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One single act that has affected the living condition of the Haitian peasant for a log time is the nationwide slaughter of Creole pigs. This is to date considered one of the government's single most devastating moves.

This took place in the 1980's in Haiti and the Haitian peasants have not recovered since. This was based on fear of the American government of a swine flu outbreak that was happening in the the Dominican Republic. This problem was made worst with the import of a different type of pig to Haiti to replace the Creole pig. However, this new breeds could not adapt to the Haitian environment and became more expensive to maintain

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Here is a picture of Haiti National Palace following the 2010 earthquake. The National palace was testroyed, along side of many other government buildings. The Haitian government was unable to operate.

The National Palace was designed in 1912 by Georges H. Baussan (1874-1958), It took on the tradition of French Renaissance architecture.
The National Palace which was originally built in 1881, was seriously damaged on 8 August 1912 by a violent explosion that also killed President Cincinnatus Leconte

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Here is a gentleman in the process of getting his own electricity by connecting to the main line.

It is estimated that the ratio of electricity consumed in Haiti that is unpaid or in another way acquired illegally by the public is among the highest in the world. Some put the rate at over 35% of the energy produced being stolen.

This is due to the lack of law enforcement in Haiti, specifically in the Capital and major cities in in the country

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Here is the pig that was introduced to Haiti following the destruction of Haitian Creole Pig.as a result of a swine flu outbreak in the Dominican Republic. Unlike the Creole Pig, this one was not adaptable to Haiti environment.

This attempt to replace them with American pigs from Iowa farmers proved to be a total failure. As the new breeds could not adapt to the inevitably harsher methods of farming,

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On this date, March 13th, 2013, a new pope has been elected to lead the CatholicChurch. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Pope Francis. new pope elected as the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Francis.

New Pope - Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is known as a humble man who led an austere life in Buenos Aires. He was born to Italian immigrant parents and was raised in the Argentine capital.

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Here is a picture of Haiti Bank National de Credit. The Haitian banking system has a lot of issues that it has been dealing with. Due to the lack of a stable and trustworthiness of the banking system in Haity, it has prevented the Haitian economic from a real development.

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The Haitian Embassy located in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Haiti to the United States.

Here is a picture of the Embassy of Haiti, Washington DC.

In March, 2013, the staff of the Haitian embassy in Washington was distributed as follows:
His Excellency Paul ALTIDOR
Ambassador

Mr. William EXANTUS, Minister Counselor
Deputy Chief of Mission/Political Affairs

Mrs. Joceline BLEMUR, Minister Counselor
Consular Affairs

Mrs. Stephane Calvin ROSENBERG, Counselor
Culture and Education Affairs

Mr. Ralph Ricardo JEAN-PHILIPPE, Counselor
Administration

Ms. Ariel DOMINIQUE, Consultant
Community Affairs

Ms. Shirley JEAN, Advisor
Office of the Ambassador

Mrs. Otesa Middleton MILES, Consultant
Communications

Mrs. Marie Claude MALEBRANCHE, First Secretary
Political Affairs

Mrs. Evice GUERCIN, First Secretary
Political Affairs

Mr. Sony ELIAS, First Secretary
Consular Affairs

Mrs. Wilza Frazil METELLUS, First Secretary
Culture and Education Affairs

Mr. Antony MASSILLON, Consultant
IT Specialist/Webmaster

Mrs. Marie Rose ARNOUX, Assistant
Administration

Mrs. Myrtha CHARLOT, Assistant
Culture and Education Affairs

Mrs. Marie Myriam SANON, Receptionist
Front Desk

Mr. Marc POLYNICE,
Driver

Address:
2311 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008

Phone:
(202) 332-4090

Fax:
(202) 745-7215

E-mail:
amb.washington@diplomatie.ht

Embassy Directory

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Here is a picture of the French and haiti Flag as the French Embassy in Haiti is promoting research with Prix Jean-Christophe Fernandes

Prizes to be awarded to Haitian researchers in the areas of environment and will consist of 75 000 gourds for Award doctoral thesis or scientific publication and 32 000 gourds for Award master or end of engineering studies

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The 2010 earthquake that attacked Haiti taking any good efforts far much behind. It is thus very important that there is a good leader who is able to easily manage and maneuver about his way to ensure the economy is restored to growing point.
This seems to be the very intention of the current president who by appointing Paul Altidor is only trying to show and to ensure that there is a good and reliable person working to facilitate the required levels of economic growth. Paul is one of the few people that have proven over the years to be very much interested in the welfare of his country and as such he is a very good choice and could as well be the best thing that ever happened to the country.

The current president who by appointing Paul is only trying to show and to ensure that there is a good and reliable person working to facilitate the required levels of economic growth. Paul is one of the few people that have proven over the years to be very much interested in the welfare of his country and as such he is a very good choice and could as well be the best thing that ever happened to the country.

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In Haiti, a Kombit is organized as follows: When it is time to plant, there is an announcement in the community of the event. By announcing the event, everyone is also invited usually accomodation is made for as many participants as necessary
Usually, the functions in a Kombit are distributed based on gender and age and ability. The men are usually involved in digging holes and usually women and young children plant.
The charm of the entire process is the singing. There are usually lots of singing and funny jocks in a Kombit to keep the spirits up. The participants are also served breakfast, Lunch and dinner.

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