Haitian Politics

Speaking live from a US prison, Haitian rebel turned Senator Guy Philippe says "prizon pa simityè" (prison is not a cemetery).

What do you think he means by that?

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Take a look at this... Former Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe exercising and staying in shape.

I don't know if this photo was taken while Laurent Lamothe was still the prime minister of Haiti but I can tell you this photo was released while the former PM was getting ready to submit his candidacy for the presidency of Haiti in 2015.

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Haiti confirmed Wednesday it would maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan, a day after the neighboring Dominican Republic breaks these ties to establish relations with China.

"Every country is moving in one direction or another, but for now, it is with Taiwan that Haiti has diplomatic relations,"Haitian communications minister Guyler C Delva said in a press conference.

"Taiwan is a partner that helps us in different areas and we can say that it is a good partner that supports the government," he added.

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Every so often in Haiti there is a major government shuffle replacing ministers, direteur generals, secretaries of state, even the Haitian prime minister my loose his job.

Times like these you may Haitians say "fok kat la rebat" (we have to reshuffle the cards), it usually means people from different political orientations wants to enter government.

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Look at this photo... General Prosper Avril, President of Haiti from 1988 to 1990...

Lieutenant General Avril was a trusted member of François Duvalier's Presidential Guard and adviser to Jean-Claude Duvalier, Avril led the September 1988 Haitian coup d'état against a transition military government installed after Jean-Claude Duvalier's 1986 overthrow.

He was President until March 1990.

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Look at this photo... Haiti Elections -- Candidate for Senator Rony Celestin and his team are on the campaign trail en route to Savanette, the city of water. The locals call it Savanette sou dlo.

KREYOL: PHOTO: Haiti - Route Savanèt sou Dlo... Yon kandida pwale nan kanpay... Kisa ou panse de sa???

Savanette is a small Haitian city hidden between two mountain ranges in the Centre department in Haiti.

It takes an eternity to get there in a perilous road between a mountain range and a the river Fer a Cheval

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Look at this photo... A group of Haitian peasants meet to discuss politics in Trois-Roche, a small village outside of Hinche, Centre, Haiti ahead of the 2016 presidential elections...

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Look at this photo... A group of Haitian peasants meet to discuss politics in Trois-Roche, a small village outside of Hinche, Centre, Haiti ahead of the 2016 presidential elections...

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Haitiens nan Diaspora yo... Apa se 2 Super Bowl nou pwal gade 7 Fevrier 2016 la... Yon Super Bowl devan Palais National, yon Super Bowl nan Levi's Stadium... Kilès ou panse k ap pi interesan??? LOL...

ENGLISH: Just For Laughs... Haitian in the Diaspora will be watching TWO Super Bowls this 07 Feb 2016... One Super Bowl in front of the National Palace in Haiti, and another Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium... Which one will be more interesting???

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Gade photo Komik saa... Tonton Bicha fèk aprann ke piti fi li Anne Kandida... Bagay komik net... Gade...

Bicha: "Kisa ou te gen pou di m nan manman?"

Anne: "Papa m kandida wi!"

Bicha: "Kisa Anne. Kouneya se nèg Pè Demeran an ki foure ou nan politik?"

Anne: "Tout moun ap pran chans papa, m'ap eseye..."

Bicha: "M pa tande l ak tout malfredeng ou an kandida tou!"

Bicha: "Camène Christophe, ou gen kòb kanpay la deja?"

Anne: "Se ou m genyen papa. Ti kòb kato fè nan jazz la, li finen tout."

Bicha: "Sèlman, Menm yon goud pap sòti nan boutik la. Wap resi savwa."

Moun ki kreye ti komik saa, li fre anpil... Mesi pou sa...

Kisa ou panse de sa?

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