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Here is a picture of the new and improved Park Sainte Therese in Petion-Ville, Haiti.

The new stadium is likely to be used for school children mainly. However, It looks very impressive. Looking from a distence, parc Sainte Thérèse looks equiped to welcome any international team.

In the meantime, other criticised the government for using money we don't have to improve the stadium

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Here is a picture attempting to reconstruct the new structure of the Fanmi Lavalas following the open conflict between Maryse Narcisse and Moise Jean Charles.

To many political analysts, it appears that the Fanmi Lavalas party has been split into two important groups: Baz Lavalas and the Lavalas Hierarchy. These two groups can be useful useful and important in helping Fanmi Lavalas get back to power

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Here is a picture of Rafael Hipólito Mejía, Former Dominican President. He came out strong following the Dominican Court decision to remove the nationality of some Dominicans with Haitian origin.

According to Rafael Hipólito Mejía, he was sorry and ashamed " of 168-13 judgment of the Constitutional Court denationalizing Dominican Dominicans of Haitian origin

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The struggle between Haiti's Executive Branch and those represented as the Legislative arm of the Government is unbalanced in quantity on one hand and by quality of power on another. The Executive Branch, by number, is represented by the Haitian President and his elected Prime Minister. While these two are vastly outnumbered by the ninety-nine member Chamber of Deputies and also the Senate, the power is decidedly lodged on the unilateral side of the Executive Branch.

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Here is a picture of Senator Moise Jean-Charles and Deputy Arnel Belizaire. These two are not members of the Lavalas Political party and can not speak for the party. this is what was released to the public in December 2013 by the head of the party.

As a result of that public declaration by the party, many people are asking the question: is it true that these two individuals are not part of the Fanmi Lavalas or this is part of comprehensive game and strategy

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Here is a picture of Senator Simon Dieuseul Desras. He has great concerned with current Haitian president for not holding the elections on time. The election under the government of Michel Martelly has already been delayed for almost 3 years.

Simon Dieuseul Desras has expressed his concerns about the current situation as he sees it a threat to checks and balances

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The Caribbean has the sort of past that seems made for the harsh reminders found in history books and the quixotic harkening of fiction. Found in the Caribbean Sea, the islands of the Caribbean all share common pasts that are linked through the slave trade. The similarities can be found in certain aspects of the arts, religion and cuisine, where they all merge from the congruent African descent. Where they differ, and what makes the Caribbean still such a diverse place even amongst itself, is the added influence from around the world that has shaped each country individually

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The city of Marchand Dessalines was named after the Haitian Emperor, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who made the plantation his seat, surrounding it with half a dozen forts around the town. Located in the Artibonite Department, the town was the world's first Black Capital after the birth of the world's first free Black Country in 1804. As of a decade ago, from a census taken in early August of 2003, Merchand Dessalines is home to at least 120,000 people, all populating an area totaling 177 square miles.

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If one tries to find Maissade on a map, one would look to the coordinates where they might find other towns like Liancourt or Marchand Dessalines, but, since Maissade is further inland than the first town, a further 10' North and 8' West would be needed to put you on the right track. Maissade saw an investment in soil conversation turn considerable profit for them. These returns showed that such projects, those which use the organizational skills of local peasants to manage the watershed management, can be highly effective.

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Lascahobas, a small community resting on the Central Plateau, is an hour's drive from the Dominican Republic. A population of 7,574 residents occupies the hamlet, a market center for the agricultural region surrounding it.

Overwhelmingly Christian, it tolerates the practice of Voodoo. At the start of the new millennium, missionaries of the Episcopal Church have been providing spiritual sustenance to Lascahobas and the communities of Cohoroes, Rantamoulie, La Hoye, and Poulie. Its church, St. Esprit, also operates a school.

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