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The 29 year old Fritz-Joly Joachin is a suspect in the Paris attackers. He was arrested in Bulgaria. Fritz-Joly Joachin is a French citizen with Haitian origin. he is converted Muslim. Authorities traced him as having several contacts with one of the two brothers (Cherif Kouachi) before traveling to Turkey on September 30

French Citizen in Police Custody knew Charlie Hebdo Attacker

Bulgarian police arrested Fritz-Joly Joachin, alleging he was involved in a terrorist organization. They discovered he had been in contact with Cherif Kouachi, one of the brothers who slew 12 people at Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

Joachin's wife reported to French authorities Joachin had kidnapped their son. She said Joachin was an Islam convert, radicalized two years ago.

Joachin insisted he was not a terrorist and had nothing to with Kouachi's assault on French citizens.

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Here is a picture of 72 buses that have been handed over to new Haitian entrepreneurs. This is part of the social program "Chanje Metye Chanje Lavi" which allows a selected group of young people, old car washers to join a training program and become entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur Program takes Youth off the Streets

President Martelly presided over a graduation ceremony of 72 young people, formerly living on the streets, which have completed a ten-month training program under the initiative "Chanje Metye Chanje Lavi.

As new entrepreneurs, the youth will work in the transit industry and finance their own vehicles with their earned income and a subsidy from the government.

At the ceremony Martelly gave the program recipients keys to their new vehicles. He wished them success and praised the stakeholders.

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Deontay Wilder is the new WBC heavyweight world champion after beating Haitian Bermane Stiverne for the heavyweight world championship. He won by scores of 118-109, 119-108 and 120-107 in Las Vegas.

Wilder took control of the first round with solid footwork and effective jabs against his rival. Stiverne, less aggressive, saved his punches till the end of the first round.

Near the match's end Wilder pummeled Stiverne, knocking him to the mat. He recovered connecting with two body blows. Wilder in the fourth round connected with a left hook, winning the WBC.

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Martelly Reneges on Promise to Form Consensus Government

President Martelly has not honored his word to form a consensus government. His new cabinet contains several ministers, who worked under ex-Prime Minister Lamothe. Ex-senate president, Desras, says, ". . . only one opposition member made the cabinet list . . ."

Martelly's opposition also criticizes his choice of planning minister, Yves Joseph, an intimate of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier.

Holding state and local elections is critical, but Martelly needs to seat an Electoral Council first.

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Spokesman for Port-au-Prince mayor, Pierre Duplan, said President Martelly has verified the National Carnival will be held in Port-au-Prince this year in February. The organizing committee cannot begin preparing for the 2015 National Carnival until the consensus government is in place.

Participants will include 44 marching bands and 8 DJ floats that will perform at Champ de Mars. The budget is estimated to be 8 million gourdes, to be granted by the Ministry of the Interior.

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Here is a picture of Yolette Mengual as she returned to the CEP.

Yolette Mengual Re-Elected to Provisional Electoral Council

Despite internal warfare between two women's groups, Fanm yo la and Solidarite fanm Ayisyen, a female representative has been elected to serve on the Provisional Electoral Council CEP).

Six candidates vied for a seat on the CEP, and Yvette Mengual became the victor with 55 votes. Marie Guillaume, in second place, garnered 44 votes and will be the alternate.

Mengual has formerly served as a Judiciary Superior Council representative as well as on the CEP.

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Here is a picture of Jean Monestime on January 16, 2015 as became the 1st Haitian American Miami-Dade Commission chairman.

Commissioner Monestime breaks barriers, becoming first Haitian-American Chairman

Jean Monestime has achieved another distinction in his career. He has been elected hands down by his fellow Miami-Dade Commissioners as chairman, the first Haitian-American to be so honored. In 2010 Monestime also served as Miami-Dade's first Haitian-American commissioner.

At the swearing-in ceremony Monestime talked about plans to lift South Florida citizens up from poverty. He expressed his gratitude to the residents of District 2, who have placed their trust in him to serve their interests.

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Here is a picture od a son of the town of Ennery, President Joseph Davilmar Théodore. He was president of haiti for a very short period of time, exactly from 7 November 1914 to 22 February 1915.

President Joseph Davilmar Théodore has his origin in the city of Ennery which is located in the northern half of the country but not too far from the Haitian Capital pf Port-au-Prince. He has a long military career. He made his fortune in agriculture. In addition, Joseph Davilmar Théodore is credited for organizing the cacao farmers of the north who eventually revolted against President Oreste Zamor.

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Here is a picture of Central Railway at Rue du Quai during the government of Joseph Davilmar Théodore

Haiti had amassed a very large debt and Borno asked for a loan of $23 million to resolve it. He used the money to make infrastructure improvements, which included:

Road work
Rehabilitation of irrigation canals
Building of hospitals, schools, and public buildings
Availability of drinking water and telephones
Established an agricultural school and low-cost education nation-wide

Borno, however, would not hold free and fair elections. Instead the State Council re-appointed him in 1926. Borno ruled until 1930 when an American commission organized free elections and an interim president, Louis Eugene Roy, was sworn in.

In 1942 at the age of 76 Borno died in Petion-Ville.

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Here is a picture of Jean-Jacques Dessalines after he became Emperor Jacques I of Haiti.

Ruling as governor-general, prior to becoming emperor, Dessalines, who despised the white and mulatto elite population, killed thousands of them in the 1804 Haiti Massacre. The genocide accomplished, he defined Haiti as a 100% black nation, and banned whites from acquiring land or property in Haiti. Dessalines instituted a form of slavery, ordering blacks to work as soldiers to defend against foreign invaders, or labor on plantations to ensure Haiti's economic survival.

Although Dessalines hated the mulatto elite, he appointed some of them as officials and managers in his administration because they were highly-educated. Dessalines ruled for two years before disgruntled members of his administration, Alexandre Petion and Henri Christophe among them, planned a coup d'etat. They assassinated Dessalines on October 17, 1806.

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