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A picture of Arnel Belizaire at the ceremony.

Marc Elias, First Haitian-American Chief of Police for North Miami. The Oat of Office ceremony took place on Monday, November 28, 2011 at North City Hall.

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Here is a picture of Jacques Despinosse who is president of the Haitian American Leadership Coalition and executive Director of Haitian American Citizenship and Voter Education Center, Inc.

Councilman Jacques Despinosse was born in Port-de-Paix, Haiti. He immigrated to the United States in 1968, where he became a small business owner in Brooklyn, NY. He moved to Florida in 1977 and has lived in North Miami since 1989.

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Here is a picture of the mayor of North Miami in the United States. Andre Pierre who was born in Arcahaie, Haiti became the second Haitian American to be elected in the city of North Miami.

In the final phase of Indian inhabitation of the area that eventually became "North Miami",

Some history about North Miami. Following thee final phase of Indian inhabitation of the area, United States Army soldiers in 1856 cut a Military Trail near rivers connecting Fort Lauderdale to Fort Dallas at the mouth of the Miami River.

North Miami, between 1926 and 1931, was named "Town of Miami Shores", one reason for that was because its early eastern boundary was the Atlantic Ocean.

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The first person who was able to become the first Haitian-American Mayor of North Miami. Joe Celestin was present to welcome the first Haitian American Chief of the City of Miami.

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Here is a picture of North Miami Mayor Marie Lucie Tondreau on May 20, 2014 as she was indicted on Mortgage Fraud. According to the allegation, North Miami Mayor Lucie Tondreau allegedly, with the complicity of three others used false information to get loans on twenty properties at the pic of the housing boom. She worked with Karl Oreste, O.J. Odunna and Kelly Augustin.

It was also reported that Tondreau used some of that money to open in investment account, money she used later for her personal use.

Lucie Tondreau was in an official business for the city on Monday as the FBI agents came to arrest her at her home. On Tuesday, as she arrived in town, she turned herself in to the authorities.

According to Ms. Tondreau, she think this is a huge mistake and she said that she will have more to say after talking to her attorney

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According to Wikileaks, a U.S. diplomatic cable revealed that the the Bahamian government is anxious over the Haitian birth rate in the country

The Bahamian government is concerned that the number of Haitian children born to Haitian women in some parts of the country is almost equal to the Bahamian population and in some instances, it surpassed the main population. It is estimated that if the Bahamian government does not become more effective in returning the Haitians back to their country of haiti, the Bahamian population will be creolized in about ten years

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As an example of the Haitian influence in the Bahamas, Haitian-Bahamian model Anastagia Pierre was crowned Miss Bahamas Universe 2011 pageant on May 1st, 2011. She is model who now receives the prowd honor of representing the Bahamian peopleat the miss Univers pageant in Brazil.
The 60th edition of the Miss Universe pageant, will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011,

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The Loas, sometime written as Lwa and referred to as Mystères or Invisibles are the spirits you find in the of Haitian Vodou and Louisiana voodoo. They are considered to be the intermediaries between the creator and humanity. Each Lwa is distinct, having his/her own personal preferences in term of food, dance and ritual.

Some people may say that this is no different than the Catholic religion that uses saints as intermediaries between their god and us human. However the reason why this remains a question to me is because in the Haitian Vodou religion, the Lwas can clearly be observed when someone is possessed by one of them, unlike the Catholic Saints who do not manifest in people in such a way.

Furthermore, wouldn't these lwas exist at least in Africa where the slaves from Sain-Dominge came from?

How about the other Caribbean islands, South America and the United States that also had African slaves during the colonization period? One thing I have noticed is that these lwas only exist either in Haiti, in Louisiana with its major Haitian influence and in the Haitian diaspora all over the world. This is the only time you hear about Agassou, Agwé, Ayida-Weddo, Ayizan, Azaka-Tonnerre, Baron Samedi, Bossou Ashadeh, Boum'ba Maza or Damballa. you can not find them anywhere else.

To me, this is the product of extended period of abuse, trauma and ongoing attempts to make a person lose his/her own identity.

