Photos

Here is a picture of Leonel Fernandez , Dominican Republic president and Haitian President Rene Preval. The have been many conflicts between the two nations. The Dominican Republic occupies two-third of the island of Hispaniola, which is shares with Haiti. Spain ceded the colony to France in 1795. In 1801, Toussaint L'Ouverture conquered the Island. In 1808, the country revolted, setting the first republic. In 1814, Spain regained control and in 1821, Spain government was overthrown. In 844 Dominican Republic was conquered by the Haitians.

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Here is a picture of former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide with the picture of a rooster. this represents the symbol of his political party. Jean-Bertrand was exiled to South Africa after he was forced to leave power

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Here is a picture of solar powered streets lights as they are able to provide security to many living under the tent. Solar Powered Streets Lights in Haiti cost on average $2000 each

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Here is a picture of two personalities at the Haiti Movie Awards held in Boston. They were performing to the crowd that was huge. This was a very good ceremony and it brought lots of Haitian artists together

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Here is one of the new members of the CSPJ. Major challenge from CSPJ came following the disputed minority vote, of 24 July, designating the 3 representative of Judicial Power Patrick M tellus, Yves Benoit Jean-Marie and Salnave Exantus

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Here is a picture of Shakira in Haiti after the earthquake. Shakira who has already joined the actors and other celebrities to raise money for the victims of earthquake came to Haiti via her private jet to show support to the victims of the earthquake

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This is the second Haiti Movie Awards taking place in the city of Boston. The event highlights Haitian and Haitian-American actors, directors, and producers. These artist are either former stars or are still performing in many cases

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Here is a picture of David Lachapelle at Fashion for Relief Haiti. He was one of many who participated in the event organized by Neomi Campbell as a result of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake

As a result of the January 12 earthquake, close to 300,000 people died, over 250,000 residential and 30,000 commercial buildings were destroyed.

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Here you can see a scrap dealer in Haiti making a living. Following the 2010 earthquake, Scrap Dealer as it became big business. Within the rubble is a vast amount of scrap metal and many unemployed people are hard at work in retreaving and selling them

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The music of the caribbean island of Haiti, Kompa music to Haitians is like rock music to Americans.

this type of music inherent to the culture, a reflection of its spirit, and an embedded part of everyday life, heard everywhere

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