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Here is a picture of President Michel Martelly arriving in Gonaives to Celebrate the 2010 Anniversary Haiti Independence. Several dignitaries were present at the ceremony, including Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, Senator Simon Dieuseul Desra and Deputy Jean Tholbert Alexis.

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Here is a picture of Joel edouard Vorbe, a member of Lavalas Party.

He was born born in 1975 and suffers major damage to the C4 and C5 bones of his vertebrae. A bullet, fired by a gunman who also took the life of his step-father caused his current condition
Joel got married at the age of 21 and currently has two children with his wife: Noah and Lucas

He studied at the Institute Saint Louis de Gonzague in Port-au-Prince, then went to France to study culinary arts and hospitality management. He is now living in his beloved home, Haiti

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Haiti skies have opened up JetBlue, which launched its first official flight to the Caribbean country in early December. The plan is for the carrier, based out of New York City, to operate three flights to the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, daily. One flight will come out of the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and two will depart from Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale. As part of their major expansion project in the Caribbean, JetBlue has made Haiti their 82nd destination.

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Sida, mwen pap pran, mwen pap bay campaign
Present at the recent World AIDS Day celebration in ST. Therese Park, Pétion-Ville, the Head of State, along with the First Lady, addressed the crowd on the issue of the nation's fight against the AIDS epidemic. Dr. Florence D. Guillaume, also in attendance, spoke of the continued commitment of the Ministry of Public Health and Population to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Also in attendance were many representatives from foreign organizations and partners in the fight against the deadly disease.

Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population has good news to report on the AIDS epidemic in Haiti. Haitians testing positive for the HIV virus have dropped 10% in the last nine years.

Patient enrollment for treatment has gone up, on average, 20% for the same period. In 2013 treatment enrollment soared to 44% from 2012. Several international agencies have worked to prevent, care for, and treat AIDS victims. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has played a major role in combating the disease.

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Welcome to the new age indeed! With the news Amazon has revealed, that it will be funding a project that will launch unmanned drones across their network to do delivery, interest in unmanned drones has picked up. A UAV, or unmanned aerial vehicle, is an aircraft without a pilot. The flight is controlled autonomously through the use of computers within the vehicle, or by a pilot using remote control on the ground or in another vehicle.

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Haitian artists from the African Diaspora will be showing their work for the first time at the Caribbean Fantastic exhibition at the 40th Art Basel event in Miami.

World-acclaimed Haitian artist Jean Lagagneur's works will be prominently featured during the month-long event.

The exhibition will be held at Multitudes Contemporary Art Gallery, owned by Babacar Mbow, who is also its curator and a specialist in the art of the African Diaspora.

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Prime Minister Lamothe got a sneak peek at Google's new self-driving vehicle during his visit to the company. Google plans to roll out a fleet of self-automated (SA) vehicles as soon as drive-testing is completed. With hundreds of thousands of miles driven, no malfunctions have occurred.

Tesla and Nissan also have plans to release SA vehicles. Tesla wants to design an auto that will perform 90% of driving tasks; Nissan wants to offer affordable SA vehicles to consumers by 2020.

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President Martelly and Minister Racine of Youth, Sports, and Civic Action attended the launching of the newly remodeled sports arena at St. Therese Park. An up-to-date facility, it contains 2,700 seats and player, referee, and meeting rooms.

Minister Racine underscored the importance of achieving well-rounded students, both academically and athletically.

Martelly re-committed his government to continue progressing on reconstruction projects, entreating attendees they must exercise patience while waiting for projects to begin in their neighborhoods.

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Here is a picture of the Haitian woman who was truck and killed immediately in New York following a car accident.

The 41 year old Marise Clerveau was involved in a fatal car accident as she was on her way to go to work. She was running to catch a bus as she did not want to be late for work and was dead as a result.

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Here is a picture of the 24th promotion of Haiti National Police during its graduation in December 2013.

1,058 new police officers, including 114 women graduated and became new Police officers

President Michel Martelly was accompanied with the Minister of Justice and Public Safety, the President of the Senate, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, the Director General of the National Police and the Divisional Commissioner

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