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Cap-Haitian Police and responsible of of the Archdiocese of Cap-Haitian are investigating an incident of vandalism that took place at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Cap-Haitian on Saturday August 6. There were several damages done inside of the historic Cathedral in Cap-Haitian, including furniture that were overturned, broken or destroyed. The Vatican flag was torn, Blessed Sacrament and statues of saints were stolen.

The people responsible for the act wanted to give a message to the Catholic church. There were leaflets left inside of Cathedral of Notre-Dame which state that the Catholic Church is the devil's house.

The Archbishop of Cap-Haitien, Mgr Louis Kebreau condemned the act of vendalism on the Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Cap-Haitian, and in part accused other religions for fostering fanaticism" in Haiti.

This incident interrupted normal church activities as the Sunday morning Mass was not celebrated at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Cap-Haitian.

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"Ti Savanne" is becoming greener through a project called "Urban agriculture". The main objective of the project is to fight against food insecurity. A project initiated by OXFAM - June 2013

The project called "Urban agriculture" was launched in September 2012 to fight against food insecurity. Nursery was set up where the local people received theoretical and practical training to grow plants in car tire in the community garden of Ti Savanne.

According to the National Commission for Food Security (CNSA), food insecurity is on the rise in Haiti following last year's hurricanes and drought. The development of urban agriculture can offer an alternative to this problem.

This can actually achieve two objectives, improve food insecurity and held the population to participate in the protection of the environment.

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Located approximately 30 miles off Haiti's peninsula westward sits La Navase Island. Christopher Columbus discovered, calling it La Navase. It is an uninhabitable island, once used for guano mining.

Mining operations ceased in 1898. In 1914, a light house erected there provided guidance for lost mariners.

Post-World War II, the island was abandoned again. By the late 90s the Fish and Wildlife Service acquired a deed to the land. It remains off limits to visitors, used only as a wildlife refuge.

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Sitting off the Haitian peninsula, 30 miles due west, is La Navase Island. Made of inhospitable rocky terrain, it eventually became a guano mining operation in the mid-1800s.

Guano mining stopped in 1898. The abandoned island remained so until 1914 because of a light house constructed there.

Following World War II, La Navase stood bereft of life again. By 1999, the U.S.Department of the Interior sold the island to Fish and Wildlife Service to be used as a nature reserve.

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Lying in the Caribbean Sea, two-square mile Navassa Island rests 30 miles off Cape Tiburon, Haiti.

Its rocky landscape permits no human life there, its only use for guano mining, which ceased post the 1898 Spanish-American War.

Navassa became active again in 1914, when a light house was installed there. At the close of World War II, the island stood empty once more.

Fish and Wildlife Service received a deed to Navassa to use as a wildlife refuge in 1999.

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Marie Carmelle Jean Marie, the former Finance Minister of Haiti as accepted to be the Advisor for Economic and Financial Affairs for the Haitian Presidency. Both President Michel Martelly and First Lady Sophia had long discussions with Jean Marie before the Iron Lady eventually agreed to take up the position which shows that her previous resignation was primarily because of Laurent Lamothe and not Michel Martelly.

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Here is a picture of the Famous Haitian painting Serment des Ancetres.

This artwork was produced in 1822 by artist Guillaume Guillon-Lethière (1760-1830). , the painting "Serment des Ancêtres". This painting is considered as symbolism of the historic meeting between Alexandre Petion and general Jean-Jacques Dessalines

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What you are looking at is a piece of history or Haitian History. The painting Serment des Ancetres or Oath of the Ancestors Painting.

The story of the painting is quite interesting. This work is a testament to the solidarity demonstration of the painter Guillaume Guillon-Lethière (1760-1830) towards the young Republic of Haiti.

This painting was offered to Haiti: clandestinely transported by his son, he came to Port-au-Prince in March 1823.

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Some people would say it can only happen in Haiti. Deputy Arnel Bélizaire was taken to jail upon arrival from a visit in France. He was accused for setting fire in a prison and consequently escaped following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

On the other hand, others are suspecting that the arrest has to do with an altercation that took place recently between president Michel Martelly and Deputy Arnel Bélizaire.

So far, the only thing we dan do is to follow the development of this issue

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A French Presidential Decree of May 24 appointed Patrick Nicoloso as the new French Ambassador to Haiti. 61 years old Patrick has been into French diplomacy since 1976 and he is the 22nd French Ambassador to Haiti since 1943. Nicoloso is the successor of the previous Ambassador Didier Le Bret, who was removed from his post and appointed as director of Crisis Centre of French's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Patrick Nicoloso has a long and successful diplomatic career and has served as a French diplomat in Sudan, Libya, Brazil, Jordan and Italy.

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