Storming Papa Doc
Documentary
directed by Mario L. Delatour
On July 28 1958, ex-army officers to Haiti from Florida landed in Delugé. They take possession of Dessalines Barracks behind the Palais National, in order to remove President François Duvalier. The night of July 28 to 29will be a long confrontation between Duvalier and his attacker. Former Captain Alix Pasquet, Lt. Henry Perpign, Dominique Philippe along with 5 American mercenaries.
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Jan 12, 2010… Haiti is hit by a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne and approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. It was a Tuesday and the earthquake occurred at 4:43 PM (local time).
That is the most devastating earthquake in history.
Over 300 000 people lost their lives, 1.5 million left homeless or displaced and created between $7.8 billion and $8.5 billion in damage.
A decade later where are we? 📝 credit: @lucknerjoseph –
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On January 1, 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence and the country became the first free Black Republic, ending slavery. The Soup Joumou (winter squash), which was prepared by the slaves, for the slavemasters, was forbidden to them. Therefore, since January 1st 1804, its consumption is a strong symbol of celebration and liberation of the Haitian people which is celebrated every year around the world.
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Premye Janvye 1804, Jean-Jacques Desalin te deklare endepandans Ayiti, se te premye Repiblik nwa lib, sispan esklavaj. Soup Joumou, ki te prepare pou met esklav yo, te entèdi pou esklav yo. Se sa ki fè, depi jou sa a, nan dat sa a, konsomasyon li se yon senbol solid nan selebrasyon ak Liberasyon pep Ayisyen ke yo selebre atravè mond lan.
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Le 1er Janvier 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, déclare l’indépendance d’Haïti et elle devient la première République Noire libre, mettant fin à l’esclavage.
La soupe au Giraumon qui était préparée pour les maîtres, était interdite aux esclaves. Par conséquent, depuis ce jour, à cette date, sa consommation est un symbole fort de célébration et de libération du peuple haïtien célébrée autour du monde.
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The ISTWA1804 team would like to wish each and everyone a Happy New Year and a prosperous year 2020. We promise to create more informational and original content to contribute to the ISTWA1804 community.
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Ekip ISTWA1804 la ta renmen swete nou yon Bon Ane 2020 chaje ak pwosperite. Nou pwomèt ou nap kreye anpil kontni orijinal ak enfomatif pou kontribye ak fè kominote a pi bèl!
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L’équipe de ISTWA1804, vous souhaite une Bonne et Heureuse année 2020 pleine de prospérité. Nous nous engageons à créer plus de contenu original et informatif pour notre belle communauté. –
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This year marks the 228th anniversary of the ceremony of Bwa Kayiman, where a secret voodoo ceremony was held deep in the woods of Cap Haitien (north of Haïti), on August 14, 1791. Presided by Dutty Boukman (Jamaica-born, voodoo priest and Imam) and Cecile Fatima, it was considered to be the official starting point of the Haitian Revolution, although there were previous rebellions held on the island prior to it. Others such as Georges Biassou, Jean F. Papillon and Jeannot Bullet were leaders of the early revolution who were also attending this ceremony. This voodoo ceremony sparked the Haitian Revolution which led to the birth of the first black independent nation and slaves to freedom.
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Cette année marque le 228e anniversaire de la cérémonie du Bois Caïman, là où eu lieu une cérémonie vaudou secrète au fond d’une forêt dense du Cap Haïtien (nord d’Haïti), le 14 août 1791. Présidé par Dutty Boukman (Esclave éduqué et prêtre vaudou né en Jamaïque) et Cécile Fatima, cette cérémonie est considérée comme le moment qui  déclancha la révolution Haïtienne, toutefois, il y eu d’autres rébellions sur l’île auparavant. Parmi les gens qui étaient présent, Georges Biassou, Jean F. Papillon et Jeannot Bullet, de la première révolution qui assistaient également à cette cérémonie. Cette cérémonie vaudou a déclenché la révolution haïtienne qui a donné naissance à la première nation indépendante noire et esclave de la liberté.
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Ane sa a make 228yèm anivèsè seremoni Bwa Kayiman, kote yo te fè yon seremoni vodou sekrè nan fon bwa Okap (nan nò Ayiti) nan dat 14 dawout 1791. Prezide pa Dutty Boukman, yon prèt vodou, ak Iman ki te edike) ak Cecile Fatima, seremoni a te konsidere kòm komansman revolisyon ayisyen an, men te gen rebelyon sou zile a anvan. Georges Biassou, Jean F. Papillon ak Jeannot Bullet te lidè premye revolisyon an ki te asiste seremoni sa a tou. Seremoni vodou sa a te deklannche revolisyon ayisyen an ki te bay premye nasyon endepandan nwa e esklav lib.
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A key witness in a bungled U.S. narco-trafficking case that prompted the Justice Department to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by U.S. drug agents in Haiti has been extradited to South Florida to face charges himself as the sole defendant accused of conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin.

