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Since the 2010 earthquake, the city of Port-au-Prince has been the center of many issues in Haiti. The Mayor of Port-au-Prince, Muscadin Jason Jean-Yves, has been in the forefront, advocating for a plan to bring the Haitian capital back into its feet. The Mayor of Port-au-Prince is working on a plan to get Haitians all over the world involved in the reconstruction of Port-au-Prince. Recently, mayor Muscadin Jason Jean-Yves unveiled a 3.3 billion dollars plan to rebuild the city of Port-au-Prince. The plan was developed by the Haitian Center for Research in Management and Development (CHRAD) and submitted to president Michel Martelly. It is a comprehensive plan that will address several important issues such as housing and environment

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A well known host in the haitian community in South Florida. Jessy Schuster is the host of a popular Caribbean show on Public TV, Pulse. The show airs on WPBT2 on a regular basis.

At one point, Jessy Schuster was the host of the show En Vogue.

She was born in Schiltighein, France. Moved to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. She is fluent in Frenchm English, Creole and Spanish.

Jessy Schuster enjoys listening to Zouk and Kompa musics

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Here is a picture of Ira Kurzban who is the attorney for former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Attorney showing the Haitian passport that he received from the Haitian government for Jean-Bertrand Aristide

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Jude Celestin became known in Haitian politic when he ran for the president of Haiti in the 2010 election. Many people see him as a figure who will be directed by former President Rene Preval. He is the son in-law of the former President and was handpicked for the UNITE platform, a political party created by Rene Preval.
According to is plan for Haiti in the election, Jude Celestin intends to empower people with disabilities, by providing education and opportunities to succeed in life.

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Here is the Palais legislatif in Haiti that was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake. This building was the official place for the Senators and Deputees to conduct the business of the country.

A temporary place was constructed recently to allow the Senate and the Deputees elected with a plan to built a permanent one in the future

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Here is a photo of Man With Child - Haiti Earthquake - January 12, 2010. The epicenter of the Haiti earthquake was located 16 miles from Port-au-Prince. One year later, about 500 refugee camps still existed in Port-au-prince. Rape and common crimes in refugee camps were common, where 230 such cases were reported in the first six month after the earthquake

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Here is a picture of Joubert Charles who died as a result of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. He was a big music promotor in the Haitian community. Because of this earthquake, 2,000,000 people in Haiti were left homeless, 3,000,000 people were in need of emergency aid. 300 million in aid has been pledged according to report

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Here is a picture of the leader of the musical band Zenglen.

In a press conference conducted on December 15, 2011, the popular and long time Haitian band Zenglen announced that his maestro Jean Herard Richard, also known as Richie is to leave the band. This actually confirmed rumors that have been circulating in the Haitian music world for the past several Months.

Richie is a huge and talented Haitian musician

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One of the largest U.S. airlines has decided to start flying to haiti. Continental Airlines flights will leave New Jersey at 9:25 a.m. and arrive in Port-au-Prince at 12:15 p.m. Their return flight will leave Haiti at 1:20 p.m. to arrive at Newark Liberty International Airport at 6:15 p.m.

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This is the picture of Haiti Police as they try to fight gangs, drug dealers, kidnapping and other crimes committed in Haiti. Mario Andre Sol is the current Chief of Police.

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