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Assad Volcy with Plateforme Pitit Dessalines

Assad Volcy with Plateforme Pitit Dessalines

Here is a picture Assad Volcy who is in the Plateforme Pitit Dessalines, He has been one of the leaders who would not settle for anything less than the resignation of President Michel Martelly. This picture was taken during a protest on December 18, 2014

A group of protesters mobilized yet again to demonstrate for the removal of the Prime Minister and President of Haiti. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has already been made to resign, but it remains to be seen if this will cease the tide of demonstrations plaguing the government. One demonstrator is Assad Volcy, the coordinator of the Tèt Ansanm organization, who recently threw his hat into the ring with newly formed political party - headed by Senator Moise Jean Charles - Pitit Dessalines. Volcy said during the demonstration that only the resignation of both men would ensure favor.

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President Michel Martelly helped free Alan Gross from Cuba via diplomatic ties

President Michel Martelly helped free Alan Gross from Cuba via diplomatic ties

According to several news sources, Haitian President Michel Martelly had a meeting with Cuban leader Raúl Castro on behalf of the United States for the release of Alan Gross. According to the sources, he was asked by Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson facilitate the relationship between Cuba and the United States since he has a good relationship with both. It is noted that this meeting took place in early 2013 when President Michel Martelly took a secrete trip to Cuba with his son Olivier Martelly

Following the meeting with the Cuban leader, President Martelly was personally contacted over the phone by Vice President Joe Biden to thank him for his efforts.

After the news of the cessation of the embargo between the United States of America and Cuba, Haitian President, Michel Martelly, issued a statement that expressed his felicitations for the news, as Haiti, closely entwined with both countries, has literally been stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Martelly used Haiti's position to facilitate the negotiations for the release of US citizen, Alan Gross.The tempering of relations between Cuba and the U.S. is expected to be a gradual thing, as both countries need to embark on a process of recovery.

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Christmas at the National Palace, with Michel and Sophia Martelly

Christmas at the National Palace, with Michel and Sophia Martelly

Here is the picture of a Christmas celebrationat that took place a the National Palace on December 23, 2014 with President Michel Martelly and First Lady Sophia Martelly

Children and other patrons, decked out in the seasonal colors of red and green, gathered in the courtyard of the National Palace to celebrate the Christmas season with their Prime Minister, Michel Martelly. Also present was his wife, Sophia, whose work for the past four years has brought the over 3,000 kids, many of whom have disabilities, to the festivities. The event facilitated the playing of games, the eating of food and the giving of gifts. President Martelly and his wife used the occasion to wish the public good health and prosperity for the season.

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Haitian-Canadian Adonis Stevenson knocked out Dmitry Sukhotsky in fifth round

Haitian-Canadian Adonis Stevenson knocked out Dmitry Sukhotsky in fifth round

Here is a picture of the Haiti-born Canadian Adonis Stevenson as he knocked out Dmitry Sukhotsky in fifth round on December 19, 2014.

He was defending his WBC light-heavyweight title in Quebec City

Adonis Stevenson has done it again; though some may say it was an easy win against the Russian, Dmitry Sukhotsky, who was smaller and obviously a lesser fighter than the polished Haitian-Canadian boxer. The televised fight ended with Stevenson ranking up a 25-1 record with 21 knockouts, as his opponent was taken out with a knockout within the fifth round. The win also means that Stevenson will keep his WBC light-heavyweight title, which he earned after taking down Chad Dawson in 2013.

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Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide with Fidel Castro of Cuba

Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide with Fidel Castro of Cuba

You are looking at two leaders being closely watched by US policy makers. Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide being welcomed by the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro

Jean Bertrand Aristide, former President of Haiti, has always been amenable to working with the Cuban Government. During his Presidency, educational services and health programs launched by Aristide and the Lavalas party had been undertaken with assistance from their Caribbean neighbor. Haiti and Cuba began a humanitarian relationship in 1998 through which Haitian doctors received training in Cuba, and doctors from Cuba moved to work in the rural parts of Haiti. Throughout the years up until the January 2010 earthquake, nearly 600 Haitian doctors had been trained in Cuba.

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Florence Duperval Guillaume named Haiti's new interim prime minister

Florence Duperval Guillaume named Haiti's new interim prime minister

Breaking News. We just learned that a new interim Prime Minister has been designated.

Former Health minister, Florence Duperval Guillaume became interim prime minister on Sunday December 21, 2014. She will replace Laurent Lamothe.

Based on the guideline set by the Haitian constitution, Ms. Duperval Guillaume can only hold this interim Prime Minister position for up to 30 days. A permanent has to be designated and confirmed within that period

Haiti's interim Prime Minister, Florence Duperval Guillaume, began her governmental career in 2011 when she was named Minister of Health. Within that role, she earned the regard of aid agencies around the world, and made it her mandate to try and reach the 40% of the country that didn't have basic health care, which she outlined as her biggest challenge. The role of Acting Prime Minister is sanctioned under the Haitian Constitution for no more than 30 days, after which parliament must choose a permanent Prime Minister for the embattled country.

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Uzale Remay founded APLADEM, Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year 2014

Uzale Remay founded APLADEM, Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year 2014

The founder of the organization APLADEM, Uzale Remay, has been nominated Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year 2014

Uzale Remay, founder of APLADEM, was awarded the prize of the 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Digicel Foundation. The tradition of awarding those who survive Haiti's tough business climate to make successful businesses from the ground up began five years, when Remay's company, which she started in Jacmel, was 20 years old. She began her company after witnessing the waste of fruit produce in her community. She made contact with the Ministry of Agriculture and worked out a system that allowed for the formation of a fruit transformation process, which proved very profitable and resourceful.

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Haiti's Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume named interim Prime Minister

Haiti's Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume named interim Prime Minister

In the wake of the forced resignation of former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume was named in the post of interim Prime Minister for a period not over 30 days, within which a new, permanent candidate would be sought to fill the post. The Council of Minister's Secretary General, Enex Jean-Charles, made the announcement that Prime Minister Guillaume would be given the post as Acting Prime Minister pending the elections that await approval from the parliament.

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Haitian promoter Ewald Etienne gunned down in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montreal

Haitian promoter Ewald Etienne gunned down in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montreal

Well-known Haitian promoter Ewald Etienne was found dead by Montreal police outside a home in Montreal on Thursday, December 18, 2014,

What is further speculated, is that the two men who contracted the debt left the country, leaving Mr. Etienne with the debt. He then filed a complaint with the authorities and was promptly threatened to withdraw it, but was unable to. Whether this is a viable lead remains unsaid by the police, but witnesses had described Etienne as being scared following the affair.

His death has been the third murder in the northeast region of Montreal within the last three weeks. It puts the yearly total just one homicide down from the 28 of 2013.

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Michel Martelly in a meeting with his Cuban counterpart Raúl Castro

Michel Martelly in a meeting with his Cuban counterpart Raúl Castro

Here is a picture of Haitian President Michel Martelly in a meeting with his Cuban counterpart Raúl Castro

President Martelly met with President Castro as recently as May of 2014. This time, the Haitian leader was on an official tour of Cuba, and was accompanied by Pierre-Richard Casimir, his foreign affairs advisor, as well as the Minister of Health, Florence Duperval, who thanked the Cuban delegation for their aid in training Haitian medical professional. This too was a propitious line-up, as Minister Duperval would be named Acting Prime Minister after Former Prime Minister Lamothe was recently forced out of office.

A testament to the good relations between the two countries is the role played by the Haitian President in helping Cuba mend its relations with the United States.

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