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Here is a picture of Mr. Déjean Victor, owner of Pavillon Marquette in Montreal.

Victor Déjean, 58, a Canadian businessman of Haitian origin and one of his accomplices a Montreal resident Merlande Dont were arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of Toronto and officers from the Police Service of the City of Montreal on a charge for smuggling drugs from Haiti to Canada. They were also accused of recruiting and using Canadian smugglers (carrier or mule). Their arrest was followed by an investigation conducted by the Division of Federal and Airport Surveys (SEFA) with the assistance of National Police of Haiti (PNH) which led to the arrest of several other suspects of Victor's gang. They were carrying a consignment of 4 kg of cocaine when arrested. Victor Déjean is a rich well known person in Montreal. He is the owner of Pavillon Marquette, a Medical Clinic, and Cristina complex, which includes a banquet hall and a theater. On an earlier occasion (30 December, 2009) Victor Déjean was arrested and imprisoned with his brother 'Abel' from Port-au Prince Airport while waiting for a Canadian flight with a load of 2.35 kg cocaine. But he escaped when the prison of Port-au Prince collapsed in the 2010 earthquake; he boarded an aircraft responsible to repatriate Canadian nationals.

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Here is a picture of Kiko Saint Remy with his sister, First Lady Sophia Saint Remy Martelly

Kiko Saint Remy, Brother of First Lady Sophia Saint Remy Martelly

Sonson Lafamilia and his accomplice Renel Lecref, these two criminal leaders of the Galil gang jointly worth an unaccounted annual valuation of$44 million. They were involved in numerous cases of kidnapping, false imprisonment against claims of ransom, money laundering, murder, drug trafficking, and criminal conspiracies. They were arrested and booked several times against serious culpable crimes, but released every time with highly questionable legal orders. Kiko Saint Remy, the brother of the First Lady Sophia Martelly is a known drug trafficker. He was once a business partner of Sonson La Familia alias Woodly Etheard aka SOS. They used to run a restaurant business named "La Souvenance" located at Morne Brun, in Petionville which used to supply food at the National Palace and other important government departments of the country.

Once, Clifford Brandt, an alleged kidnapper, the son of a prominent Haitian businessman and one among the 329 inmates who escaped from a Haitian prison (but was subsequently recaptured in August 2014), had revealed to the U.S investigators that 'Kiko Saint- Remy', the brother in law of Haitian President Michel Martelly is the second most important person in a kidnapping ring. By the end of the last year, when political pressure against Martelly was mounting, Kiko took part in an anti government protest on November 18, 2014, and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. Kiko accused him on charges of masterminding political arrests, exploiting justice, neutralizing competitors, operators and activists. Kiko is one of President Martelly's closest clan and a man in his inner circle; he fights for Martelly's control of territory. Now, without Lamothe, President's Tet Kale Party (PHTK) will be able to use $44 million from the fund of a free man named 'Sonson La Familia' who had been released through an unlawful procedure. PHTK can clear the candidacy of Martelly's wife, fund campaigns and buy fraudulent votes for the party.

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Here is Donna Karan as she intends to team up with Parsons to create new design school in Haiti

Donna Karan, or "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the "DKNY" clothing labels (Donna Karan New York). She was deeply impressed by the inherent natural craftsmanship of Haitians when she first visited Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Instead of seeing the country's devastation, Donna saw Haiti's potential through the eyes of creativity. She felt it was really important to give them something so that they can help them with their enormous artisan talents and she decided to create a holistic community--a community which will be created through the preservation own culture and native art using indigenous resources like tobacco leaves, metal works, stone, etc. Donna Karan has teamed up with 'Parsons the New School for Design' from Manhattan to train Haitian artisans through the Urban Zen foundation by providing models of sustainable commerce through DOT or "The Design, Organization, Training Center" for emerging artists in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Here is a picture of former deputy Limongy Jean who was arrested in Broward County for cocaine trafficking

U.S Marshals Service of County Broward has arrested Jean Samson Limongy (56 years) in charges of cocaine smuggling. He was the former Deputy of Petit-Goâve and Deputy General Coordinator of the Program of Identification and Documentation of Haitian Immigrants (PIDIH) under Martelly administration. Jean is said to have been found in possession of an official Haitian diplomatic passport. He is currently being held at the Broward county main jail in Florida without bond as he is awaiting trial. PIDIH is an important government department entrusted with the task of providing identifying documents to Haitian nationals and descendants living in the Dominican Republic.

