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Haiti on Ice, as much anticipated as it was postponed, was finally put on for a run of four nights. The event which was originally planned for November of 2012, hit over twelve brick walls, ranging from a hurricane to the inability of the ice machine to function optimally in the hot climate. The team from Guadeloupe that put on the show was finally able to put on a 50 minute show which included performances from skaters from across the globe.

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The 17 year old Victoria Duval, who took under her belt a recent win, her first ever at the US Open, in her first-round match against former Open winner Samantha Stosur, saw defeat within her second round, played against Daniela Hantuchova by 2-6, 3-6. Currently, her career records include 32-29 for singles and 4-3 for doubles. At still such a young age, Duval has ample time and the apparent drive to amass a few titles.

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Fort Dimanche began as a prison when the French occupied the island before Haitian independence in 1804. Once the U.S. began occupying the island from 1915 to 1934, its military turned Fort Dimanche into a military compound.

During the 1950s Duvalier dictatorship, he used death squads and the prison became a detention center, where dissidents were jailed, tormented, and killed. Any political opponents caught trying to leave the country ended up at Fort Dimanche.

Fort Dimanche today has been designated a monument.

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A group of Baptist missionaries have been left to languish in a Haitian prison. They landed in Haiti soon after the quake hit.

Trying to be good Samaritans, they attempted to rescue 33 Haitian youngsters, who had been put into orphanages in the Dominican Republic. Haitian authorities caught them at the border and imprisoned them for abduction.

The U.S. government has not paid much attention to advocates for the missionaries. The missionaries are being left in the dark about U.S. motives.

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Biometrics is a science identifying individuals by physical and behavioral markers. It provides verification of personal identity through several recognition factors, including fingerprints, facial, and voice recognition.

Biometrics can also identify characteristics like typing rhythm, one's walk, and scent recognition.

Biometrics is used to screen persons seeking entry into a country. This screening protects personal information in case of loss or theft. Entertainment parks use biometrics to insure the same person is using a ride ticket every day.

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The former CNN host Soledad O'Brien, managed to get an interview from the former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as "Baby Doc." He appeared frail but explained to the host for a first segment for Al Jazeera America that under his government, Haiti was much better in term of security and economic development. In that same segment, Soledad O'Brien also interviewed a former political prisoner, Duval, who had a totally different view of the condition under the Duvalier regime
Jean-Claude Duvalier ruled Haiti until he was ousted in 1986. During his government, he introduced cosmetic changes to the condition of the population.

He was ousted in 1986 but returned returned to Haiti on January 16, 2011 after his exile in France. On February 28, 2013, Duvalier pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and human rights abuse.

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The MLA Desdunes (riding the Artibonite Department, north of Haiti) is very critical vis-à-vis the U.S. ambassador accredited in Haiti. According to Levaillant Louis-Jeune, Pamela Ann White was elected as the spokesman of the Administration Martelly. "Pamela White serves as a sounding board of the National Palace," insists the parliamentarian.

A number of MPs declared that the former President of the Lower House was organizing to send a letter to President Barack Obama to notify him of the behaviours of its representatives in Haiti. The National Coordinator of INITE said that they give no weight to the recent statements made by the representative of the Republic Starry countries in which electoral competition may take place this year.

Recall that Pamela White had indicated in stride, that his country has a budget of ten million dollars for the organization of partial municipal and local Senate. These statements were held to mark the first anniversary of his taking office at the U.S. Embassy to a group of journalists.

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Here is a picture of American Ambassador Pamela Ann White with Haitian president Michel Martelly.

An American diplomat born 1948 in Lewiston, Maine. Prior to her position in Haiti, in November 2010, she was named the United States Ambassador to The Gambia by President Barack Obama. Pamela Ann White was the second Maine woman to serve as a United States ambassador, with the first being Margaret Joy Tibbetts. In January 2012, she was appointed United States Ambassador to Haiti. Other positions include the Peace Corps in Cameroon from 1971-1973. Prior to her appointment as ambassador, White worked for the United States Agency for International Development beginning in 1978. With USAID, White served in Burkina Faso, Senegal and Haiti, Egypt and South Africa. From 1999-2001, she was the deputy director for East Africa.

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President Martelly made a visit to Rivière Grise irrigation system to learn about the scale of activities restoring irrigation systems in the Cul-de-Sac region.

He learned water inflow from the water sheds must be diverted efficiently to provide water for the irrigation systems in Rivière Grise and surrounding areas.

This rehabilitation has allowed farmers to plant 2,000 hectares of beans in the Cul-de-Sac region. The Haitian government is hopeful this restoration project will better living conditions for people residing in the area.

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The Rivière Grise has sustained long-term damage to its levees over the past 50 years. As part of a nation-wide effort to reforest the island and fortify deteriorating river banks, the Treasury has budgeted 300 million gourdes toward the river's restoration.

The government of Haiti understands this work must be done to avoid soil erosion and ruined crops. It also wants to improve the lives of Rivière Grise community, who depend on adequate crop yields for their families and for export.

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