EchodHaiti.com:Guestbook Archive (Oct.-Dec. 2005)

October-December 2005 Entries
Opinions expressed by the participants should not be interpreted as reflecting the opinion of EchodHaiti.com.

The group RAFRECHI is wishing HAPPY NEW YEAR to Echod'haiti crew and the Haitian community. We hope to see you all, especially DJ Jean Michel, Gineau, etc... tonight at Island Cafe for the New Year Celebration.

Come show your support and have maximum fun.

Peace, love, unity, $$$$, in 2006
RAFRECHI love
Rafrechiville, Rafrechi United States - 12/31/2005 at 09:48

I am writing to wish Echodhaiti and the board regulars a Happy New Year. May this new year brings good health, joy, happiness and properity.
Mobutoo <nest22554@yahoo_com>
Stafford, VA United States - 12/30/2005 at 10:44

Smooch... Ou ginle gin "longue-vue'w" calibre sou djazz la. Jis kote ou ye a pou ou we djazz la kle konsa.

By the way, will you be part of the Big New Year's Eve Celebration tomorrow night at Island Cafe?

If yes come early to watch the ball-drop with us and share wishies over a glass of free champagne and some soupe jumou.

Hoping to see you and your crew!

Peace, love and unity deja! in 2006
RAFRECHI Love
Rafrechiville, Rafrechi United States - 12/30/2005 at 10:27

bri kouri nouvel gaye yo di Alan Cave mouri. Si nou tande nouvel la se menti tande. Yon denye rakete jounalist nan miami kap bay Alan bri pou'l ka fe dis kob pou'l viv.

So if ya hear such thing, just ignore it. Alan Cave is well ALIVE.
smoochees
United States - 12/30/2005 at 08:51

It seems like Rafrechi is the only things that's happening in MD. Big up to you guys. Kontinye fe bel bagay epi kinbe fo pa lage.

Mes compliments....
smoochees
United States - 12/30/2005 at 08:48

2 more days for 2006
2 more days for the big celebration at ISLAND CAFE with RAFRECHI

Come and enjoy yourself to the fullest at Island Cafe on December 31 from 10 PM. Watch the the ball drop on big screen, Rafrechi's performance and music video of "Wap Plede Gade Mwen", etc... Come on time for your Hat, Tiara, blow, Soupe Jumou ...

Island Cafe is located on Upshur St, Washington, DC (Off Geogia)

From Silver Spring -
Take Georgia Ave (South),
Pass Kennedy, Pass Vanum St. next street is Upshur St. Turn left, away from the Texaco Gas Station,
As soon as you turn, ISLAND CAFE will be on the left hand side.

RAFRECHI Love
Rafrechiville, Rafrechi United States - 12/29/2005 at 12:37

Sè m yo, Frè m yo,

Pandan pafen souwè ki sot
Ni lakay, ni nan 10e Depatman an
Kontinye anbonmen n isit la,
Minouche avè m remèsye n ak tout kè n
E swete n yon Bòn Ane 2006.

Se sèten, ou gen bèl rèv pou fanmi w ak pou peyi w.
Anpil nan bèl rèv Ayisyen genyen pou Ayiti,
Kouche sou kabann lopital men yo pa nan mòg.

Se vre, kidnaping 29 fevriye 2004 la klouwe
Manman Ayiti tèt anba sou yon kwa koudeta,
Men, ti souf la pa etenn, e kò a pa nan mòg.

Nan memwa Zanzèt nou yo
Ki bay lavi yo pou Ayiti pa mouri,
Nan memwa tout inosan ki tonbe
Pandan peryòd 2004- 2005 sa a,
Ann vide sewòm delivrans
Sou flanm dife soufrans !

Ann souse mouèl listwa d Ayiti
Pou n vanse pi djanm, pi rèd,
Pou pi devan pi anfòm, pi bèl !

Avan Premye janvye 1804,
Kolon blan te renmen antere
Esklav tou vivan, tou kanpe :
Kò yo nan twou, tèt yo ret deyò,
Badijonnen nan siwo cho.

Tèt esklav sa yo te tounen piwouli pou
Chyen souse, manje, devore tou vif.

Depi premye janvye 1804,
Tèt esklav fè tèt ansanm
Pou pèson pa mache
Tèt anba devan pèson.

Libète ou lanmò, se vèvè sa a
Zansèt yo te trase pou nou,
Jou Premye Janvye 1804 la.

Vèvè libète sa a, se yon vèvè Sivilizasyon.
Eee!!! Bouch an bouch, youn di lòt :

Moun sivilize toujou gen Ayiti rekonesans.
Moun sivilize gen anpil respè pou Pèp Ayisyen.
Moun sivilize respekte premye Pèp nwa a
Ki premye chante fineray lesklavay.

Moun sivilize pa fè alèji ak
Jistis, restitisyon, reparasyon.

Depi egzil Tousen Louvèti,
Pase nan asasina papa Desalin,
Rive sou 34e koudeta sa a,
Toujou gen moun sivilize
Ki refize meprize Ayisyen.

Onè Respè pou nou!
Chapo ba pou ou menm
Ki deja fè anpil sakrifis pou sove
Diyite Nèg ak Nègès d Ayiti !

Ooo !! Ala damou Manman Ayiti damou
Pou tout pitit fi, pitit gason ki refize viv
Ak chenn nan pye, ou ak chenn nan sèvo !
Esklav mantal pa siye ak diyite.
Mikwòb esklavaj se pwazon diyite.

Lè Zanzèt nou yo t ap siyen batistè diyite sa a,
Popiplasyon an te anviwon 500.000 Ayisyen.

Jodia, nou gen 8 milyon sè ak frè lakay
Plis 2 milyon edmi k ap viv lòt bò dlo.
Nou konn kote n soti, nou konn kote n prale.

49 % nan nou sot nan mitan Lafrik, peyi Kongo
26,3 % nan nou sot nan peyi Benen
6,4 % nan nou sot nan peyi Senegal
5 % nan nou sot nan peyi Nijerya
4,5 % nan nou sot nan peyi Syera Leyòn
4,5 % nan nou sot nan peyi Gana
2,6 % nan nou sot nan Sidès Lafrik ou Mozanbik.
Donk, preske nou tout
Soti menm kote
Pou na l menm kote.
Nou sot nan zantray Lafrik
Pou na l nan zantray
Yon Delivrans Total Kapital.

Direksyon sa a te klè pou
Yon lavalas Ameriken Nwa
Ki tap toufe nan peyi Etazini
Anba imilyasyon esklavaj.

Sèl solisyon pou yo, se te pati
Al viv an Ayiti, nan sous Libète a.
Nan ane 1862, te deja genyen
Plis pase 2000 Ameriken nwa
Ki te vin pran refij Lakay,
Donk, nan sous Libète a.

Lè sa a, pat gen elikoptè
Ki tap lage bonm sou Site Solèy,
Jan sa te fèt 6 Jiyè 2005 la.

Lè sa a, pat gen yon Site Solèy
Fèmen nan kan konsantrasyon
Pou gro zam lagè devore, dechèpiye,
Pandan kochon ap manje kadav inosan.

Lè sa a, pat gen kolon pou vide dife lanmò sou
Belè, Solino,Lasalin, Matisan, Gran Ravin, Kafou,
Taba, Laplenn, Delma, Petyonvil, Kenskòf,
Nan katye popilè Okap kòm Okay,
Jeremi kòm Gonayiv, Ench kòm Jakmèl,
Pòdepè kòm Miragwan, Sen Mak kòm Tigwav,
Anbalavil Pòtoprens, kòm nan tout pwovens.
Paj trajedi sa a montre aklè sa nou te deja konnen.
Kidonk, ni nouvo kolon ni esklav mantal
Pa janm konsidere peyizan kòm moun.
Konsa pou yo menm, lavalas pòv, peyizan,
Malere, analfabèt pa moun tankou tout moun.

Devan miray apatey la, konplo a byen mare
Pou anpeche lavalas Pèp Ayisyen an
Patisipe nan eleksyon lib, onèt e demokratik .

Men, se byen konte mal kalkile
Paske Analfabèt pa bèt.
Menm si jodia gen 10 fwa plis
Ensekirite kidnaping, lavichè, grangou,
Mizè malouk kou mizè mizèrere,
Pèp la ap soufri, li pa ti soufri.

Pèp entèlijan pa retire trip mete pay.
Pèp je kale pa retire trip mete pay.
Pèp save pa pran lalin seleksyon
Pou fwomay eleksyon.

Liberasyon Pè Jan Juste, Sò Ann,
Premye Minis Yvon Neptune,
Minis Jocelerme Privert,
Ak tout lòt prizonye politik yo,
Se yon revandikasyon jis
Ki koule nan beton lalwa.

Lè inosan ap seche nan prizon
Pandan asasen kriminèl
Ap banbile libelibè,
Sa rele krim sou krim.

Demenm, se mete krim sou krim, sou krim,
Lè Ayiti klouwe tèt anba sou yon kwa koudeta,
Pandan defakto ap benyen nan ilegalite
Ak koripsyon jis nan kou rive nan zorèy.

Grès koripsyon sa a resi fè
Zòrèy pi long pase tèt.
Wi, fò n redi l:
Grès koripsyon sa a resi fè
Zòrèy pi long pase tèt.

Poutan, Libète moun, se yon dwa ki sakre.
Konstitisyon Peyi a bay tout moun
Ki nan mawon ou nan egzil dwa
Pou retounen viv nan libète ak lapè.

Libète ak lapè, se grenn je ak kalalou je.
Dapre filozofi gran paran Afriken nou yo,
Lapè ak libète se pase pranm ma pase chèche w.

Se pou sa filozòf lapè yo di nan lang zoulou :
BAXOLELA UKULWA KUNOBUGQILI.
Sa vle di :
« Pase pou Zansèt yo ret esklav,
Yo pito fè lapè antre yo
Pou goumen kont esklavaj ».

Nou menm tou, patizan lapè
Ki refize viv san diyite,
Fò n toujou sonje :

Yon Lavalas se yon Patriyòt,
Yon bon Lavalas se yon bon Patriyòt,
Lavalas se l’Union fait la force !

Si avantaj kòk se nan zepon l,
Avantaj Pèp entèlijan, se nan
Mobilizasyon manch long pou
Desitire koudeta pasifikman.

Lawouze koudeta fè banda
Tout tan solèy retou a poko leve.

Erezman, je solèy la louvri
E ni kè n, ni bra n toujou louvri
Pou n wè fasafas, Lakay.
Se va yon bèl fèt lanmou
Pou anfen, Ayiti viv an pè.

Nan menm chalè renmen sa a,
Minouche avè m anbrase nou tout
E swete n :

UNYAKA OMUHLE !
Sètadi : BON ANE !

