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Carnival of Flower 2013. There were some Protests. The complaint voiced by the hundreds of protestors who took to the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince while the Carnival of Flowers, with its 1,500 patrons, was in full swing, was that the government should have used the $2.2 million budgeted to provide revelers a good time for other, more worthy, causes. Government officials have, however, charged them with being near-sighted, explaining that the festivals employed many individuals, including makeup artists and dancers, and is an investment in the country's culture that could pay significant dividends through tourism in the future.

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From a report issued by Michaelange Gédéon, the West region's director of police, thirty-something year old, Jean Noel Cerisier, a patron of the Carnival of Flowers, died on the first day of festivities after he was crushed by a float from which he had fallen. The musical group, Ambiance was playing on the float from which the young man fell.

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The second annual Carnival des Fleurs or Carnival of Flowers was staged from Sunday, July 28, through Monday, July 29 and finally culminated on Tuesday the 29th of July. During the three days of festivities, the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince were awash with party-goers who were having too much of a good time to even allow the rain to stop them. Women, adorned in fine feathers, laces, glitter and brightly colored makeup danced along with men in everything from regular clothes to costumes as gaily flourished as their female partners.

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Carnival of Flower 2013. Wife of the President, First Lady Sophia Martelly, was charged with maintaining the health of the revelers at the mid-year Carnival of Flowers, held over three days at the end of July 2013. Taking her responsibility seriously, she set up her own Emergency Care booth which, over the course of the carnival, treated some 250 plus people with injuries sustained from illness, accidents, fights and too much imbibing. She later thanked the nurses, paramedics, doctors and other participants who made it all possible.

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The Carnival of Flowers 2013 could have been nicknamed the Carnival of Injuries. Illnesses, liquor and bad choices that led to altercations, saw a reported 800 or so people being injured, including four children, during the three day span of activities marking the 2nd annual Carnival since its revival, with one fatality tarnishing the festivities after a man, said to be in his thirties, fell off a float and was fatally injured.

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The entire group was there. The Haitian music band Zenglen was produced many stars and many who are now doing well should thank someone like Richie. In this picture, we were able to capture some of those who graduated successfully in the training that Zenglen has been providing for so many.

This includes Brutus, Reginald cange, Richie, Nikenson Prud'Homme, Zenglen

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Spending her entire life fighting to secure citizenship and human rights for Dominicans born of Haitian parents, Sonial Pierre passed a way last sunday. Raised in the Dominican Republic in dirt-floor barrack for migrant workers in a Batey, Ms. Pierre has been constantly denouncing what she sees as massive abuses in the Dominican Republic against people of Haitian descent and their children

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This is a picture of the new CT Scanner donated to Hospital Bernard Mevs. Yéle Haïti, the foundation that is managed by the Hip Hop superstar Wyclef Jean donated 500,000 dollars from the Foundation to cover the cost of the CT scanner.

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Here is a picture of Boheme - Cruiseline in Cap-Haitian Bay. This is a reminder of the important days in the city when tourism was a booming industry

The new government of Haiti is attempting to bring the industry back to life

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In this picture, you can see the airline that many Haitians were proud of. Haiti Trans Air was a Haitian own airline. It started in 1987, frying from Miami International Airport to Port-au-Prince. It went oiut of business in 1995, after providing services to its customers for over eight years.

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