What I see in all that is that the Slaves of Saint-Domingue had to survives multiple level of abuse, trauma for a long period of time. the only way they could have survived is through some type of cooping mechanism. Let's take for instance someone who has been through a trauma or abuse as a child, in many instances, this persone wil develop some mental problem that will likely last a lifetime if not properly treated. This could be a car accident were the child witnesses the parents was killed, an abusive environment where there is child sexual abuse, insest, or other;

Take these same conditions mentioned above and multiply them by at least one thousand time and you will probably get the conditions the slaves in Saint-Domingue. Consider the following:

First: The Intensity of Abuse: Working day and night, under the harsh condition of the tropic, poorly fed, subject to beating, chained while working. One thing that I learned is that the French master was much harsher than the Spanish master. Also, considering that Saint-Domingue(Haiti) was the most productive colony then, doesn't this relate directly to treatment methods used on the slaves in Saint-Domingue?

Two: Deprived from Families: The person is separated from his family, including mother, father, children sibling, friends. In the new land, their children are are the property of the master and are sold as such.

Four: Deprived from a Support System: That same person is removed from their country, transported into boats for several months and in deplorable conditions. Comes to a new land, sold to the highest bidder.

Three: Duration of Trauma and Abuse: Instead of a trauma or abuse that occurs only once in their lifetime, consider that these African slaves have been subjects to these repeated trauma and abused day in and day out for a lifetime and for several generations and several centuries.

Five: Removal of Identity: As you were the property of another human been just like you, you have constantly been told that who you are or what you believe in is not good. You have been forced to adopt new custom while being punished is caught practicing old ones.

Considering the kind of living condition these African Slaves find themselves into in Saint-Domingue (Haiti) and for so long, could these Lwas be the result of a mind traumatized to a level not seen anywhere else in the world? Wouldn't one think that these Lwas found in the Haitian vodou could be a practical method developed by these slaved to coop with their harsh reality?

The same way an abused child can grow up to become an abuser, paranoid schizophrenia, serial killer, some who remains paranoid to the opposite sex. or have other behaviors all together, wouldn't the mind of a group of people who have been severely traumatized for multiple generations work differently?

The next question would likely be: If the Lwas found in the Haitian Vodou religions are the result of trauma suffered by the slaves of Saint-Domingue during colonization, what explains their existence today? I don't have an answer for that; however instead we should ask this question: Do we understand completely how our own mind works?

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Marcus Tabb convicted for not reporting abusive wife to proper authorities

This is a classic anyway you want to see it. In Indiana, a Husband who is no longer living with wife in the same home is still being convicted not only for a crime he did not commit but also that took place in a home that he no longer resides. This is what happened to Marcus Tabb.

A group of jurors in Delaware found Marcus Tabb guilty of child neglect and he will likely be convicted to spend between 8 and 10 years in jail. why do you think he is in trouble? The jurost become convinced that Marcus Tabb knew about the acxtion of his abusive wife but did not do anything to stop it.

What was the nature of the abuse from his wife Charlene Tabb that Marcus Tabb was no longer living with?

Charlene Tabb who is Haitian was convicted back in June 2013 for the death of 5 year old causin Marie Pierre. She was also found guilty for mistreating her three siblings.

Kreyol Pale, Kreyol Kompran!

Mezanmi, nou pa tande sa ki pase nan Indiana, o Zetazini? Yon nom ki te marye avek yon fanm, kite li, pap viv nan minm kay ak madam sa, aprale pase antr 8 a 10 an nan prizon pou aksyon madam sa.

Fanm Aysyen sa ki rele Charlene Tabb touye yon ti kouzin li ki rele Marie Pierre. Li fè kombyen tan lape abise twa lot ti fanmil li. Madam sa deja nan prizon e yo estime ke li ap pase anpil tan nan prizon pou krim sa.

min sa ki pi interesan nan ka sa, se mouche-a ki pa nan kay la. Li condane tou et li prale passe antre 8 an et 10 an nan prizon paske li te konnin ke fanm sa se te yon djab, li pa bon, et li te ape abise ti moin yo et li pa fe Anyin pou retire ti moun sa yo nan sitiyasyon-an

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The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) ensure that Haiti has
insurance coverage to limit the impact of catastrophic hurricanes and or earthquakes by providing to the Country a 2.57m in 2014

Caribbean Development Bank covers Haiti for Natural Disasters

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will pay Haiti's insurance premium to the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) for coverage period June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015. CCRIF, an insurance fund used to mitigate damages caused by natural disasters, protects Caribbean countries. Funding was provided by Japan with contributions from international donors.

CDB Director Pierre-Louis thanked the CDB Board of Directors for the grant they approved at their meeting in Barbados on October 16, 2014.

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