UNYAKA OMUHLE !
BON ANE !

t
m, United States - 12/27/2005 at 23:50

I am definitely going to rafrechi myself with my female friends on new year's eve. I hope the weather is as nice as last Saturday
Carol
United States - 12/27/2005 at 19:07

Rafrechi will be performing at Island cafe on december 31 st.
Its located on upshur steet nw in dc off of georgia ave.
rafrechi wishes everyone a merry christmas and happy new year.
Come and get your groove on that night. The guys are waiting for everyone to welcome the new year with them.
Rafrechi <djwoolado@yahoo.com>
rafrechiville, Rafrechi United States - 12/24/2005 at 15:14

Merry xmas to you all
Be safe and enjoy the holidays with your love ones

smoochees
United States - 12/23/2005 at 14:27

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Whatever you are doing, wherever you are going, do it safely.
Hope you are with the one or ones you love.

mesi anpil
SiteMgr <webmaster@echodhaiti.com>
United States - 12/23/2005 at 13:49

Where's the party at tomorrow night? I have some friends coming to Maryland, I would like to take them to dance some kompa, zouk, etc...
Nathalie
United States - 12/23/2005 at 08:20

Happy Holidays you all!
yopran'm
United States - 12/22/2005 at 19:26

Ki mou'n sa yo mistake?
Joe
United States - 12/21/2005 at 20:07

mwen ta remen wa carimi music tanpri kite m wa carimi music merci.
Santia Dorcius
Belle glade, Florida United States - 12/21/2005 at 16:31

Dépi moun sa yo alé ya,sé yo ki tap ékri sou pliziè nom la.
Mistake
United States - 12/20/2005 at 22:54

apa guestbook sa ap pi raz de jou en jou.

merry christmas.
le peuple
United States - 12/19/2005 at 20:12

Mickey an chyen. Bal komanse ta. Mickey paka jwe. mwen panan Mickey anko. Ou nom ap travay di pou al jete lajan konsa.

Carlo
Carlo
United States - 12/19/2005 at 12:34

Ki jan Mickey-a te ye?

!
!
United States - 12/19/2005 at 10:57

MOUN BO ISIT FATIGUE AK MICKEY TOU. MISIE PA GIN ANYIN NEF NAN PANIE-LI. FOK MISIE CHACHE OU LOT BAGAY KI KA ATIRE MOUN. NAN TOUT LOT KOMINOTE-YO, SE MIM BAGAY. WA GADE, MIM BRASSERIE CREOLE, MICKEY PAKA RANPLI-LI POU 15 GRIN DOLA. SI MISIE KONTINYE SOU MIM PANT-SA, LI MET KOUMANSE PANSE A BLIYE ZAFE MIZIK-LA.

Janet
Janet
United States - 12/16/2005 at 16:46

OU KWE SWEET MICKY SA AP GIN MOU'N - POU SI TELMAN TELMAN GIN FET NAN TOWN NAN DEMIN.
Joe
United States - 12/16/2005 at 14:39

SWEET MICKY AT ZANZIBAR TOMORROW NIGHT.

AFTER PARTY AT CHEZ YONYON RESTAURANT.
CEEPCO <sales@ceepco.com>
Silver Spring, MD United States - 12/16/2005 at 06:34

MEDIA ADVISORY

THE DEMOCRACY GROUP TO RELEASE A NOAH COMMISSIONED POLL ON ELECTION IN HAITI

The National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians (NOAH) is scheduled to release the first nationwide poll of registered voters in Haiti. Come learn about the leading candidates in Haiti. The poll, the first statistically relevant poll of registered voters in Haiti was conducted by The Democracy Group and was led by a noted pollster and partner at The Democracy Group, Ms. Shawnta Walcott, a former communications director for Zogby International.

The Press Conference is scheduled for Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at the West Front Lower Center of the U.S. Capitol, WDC, from 10:30 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. Congressional members, members of the diplomatic corps and friends of Haiti are expected to attend.
SiteMgr
United States - 12/13/2005 at 18:51

Miami Herald

JAILING DECRIED
Supporters of Rev. Gerard Jean-Juste converged Saturday on Downtown Miami to call for his release
by David Ovalle
dovalle@herald.com

Armed with hand-scrawled signs and haitian flags, a spirited crowd of at least 1,000 people marched the streets of downtown Miami on Saturday to protest the jailing in Haiti of Rev. Gerard Jean-Juste.

Activists called for the release of the popular priest, who they say has been jailed since July for political reasons by the U.S.-backed government of interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue.

"He is in jail and he's never even seen a judge," cried Farah Juste, one of the rally'organizers. She is not related to the priest.

"They don't have anything against him."

The animated gathering is one of the strongest shows of support since Haitian and Human rights activists began a letter and e-mail writing campaign to free Jean-Juste after his arrest.

Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, this week announced 40 members of the Congressional Black Caucus have signed another letter urging President Bush to secure Jean-Juste's release.

"The imprisonment of Jean-Juste and others casts a dark shadow on Haiti's government and will continue to burden the country's journey toward true democracy." he said in a statement.

Saturday's march was seen by many as a stepping up by his supporters of their efforts to pressure the haitian government into releasing Jean-Juste.

By 1p.m., protesters had gathered at the Torch of Friendship monument next to Bayside Marketplace. Small jitney buses lined Biscayne Boulevard to drop off the rally goers. Many wore powder blue T-shirts with the words "Free Father Gerard Jean-Juste". Others held signs up for the honking, passing cars.

"We want to cheer and make orselves loud and clear: free Father Jean-Juste now!" organizer Jack Lieberman said, exhorting the crowd.

Jean-Juste, a supporter of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, has been called a "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International, a designation normally reserved for victims of the worst abuses. He was first arrested in October 2004 in Port-au-Prince for allegedly using his church to plot the fall of the interim government. After 48 days, he was freed.

Jean-Juste was then arrested in July, in part for alleged complicity in the murder of a prominent Haitian journalist. Haitian government officials maintain Jean-Juste is being held legally as investigators prove the charges against him.

His supporters, who tried unsuccessfully to register him in Haiti's presidential race, say the government is worried he may play the role of a spoiler. The election is scheduled for January.

"They think by keeping him in jail, that will keep people from organizing for the election," said Jean Yves Point-du-Jour, a transportation engineer who flew in from Washington D.C. for Saturday's rally.

Said North Miami Beach City Councilman Phillipe Derose: "He's a great leader. We've never had a leader like Jean-Juste."

The march was scheduled for Saturday because it was International Human Rights Day, a day designated by the United Nations to highlight human rights abuses around the world.

Farah Juste said supporters would protest every Saturday at the Friendship Torch until the priest is released.

Lieberman said similar marches would be included in Martin Luther King Jr. Day parades in Liberty City and Fort lauderdale in January.

!@#$
United States - 12/12/2005 at 16:07

Greetings my friends -"one"!!!
My Nephew Louis "Lunchbox" Phillippe
also greets you.Check us out on
http://www.geocities.com/ummeli2000/mypage.
html
Madam Primrose Marfona <dilly_117@hotmail.com>
Paris, France Europe - 12/12/2005 at 10:45

I've been out, but map still swiv...
This Haiti election is getting out of hand. Judges being dismissed, election date postponed at least three times.
What is up with the Jean-Juste rally? Only a few hundred people? It was supposed to be big.

Anyway, had to drop that off my chest.
Map Swiv
United States - 12/12/2005 at 09:22

CEEPCO RECORDS and ZANZIBAR invite you to a Pre-Christmas Celebration on Saturday December 17 at Zanzibar-on-the-Waterfront with world renowned artist SWEET MICKY. Doors open at 10:30PM; tickets are $30.00 in advance and can be purchased at www.ceepcorecords.com until 6:00PM the day of the event. There will be lots of gift packages to give away. For info. 301-648-4800.

The GRAND OPENING at Chez Yonyon's Restaurant took place on Friday December 2nd. Therefore, we are planning an after party at Chez Yonyon following the Sweet Micky show at Zanzibar on December 17. For info. 301-853-0404.

For all your eyewear needs, visit Optica at Savage Mills Mall in Savage, MD. For info.: 301-351-6180

Please visit www.haitiinnovation.com to help Haiti

Thank you for your support.

CEEPCO RECORDS <sales@ceepco.com>
Silver Spring, MD United States - 12/11/2005 at 10:58

Hello Ti Neg,

I think $15 for a local band is very fair. What do you have to say about those parties advertised: $30, sometimes $40 in advance.

As far as Zanzibar Marie, ti ko'n poko bon assez. The place is too expensive to book on Saturday night. Remember, it's not easy to find a decent place suitable for us in this area.

The RAFRECHI crew will never be discouraged, because we know of what we've made of.

By the way, after December 31st, we will take a long stretch from the party scene.
Peace out,
RAFRECHI Love
Columbia, MD United States - 12/08/2005 at 18:21

Tension extrême entre Haïtiens et Dominicains dans plusieurs régions de la république voisine au lendemain d'une sanglante offensive anti-haïtienne.

Trois Dominicaines blessées dont deux grièvement lors d'une tentative de viol commise par des Haïtiens, selon la police dominicaine.

Un jeune Haïtien massacré à coups de machettes en République Dominicaine suite à l'assassinat d'un Dominicain ; une centaine d'Haïtiens se réfugient dans les montagnes et plusieurs dizaines d'autres sont arrêtés.

Cette nouvelle campagne de violences orchestrée par des Dominicains contre nos compatriotes a conduit à l'incendie de plus d'une trentaine de maisons.

L'inspection générale de la PNH dénonce une attaque délibérée de la MINUSTAH contre des policiers haïtiens lundi à Cazeau.

Deux policiers haïtiens blessés.

La solution au problème de la violence à Cité Soleil ? Pas avant les élections, prévient le patron de la MINUSTAH en marge d'une cérémonie à Caribe Convention Center.

Au cours de cette cérémonie, les documents relatifs aux grands dossiers et au fonctionnement de l'Etat, ont été mis à la disposition des candidats et des chefs de partis dans la perspective d'une bonne gouvernance.

Poursuite de la distribution des cartes électorales :

Le CEP déplore le décès vraisemblablement accidentel, hier, d'une personne âgée dans un centre de distribution sis à Thor.

De plus en plus de militants lavalas se prononcent en faveur de la candidature de René Préval, tandis que le secteur populaire soutenant Charles Henri Baker appelle le plus d'électeurs possibles à faire le choix de ce dernier.

Nouvelle manifestation hier à Port-au-Prince des sociétaires des coopératives réputées en faillite regroupés au sein de la CONASOVIC.

Haïti au sommet régional anti-drogue de Bogota.

Le secrétaire d'Etat à la Sécurité Publique David Bazile et le directeur de la Police Nationale, Mario Andrésol, présents dans la capitale colombienne aux côtés des dirigeants d'une vingtaine de pays dont les Etats-Unis, la France et la Grande-Bretagne confrontés au fléau du trafic des stupéfiants dans la Caraïbe.

