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Represented in Haitian Voodoo, the Simbi is a snake whose Vodoun heritage can be traced to the Kongo region in West Central Africa. The family of snakes is diverse and some varieties include: the Simbi of the Water (the Simbi Dlo or d'l'eau) the Simbi Andezo or Simbi of Two Waters, the Simbi Makaya and the Gran Simba. Within the Haitian Voodoo context, the variety includes the Simbi Anpaka, which is a Loa, or spirit within the realm of Voodoo, that inhabits poisons, leaves and plants.

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For the price of $152.90 a night for occupancy in one of their beautifully, minimally designed standard rooms, Petion-Ville's newest hotel, the Hotel Villa Therese, offers luxury, comfort and accessibility in one package. Found on Rue Leon, the hotel has 23 rooms, its own restaurant which serves Haitian cuisine, Wi-Fi and air conditioning for all rooms. With all its perks, and the quant attraction of the hotel, it should hold up well with the local competition.

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Surtab has unveiled its brand new touch-screen tablet, the first of its kind to be manufactured in Haiti. Adding to this patriotically attractive feature, is the equally appealing price-tag. With a factory price of US$85 or US$100 retail, the Wi-Fi version should prove an economically viable option for most Haitians, young and old, who can realize their goal of owning a tablet, with the Android OS at their fingertips, brought to them by the effort of their fellow Haitians.

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The town of Petit-Goâve, found on the coast of the Ouest Department in Haiti is the home of 12,000 people. Among that number have lived such note-worthy people as Haitian President and Emperor, Faustin Elie Soulouque (Faustin I), political leader, Hubert Deronceray, Haitian-Canadian writer, Dany Laferrière, Yves-Mary Fontin, a poet and writer, Issa el Saieh, a musician, Jean Rene Jerome, a painter, and the artist and painter, Wilson Bigaud.

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This fickle Haitian Vodou God is the natural rival of most women as the type of beautiful creature that attracts men far and wide, bringing up the envy of women in her wake. Extremely hard to coax into imparting luck, the god of all things refined, beautiful and rich, Freda is most likely to take on tasks when worshiped on her sacred day, Thursday. It is said though, that when she is served correctly, her blessings come on fast. One needs to always remember that cleanliness and freshness are two of her favorite things, along with expensive or elaborate gifts of jewelry, food or trinkets, preferably in white or pink.

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This beloved Haitian Vodou God is often seen wearing the colors blue and gold. When the mood strikes, she can also be seen in green or the red that signifies her inclusion into the Petro Iwa. As an Iwa or Lwa, the spirit loves to receive offerings of cigarettes that are unfiltered and strong, rum, griot, Florida Water perfume and crème de cacao.

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Jacques Thimoléon Stevenson, the Deputy of Petit-Goâve has been elected as the new President of the Chamber of Deputies after Jean Tolbert Alexis, deputy of Croix-des-Bouquets on 15 January 2014. He is a good leader, former President of the pro-Martelly majority bloc PSP and member of many other important office committees. During his tenure in PSP, it had remained constantly supportive to the present administration and it is believed that he will remove many roadblocks on policy implementation by Martelly-Lamothe administration. Yesterday, the Senate President, Simon Dieuseul Desras has renewed his term for a third term by 14/4 votes.

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Here is a picture of the New Cap-Haitian Airport Design. Fekokap organized a march in the city to demand that the works continue.

The March would start at place de Carénage, and tour the city to end at the administrative building.

The Coordinator of the Fédération of comités quartiers of Cap-Haitien (Fekokap), Dr Daniel Albert,was in charge of the movement,

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Here is a picture of the General Coordinator of the Platform of Haitian Human Rights Organizations. Dorsinvil Daniel who was 48 years old was assassinated along side with his wife d his wife Girldy Larèche who was 46. The killing took place on Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Bois-Patate

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Here is a picture of what I would say love for Haiti going too far. as you can see, this person has decided to put a tatoo on her leg describing how she felt about Haiti following the devastation after the 2010 earthquake

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