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Here is a picture of Carvez Jean who was sworn in, as new Government Commissioner at the Court of Appeals

On Monday, April 20, 2015, the judge Carvez Jean was sworn in by Judge Durin Duret Junior, assisted by two judges Dufresne Guillaume and Marie Jocelyne Casimir, as the new Government Commissioner at the Court of Appeals of Port-au-Prince. The new Commissioner will replace the retiring Government Commissioner Raphael Jean-Baptiste. Judge Carvez Jean started his career as a judge of Peace in Saint-Marc then Miragoâne and Petionville and then became the Deputy Government Commissioner near the TPI of Saint-Marc and Port-au-Prince and had acted as a substitute Government Commissioner at the Court of Appeal of Port-au-Prince. He was welcomed by Mr. Frantz Poteau, the Representative of the Public Ministry. During the occasion, many stakeholders present in the ceremony mentioned Mr. Jean's glorious twenty years of service in the Haitian judiciary. Judge Durin Duret Junior expressed his hope that judge Jeans would once again bring honor to the judiciary system with his new responsibility. Judge Carves Jean had promised to honor the responsibility entrusted upon him.

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Here is a picture of Mr. André Daniel Supplice as he was delivering his credentials to Dominican President Danilo Medina in April, 2015

André Daniel Supplice, without proper approval of the Haitian Senate has delivered his credentials to the Dominican President Danilo Medina on Monday, April 20th, 2015, to become the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Haiti to the Dominican Republic. He was accompanied to the ceremony held at the Hall of Ambassadors in the Dominican National Palace by the Vice President Margarita Cedeño de Fernández and Foreign Minister, Andrés Navarro. André Daniel Supplice was born on February 9, 1951 in Port-au-Prince. He is a sociologist and ethnologist. He was graduated from the School of Sociology of the University of Miami, studied at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and the Faculty of Ethnology of the State University of Haiti. His important engagements include: Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), Consul General in Tokyo (Japan), First Secretary of the Embassy of Haiti in Rome (1974-1976) and in Mexico (1976- 1977), Deputy Director General of Immigration and Emigration (1977-1979) and Assistant Secretary of State for the Interior and National Defence (1979-1981).

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Here is a picture of the new United Kingdom Ambassador to Haiti, Ms. Sharon Campbell

The United Kingdom has announced the name of Sharon Isabel Campbell as the new Her Majesty's Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti. From October, 2015, Mrs. Campbell will represent Her Majesty the Queen and the UK government in Haiti by replacing Mr. Steven Fisher who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Earlier, she had served in Costa Rica, Poland, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Venezuela, and Belgium. She met her husband Chris Campbell in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and they have remained married since 1989.That makes them an exceptional pair in the United Kingdom diplomatic history: the first married couples who were ambassadors to neighboring countries. On her appointment, she has said that she is delighted and honored to this position in a country with such a long and distinguished history. She would look forward to further developing United Kingdom's already strong political and cooperation links with the Republic of Haiti.

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Here is a picture of Drake

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986, Toronto, Ontario), is a Canadian rapper, songwriter, and actor who records under the mononym Drake. As per MediaTakeOut.com reports, one Haitian-American woman, who used to work once as a bottle waitress at the LIV nightclub in Miami, has lodged complaint against Drake that he is the father of her 2 year old daughter. The report further states that the girl had informed Drake before and he had consented to a paternity test. Until the test reports are known, Drake has agreed to pay the woman $15,000 a month in child support. About a year ago, another woman from Florida identified as Shirdkevia Myrick, lodged similar allegation against Drake, but her claim was proved untrue.

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Here is a picture of Haiti First Ladt, Sophia Saint Remy Martelly. She was born in New York City but decided to run for a senate seat in Haiti

The First Lady Sophia Saint Remy Martelly was born in New York, USA. On the last day of submitting nominations for contesting to be elected to the Senate, she has registered her candidacy for the seat on behalf of her husband's center-right liberal "Tèt Kale Party (PHTK)". Her friends often term her as "the power behind the throne" while her enemies describe her as "iron lady." However, Article 96 (1) of the Haitian constitution may put a stop to all her moves on the presidency issues. The related provision reads like that......" To be elected to the Senate, a person must be a native born Haitian and never have renounced his nationality". She renounced her Haitian citizenship in 1989, because then she used to spend more time in U.S and before 2011, dual citizenship was not permitted in the Haitian constitution. She has registered her nomination, perhaps purposely, on the final day so that it just leaves 3 days before the Department Electoral Offices (BEDs) to receive and review any complaints or objections on the candidacies and publish the names of the approved candidates on May 1. It is a big issue before the BED to decide its credibility.

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Here is a picture of Haitian Businessman Marc Antoine Acra.

On Wednesday, April 15, 2015, one of the vessel (MANZANARES) of the twenty years old sugar importing company NABATCO was seized with 77 kilos of cocaine and 10 kilos of heroin. However, in response, the Director General M Marc Antoine Acra of the company categorically rejected this statement as derogatory rumors and has said that NABATCO is in the sugar trade for over twenty years and they are managing the global sugar export business with excellent reputation and track record. His vessels carrying cargos of sugar do not belong to his company. A Freight American company chartering boats for NABATCO receives payments of the freight and is fully responsible for the contents of the cargo loaded on the ships. These cargos are accepted under the supervision of Colombian port authorities, checked by the narcotics control authorities and the security service before leaving the port of Buenaventura. NABATCO is nothing more than a vessel owner, and cannot be held responsible for any act performed beyond the limits its knowledge.

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