To access the full text of these stories, please consult the following website:

http://www.radiokiskeya.com

PR
United States - 12/08/2005 at 15:54

Mwen pa konnen sa ki gen sou net lan la. mwen remake gen anpil endividi k'ap vinn la pou yo Joure an tou ka. An nou eseye fini a bagay sa yo-nou tout se fre. Tout fason breaking news "Au moins 8 personnes ont été kidnappées entre mardi et mercredi dans la capitale haïtienne dont 3 membres d'une même famille et un médecin", a annoncé jeudi "radio Vision 2000" une station privée de Port-au-Prince.
Sa neg yo vle fe peyi a tounen la.
Koman mesye dam nou panse gen Lespwa pou peyi an nou?
Solarsen Dorcely <calibrazo@hotmail.com>
Stamford, CT United States - 12/08/2005 at 15:02

If Haitians don't party in DC, Why schedule Rafrechi to play in DC?
Why not give yourself a better chance by playing somewhere convenient, even a house party, or charging less, until you build a following.

ti neg
United States - 12/07/2005 at 19:02

Dim saw vlé Rafrechi Love you guys will have to identify the problem why the public is not responding to your invitations.
Weather,Boxing fight are just poor excuses.
May be the place and the price were the reasons.
BTW Haitians in Maryland do party in D.C,don't forget that Zanzibar is in D.C.
Marie
United States - 12/07/2005 at 18:37

This is a very good site. I just moved to MD about two months ago. I have to say that this site gives me all the info I need to hang out in the Haitian community in the MD/DC area.

Keep up the good work!

Danie
Danie <danie561980@yahoo.com>
Baltimore County, MD United States - 12/06/2005 at 22:46

Com' on Marie - You forgot to put the(2) in front of the (8). Yes indeed, there was over 28 people inside the place. As far as delivering, the band keeps on improving.

Please considered that the low turned was due to:
1) The weather
2) The boxing fight
3) The previous weekend
3) Some people in Maryland don't like to party in DC, ect...

Hopefully, on December 24th, more people will come to party with us and the DJs.

And on December 31st, RAFRECHI we will back to pack up the place to the max on New Year's Eve... Bring your special someone. We will give away Hats, Tiaras, Horns, Blows, ect... We will have "Soupe Jumou" like back home... Come and watch the ball drop on big Screens - as well as Rafrechi's music video preview.

See you all!
Happy Holidays & Be safe
RAFRECHI love
Columbia, MD United States - 12/06/2005 at 18:17

Rafrechi pull only 8 people on saturday
Moune icit pa campe sou anyin
si se te carimi yo ta peye 40 dola
Marie
United States - 12/06/2005 at 16:22

How was Rafrechi last Saturday.
I miss the party.
Can Rafrechi love/Steven give us an honest review.
!!!
United States - 12/05/2005 at 13:38

Ayisyen,
Look what I found on the web.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6838819598077472563&q=haiti

Haiti represent!!!
funny girl
lanham, md United States - 12/04/2005 at 22:41

Gift packages- Huh, I guess Tonton Nwel ap pote T-shirts pou fe plis promotion pou CEEPCO….
Eske world renowed artist lan, ap desan’ pantalon li nan bal le 17 lan?
He’s running out of idea… heck I am still a fan….

M&M
United States - 12/03/2005 at 17:53

CEEPCO RECORDS and ZANZIBAR invite you to a Pre-Christmas Celebration on Saturday December 17 at Zanzibar-on-the-Waterfront with world renowned artist SWEET MICKY. Doors open at 10:30PM; tickets are $30.00 in advance and can be purchased at www.ceepcorecords.com until 6:00PM the day of the event. There will be lots of gift packages to give away. For info. 301-648-4800.

The GRAND OPENING at Chez Yonyon's Restaurant took place yesterday Friday December 2nd. Therefore, we are planning an after party at Chez Yonyon following the Sweet Micky show at Zanzibar on December 17. For info. 301-853-0404.

For all your eyewear needs, visit Optica at Savage Mills Mall in Savage, MD. For info.: 301-351-6180

Please visit www.haitiinnovation.com to help Haiti

Thank you for your support.

Please mark your calendars and spread the word.

CEEPCO RECORDS <sales@ceepco.com>
Silver Spring, MD United States - 12/03/2005 at 09:07

Don't forget RAFRECHI is playing this Saturday at Island Cafe - 829 Upshur St. N.W - Washington, DC...

This is your ultimate chance to see the prelude of RAFRECHI's music video of "Wap Plede Gade Mwen"

See you all!

For more info, call 410-852-0457 or 301-905-6518.
RAFRECHI Love
Columbia, MD United States

steven
United States - 12/03/2005 at 02:21

Vendredi, 2 décembre 2005 07:47

Libération des 13 enfants enlevés à Port-au-Prince par des bandits

Les 13 élèves qui avaient été kidnappés par des bandits jeudi matin et conduits à Cité Soleil (important bidonville de Port-au-Prince) alors qu'ils se rendaient à leurs établissements scolaires respectifs ont été libérés à la fin de la journée.

Les ravisseurs qui ont contacté les familles des enfants, âgés de 5 à 17 ans, avaient réclamé 50.000 dollars pour leur libération, selon la Police haïtienne.

Toutefois, les bandits gardent en otage un ressortissant américain, Philip Schneider, enlevé le même jour alors qu'il conduisait sur une route au nord de Port-au-Prince. Ses ravisseurs demandent une rançon de 300.000 dollars et auraient conduit leur otage dans le quartier de Cité Soleil, où sont retranchés les gangs armés.

Selon le récit d’une des ex-otages, interrogée par Radio Métropole, les enfants qui se rendaient à l’école dans un autobus d’abonnement étaient terrorisés en voyant deux hommes armés s’emparer du véhicule. "Le chauffeur de l’autobus a failli mourir, car il voulait s’enfuir. Tous les enfants poussaient de grands cris" a-t-elle déclaré, encore en état de choc.

Les treize écoliers, âgés de 5 à 18 ans, avaient été interceptés par les kidnappeurs à Carrefour-Marin, à la Plaine-du-Cul-de-Sac (banlieue nord de Port-au-Prince), devenue depuis quelques semaines, l’une des zones d’opération privilégiées des gangs armés.

En proie à une instabilité chronique, Haïti se prépare à élire le 8 janvier un nouveau président et un nouveau parlement. Selon la police et la force de maintien de la paix des Nations unies déployée sur place, des gangs proches de l'ancien président Jean-Bertrand Aristide, contraint à l'exil en 2003, veulent saboter ces joutes par des actes de violence.

o!o!
United States - 12/02/2005 at 12:38

Mwen tade bel efo, djazz la ap fe net. Bonne chance!
J'apporterai mon support et je veux ainsi voir le video.

A demain soir,
Jean Pierre
Silver, Spring United States - 12/02/2005 at 11:22

Ki mirak se 20 dola donasyon NOAH mande selman. Mwen byen etone se pat yon "black tie affaire" pour les geants de Washington. Bagay yo bese yap fe promo so echodhaiti. Ala koze, Ki kandida NOAH sipote min'm.
@M&M
United States - 11/30/2005 at 20:20

20 dola sa se pou ki moun, ki gwop. eske se pou kampay Simeus ou byen Samir Mourra? Nou ta rinmin konen. Epi ki jan ou gwoup ap fe ou bagay peye epi yo pa mete pri-a sou anons yo voye bay moun. Sa se malonet sa.
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United States - 11/30/2005 at 14:16

About the meeting/panel discussion that will be at the National 4H Youth Conference Center this Saturday

Just found out that there will be a $20 charge/donation for adults, Also
Mr. Simeus wont be there but will be represented "(possible live video
conference from Haiti)"; and even though he can't run for president, Mr. Simeus is thinking of serving as Prime Minister.
mwen tande
United States - 11/30/2005 at 11:43

Mercredi, 30 novembre 2005 07:32

Version officielle et intégrale du texte de l'arrêté de convocation électorale

LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE

REPUBLIQUE D’HAITI

ARRETE

Me Boniface Alexandre

Président provisoire de la République

Vu les articles 11, 12-1, 15, 16, 16-1, 16-2, 17, 28, 31, 31-1, 31-2, 31-3, 52-1, 52-2, 58, 59, 59-1, 88, 89, 90, 90-1, 91, 92, 94, 94-1, 94-2, 95, 95-3, 96, 130, 132, 133, 134, 134-1, 134-2, 134-3, 135, 136 et 191 de la Constitution ;

Vu l’entente intervenue entre la communauté internationale, les organisations de la société civile et les partis politiques portant création de la commission tripartite et du Conseil des sages ;

Vu le consensus de transition politique adopté le 4 avril 2004 ;

Vu la loi du 18 septembre 1978 sur les délimitations territoriales ;

Vu le décret du 30 juillet 1986 réglementant le fonctionnement des partis politiques ;

Vu la loi du 11 avril 2002 élargissant le nombre des communes et quartiers de la République ;

Vu la loi du 4 septembre 2003 portant création du département des Nippes ;

Vu l’arrêté du 4 avril 2004 créant un Conseil Electoral Provisoire ;

Vu le décret électoral du 3 février 2005 amendé par les décrets du 26 juillet et 12 octobre 2005 ;

Vu l’arrêté du 3 septembre 2005 convoquant le peuple en ses comices ;

Vu la lettre du 24 novembre 2005 du Conseil Electoral Provisoire demandant au Gouvernement de la République de convoquer le peuple en ses comices ;

Considérant qu’il convient, sur demande du Conseil Electoral Provisoire, de convoquer le peuple en ses comices, en vue d’élire le Président de la République, les Sénateurs à raison de trois (3) Sénateurs par département, pour des mandats respectifs de six (6) ans, de quatre (4) ans et de deux (2) ans, les Députés, les Conseils municipaux, les Conseils d’administration des sections communales, les Assemblées des sections communales, les Délégués de ville ;

Considérant qu’il convient également d’élire les membres des Assemblées municipales, les membres des Assemblées départementales, les membres des Conseils départementaux et les membres du Conseil interdépartemental ;

Sur le rapport du ministre de la justice et de la sécurité publique et de l’intérieur et des collectivités territoriales ;

Et après délibération en Conseil des ministres :

ARRETE

Article 1.- Les Assemblées primaires sont convoquées le dimanche 8 janvier 2006 de six heures a.m. à quatre heures p.m. aux fins d’élire :

a. Le Président de la République ;

b. Les Sénateurs, à raison de trois (3) Sénateurs par département, pour des mandats respectifs de six (6) ans, de quatre (4) ans et de deux (2) ans, conformément au décret électoral ;

c. Les Députés.

Article 1-1.- Le cas échéant, un second tour aura lieu le mercredi 15 février 2006.

Article 1-2.- Le Président élu entrera en fonction le 24 février 2006.

Article 2.- Les Assemblées primaires sont convoquées le diamnche 5 mars 2006 de six heures a.m. à quatre heures p.m. aux fins d’élire :

a) Les Conseils municipaux ;

b) Les Conseils d’administration des sections communales ;

c) Les Assemblées des sections communales

d) Les Délégués de ville

Article 2-1.- Les élections indirectes en vue de l’élection des membres des Assemblées municipales, des membres des Assemblées départementales, des membres des Conseils départementaux et des membres du Conseil interdépartemental, seront tenues suivant les dates publiées par le Conseil electoral Provisoire.

Article 3.- Les dates de début et de fermeture de la campagne électorale sont fixées par publication du Conseil Electoral Provisoire.

Article 4.- Le présent Arrêté, rapportant l’Arrêté du 3 septembre 2005, sera imprimé, publié et exécuté aux fins de droit à la diligence du ministre de la justice et de la sécurité publique et du ministre de l’intérieur et des collectivités territoriales, chacun en ce qui le concerne.

