Le Président haïtien Michel Joseph Martelly a décoré le Vendredi 31 Mai 2013, au Palais National, l'artiste Rodrigue Millien, le musicien Raoul Guillaume, le Père Antoine Occide Jean (Père Sicot) ainsi que la conteuse Mimi Barthélémy (de son vrai nom Michèle Armand, décédée le 27 Avril 2013). Par ce geste louable, le Chef de l'Etat a voulu rendre officiellement un vibrant hommage à ces personnalités haïtiennes qu'il qualifie d'« artistes puissants et hautement créateurs » et saluer leurs œuvres respectives dans les domaines de la musique, du développement communautaire, de la littérature, entre autres.
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Celebrating Miami-Dade's 13th Annual Haitian Cultural Heritage Month
May 16, 2013 | 12:03PM EDT
May has been designated as Haitian Cultural Heritage Month and throughout all of South Florida there have been numerous celebrations so far and a number of festi-vities still to come. On April 22nd, Miami-Dade County District 2 Commissioner released the Miami-Dade's 13th Annual Haitian Cultural Heritage Month events calendar, which open an unprecedented window to South Florida onto the rich and diverse aspects of Haitian culture through a countywide celebration of the finer aspects of the performing arts, literature, folk arts and cuisine of Haiti.
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North Miami Mayoral Race: Burns to Face Tondreau in Runoff
May 16, 2013 | 12:03PM EDT
NORTH MIAMI -- As predicted by many observers, none of the seven candidates running to fill North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre's seat, whom can't run for a third consecutive term, received the 50 percent plus one vote as required by city rules to win the race in the first round. To no real surprise, former mayor Kevin Burns [2005-2009] came out in first place with 2,254 votes ( 33.22%), followed by Haitian-American activist Lucie M. Tondreau with 1,870 votes ( 27.56%).
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Les avis divergent sur le bilan des deux premières années de la Présidence de Martelly
Posté le 16 mai 2013 | 12:03 PM EDT
MIRAMAR, 11 Mai - Michel Joseph Martelly entame ce 14 mai 2013 la troisième année de son quinquennat comme 56ème président de la république d'Haïti. Les avis divergent sur l'évaluation de sa présidence durant les deux premières années, entre ses supporteurs qui estiment que ce bilan est "positif" et ceux (en majorité ses adversaires politiques) qui fustigent "certaines défaillances" de l'équipe gouvernementale dirigée par son ami Premier ministre Laurent Lamothe.
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Is there
any hope
for those
already deported?
May 16, 2013
Qu'en est-il de nos concours de musique
Posté le 16 avril 2013
7:15 AM EDT
Il m'arrive souvent d'interviewer les jeunes talents, toutes tendances artistiques confondues, et les mêmes questions reviennent comme une vraie ritournelle. Ce n'est un secret pour personne, Haïti regorge de jeunes talents pluridimensionnels et au fil des années,
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Madame Gougousse Haiti Cup 2013 : Les demi-finalistes sont désormais connus
Posté le 1er mai 2013
11:19 AM EDT
NORTH MIAMI -- A l'issue des quarts de finale de la 13è édition du championnat de football, joué, le weekend à North Miami North Stadium, les favoris ont tous confirmé les pronostics, à l'exception du tenant du titre Saint-Marc.
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Primary Medical Center & Urgent Care Clinic Celebrates Grand Opening
April 1, 2013 7:25 pm
MIAMI (Le Floridien) -- On Friday, March 22, 2013, Primary Medical Center & Urgent Care Clinic in Miami celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, Commissioner Jean Mondestine, along with the founders of the Center and numerous consultants, constituents, and physicians.
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Clinton awards more than $700,000 in grants to Haiti's agriculture sector
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A charity for former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday awarded more than $700,000 to develop the country's agriculture sector.
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French journalist, engineer killed in road accident in Haiti's countryside
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A French journalist who helped train fellow reporters in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake was killed in a road accident in the countryside, his employer said Monday.
Monday March 11, 2013 - 9:44pm
Haiti presents challenges to hotel developers
REPORT FROM HAITI—Haiti is a country that presents both opportunities and challenges for hotel developers and operators. The Caribbean nation on the island of Hispaniola is one of poorest in the Western Hemisphere and is still recovering from a devastating earthquake that struck in January 2010.
Monday March 11, 2013 - 9:44pm
Coast Guard, US Customs rescue 71 Haitian migrants stranded on islands near Puerto Rico
The next wave of Canadian tourists has arrived in Haiti as part of an agreement between Canada's Transat and the Ministry of Tourism. The group of travelers touched down at Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Wednesday.
Monday March 11, 2013 - 9:44pm