Gregory George, described as a lieutenant in a smuggling ring that operated out of Haiti’s private Terminal Varreux, arrived in Fort Lauderdale Friday afternoon on a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s plane after Haiti Justice Minister Jean Roody Aly signed the extradition order.

George was indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami on April 30 on one count of conspiring to distribute multiple kilos of Colombian cocaine as well as heroin from July 2013 to June 7, 2015, knowing it would be imported into the United States.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to comment. George is expected to have his first appearance in Miami federal court on Monday before a magistrate judge. His case is being prosecuted by Kurt Lukenheimer, the deputy chief of the office’s narcotics section.

The Miami Herald broke the story about the DOJ probe into the bungled DEA case in August of last year.

George, who was jailed in Haiti for three years before his extradition, is expected to play a central role in the widening investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office into the Panamanian-flagged MV Manzanares case. The boat arrived in Port-au-Prince from Colombia in April 2015 hauling bags of imported sugar and between 700 to 800 kilos of cocaine and 300 kilos of heroin with an estimated U.S. street value of $100 million.

In a previous interview with the Herald, George said there had been multiple attempts on his life while inside the Croix-des-Bouquets civil prison, where he was sometimes kept in isolation for his protection.

Sources familiar with his case say the most recent attempt on his life occurred over a week ago when he was beat up inside the prison. They told the Herald that there have been at least a half dozen attempts on his life, including one where he was locked in a van and tear gassed during an authorized transfer. The incident occurred the same day, Aug. 17, 2017, the Herald published its investigation into the DOJ’s probe.

While unloading the sugar from the Manzanares after its arrival in early April 2015, longshoremen stumbled across the hidden stash of drugs and a lawless free-for-all quickly unfolded. A host of people, including police officers assigned to Haiti’s National Palace and a judge, have been accused of grabbing the drugs. Also implicated was the former commander of Haiti’s anti-drug unit, Joris Mergelus. Mergelus was accused of taking bribes to hinder the investigation into the Manzanares case, which has become known as the “sugar boat” case. He has vehemently denied any links to drug traffickers.

Mergelus is also being accused of destroying evidence in the ongoing Manzanares drug smuggling investigation. Mergelus was removed from his post in 2017 by Haiti’s police chief, Michel-Ange Gédéon, and has since been assigned to a desk job at the Haiti National Police pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

The bungling of the sugar boat investigation came to light after two veteran DEA agents filed whistle-blower complaints, which triggered the DOJ’s investigation into the effectiveness of the DEA’s drug-fighting efforts in Haiti. An initial review by the Office of Special Counsel found “a substantial likelihood of wrongdoing,” in DEA’s Haiti office.

George allegedly was responsible for retrieving multiple kilos of cocaine and heroin from cargo vessels from Colombia that docked in Port-au-Prince. His nickname is Ti-Ketant, a nod to notorious Haitian cocaine kingpin Beaudouin “Jacques” Ketant, who had accused former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of accepting drug-related bribes before having his 27-year sentence in a U.S. prison cut in half.

Of 16 individuals arrested by the Haiti National Police in the Manzanares case, only George remained in jail. He has come under fire from Haitian businessmen implicated in the case. They have accused him of lying.

Miami attorney Joel Hirschhorn, who represents a member of the Mevs family that owns Terminal Varreux, has said the port’s security was not loose. and drugs had not been smuggled through the port. The family even paid to build a police narcotics substation at the port in 2017, he said. But that was two years after the Manzanares incident.

Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier was a career officer and general in the Haitian Army who became President of Haïti on May 3, 1844. He died in office on April 15, 1845. A respected soldier, Guerrier had successfully commanded the southern black army during the Haitian Revolution. After Haiti became independent, he retired from active service and became a plantation owner. In May 1844, President Rivière-Hérard was removed from office by the mulatto hierarchy and replaced with the aged black general Philippe Guerrier, who assumed the presidency on May 3, 1844. Guerrier held office for only 11 months before he died on April 15, 1845.
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Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier était officier de carrière et général dans l’armée haïtienne. Soldat respecté, Guerrier avait dirigé avec succès l’armée noire du sud durant la révolution haïtienne. Après l’indépendance d’Haïti, il prit sa retraite et devint propriétaire d’une plantation. En mai 1844, le président Rivière-Hérard fut démis de ses fonctions par la hiérarchie mulâtre et remplacé par le vieux général noir Philippe Guerrier, qui assuma la présidence le 3 mai 1844. Guerrier ne resta en poste que 11 mois avant sa mort, en exercice, le 15 avril 1845.
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Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier se te yon ofisye, jeneral nan lame ayisyen. Yon sòlda ki te respekte, li te dirije lame a nwa sid la ak siksè nan revolisyon ayisyen an. Apre endepandans Ayiti a, li te pran retrèt li e li te vin mèt yon plantasyon. Nan mwa me 1844, Prezidan Rivière-Hérard te pedi pouvwa lè yerachi mulat la ranplase li pa general ansyen nwa a Philippe Guerrier, ki te monte sou prezidans nan 3 me 1844. Guerrier te sou pouvwa sèlman pou 11 mwa anvan l mouri, yon 15 avril 1845.
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Source:
1) www.haiti-reference.com
2) Wikipedia
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When Google developers gather in Silicon Valley on Tuesday to hear about the company’s latest projects, thousands of miles away in Haiti hundreds of budding software developers will be tuning in.

For the first time, digital marketers, web coders and entrepreneurs in Haiti’s small but emerging tech community will get a chance to follow the Google I/O Developers conference, which is being live-streamed to them at the Karibe hotel in Port-au-Prince. About 600 local developers and entrepreneurs have signed up for Google I/O Extended Port-au-Prince, which will be followed by workshops and training sessions on web development and artificial intelligence. And all of it will be conducted in Creole.

The one-day event is being organized by a group of Google employees of Haitian descent, said Naisha Silva, Google program manager for emerging markets and one of the organizers, who spent her early childhood in Haiti.

“We are over 50 Haitians and friends of Haiti around the world who have created a community within the company, and are working toward building a bridge between the company’s resources and Haiti’s startup ecosystem,” Silva said. “Haiti is a part of our identity, and we’d like to engage in its development while working for one of the most resourced and innovative companies in the world.”

The initiative is part of a growing trend in Haiti, where internet penetration, now at 19 percent according to data by Hootsuite, is on the rise. Digicel, a leading telecommunications company in the Caribbean, says it counts about 2 million smartphone users among its clientele. Last year, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse announced the first national incubator for entrepreneurs, Alpha Haiti, in downtown Port-au-Prince.

Haiti, with its 11 million residents and young population, very much remains a pen-and-paper society, with lawmakers for years refusing to adopt an electronic signature law to reduce the time it takes to create a company out of fear of technology. And while the country recently joined the growing Airbnb community, Haitian consumers and those who would benefit from employment outside of the country, for example, still have no way to receive money or make purchases through online payment sites like Paypal because banks have not made the switch.

But such realities don’t seem to be stopping tech-savvy Haitians from trying to come up with the next tech outfit in the country, or from taking advantage of the growing number of technology conferences every year, like Haïti Numérique, DevXpo and Haiti Tech Summit.

While Haïti Numérique showcases different technologies with its annual digital forum, the tech summit has focused on giving Haitians a chance to hear from global social entrepreneurs and startup innovators like Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz. An investor in Airbnb and Facebook, Horowitz spoke at the first tech summit in 2017 and will be back when the summit takes place June 20-22.

“It is incredibly inspiring to see the commitment of the Haitian diaspora… leveraging technology to build opportunities for the next generation back home and partnering with locals to do it,” said Marc Alain Boursiquot, the founder of tech-based hub Banj in Haiti.