Donné au Palais National, à Port-au-Prince, le 25 novembre 2005, en 202ème de l’indépendance.

Par le Président Me Boniface Alexandre

Le Premier ministre Gérard Latortue

Le ministre de la justice et de la sécurité publique Henri Marge Dorléans

Le ministère de l’intérieur et des collectivités territoriales Paul Gustave Magloire

o!o!
United States - 11/30/2005 at 10:18

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United States - 11/30/2005 at 08:00

[reprint from last year]

Thanksgiving/Bay Mèsi

In America, immigrant families embrace Thanksgiving like no other American holiday, and Haitian-American families are no exceptions.

New Year's Day means much more to Haitians than to the rest of the world;
Martin Luther King Day, a holiday yet to be truly embraced, even by American society;
President's day? Come on!;
Easter? Maybe the only day, besides Christmas, that the church is full;
Mother's Day? Haitian Mothers will gladly accept a gift on the American Mother's Day, the second Sunday of May, but, it's the "Haitian Mother's Day," the last Sunday of May, that they expect to be worshiped;
Memorial Day? Not when the battles we fought in Savannah, Georgia are ignored, plus the greatest battle was fought on November 18, 1803, in Haiti;
Father's day? Not even fathers remember;
July 4th? As Public Enemy put it, "if you heard I was celebrating, that's a world wide lie!”
Labor Day? Too many of us still have to work;
Columbus Day? Don't get me started...
Halloween? Americans can't even agree on what exactly this day celebrates;
Veterans Day? America is involved politically or economically in many of the immigrant families' own homelands;
Christmas? Considering that the majority of people around the world are not Christians, many just celebrate the "holidays."

Immigrant families take Thanksgiving to heart, because we have so much to be thankful for, including living in America. Plus, any holiday that celebrates eating good food, seeing friends and family can't be all bad. Although we celebrate differently, we still can enjoy the day. In my family, there's no such thing as carving the turkey at the table. My mother carves, cuts up, spices, and marinates the turkey at the latest on the Tuesday before. Preparation of the diri ak pwa starts early in the day. The pen patat is hidden from all those who wish to attack it before the big meal. The "special occasion" five star Barbancourt is put out for those family members who've traveled far to come and share the meal.

Infinite hours are spent kissing infinite family members, "vin bo matant! al bo kouzin!" However, wherever two or more Haitians meet, a political "discussion" will begin, but with families it ends with remembrance of those still in Haiti. They live far from us, but they are very near to our hearts. We give thanks for those who stay behind and call Haiti "home." We thank America for giving us refuge when we needed to get away to regroup. We thank America for giving us a day when we can say thanks, mèsi, for what was, what is, and what is to be.
sitemgr <webmaster@echodhaiti.com>
United States - 11/24/2005 at 13:03

The group RAFRECHI is wishing a "HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY" to everyone in the community.

Also, we would like to inform all the fans who are interested to travel to Delaware tomorrow night (Friday Nov.25) with us that the last ride will be leaving Columbia at 7:00 P.M. Please, call us in advance for reservation because the seats are limited.

Hope to see you all tomorrow night for a great party.

By the way, Grande Premiere of RAFRECHI's music video "Wap Plede Gade Mwen" is scheduled for tomorrow as well in Delaware.

3 REASONS TO PARTY WITH US TOMORROW:
1) RAFRECHI is back in Delaware by popular demand.
2) The release of "Wap Plede Gade Mwen" music video. Lots of surprises. Come see for yourself.
3) Come say Good Bye to the great guitar player "Jean Gardy Hyppolite". He will be missing in action during the month of December... He will be performing with the President, Sweet Micky.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

RAFRECHI Love
Columbia, MD United States - 11/24/2005 at 12:29

CEEPCO RECORDS and ZANZIBAR invite you to a Pre-Christmas Celebration on Saturday December 17 at Zanzibar-on-the-Waterfront with world renowned artist SWEET MICKY. Doors open at 10:30PM; tickets are $30.00 in advance and can be purchased at www.ceepcorecords.com until 6:00PM the day of the event. For info. 301-648-4800.

We are also proud to announce that the GRAND OPENING at Chez Yonyon's Restaurant will take place on Friday December 2nd. from 4:00PM to midnight. For info. 301-853-0404.

Thank you for your support.

Please mark your calendars and spread the word.
CEEPCO RECORDS <sales@ceepco.com>
Silver Spring, MD United States - 11/24/2005 at 09:54

Read the article :Free speech on KD.

Be fair.Just be fair.
sandra
United States - 11/21/2005 at 22:18

I did check out the konpadireck.com site and this is what I found.
More than 400 people visited the Trankill subject on the forum which is good for Trankill,because good news,bad news is still news,however only 3 people wrote negatives comments and you capitalize on that to show here on echodhaiti that Trankill had bad reviews.
That was uncall for.
Now since you were not being fair,I want to point out the the readers of echodhaiti that those three guys did not single Trankill out,they do the same thing to every artists,every groups that Konpadirek.com is trying to introduce.

Mach,Pidous and inkonu are now being warned by Konpadirek.com for their behavior.
Go back to the site now and read the posting od DJ Love on of the site moderator posted today.
It reads:I assume all the responsibility by calling the 3 guys out.You guys have been warn in public so you can't so you can't say you didn't know.If personal attack don't stop you will be banned by me after all virtual meeting with Jolie(the site owner) and Paz (another moderator).This is your 1st and last warning from me.

That is what is posted by Dj Love about the 3 SOB's writing negative comments on every body,not just Trankill.
It seems that those 3 individuals are out to destroy Konpadireck.com by playing dirty just like some of you here in DC/MD/are so disgusting that many people have shy away from our own site here Echodhaiti.

sandra
United States - 11/21/2005 at 22:09

Big protest on December 10 in Miami Florida asking the Defacto government of Boniface-Latortue to release Father Gerard Jean-Juste.
Ayisyen leve kanpe pou injistis fini nan peyi-a!!!
Pe Jean-Juste fe anpil pou nou, pou fanmi nou nan lakou Miami. Dim kisa Latortue te fe pou nou: kout baton, masak, Vole, touye moun, bwe san pep-la.

Lague pe Jean-Juste tan pri souple.

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United States - 11/21/2005 at 17:40

Condamnation de Oriel Jean par un Tribunal de Miami pour trafic de la drogue

Un Tribunal de Miami a condamné l'ancien chef de la sécurité du président déchu Jean Bertrand Aristide à trois ans de prison pour avoir aidé des trafiquants colombiens à introduire aux Etats-Unis des tonnes de cocaïne.

Selon les autorités judiciaires américaines, Oriel Jean a fourni d'importantes informations sur son patron Aristide l'impliquant indirectement dans le dossier de la drogue. il reste à déterminer comment la justice américaine va formellement accuser l'ancien président devant un grand jury pour trafic de la drogue.

L'ancien officiel lavalas a aidé la justice américaine dans l'identification de 18 haïtiens et colombiens impliqués dans le trafic de la drogue et qui sont en contact avec des politiciens et d'anciens hauts gradés de la Police nationale. Selon un récent article publié par le Miami Hérald, quelques arrestations pourraient être effectuées prochainement.

Le Miami Hérald a révélé que des agences fédérales américaines continuent d'enquêter de manière agressive sur la façon dont Jean Bertrand Aristide aurait notamment reçu de l'argent des trafiquants de drogue et aussi sur les détournements de fonds de l'Etat haïtien.

Le journal américain revient avec le témoignage du trafiquant Jacques Kétant devant un tribunal dans lequel il a indiqué avoir versé des centaines de milliers de dollars à l'ex-président Jean Bertrand Aristide et à son chef de sécurité pour faciliter l'atterissage des avions transportant des cargaisons de stupéfiants.

Oriel Jean a avoué avoir approuvé un badge de sécurité spéciale au trafiquant de drogue Serges Edouard qui lui permettait de circuler partout sur le territoire haïtien sans être inquiété par la Police.

Le condamné reconnait enfin avoir reçu entre 200 et 400 mille dollars américains des trafiquants de drogue entre 2001 et 2003, prériode à laquelle il était le chef de sécurité de l'ex-président Jean Bertrand Aristide.
Sapired
United States - 11/21/2005 at 17:39

Lundi, 21 novembre 2005 12:57

Condamnation de Oriel Jean par un Tribunal de Miami pour trafic de la drogue

Un Tribunal de Miami a condamné l'ancien chef de la sécurité du président déchu Jean Bertrand Aristide à trois ans de prison pour avoir aidé des trafiquants colombiens à introduire aux Etats-Unis des tonnes de cocaïne.

Selon les autorités judiciaires américaines, Oriel Jean a fourni d'importantes informations sur son patron Aristide l'impliquant indirectement dans le dossier de la drogue. il reste à déterminer comment la justice américaine va formellement accuser l'ancien président devant un grand jury pour trafic de la drogue.

L'ancien officiel lavalas a aidé la justice américaine dans l'identification de 18 haïtiens et colombiens impliqués dans le trafic de la drogue et qui sont en contact avec des politiciens et d'anciens hauts gradés de la Police nationale. Selon un récent article publié par le Miami Hérald, quelques arrestations pourraient être effectuées prochainement.

Le Miami Hérald a révélé que des agences fédérales américaines continuent d'enquêter de manière agressive sur la façon dont Jean Bertrand Aristide aurait notamment reçu de l'argent des trafiquants de drogue et aussi sur les détournements de fonds de l'Etat haïtien.

Le journal américain revient avec le témoignage du trafiquant Jacques Kétant devant un tribunal dans lequel il a indiqué avoir versé des centaines de milliers de dollars à l'ex-président Jean Bertrand Aristide et à son chef de sécurité pour faciliter l'atterissage des avions transportant des cargaisons de stupéfiants.

Oriel Jean a avoué avoir approuvé un badge de sécurité spéciale au trafiquant de drogue Serges Edouard qui lui permettait de circuler partout sur le territoire haïtien sans être inquiété par la Police.

Le condamné reconnait enfin avoir reçu entre 200 et 400 mille dollars américains des trafiquants de drogue entre 2001 et 2003, prériode à laquelle il était le chef de sécurité de l'ex-président Jean Bertrand Aristide.
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o!o!
United States - 11/21/2005 at 13:57

About TRANKILL on www.konpadirek.com

As per someone's request, I decided to give the song a listen. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Did you guys actually sit down and write that tune? What is its selling point exactly? Are you guys SURE you want to pursue this career path? Have you actually played this for friends and family members?

Leave it to Haitians to give me reasons to dislike the Internet. If it weren't for the Net, there's no way in HELL that such rubbish would ever find its way to my ears. I think you guys should send this song to Jacques Chirac. Playing it over the loudspeakers will definitely send the rioters running for cover. Hey, at least it's good for something, right?
INKONU

I just finished listening one of Trankil's tracks. I think I just wasted my bandwidth.

One thing that I must about you is that you do know how obfuscate matters with your long winded nonsensical irrelevant rhetorics. These smoke screens do not change the matter at hand; Sonson did not make the grade. Logging to some web site and viewing some pictures will not change that fact at all.
So let's agree to disagree. You obviously believe in your product. I won't argue with that because there are a great number of people who believe that Elvis and Tupac are still alive. I haven't heard the whole CD, so I am not going to put down the CD by listening to just one song.

