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On President Martelly's visit to his father's hometown of Cotes-de-Fer on the 16th of March 2012, he was accompanied by his wife, First Lady, Sophia Martelly as well as Senator Joseph Lambert. During his visit there was a celebration of ST. Joseph, the patron saint of the municipality and a city feast. Upon his arrival, he was met by a crowd of well-wishers who cheered his coming and listened avidly to his continued promise to developing the area and promote its decentralization.

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President Michel Martelly's interest in Côtes-de-Fer stems from his father having originated from there. Last year, he traveled there to celebrate with the residents and push the decentralization of the area. His visit saw him speaking with inhabitants from different sections of Côtes-de-Fer like, Laborieux and Mayette. He laid out plans to bring electricity and set up infrastructure including hill lakes. These additions would be made on top of work already done including a church restoration and the installation of street lights.

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For entertainment, residents of Côtes-de-Fer turn to their sport of choice, football. Played by every child and argued over by every adult, the sport is more than a national pastime in the town. They also go to theater festivals and cinema theatres as a means of entertainment. A high point is the feast of the patron saints. It affords residents the means of interacting with friends and provides an outlet for the arts, culture and sports. Even the natural beauty of the surroundings is entertaining.

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An unexpected treat when visiting Côtes-de-Fer is the secluded and beautiful Coby Beach Resort. A historic tourist site, the resort, while it is not complete, is open for business. Speckled with almond and coconut trees, the white sand beach is ideal for long walks at any time of the day. If a walk in the sand is not to your liking, their natural garden can be an ideal substitute.

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Les députés Fritz Gérald Bourjolly et Jean René Lochard se récon

August, 2013 - Deputé Fritz Gérald Bourjolly pran anpil kou nan bouch li, nan yon goumen Ak Depute Jean René Lochard. Rapor Radio Kiskeya di Bouch li pete

This picture shows Members Fritz Gerald Bourjolly and Jean Rene Lochard publicly reconciled after their public fight in the Haitian Parliament

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Senate Special Committee responsible to investigate whether or not there was a meeting between President Michel Martelly, Prime Minister Laurent Lamother, the Minister of Justice Jean Renel Sanon and late Judge Jean Serge Joseph concluded that there was in fact a meeting. Consequently, similarly to the case of Richard Nixon in the United States, the Haitian Senate committee has recommended that Michel Martelly, Laurent Lamothe and Jean-Renel Sanon be indicted for having lied to the nation and to the commission.

Is there a similarity with the Haitian Senate decision?

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Senate Special Committee has found that there was in fact a meeting between magistrate Jean-Serge Joseph, President Michel Martelly, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and Minister of Justice Jean-Renel Sanon before his death.

In addition, the Committee recommends among other things that an indictment procedure is put in place to confront President Michel Martelly, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and Minister of Justice Jean-Renel Sanon. All three are accused for having lied to the nation and to the commission during this investigation.

According to the Newspaper "The Nouvelliste", the Senate Special Committee found that the meeting took place on July 11, 2013, in the office of Mr. Garry Lissade.

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Singer, entertainer, presidential candidate for Haiti, Michel Martelly is better known as sweet Micky. Born on February 12, 1961 in Port-au-Prince, the president of Compa is a Haitian performing artist who decided to run for president of Haiti in the 2010 presidential election.
After graduating from high school, Michel Martelly thought himself how to play music. He briefly enlisted himself in the Haitian Military academy, then moved to the United States where he enrolled in several schools and worked in several places to support his family.
Michel Martelly returned to Haiti in 1986 with his family

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Known also as Sweet Micky, Michel Martelly was born on February 12, 1961 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Michele Martelly lives in Haiti but has a second home in West Palm Beach, Florida. In 2006, he decided to retire from music, but two years later, he announces his return to music. In 2010, Michel Martelly declared his candidacy for president.

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Jérémie, located in the southwestern part of Tiburon Peninsula, is a port city of Grand-Anse Department. It is renowned for noted authors Emile Roumier and Etzer Vilaire.

Its mulatto elite live in the Haut-Ville district in picturesque pastel-pink and -green bungalows. Its business district is Basse-Ville.

François Duvalier dealt Jérémie two lethal blows during the mid-sixties. First, he sent his Tonton Macoutes to slaughter 27 victims, and second, he shuttered its port. Both were revenge for townspeople questioning his repressive policies.

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