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It was a pleasure knowing you. Mr. Jean Mary Jean Gabriel is an actor without borders. He teases and provokes.

Jean-Mary Gabriel Dies of Asthma Attack

Comedian Jean-Mary Gabriel practiced an uncensored brand of comedy. He said out loud what others only thought to themselves, especially about Haitian politics.

Gabriel died of an asthma attack after his Caribbean Morning radio broadcast with guest Colonel Himmler Rebu, Minister of Youth and Sports.

One tribute from a Haitian official, who knew him casually said, "The fool Gabriel will never change . . . . This wacky comedy dies . . . with him."

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The brother of Haitian First Lady, Charles St-Remy (Kiko) has decided to take a fight with Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to the Public

A Martelly-Lamothe Dynasty is in the Making

Emotions are boiling over as violent uprisings erupt throughout Haiti in anticipation of a presidential rule by decree come January 1st. In Port-au-Prince various reports say that the Haitian National Police, government security agents, or pro-government goons in police uniforms started shooting at protestors. Two deaths occurred and four others were injured.

What most astounded the public was that President Martelly's brother-in-law, Kiko St. Remy, was among the crowd of protestors, there to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Lamothe. He says Lamothe is involved in corruption activities, and has been ordering arrest warrants for 20 protest leaders in recent weeks.

The power dynamics of the Martelly-Lamothe government are internecine, and Kiko is currently a tipping point between two historical rivals, the bourgeoisie and the grandon, whose militia arm was the Tonton Macoutes. Jean-Claude Duvalier melded the two rivals in the Macouto-bourgeoisie alliance. Martelly follows the same model, with his wife Sofia descended from the St. Remy grandon-allied family.

Attorney Gervais Charles, who served under Martelly, says he and Lamothe are planning to hold onto power between them, alternately running for the presidency, so each serves for two terms up until 2031. Six senators in Parliament (Moise Jean-Charles, Wesner Polycarpe, Jean-Baptiste Bien-Aime, Francky Exius, John Joel Joseph, and Jean William Jeanty) are stonewalling the passage of the fraudulent electoral law, and Martelly won't compromise, which will lead to a rule by decree by January 1st, something Martelly has been planning all along.

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Here is a tip that Furgerson or any other city having issues with race riot could learn from. Police officers and the Haitian Community as partners. In this picture, two Miami Police Officers are dancing Rara Lakay in Little Haiti.

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Haitian President Martelly has announced his appointment of Joseph Damas as General Director of Haiti National Radio and Television. He is a talk-show host on Radio Metropole.

He will work with recently appointed Harrison Ernest, now Deputy General Director of Haiti National Radio.

The two men will work to strengthen the progressive agenda, reporting on issues affecting all Haitians. They desire the Haitian public be part of the national conversation on the government's decision-making process.

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Journalist Guyler C. Delva who at one point occupied the function of secretary of state for communication under the Martelly Lamothe government has been removed. According to the former journalist himself, he was appointed as advisor to the presidency
The same Guyler C. Delva has decided to quit the position of advisor to the presidence on November 9, 2013 to return to his original position as Journalist. Providing explanation at the popular radio show Ranmasse, he stated that he took this decision to give more time to his "SOS journaliste" Association

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Here is Yvener, the main host at the popular Radio show on Rado Television Caraibes, Matin Caraibes.

The Team at Matin Caraibes is very dynamic. The Matin Caraibes team works in very good harmony, although it does not show it all the time in front of the public. The humor some times on the show can reach a point where the listening audience believes that the hosts are really fighting. However, this is not always the case. They ensure the success of the show that is considered today the most popular show in Haitian radio from Monday to Friday in the morning

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Four years after its destruction, the Cathedral of Jacmel will be rebuilt starting September 2014. Bishop of Jacmel, Mgr. Launay Saturne, revealed that Miyamoto Haiti, ancillary to Miyamoto International, would build the Cathedral.

The Archdiocese of Miami has contributed money to buy the land where a multi-use Cathedral will stand. Church functions and community meetings will both share the mixed-use space.

Jacmel Cathedral, ruined by fire in 1896, was rebuilt on the same site.

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Here is a picture of the crowd that participated in the protest against the government of Michel Martelly on November 18, 2013. The opposition called the protest a success with the participation of several thousand of people in the street to demand the removal of president Michel Martelly

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Here is a picture of metal piece created by Haitian artist. This shows you in what conditions the Haitian artist works in Haiti

This type of art in Haiti is made of recycled materials. The village of Croix-des-Bouquets is considered to be the capital as it has over dozens of artisan workshops producing beautiful pieces of this art. Recently, these artists received a support from the Clinton Global Initiative and Greif Inc. who donated over 40 tons of scrap metal to the artists working in Croix-des-Bouquets.

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Abner Louima is a Haitian who was born in Thomassin, Haiti, in 1966. He was trained as an Electrical Engineer, but in 1997, he used to work as a security guard in a water and sewage plant in Flatlands of Brooklyn. He was married, had one child and was living in the Brooklyn area for past six years. On August 9, 1997, Louima visited a popular nightclub "Club Rendez-Vous" in East Flatbush. Unfortunately, late in the night after visiting the club, he and some other fellow party-goers got in the middle of a brawl between two women. The police was called and several officers from the 70th Precinct were dispatched to the scene. The way police responded to the incident, instigated a large scuffle between the civilians and the officers. Officer Justin Volpe, the leader of the police incorrectly assumed Louima had struck him with a sucker-punch. Officer Volpe, along with his other officers named Charles Schwarz, Thomas Wiese and Thomas Bruder, brutally attacked and beat Louima with their fists, nightsticks and two-way radios while taking him to the police station on a number of charges, like, disorderly conduct, obstructing government administration, and resisting arrest. In the police station at 70th Precinct, when Louima was handcuffed with hands behind his back, he was sexually assaulted in a bathroom. Volpe squeezed and kicked his testicles and shoved a wooden broom handle into his rectum. After the incident, Louima was taken to the emergency room of Coney Island Hospital where his escorting officers reported his injury as "a result of homosexual activity".

On March 29, 1999, jury selection began in the federal trial against the five cops indicted in the Abner Louima torture case. Officers Justin Volpe, Thomas Bruder, Charles Schwarz, and Thomas Wiese were charged with several counts of violating Louima's civil rights. A fifth cop, Michael Bellomo, had been charged with lying to cover up the incident.

Although, a decade and a half has passed since the brutal beating and savage sexual assault of NYPD', the incident is still remembered as a case that scarred both the city's race relations and its police force for years.

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