The PR guy from Trankill does possess the gift of gab because it takes someone with such skills to promote unworthy products.
MACHIAVEL

the more i read about Trankill, the more turned OFF i get

The song sucks...nothing to report on...you gusy should STOP marketing yourself as a BENZ when your product is a Ford Escort...without an engine even...i am hoping that's not your best, otherewise forget the "rest"

no lyric...ok you guys explain the "voyé monté" phenomenon...but even voye monte carries a melody...the more infectious the more it sticks with the listener, the more pleasing the aural experience

Vocal...annoying to say the least
PI DOUS

So far you've proven to us that Trankill does not have any decent song writers, drum programmer and you're doing a very, very poor job acting as their PR personnel.
Pidous was very generous when he compared Trankill to an engineless Ford Escort when he should have compared it to the Ford Edsel, which was a major flop in Ford's automotive history.

The whole world knows that the American people were deceived about the Iraqi war. Do you think that the president will ever come out and admit he lied to us? Heck no! Therefore, it doesn't matter how honest and franck we are with you regarging your band, you will never come on the board and apologize to us for wasting our bandwidth.

On the positive side, there are million 28 million deaf people in America. Perhaps you can try to promote your music to them.

MACH

All of the above is very laudable and ambitious as an aspiration for a band inthe HMI...

My questions remains: What have got to "show" to merit our "business"...

until you can carry a night on your own (besides being in your home town where all your relative and friends are in attendance with free admission) you are not a "djazz"...to put it in other words you are an OPENING act, far from the main event. You play for the chairs...and you better start on time, cause the "SHOW" will go on when the main attraction is ready to play and you better not be delaying it...

For now, please be there by 9:30/10pm so you can vacate by 11:30

how do you plan on making it to the point where any one cares that you start on time, if no one notices you handle "business" differently, what would it matter?

I don't mean to discourage you, by all means be the revolutionary, be the trend setter...For now, let me put it to you bluntly, nobody cares about your "business" until you "show" them that you mean "business" as in a true KONPA contender...until then POZE/TRANKILLizé'w!!!
PI DOUS

Marie
United States - 11/20/2005 at 17:14

Compas, Michel Marthélly aurait mis un terme au contrat de ce dernier et tente de retrouver les services de Jean Gardy , actuel membre du groupe RAFRECHI, qui avait déjà évolué dans la garde présidentielle. Le palais serait - il menacé? On ne sait trop, mais il faut s'attendre à certains changements dans les jours à venir.

Roroli.com
Marie
United States - 11/20/2005 at 16:27

That is not true. I just start to feel rafrechi, O O.

Miss E
United States - 11/18/2005 at 00:08

mezanmi eske se vre Jn Gardy kite Rafrechi
pou-l tounin nan Sweet Micky?
HO! HO! HO!
United States - 11/17/2005 at 19:55

Mesye mwen pa jam sezi konsa nan vi mwen. Mwen toujou tande Harold Charles ap di, li mim li pa nan politik. Epi jounen jodi-a, se mim Harold sa kap invite moun vin koute kandida, voye email epi mande lajan. Gintan gin ipokrit nan lakou Washington!!!

@#$
@#$
United States - 11/17/2005 at 12:38

CEEPCO Record (Harold Charles) has sent an exclusive invitation to you to attend a cocktail party on November 18, 2005 at the Holiday Inn located at 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 between 6:00PM and 9:00PM to welcome the arrival in the United States of the Haitian leading candidate for President of the Republic of Haiti.
Mr. Charles H. Baker will profess his superior agenda for the empowerment of our wonderful country of Haiti. In addition, you will have the opportunity to interact and get to know Mr. Baker personally and find out why he is the #1 choice of the haitian people.
We hope you give serious consideration to this invitation and your presence will be appreciated.

Contributions to the Baker campaign are welcomed. Please make checks or money orders payable to: TOUT MOUN LADANL INC.

Thanking you in adavance for your participation and support.

Ti Baker
Ti Baker
United States - 11/17/2005 at 09:05

Junior, are you serious? Man, can't wait for Kreyol la, mwen pral kore'm...Where can we purchase tickets? Let a sister know, thanks! " Don't Forget KREOL LA Is Coming on the 26 of November @ Juste Lounge In Bethesda.....
Come Party with Us......ONly $25 in advance..."

Smiley Later.....

Loune
United States - 11/15/2005 at 16:52

Don't Forget KREOL LA Is Coming on the 26 of November @ Juste Lounge In Bethesda.....
Come Party with Us......ONly $25 in advance...

Smiley Later.....
Dj Smiley
Bethesda , Md United States - 11/15/2005 at 00:46

Don't Forget KREOL LA Is Coming on the 26 of November @ Juste Lounge In Bethesda.....
Come Party with Us......

Smiley Later.....
Dj Smiley
Bethesda , Md United States - 11/15/2005 at 00:45

L'organisation Yele Haïti, de concert avec l'Organisation Alimentaire Mondiale (PAM) ont annoncé lundi le lancement d'un nouveau progranme conjoint de distribution de nourriture à Cité Soleil et au Bel-Air, deux quartiers populaires considérés comme les plus violents et les plus vulnérables de la capitale.

Les opérations de distribution de nourriture ont diminué considérablement dans ces 2 quartiers en raison de la violence qui y a prévalu ces derniers mois.

Yéle Haïti l'organisation fondée en 2004 par Wyclef Jean, l'artiste haïtien de hip hop de renommée internationale , avait organisé en juin dernier de concert avec d'autres musiciens, une importante distribution de nourriture au Bel-Air et à Cité Soleil, deux quartiers qui ont également été soumis ces derniers temps à des attaques meurtrières.

Avec un niveau de pauvreté sans précédent, un carence de services et d'infrastructures, ces deux quartiers sont les bidonvilles les plus pauvres d'Haïti où le taux de chômage est d'au moins 80%.

" Le peu d'accès à la nourriture dans ces deux quartiers réduit leurs résidents à adopter des mesures drastiques de nutrition, indique une note de presse de Yele Haïti, rapportant que les habitants de ces deux quartiers en sont arrivés même à cuire des tartes de boue à base d'argile toxique pour ne pas crever de faim.

Yele Haïti et PAM conjuguent leurs efforts pour distribuer de la nourriture 2 fois par mois, nourrissant ainsi environ 2700 personnes par jour.

Le représentant du Pam Haïti, Amadou Mbaye," s'est déclaré satisfait de la la collaboration avec Yele Haïti, qui a permis, a-t-il dit, d'atteindre les personnes les plus nécessiteuses d'Haïti, notamment les femmes et les enfants de Cité Soleil et de Bel-air.

Plusieurs artistes haïtiens dont Don Kato, Gracia Delva et d'autres proches de Wyclef Jean comme Henri Robert Dominique se trouvaient ce lundi à Cité Soleil aux côtés de Wyckef Jean, un artiste très respecté à l'étranger et qui s'impliquent de plus en plus dans les activités sociales en Haïti.

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., . United States - 11/14/2005 at 22:07

Tonight on MCT (Montgomery Community Television) Channel 19 Comcast Cable, Montgomery County, Maryland (6:30PM):
EchodHaiti.com presents... Azor & Ti Coca

call (301) 424-1730 for additional programming times and dates.
SiteMgr
United States - 11/14/2005 at 11:29

Compliments au webmaster de ce très beau site!
Visitez WWW.ROROLI.COM pour vous informer sur tout ce qui se passe en Haiti.
Jean-Robert <jrduprat@gmail.com>
P-au-P, Ouest Haiti - 11/12/2005 at 05:32

Rien n'a changé.Rien n'a changé.
Nul n'est prophète en son pays.

YO té clouré Jésus sou la kwa.
YO té touyé Dessalines nan pon rouge.
YO pat bon.YO pap janm bon.
Aji pa okipé YO,sé sou mango mi YO voyé roche.

le peuple
United States - 11/11/2005 at 20:34

Part of an article:

ARISTIDE'S MONEY OFFSHORE
Originally: How Haiti Was Looted with the Help of Shell Companies and Secret Bank Accounts and U.S. Corporations.
Lucy Komisar, 2005-11-12
(Lucy Komisar is a New York journalist who since 1997 has written about offshore bank and corporate secrecy and money-laundering and how the offshore system enables international financial crime and corruption as well as drug and arms trafficking, corporate fraud, terrorism, dictatorship, and tax evasion. She is a founder and member of the steering committee of the Tax Justice Network, an international NGO that opposes offshore tax evasion by corporations and the wealthy.)
Add former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to the long list of corrupt and repressive officials who have used western banks and companies and offshore tax havens to plunder their countries and launder the stolen money.
Aristide and his associates looted government coffers, wrote checks to front companies for nonexistent purchases, padded invoices to get kickbacks from vendors, secretly owned companies that cheated Haiti of taxes, and laundered the money they stole through shell companies and secret bank accounts set up in the U.S. and the offshore tax havens of Turks and Caicos and the British Virgin Islands.
Aristide's corruption is documented by incorporation papers, copies of bank checks, bank transfer documents, invoices, company payment statements, and sworn testimony.
Nearly $20 million has been documented as stolen between 2001, when Aristide took office as president for the second time, and 2004, when he fled or was forced out of the country according to varying accounts.
An administrative commission of inquiry says that at the beginning of the chain of transfers, ex-director general of the government bank Rodnée Deschineau moved $19 million in government funds through the accounts of Aristide's governmental "Private Secretary Account." I have copies of twelve checks drawn on that account from 2001 to 2002 and cashed by the Bank of the Republic of Haiti for sums of $100,000 to $600,000, and totaling $4,662,000.
The information, including the private secretary checks, was collected by the Central Unit of Financial Information (UCREF), an agency set up, as in other countries in recent years, to investigate money laundering, and by the Administrative Commission on Inquiry (Commission d'Enquete Administrative) headed by former Haitian senator Paul Denis. Denis was charged by the current government with investigating corruption during the Aristide years. His report says Aristide and his collaborators transferred $17,489,415 abroad.
The Haiti investigators' mandate till now has been to look at events during Aristide's second term. However, the attorneys in the lawsuit have the option of using the discovery process to look into earlier practices, including during the 1990s when Aristide was in exile, when he continued his first term (1994 to 96), and when his close associate Rene Préval was president (1996 and 2001). This would likely considerably increase the amounts involved.
The documents are the basis of a Haitian government lawsuit filed in Miami Nov. 2, 2005, under the U.S. RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) statute. The defendants are listed at the end of this report. The Haitian government seeks to recoup the stolen money plus penalties allowed by the law. Allegations also appear in a New Jersey lawsuit filed by a former employee of IDT, a U.S. telecommunications company accused of paying kickbacks to Aristide.
Payoffs to Aristide or his associates were also made by drug traffickers, according to the testimony of half a dozen Haitians indicted by the U.S. for helping the transit of cocaine through Haiti to the United States.
Ira Kurzban, Aristide's Miami lawyer, declined to discuss any of the facts or allegations in this report.

PR
United States - 11/11/2005 at 18:07

Wi, men nou pap sipote medyokrite,egoyis ak gin foli sipestar!!!