Boursiqout, who organized the DevXpo conference with support from Facebook’s global Developer Circles program, has also collaborated with Haiti Tech Summit and the Google team. In the walk up to Tuesday, the team hosted a hackathon at Banj, where Haitian entrepreneurs were challenged to create a job-creating app. The winner will be announced on Tuesday during the Google I/O event in Port-au-Prince and will receive $5,000 to implement the idea with the support of a local incubator.

The prize money, Silva said, is being sponsored by Hope for Haiti, a nonprofit that focuses on seed funding for entrepreneurs in the south of Haiti.

“I know its an uphill battle,” she said. “But for the few it really impacts it’s worth it to see where they might take it.”

Président Charles Rivière-Hérard was declared President of Haiti on 4 April 1843. General Jean-Jacques Acaau, they formed what became known as “L’Armée Souffrante”. In April of that year, they met and defeated a government army, although soon after this, their advance on the Haitian capital was checked at the town of Aquin. While General Acaau was marching against Port-au-Prince in the south, an armed revolt had begun in the North, fueled by Hérard’s opponents in the government. Faced with this crisis, Hérard relinquished the Presidency on 3 May 1844. He was replaced by Président Philippe Guerrier.
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Le président Charles Rivière-Hérard est proclamé président d’Haïti le 4 avril 1843. Général Jean-Jacques Acaau, ils forment ce que l’on appelle désormais “L’Armée Souffrante”. En avril de la même année, ils ont rencontré et battu une armée gouvernementale, mais peu après, leur avance sur la capitale haïtienne a été contrôlée dans la ville d’Aquin. Alors que le général Acaau marchait contre Port-au-Prince dans le sud, une révolte armée avait commencé dans le nord, alimentée par les opposants au gouvernement de Hérard. Face à cette crise, Hérard quitte la présidence le 3 mai 1844. Il est remplacé par le président Philippe Guerrier.
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Prezidan Charles Rivière-Hérard se pwoklame Prezidan an Ayiti 4 avril 1843. Jeneral Jean-Jacques Acaau, yo fòme sa ki kounye a yo rele “lame a Souffrante”. Nan mwa avril menm ane an, yo te rankontre ak bat lame gouvènman an, men yon ti tan apre, avanse sou kapital ayisyen an te kontwole nan vil Aquinas. Pandan ke Jeneral Acaau te mache kont Pòtoprens nan sid la, te gen yon revòlt ame kòmanse nan nò a, alimenté pa opozan nan gouvènman an Hérard. Devan kriz sa a, Hérard te kite prezidans la 3 me 1844. Prezidan Philippe Guerrier te ranplase li.
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Source:
1) Wikipedia 2)Digital Library of the Caribbean –
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Joseph Antoine Tancrede Augustus, was born on March 16, 1856 in Cap-Haïtien, he was president of the Republic of Haiti August 9, 1912 to his death. His presidency, which lasted only 8 months, began in crisis, his predecessor who had just died in the explosion of his palace caused by his political opponents. President Auguste then ordered the reconstruction of the National Palace and established a secret police to thwart conspiracies against the government. Sick, he died during his term on May 2, 1913 in Port-au-Prince.
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Joseph Antoine Tancrède Auguste, vit le jour le 16 mars 1856 à Cap-Haïtien, il fut président de la République d’Haïti le 9 août 1912 à sa mort. Sa présidence, qui ne dura que 8 mois, débuta dans la crise, son prédécesseur venant de mourir dans l’explosion de son palais causée par ses opposants politiques. Le Président Auguste commande alors la reconstruction du Palais national et instaure une police secrète chargée de déjouer les complots contre le gouvernement. Malade, il meurt durant son mandat, le 2 mai 1913 à Port-au-Prince.
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Joseph Antoine Tancrede Augustus, ki te fèt 16 Mas, 1856 nan Cap Haïtien, li te prezidan Repiblik Ayiti, 9 out 1912 a pou jis lanmò li. Prezidans li, ki te dire sèlman 8 mwa, te kòmanse nan yon kriz, predesesè li te fèk mouri nan eksplozyon an nan palè l ‘ki te koze pa opozan politik li yo. Prezidan Auguste te bay lòd pou rekonstriksyon Palè Nasyonal la epi li te etabli yon polis sekrè pou konspirasyon kont gouvènman an. Malad, li te mouri pandan tèm li, Pòtoprens, 2 me 1913.
Source: wikipedia
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