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As Haiti has been blessed with its first ever Cardinal in Cardinal Chibly, many may question just what this post denotes. Cardinals are, usually, ordained bishops and are described as princes of the church. They have the duty of making themselves available to the pope and to other individuals, as well as for meetings of the College of Cardinals. Mainly though, Cardinals play their most important role in electing the church's new pope once the old one has passed on.

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Infrastructures :
The President of the Republic has promised to provide the commune with one of the major highways of the country, by building Route 44, already under construction.

Tourism :
The Tourism Development Plan of Côtes-de-Fer includes:

A large boulevard, an airfield, a golf course, more than 1,000 rooms hotels reference, a commercial corridor, adventure circuits etc...

The plan aims to make Côtes-de-Fer a true resort.

The Punta Cana Group, plans to invest 200 million US dollars in Haiti, in the tourism development project of the Region Côtes-de-fer

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Here is a picture of the two members of the opposition who were arrested today, October 26, 2014, during an anti-Government protest. Coordinator Biron Odige and spokesman for FOPARK(Mobilizasyon manch long pou voye Mateli ale) and Rony Timothee were both arrested.

The two were arrested at the opposition rally in Bel Air, at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the morning and taken to the police station in Petion-ville. The National Police has not provided any information concerning the arrest.

The protest did go on as scheduled, however. Several thousand protesters marched through the capital demanding the chance to vote in legislative and local elections. They started their rally in Bel Air slum, burning piles of wood and holding up their voting cards to show they were ready to cast ballots.

They traveled the streets of the Capital chanting several anti-Martelly slogans. the crowd got bigger as they reached St Martin, Delmas and Petion-ville to end at the Champ de Mars.

Kreyol Pale, Kreyol Kompran.

Mezanmi, sanble Rony Timothee nan cho anko oui ak La Polic. Nan Manifestasyon ke mesye FOPARK tap organize-a, La Polic vini li pran ni Rony Timothee avek Biron Odige, yon lot mam nan organizasyon-a, yo mete neg yo anba kod oui.

Pou Rony, se a pen kelke jou li ginyin depi yo lagge li. Nan rantre, soti, rantre, soti nan prizon an Ayiti, yon jou li kapab rete andedan net oui

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Close to 1, 500 people were in attendance of the 2013 staging of the 2nd annual Carnival of Flowers (Carnival des Fleurs). The festivities, which lasted for three days, from Sunday July 28th to Tuesday the 30th raised the eyebrows and the ire of more than a few critics; so much so, a few hundred of them attended the festivities solely to make their protestations heard. They cite their problem as the Carnival being a misappropriation of funds.

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The ire of the protestors who attended the Carnival des Fleurs was piqued by the decision of the President, Michel Martelly, to host the festival this year. Their grouse is with the estimated $2.2 million it took to fund the carnival, which many view as a non-productive, unnecessary waste of money that could have been used in any one of the other hundreds of needy sectors of the economy. While openly in opposition to the revelry going on at the Carnival, the protestors, paradoxically, added to the number of patrons at the festival.

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This is a classic scene during a protest in Haiti. A car that was parked in the path of the protest was vendalized.

In Haiti, protests are often turned violent. Some of the protesters use violence to make their point. As a result, many people bicome victim

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During his visit in Cote-de-Fer as The Haitian government continues its series of original dialogues with the public, President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe took the time to visit the milk production factory in Cote-de-Fer by the name of Letri Kot Fe.

Michel Martelly was accompanied with Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and the Minister of Agriculture

Several Government members left the Haitian Capital on Friday to visit the town of Cote-de-Fer. They took the opportunity to visit different communal sections with Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. This is also an opportunity for the local population to have a one to one conversation with Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to inform him about their pressing needs

More importantly, according to a government plan, Côtes-de-Fer is expected to become a major tourist destinations in Haiti. Based on a plan developed by the Minister of Tourism of the Government Martelly-Lamothe, Stephanie Villedrouin.

Also President Michel Martelly has a special connection with the town of Cote-de-Fer. His parents are from this beautiful coastal town,

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Here is a picture taking during the Inauguration of the Lycée Jean-Louis Dulciné in Gris-Gris, Haiti. President Michel Martelly was accompanied by Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Minister of Education, M. Nesmy Manigat, as well as the Minister of Tourism, Mme Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin,

The population of Gris-Gris came to listen to the President and also to thank him for the school.

The government is in the region to co-host a "Governman Lakay ou that is supposed to take place on Saturday, October 25, in Cotes-de-Fer

Kreyol Pale, Kreyol Kompran

Mezanmi, yon foul moun debake nan Lycée Jean-Louis Dulciné nan Gris-Gris pou te vini oue et tande Prezidan Martelly ki te vivi inogire lekol sa.

Te gin tou Premye Minis la Laurent Lamothe, Minister Lekol, M. Nesmy Manigat ak Ministe Touris, Mme Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin ki te la

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Here is a picture of several children neatly dressed in school in the region of Boucan Carre.

Before 2004, the town of Boucan Carre did not have much in term of facilities such as schools and others.

Thanks to the work of many outreach organizations all over the world, it now has a few schools and a church built by outreach and aid programs in Haiti.

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Here is a picture of former Haitian leader Jean Claude Duvalier in a crowd of Law students in Gonaives as they were in the process of receiving their diploma.

He was invited by the faculty leader to be part of the graduating class in December, 2011.

The selection of former president Jean Claude Duvalier did now seat well with many who thought that the former leader does not deserve that. Cean Claude Duvalier was accused by many of his victims. They would want him to stand on trial instead for the crimes that took place on his watch

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