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United States - 11/11/2005 at 16:39

In TiManno word: " Mizisyen son sel kod fanmi kelkeswa nasyonalite'...l"

"...m'pawe rezon poun fe polemik, polemik pap fe'n avanse..."

Let's support our community and everything good it has to offer.
PR
United States - 11/11/2005 at 15:57

Nap pale de Ajimal, sa ki kanpe deye li yo pi mal toujou. Sak pi red-la, yo sanble yo pi edike pase Ajimal. Pou ti neg-sa yo kite Ajimal ap fe yo fe tintin. Mesie-o, alakote moun gin pou we se nan Washington.

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United States - 11/11/2005 at 14:52

Nahima,

se yon intevensyon wi pou yo ta fe pou agimal, menm gan yo fe pou mounn ki adikte a drug/alkol... malerezman, li ginle pa gin zanmi, bon kote madanm li, pitit li yo, paket moun edike li gin nan fanmi li, yo youn paka dil ke lamarine pa metie'l? se mare pou yo ta mare'l msie pou yo fe'l gade tet li nan televizion, pou'l ta ka we kijan li paret stipid...
This is not a joke man, honest to GOD, this is not for you, please give it up...
o!o!
United States - 11/11/2005 at 14:32

BBB- Kijan ou fe konnin ke se rafreshi kap ekri bagay sa yo. Si mwen konpran' byen, Trankill avek Rafreshi jwe avek min'm espes de mizisyen non? (i.e. Ti-Micky and the neg tet swa). Nou toujou ap devine ki moun kap ekri sou bod lan, e ampil mwen se menti nap bay. Pou zafe trankill lan, se yon wont pou we jan yon moun ap promote tet li konsa, sispan pase espes de interview'w lan, enough crap . Se pa posib Prince Agi, ginle pa gin zanmi, ou byen zanmi sa yo pa rinmin'w otreman yo ta ba'w ti konsay. Ala mouche fe grimas papa. It's ok to feel young a heart, but my gosh, you prince agi are unbelievable my friend, you're a middle-age man, stop behaving like a teenager, you'll be better off.
Nahima
United States - 11/11/2005 at 12:34

AJIMAL, JWET SE JWET KOCHET PA LADAN,N, KI SA KI TRANKILL-LA? PA BA TET OU MANTI. SA FE KONBYEN TAN KE TRANKILL FET, MWEN PA KWE KE TRANKILL KO JAM JWE DEVAN 10 MOUN NAN WASHINGTON ( E MWEN FE PA'W LEM DI 10). KONDI LOT MOUN YO DI, FOUT BOUDA'U OU KOTE E BAY MOUN LA PE-YO PA BO ISIT.

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United States - 11/11/2005 at 11:46

OH OH
Neg rafrechi sa yo tounin ap ekri betiz nan forum sa anko.Chak foi ou moune pale de trankill yo di moun nan ou bann betiz.
That is the wrong way to compete fellows.In my eyes and surely the eyes of others,it's only ugly,very ugly.
Sa nou pral di foi sa.bbb=agimal.
Mal pou ront.Nou met dil.
bbb
United States - 11/10/2005 at 16:49

Bon Ajimal=Tico, al fout bouda-ou ou kote. bay moun lape-yo.

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United States - 11/09/2005 at 17:43

by the way lem te maryland,pat guin ti baka,ti fatra,ti cochon tancou ou yo non.
map chita deye moin nan bel kay moin altanta,ou minm ti cochon rete nan ti labou ou
kontinie mange k... se sak fe se k.. selman ou ka pale ti cochon.

tico
United States - 11/09/2005 at 16:58

stan why do you have to be such a nasty,vilain,hostile,imbecil,rude,cruel,stupid idiot?
why stan why? paske ou se ou ti biab baka,ou ti bet led,ou ti chin bout ke.yo zo bouke chin.
if i can recall some people here did call you satan instead of stan.
right.
ki pwoblem ou ou pa konnim mouin pa konnin ou.
maladi ou soufri ya se pa li ou di docke ya.
al couche toutousse.

tico
United States - 11/09/2005 at 16:46

Ticoco al chita tande.

P. Interesting article. it applies to many Haitian "women" i know

Stan Joseph
Green Meadows, MD United States - 11/08/2005 at 21:06

by curiosity i went to the trankillmusic.com site and lord i was in for a big surprise.
big big improv from last month to this one.
good job,very good job agi.

tico
United States - 11/08/2005 at 17:47

Interesting read

Has the Black woman disqualified herself from marriage?
By Raymond Coleman

The common cry from the females in the so called “black community” is that there are no good men or there is a shortage of good men or all the good men are gone and the rest are in jail, on drugs or are gay.

I sense that most of those assertions however loosely based on reality contain the typical dose of female produced hysteria, irrationality, dementia, and the ever cascading chemical called estrogen. Emotion drives much of the ethos Black men have to deal with on a daily basis from his potential soul mate. I submit to you that while the Black man’s problems are quite obvious, so are the issues concerning what would otherwise be his assigned mate.

I don’t know if you have been up on current events, but the examples of finer Black womanhood are becoming more and more scarce. The Black woman has essentially disqualified herself for marriage. Yes, there are some very fine women out there with the temperament, attitude and respect for the institution of marriage, but I would also warn that finding, courting and ultimately selecting an African-American woman worthy of sharing your life and fortune with is going to be an even more difficult task.

Sure you can find one who will want to get married, but is she what you envision her to be? She wants Prince Charming (yes even the sistuhs want one), but is she willing to first of all see through your Dickies, sewn on name tag and dirty fingernails to allow you to treat her like that Princess? I would say no.

The Black woman has been co-opted and corrupted. She has erroneously signed on to White feminism and been duped into a false since of empowerment by her White captives. Now, I know what you are saying. What is wrong with a sister asserting herself and being strong and independent? On the surface nothing. Nothing if she wants to remain single that is.

I feel the sisters have not fully understood feminism and its goal. It has only one goal. That goal is a full usurpation of power from her White mate. The White feminist does not want equality with men. She wants power over men. By definition, this means war! As opposed to the White male legislators who day by day cave to the White woman by allowing them to vote (The 19th Amendment), destroy athletics (Title IX) and kill their children (Roe v. Wade), Black men must never allow the one person he can love and protect and honor become his worst nightmare and enemy.

Alas, it may be too late. The Black woman has become an angry, attitudinous, vindictive, hateful and often violent adversary to the one entity she should also love, honor and serve. The Black woman has allowed herself to become the caricature and stereotype she claims she is not. In response, the male is on war footing to defende himself from the incessant barrage of insults to his character and worth.

The Black woman IS Regina King in “Jerry McGuire”, “Ray” and “Miss Congeniality II.” She IS Gabrielle Union in “Deliver us from Eva.” She IS Angela Bassett in “Waiting to Exhale.” While they choose to call these women “strong” and “independent,” her mate-to-be is calling her a bitch of the highest order. Instead of taking note of the more attractive qualities of the woman who is for the time being stimulating his rods and cones, he is instead going through a process driven by fear and skepticism that is designed to disqualify her.

While it may appear to bode well that our women are becoming successful in law, medicine, the arts and politics to name a few, she is also becoming a world class unbearable bitch in the process. Why would any man in his right man marry a woman whose job it is to argue and win? I look at people like Julianne Malveux, Sheila Jackson Lee, Maxine Waters and cannot for the life of me see how these women found spouses and have to further question, were they such evil and cantankerous beings before the “I dos” were exchanged.

Of course not all women are like these bottom draggers, but let’s take a look at the other examples of so called “finer womanhood” that is training our daughters. Let’s take the video vixens and female rappers for example. Am I not the only one who sees this strange witch’s brew of images and examples coming together to form not a loving submissive wife, but instead the freakin’ Bride of Frankenstein!

I love Black women, make no mistake about that, but I am concerned about what Black men who have already been beaten down are going to now have to endure at the hands of what had been his source of comfort. What had been his “ace-boon-coon” and “back-seater” in times of turmoil, strife and war. Where is the love?

I don’t know the answers, but I do know this. If the girl you meet on the street invites you to pick her up and take her out and the directions to her house don’t include something like “turn right at the crooked tree, go ‘bout fo’ chunkin’ rocks to the crick and holla” you may just end up with yet another nicely gift wrapped nightmare who can’t boil water, knows only one position and will cut you deep if you cross her.

PR
United States - 11/07/2005 at 18:51

Epa Eko vle antre nan politik.

Smoochees, miss u much on this board!
Map Swiv
United States - 11/07/2005 at 12:41

CARIMI and the Queen of Zouk TEEYAH at Hollywood Ballroom, Sat. Nov. 12, 2005

SWWET MICKY at ZANZIBAR, Sat. Dec. 17, 2005
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Silver Spring, MD United States - 11/05/2005 at 07:58

Statement on Misinformation Attacks
November 2, 2005

“The ongoing misinformation attacks against me and the broad-based coalition of pro-democracy political parties under the banner of Tet Ansanm are meant to distract the world from the vicious cycle of violence, poverty and corruption that are strangling our beloved Haiti. We will not engage in political games to hide the fact that this cycle of violence and poverty has left Haitians unable to put food on the table. Instead, we will be a beacon of truth and shine the light on these injustices. We will talk about solutions to the myriad of challenges facing Haiti. As a nation, we are ready to move forward and start talking about how we will change the future of Haiti for the better. We are tired of the political insiders stealing from the mouths of children. Now it is time for us sweep out the failed politics and bring in strong new leadership that is not poisoned by the dirty clique of insider politics that has crippled our beautiful country.”
-- Dumarsais Siméus, Nov. 2, 2005

Newsflash !!!!
United States - 11/04/2005 at 15:16

pagen ride pou Delaware this time?
just a Question
pakapala
s.s, md United States - 11/03/2005 at 22:24

Rafrechiville -

I like that. Mwen chage program wi la
Marie
United States - 11/03/2005 at 19:53

Gino,
The Haitiandiaspora.com website is beautiful. Good luck with it.
Elena
United States - 11/03/2005 at 11:23

Hello MD, DC and VA!!! Save the date.

CEEPCO Records presents Happy Birthday CARIMI with Special Guest, Teeyah (Queen of Zouk), Sat. Nov. 12, 2005, Hollywood Ballroom, 2126 Industrial Pkwy., Silver Spring, MD 20904.

Doors open at 9:00PM; tickets are $30 in advance and can be purchased at www.ceepcorecords.com.

Thank you.
CEEPCO RECORDS <sales@ceepco.com>
Silver Spring, MD United States - 11/02/2005 at 22:25

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Rafrechiville, md United States - 11/02/2005 at 22:20

Yopranm......ki bo nan echodhaiti madanm? How far do I need to go back to read this news?...lol

Nap kinbe piti piti......Soleil la bel e li cho....mwen pa bezwen di'w. Konbyen degre li fe bo kote pa'w la?

