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Here is a picture of Mr. Nawoon Marcellus, candidate for Bouclier in the Nord Department

Nawoon Marcellus First Muslim in Parliament. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies (COD) under the Aristide administration 2001-2004. Originally he was a member of the disbanded Lavalas Family party.

Marcellus enjoyed the achievement of one who professed his Muslim faith as being the first person of his religion to be elected to the COD.

Muslims in Haiti number 4,000-5,000 and have become identifiable in recent years, living peacefully side-by-side with Catholics and Voodooists.

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Cap-Haïtien Cathedral, a church of historical significance, was viciously vandalized in 2011. The miscreants were rumored to be part of Fanmi Lavalas, former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's party.

Debasement of the Cathedral sent shock waves throughout the predominately Catholic community. The days of being able to seek sanctuary within its walls is over.

The attack seemed to co-incide with the return of Aristide after seven years exiled in Africa. Archbishop Kebreau called upon President Martelly to adopt a law-and-order approach to ruling Haiti.

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Here is a picture of CATHEDRALE DU CAP-FRANCAIS in 1748 in Cap-Haitian

Treasured Architecture Cap-Haitien Cathedral

Cap-Haitien Cathedral is one of the most visually stunning pieces of architecture in town. Found on the main plaza, it has been lovingly cared for since its completion in the early 20th century.

On the church site, a part of Haiti's history is symbolized by a statue of Mackandal. He led an army of black slaves, the Maroons, fighting to emancipate themselves from French-occupied Haiti in 1712.

The Cathedral, once named Cathedral of Notre Dame, is now the Cathedral of Our Lady.

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This is Caracol Industrial park on the day of Inauguration. The US provided 124 million in grants for the project, which covers 246 hectares of land in the North of Haiti

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What you are looking at is a building that was used by Dauphin Plantation in North of Haiti for the production of Sisal and Fiber Rope.

Since Dauphin Plantation was the main employer of the region of Caracol and the entire North section of Haiti, when the company closed, the entire region suffered.

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Here is a picture of an industry that was at one time the life line of Haiti. At the turn of the 19th century,Dauphin Plantation was the largest employer in Haiti, providing jobs to over two thousands people. Many people still remember today how things were in the region when the company was in existance.

The economy of Caracol was booming. Most of the job involved the pressing of Sisal Plants for the production of fiber ropes and other products.

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Caracol Industrial Park is not considered the first industrial park in North of Haiti or even in Caracol. Dauphin Plantation was the first, specialized in the production of Sisal and Fiber Rope

At the beginning of the 19th century, Dauphin Plantation was the largest employer in Haiti, providing jobs to over two thousands people. Most of the job involved the pressing of Sisal Plants for the production of fiber ropes and other products.

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