Beyond Politics

Haiti President Martelly left Haiti Thursday on a quick trip to New York where he will receive a Leadership in Education award from the Happy Hearts Fund... In the same ceremony, former U.S. President Bill Clinton will also receive a Lifetime Achievement Award...

Haitian deputé Jules Lionel Anelus of Lestere was involved in a terrible accident not far from St Marc Haiti that killed 13 people, including 6 women and a baby, and injured 10 others (some are reporting 17 injured)... According to news report Depute Faustin was wounded in the chest, his driver was wounded and his security guard lost an eyeball in the accident.

Haiti Depute Jude Charles Faustin posted message on his Facebook page denying news of his involvement in a terrible car accident Saturday 15 June 2014. "It is not true," the Depute said, I am at home!"

CLARIFICATION -- The news that spread on Haitian radio Saturday 14 June 2014, that Haiti Deputé Jude Charles Faustin was involved in Terrible Accident in Haiti are in fact UNTRUE; However, one of his colleagues, Depute Jules Lionel Anelus, did get involved in that accident... Read more about how this news got out...

Haiti Environment - President Martelly fèk poste sou kont Twitter li ke li nan vil Aquin pou inogire yon Centre d'Interprétation de la Nature epi tou yon lanse kanpay pou plante 5 million pye bwa nan depatman Sud la

Denye Nouvel... Gen yon manifestation anti-Martelly ki ap prepare pou demare laa sou Belair jounen Jeudi 5 Juin 2014 la... Ancien Senatè Turneb Delpe ki nan manifestation saa, nan yon interview sou radio Vision 2000, te bay yon list rezon pou manifestation saa...

ARTICLE 289 - 1987 Constitution of Haiti --- Awaiting the establishment of the Permanent Electoral Council provided for in this Constitution, the National Council of Government shall set up a Provisional Electoral Council of nine (9) members, charged with drawing up and enforcing the Electoral Law to govern the next elections, who shall be designated as follows:

The New Haitian Army is about to grow in numbers... NOT in fire power but in Brain power... Brazil and Haiti have just signed an accord Thursday, 29 May 2014, whereby Brazil will train 200 Haitian youths in Military Engineering (French: Genie Militaire). Once they graduate, their task will be to build roads, bridges and infrastructure, also to respond to the future Natural disasters in Haiti...

Soon after Lucie Tondreau got suspended as mayor of North Miami by Florida governor Rick Scott, Haitian-American vice mayor Philippe Bien-Aime became the acting mayor of North Miami... Business as usual, the acting mayor says...

Haiti News UPDATE --- While listening to a Haitian Radio station in Haiti I discovered that former Haiti presidential Candidate Mirlande Manigat was one of the members of an opposition delegation who was refused entry to Arcahaie Haiti Wednesday, 21 May 2014, to visit MOPOD spokesperson Timothee Rony currently imprisoned there...