Nice talking to you hon...
smoochees
United States - 11/02/2005 at 16:02

Smoochees ou jwen' Madame. Reste, se nan echodhaiti mwen apran ou ke pa rete nan zon nan anko... Fe sa 'w sipoze fe sista. 'Til then, take good care!
Yopran'm
United States - 11/02/2005 at 15:15

ahhhh...ou la! ou la!
jete'w pitit...lol
smoochees
United States - 11/02/2005 at 14:41

nu look chérie........
ou sou menw,mwen sou menm tou.......

bali
United States - 11/02/2005 at 14:06

Bali,

"Si ti ko'w pa bon....JETE'W"

Si'w di'm ki djazz sa ou kanpe sou pye'w vre...jete'w pou tout bon.

Se nou ki pou fe pwogram wi pa ret tan pwogram vin jwen nou. MD can use some new and exciting stuff.....go figure...lol

smoochees
United States - 11/02/2005 at 08:15

smooches dépi walé ya echo a crazé.
bagay la red bo icit la.
ou bien fèt jétéw.
mwen menm mwen dèyè chérie.

town nan raz a morrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
bali
United States - 11/01/2005 at 18:46

Just a quick HELLO to my people on echo....what's happening?
smoochees
United States - 11/01/2005 at 16:16

Today @ 4:30 PM on channel 19, Montgomery County
EchodHaiti.com presents... Azor and Ti Coca

Stay tuned for more dates.
SiteMgr
United States - 11/01/2005 at 14:38

The skins gave a it for free like a lady o de night who's mad @ her pimp.
skin fan
United States - 10/31/2005 at 20:24

Skins fans, what happened?
PR
United States - 10/31/2005 at 17:46

Good article:

Haïti - Élections : « Ce n’est pas la présidence qui m’intéresse », déclare le candidat Baker
Alter Presse 27 octobre 2005

Interview avec le candidat indépendant à la présidence, M. Charles Henri Baker [1]
Par Nancy Roc

P-au-P., 27 oct. 05 [Alter Presse] --- Le candidat à la présidence Charles Henri Baker s’inquiète des problèmes de fonctionnement au niveau du Conseil Électoral Provisoire, alors que, selon lui, il serait à l’avantage d’Haïti que les élections présidentielles, législatives et municipales soient réalisées le plus vite possible.

Toutefois, Baker ne fait pas du 7 février 2006 (date prévue pour la passation du pouvoir à un président élu) une date charnière. Ce à quoi on ne peut pas renoncer, ajoute-t-il, c’est la qualité des élections.

Cette interview, réalisée par Nancy Roc, tourne autour des priorités de Charles Henri Baker et des défis qui se présentent sur le terrain. Elle a été réalisée suite à une tournée du candidat en Floride (USA), une semaine avant le lancement en Haïti de la campagne électorale le 8 octobre.

N.Roc : M. Baker, le groupe des 184 avait toujours insisté sur le fait qu’il n’avait pas d’ambition politique. Vous vous en êtes démarqué en vous présentant comme candidat indépendant. Quelle a été votre principale motivation ?

CHB : Je suis un entrepreneur et un agriculteur et devant l’état de délabrement du pays, j’ai pris mes responsabilités. Ce n’est pas la présidence qui m’intéresse mais le sauvetage d’Haïti. Pour moi, être président d’Haïti c’est me mettre au service du peuple haïtien. C’est un devoir pour moi et je l’assumerai avec toutes ces conséquences.

N.Roc : Mr Baker, votre devise est Ordre, Travail et Discipline. Comment allez-vous la mettre en pratique et quelles sont les grandes lignes de votre programme de gouvernement ?

CHB : Pour pouvoir instaurer l’ordre aujourd’hui en Haïti, il nous faut une police moderne, équipée et disposant d’assez de ressources humaines pour être efficace sur le terrain. Si l’on considère les normes internationales, il faut compter un policier pour 250 citoyens. Il nous faudrait donc une force de police de 40.000 hommes. Je pense que si nous n’arrivons pas à avoir un corps de police avec au moins 20.000 hommes, nous n’arriverons pas à rétablir la sécurité. Mis à part, la défaillance actuelle du corps de la police, nous devons faire face à un système judiciaire qui est en faillite totale. Il y a des policiers qui mettent leur vie en danger pour arrêter des malfaiteurs mais lorsque ces derniers arrivent devant leur juge, ils sont relâchés pour 2000 ou 3000 dollars et viennent ensuite menacer ou même tuer les policiers qui les ont arrêtés ainsi que leur famille. Il faut résoudre ce problème au plus vite.

Tout en s’attelant à cette tâche, il nous faudra engendrer du travail pour la majorité des Haïtiens qui sont des cultivateurs et composent 68% de la population. Il faut leur donner les moyens de se moderniser à travers une banque de développement qui pourra leur prêter de l’argent à un taux d’intérêt faible sur une longue période. De plus, comme cela se fait aux Etats-Unis ou au Canada, il faut leur accorder ce prêt sur leur récolte et non leur demander de donner leur terre en garantie. C’est la récolte qui doit être la garantie et c’est cela d’ailleurs qui encourage les cultivateurs à planter aux USA ou au Canada.

N.Roc : Vous savez qu’il y a un phénomène qui se développe en Haïti depuis ces dernières années, c’est celui du micro crédit mais il décourage les gens à cause des taux d’intérêt trop élevés...

CHB : C’est pour cela que nous prônons une banque de développement. En République dominicaine par exemple, les paysans jouissent de prêts à longue échéance sur 10, 15, 10 ans à des taux d’intérêt de moins de 6% alors que chez nous, ils sont a`plus de 15%. D’ailleurs, on ne prête pas d’argent actuellement aux paysans, l’agro-industrie peut être, mais pas les paysans. Si l’on se penche sur l’agriculture comme priorité nationale, nous allons créer des emplois et sur une période aussi courte que 6 mois, nous pourrons affecter les prix sur le marché local des denrées agricoles.

N.Roc : Justement nous savons que notre production est quasi nulle et que le secteur privé ne produit rien puisqu’il se spécialise dans l’import-export ou dans les manufactures d’assemblage qui font elles-mêmes face à de graves problèmes de compétition face à la Chine et au Vietnam. Avez-vous consulté des membres du secteur privé sur cette vision que vous avez de prioriser l’agriculture et sont-ils ouverts à cette idée ?

CHB : Non, je ne les ai pas encore consultés à ce sujet et je ne pense pas devoir le faire. Il me semble qu’il est normal que s’il y a des ouvertures dans l’agriculture, ils n’hésiteront pas à investir dans ce domaine. Mais la priorité est d’instaurer la stabilité et la sécurité à travers le pays. D’autre part, je pense que nous sommes capables de faire compétition à la Chine : c’est l’insécurité qui freine les investisseurs mais le jour où nous aurons un gouvernement responsable, nous pourrons atteindre rapidement le taux de 100.000 à 200.000 emplois dans la sous-traitance uniquement. Maintenant avec ces derniers, on peut générer 200.000 à 230.000 autres emplois qui découleront des premiers. Pour les autres industries qui n’arrivent pas à se développer face à la faible circulation de l’argent dans le pays, il faudra trouver les moyens de les aider et de les financer car nous avons des opportunités réelles d’exportation vers l’étranger et même en Europe. Actuellement, il y a des fruits qui sont mis en boîte en Haïti et exportés vers l’Europe. Il y a donc tout à faire mais avec un gouvernement sérieux qui souhaite le développement au lieu de voler les deniers de l’Etat.

N. Roc : Permettez-moi de retourner sur le sujet qui préoccupe le plus les Haïtiens : la sécurité. Vous avez évoqué les problèmes qu’elle engendre et souhaité un renforcement de la police nationale mais vous ne nous avez pas dit comment vous allez le faire. D’autre part, 300.000 armes circulent toujours dans la capitale et vous souhaitez le rétablissement de l’armée qui est budgétivore. Comment allez-vous faire face à ces problèmes épineux si vous devenez président ?

CHB : La police nationale est actuellement composée de 6000 à 7000 policiers et nous devons diviser ce chiffre en trois pour avoir une idée de la sécurité qui peut être donnée à tout moment au peuple : on ne peut pas rétablir la sécurité avec 2000 à 2500 policiers. Il faut donc trouver des fonds pour entraîner 1500 à 2000 policiers par mois pour arriver à avoir une force de police de 40.000 hommes. Vous et moi nous connaissons ce pays et nous savons à quel point ce pays est corrompu. En mettant fin à cette corruption, nous arriverons aussi à dégager des fonds pour financer une nouvelle force de police et une armée moderne qui puisse encadrer la population et surveiller la frontière.

Nous ne pouvons pas avoir l’armée que nous avions dans le passé mais après les expériences que j’ai vécues à Mapou, Fonds Verrettes et aux Gonaïves, il est clair qu’il nous faut une armée pour faire face à ce genre de désastre. On a eu aussi récemment l’exemple de La Louisiane où on vu que les Etats-Unis qui ont leur armée engagée dans deux pays, l’Irak et l’Afghanistan, n’ont pas pu dépêcher de troupe avant une semaine et demie et les gens en Louisiane ont commencé à se tirer dessus et la violence a fait des victimes. C’est aussi ce qui est arrivé en Haíti : une semaine après le désastre `de Fonds Verrettes, il n’y avait pas un seul policier dans la ville. Il y avait un représentant du Ministère de l’Intérieur et huit représentants dominicains qui avaient traversé la frontière pour voir dans quelle mesure ils pouvaient nous aider. Pour moi, ceci n’est pas normal.

Il nous faut donc une armée moderne qui s’occupera du reboisement, de l’environnement, de sécuriser notre frontière et aider la population avec un corps des ingénieurs.

N. Roc : M. Baker, chaque année, il y a plus de 140.000 jeunes qui arrivent sur le marché du travail, que comptez-vous faire pour les aider à trouver des emplois ?

CHB : Il faut comme je vous le disais, créer les conditions pour avoir des emplois. D’autre part, je suis conscient qu’il nous faut des universités en Haïti. Un gouvernement peut essayer de trouver des fonds pour envisager d’avoir une université dans chaque département, on peut essayer aussi d’obtenir ces fonds à travers la Banque Mondiale ou trouver d’autres pays qui puissent nous aider à les construire. En effet, sur ces 140.000 étudiants qui sortent du secondaire, il n’y en a que 3000 ou 5000 qui peuvent se permettre d’aller à l’université. Toutefois, je ne peux pas faire de promesses en l’air. J’ai une équipe qui travaille sur ce problème et elle doit me soumettre un rapport la semaine prochaine dont je pourrai vous faire part.

N. Roc : Revenons au secteur privé à présent : cette semaine on a vu ce dernier réagir face à la nouvelle disposition du ministre des Finances, Henri Bazin, qui souhaite que la déclaration de l’impôt sur le revenu soit la même qui soit déposée et à la banque et à la DGI. Que pensez-vous d’une telle mesure ?

CHB : Cette mesure permettrait à n’importe quel employé de la DGI d’avoir accès à votre compte à la banque et contrôler vos avoirs. C’est inacceptable surtout dans les conditions que nous traversons aujourd’hui avec les kidnappings. Cette loi peut faire beaucoup plus de tort que de bien et c’est aussi donner à l’Etat trop de contrôle sur la vie des citoyens surtout lorsque l’on sait que l’Etat est corrompu. Le secteur privé a envoyé une lettre au Gouvernement et nous attendons sa réaction avant d’entreprendre d’autres démarches. Mais pour moi cette loi est dangereuse pour tout citoyen honnête.

