official with a high rank within the regime of Henri Christophe, who was also Pierre's grandfather through his illegitimate daughter, Blézine Georges. This legacy would lead him toward the call to duty early, and he joined the army as a teenager under the President, Jean Louis Pierrot.

his journey through the army, however, was not a smooth one. By 1874, he been exiled, unable to return to the country for many years until after a new President was elected.

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Here is a picture of Nissage Saget, President of Haiti

Jean-Nicolas Nissage Saget was the president who succeeded Sylvain Salnave in 1869. Probably his greatest achievement was being the country's first president to serve out his entire term in office, having ruled from 1869 until his voluntary retirement in 1874.

Many years later, he left farm life behind and joined the army. He found great success, flying through the ranks quickly until he was awarded command of the military base in Leogane. Sagat earned himself a fair bit of goodwill when, following President Faustin Sououque's abandonment of the Democratic Republic to set himself up as Emperor, the two men didn't see eye to eye. The tension came to a head after General Sagat's continued refusal to bend to the will of the President's order to execute citizens falsely accused of conspiring against the state.

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Here is a picture of President Nissage Saget, first Haitian president to serve out his term of office form 1869 to 1874

Born in September 1810 to a relative of the war hero, Jean Jacques Dessalines, Saget was one of five children. By the age of eight years old, he became the only one of his siblings still alive following an outbreak of yellow fever. Following high school at the Lycee National de Port-au-Prince President Saget started adult life working on his father's farm.

Saget was chained and brought to St. Mark's, where he was imprisoned and suffered much abuse. Following Soulouque's fall, Saget was reinstated as Commander of the base at Leogane. Then Saget, in 1869 would lead a troop into Port-au-Prince where, with the approval of the masses, Salnave was killed. Following this victory, Parliament mandated Saget's presidency for four years.

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This is a meeting between President Michel Domingue and General Igracio Gonzalez in 1875.

One of his first moves as president was to appoint himself a public function manager. In the capacity of the President of the Council of Secretaries of State, Septimus Rameau became, in essence, the true president of the country while Domingue was considered largely a figurehead. Another of Dominique's earliest acts was to sign an agreement with their neighbors, the Dominican Republic, stating that both nations recognized the other's individual sovereignty in an attempt to stop many years of conflict. To this end, it was Septimus Rameau who dealt with the Dominican president, Ignacio Maria Gonzalez. President Domingue's chief of staff was sent in his stead to make preparations for the agreement.

Soon, the issues of fraud and corruption, though not that of the administration, caused moves that would lead to Septimus Rameau being assassinated following accusations of having two generals killed, and Domingue himself seeking refuge in the United States embassy before gaining asylum as an exile in nearby Jamaica. He would die a year following the 1876 end of his term as president.

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Here is a picture of Michel Domingue, President of Hait from June 14, 1874 to April 15, 1876.

Haiti's 11th President was one with extensive military training. Born Michel Domingue in Les Cayes in 1813, Domingue went straight from military training into the army units of the Sud Department, where he became a commander. Following this period, General Domingue was made the Haitian Army's Commander-in-Chief. He then entered the capital city with an undeniable force of troops behind his candidacy. He began a sort of presidency on May 8, 1868 as the head of the autonomous south states of Haiti. Though it wasn't until June 11, 1874 that he became president of the Haitian Republic.

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