N. Roc : M. Baker, nous venons d’évoquer les grandes lignes de votre programme. A présent abordons les mesures ‘urgence à adopter face à un pays dont les données sont alarmantes : en 2005, Haïti est un des trois pays les plus corrompus de la planète, 60% de la population est analphabète, il nous reste moins de 1% de couverture forestière, l’espérance de vie est en dessous de 50 ans. Que faire face à une réalité aussi sombre ?

CHB : Les mesures d’urgence doivent avant tout être prises dans la police et dans la justice. Il faut rétablir l’autorité de l’Etat. Souvent les gens parlent de ce qu’ils ne connaissent pas et pensent que nous avons un problème de lois en Haïti. Ce n’est pas vrai. Nous avons de bonnes lois mais elles ne sont pas appliquées.

Saviez-vous, par exemple, que si quelqu’un met le feu dans une montagne, il est passible de 25 ans de prison ? Il y a beaucoup de lois qui existent pour préserver l’environnement mais l’Etat ne fait pas le nécessaire pour appliquer ces lois. De même que la Constitution exige que l’Etat s’occupe de l’éducation des jeunes mais rien n’a été fait dans ce sens. Je sais que cela demande des fons importants mais il faut au moins essayer d’appliquer les prescrits de la Constitution.

Je crois qu’avec les accords signés avec les Nations Unies dans le domaine de l’éducation, il y a des fonds de 200 à 250 millions de dollars destinés à l’éducation et mon gouvernement s’assurera que ces fonds aillent effectivement dans ce domaine. Mais il faut absolument restaurer la sécurité car c’est elle aussi qui engendre le manque de travail et le fait que les gens ne puissent subvenir à leurs besoins.

N. Roc : Votre candidature a, certes, suscité de l’engouement mais il y a encore beaucoup de gens qui sont sceptiques à votre encontre : premièrement parce que vous n’êtes pas issu d’un parti politique et donc votre pouvoir peut devenir un pouvoir personnel auquel nos institutions ne peuvent pas faire face et, d’autre part, que vous n’avez pas d’expérience politique et administrative. Il y aussi des gens qui ont peur de votre entourage et aussi d’une possible main mise de André Apaid sur vous. Que leur répondez-vous ?

CHB : Celui qui affirme que je n’ai aucune expérience administrative nie alors mes 30 ans d’expérience acquise dans le secteur privé à gérer mon industrie et mon usine agricole. Quel est l’autre candidat, quel qui soit, qui a de l’expérience dans la gestion de l’Etat ? Je n’ai pas, comme les autres d’expérience de la gestion étatique mais j’ai 30 ans d’expérience en tant que gestionnaire et dans l’administration privée donc j’ai une expérience administrative.

Quant à mon beau-frère, je peux même dire mon frère, Andy Apaid, il a pris la décision de continuer à aider à bâtir une société civile forte. Je le respecte beaucoup car cette décision n’est pas facile. Certains l’ont accusé d’être lâche mais ils ont tort car la société civile doit être renforcée, organisée pour empêcher toute dérive dictatoriale à l’avenir. C’est une preuve de courage que de choisir de ne pas rentrer dans le pouvoir mais de rester dans la société civile pour la renforcer. Quant à son influence, je serais heureux de pouvoir en bénéficier si j’arrivais au pouvoir car il est un Haïtien qui s’est dévoué et s’est sacrifié pour son pays. Je n’aurais jamais honte de lui, au contraire, je lui tire mon chapeau et je serais trop heureux de l’avoir à mes côtés pour m’aider à sortir le pays du trou dans lequel il se trouve.

Concernant votre question sur le pouvoir personnel, je sais que beaucoup de gens ont ce souci mais je crois que toutes les promesses que j’ai faites ces trois dernières années, je les ai tenues. Aujourd’hui, il en est de même : j’avais promis de me présenter comme candidat indépendant, je l’ai fait ; j’avais promis de faire un regroupement, je viens de faire alliance avec le parti KOMBA et le PAIN. Nous sommes actuellement en pourparlers avec d’autres partis pour qu’ils puissent venir nous rejoindre et j’espère avoir une bonne nouvelle à annoncer d’ici la semaine prochaine. Toute ma vie, je l’ai passée au sein de différentes institutions : l’ADHI d’abord, que j’ai aidé à construire, ensuite l’Association des Producteurs Agricoles, je suis membre fondateur du Groupe des 184, membre de l’Initiative de la société civile et de la Chambre de Commerce et d’industrie d’Haïti. Je ne pense pas que j’ai démontré que je construisais un pouvoir personnel.

J’ai pris une décision personnelle de faire alliance avec des partis politiques qui partagent ma vision du pays et je suis en pourparlers avec six autres partis politiques. Je n’ai pas de folie de la présidence et je ne pense pas que ce soit le Bon Dieu qui veut que je sois président : c’est un sacrifice que j’ai fait pour me mettre au service de mon pays et du peuple haïtien.

N.Roc : Certains analystes prévoient déjà qu’il y a aura des contestations des résultats du prochain scrutin et celles-ci peuvent avoir lieu tant sur les ondes que dans la rue avec, potentiellement, de la violence. Si vous arrivez au pouvoir, comment y ferez vous face ?

CHB : Je ne suis pas un homme pessimiste et je ne vais pas me baser sur les ‘’si’’ ou des prévisions aléatoires. S’il y a des contestations, nous verrons comment les résoudre le moment venu. Comme je l’ai dit, nous allons travailler avec les partis politiques, avec le CEP, le gouvernement et la communauté internationale pour avoir des élections honnêtes et crédibles. Si nous n’avons pas de bonnes élections, dans un an nous risquons d’être mis sous tutelle car ce pays sera totalement ingérable et le peuple haïtien n’en peut plus. De grâce, j’espère que ceci sera compris afin que tout le monde puisse se mettre à l’œuvre et arrêter nos divisions pour conduire enfin le pays dans la bonne direction.

N. Roc : M. Baker, je vous remercie.
[nr gp apr 27/10/2005 21:00]

P.S.

[1] Cette interview a été préalablement diffusée dans une nouvelle émission radiophonique de Nancy Roc, intitulée ‘’Haïti à la Une’’ et diffusée sur radio Haïti Amérique International à Bocca Raton.

L’entretien a été réalisé avant que des questions soient soulevées quant à la nationalité de Charles Henri Baker. Notre consoeur n’a donc pas pu lui poser de question à ce sujet

PR
United States - 10/29/2005 at 18:01

Alpha Drenches Dominican Republic, Haiti
By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU, AP

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Oct. 24) - Tropical Storm Alpha pounded Haiti and the Dominican Republic with torrential rains and gusty winds Sunday, sending rivers crashing over their banks, washing away homes and tossing debris into the streets. At least one person was killed.

Alpha formed south of the Dominican Republic on Saturday, becoming the record-breaking 22nd named storm of the 2005 Atlantic season. It rumbled ashore near the southern Dominican town of Barahona with 50 mph winds, dousing the region with heavy showers.

The storm was later downgraded to a tropical depression after passing over the mountainous zone near the Dominican border with Haiti. It was expected to move into the open Atlantic by Monday after brushing the southeastern Bahamas.

In Haiti, at least 23 homes were washed away when a rain-swollen river overflowed its banks and flooded a neighborhood in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Carrefour, said Katleen Monpoint of Haiti's civil protection agency. A resident died after being electrocuted when their house was swept away, Monpoint said. She couldn't say if the victim was a man or a woman.

Residents of Carrefour said they called authorities for help but no one came.

"I've lost everything,'' said a sobbing Rolande Bruno as she pointed to the lone standing wall from her simple concrete home, which was dangling over a ravine."No one had warned us of anything, but we're not stupid. When the water started rising fast, we left for safety.''

Another river overflowed its banks in the southern town of Jacmel, flooding some areas and forcing an unknown number of residents into shelters, said civil protection director Maria Alta Jean-Baptiste.

"The population there is facing big difficulties. We have begun evacuations,'' she said.

In the capital, the airport was closed for several hours because of heavy rain, which turned main streets into muddy streams and tossed piles of trash and basketball-sized stones into the road. Cars and buses slowly forded through brown, axle-deep water on the main road to the south of the city.

At 11 p.m. EDT, the poorly defined center of the depression was about 100 miles north of Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and moving toward the northwest at nearly 21 mph. Maximum sustained winds were nearly 35 mph.

Heavy rain was reported throughout the Dominican Republic and authorities had ordered the evacuation of some 30,000 people from areas prone to flooding, said Jose Luis German, a spokesman for the country's Emergency Operations Committee. About 1,000 people were in shelters.

Civil authorities with megaphones walked through low-lying neighborhoods of San Juan de Maguana - which was badly damaged by Hurricane George in 1998 - and urged people to leave.

Authorities reported moderate flooding in several low-lying communities in the southern Dominican Republic.

The system was not considered a threat to the United States, forecasters said.

Meteorologist Ignacio Feliz of the Dominican weather service said authorities were especially concerned since heavy rains - in part due to Hurricane Wilma - already have drenched the island in recent days. In Haiti, 12 people died from rains and flooding caused by Wilma.

The U.S. National Hurricane warned Alpha could bring 4-8 inches of rain across Hispaniola - and as much as 15 inches in some places - "with a strong likelihood of life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.''

Both nations are vulnerable, but the danger is particularly high in Haiti because of extensive deforestation and millions of people who live in flimsy homes on river banks and mountain sides.

The previous record of 21 named storms had stood since 1933. Alpha was the 22nd to reach tropical storm strength this year, and the season doesn't end until Nov. 30.

Associated Press writer Jose P. Monegro contributed to this report from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

SE PA PALE RANS SELMAN
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI United States - 10/24/2005 at 11:38

Chronique musicale #84

While everyone had been busy talking about the great Orchestre Tropicana and the most recent release of its double CD celebrating its 40th Anniversary, we seem to have somewhat been neglecting this other giant from the North, Orchestre Septentrional, la Boule de feu internationale. Yes, Septen is alive and well, and there is no better testimony to that than its most recent release: L’Orchestre Septentrional, Septen un jour-Septen toujours- 1948-2004. That is 56 years of quality entertainment, a unique feat!

If anyone thought Septen was going to fold quietly, well think again. Ever since I got the album, I have never being tired of listening to it. You are in for a treat !. With a solid brass section , excellent rhythm, pretty melodies, the band really pours it on with each tune.

The introductory tune, Vanessa is quite entertaining, with a tremendous brass sound and rich voices. I invite you to follow closely the play of the drummer who does an excellent job of supporting each song with great timing and nuances. I also quite enjoyed the play of the keyboardist who, without being flashy, has some very pretty lines throughout the CD. Listen also to the play of the conga player. Do not expect your typical konpa beat, absolutely not. It is this bland of modern and traditional sound which is so admiring in a group like Septentrional which has been able to come up with a nice and entertaining mix of music. No wonder young as old have a tremendous time dancing Septentrional. The same can be said of Tropicana by the way.

There is something for everyone on this CD and for me in particular, I found something that has become too rare with Haitian bands: they do not compose slow songs anymore, boleros as we say in Haiti. But would you believe there are two such songs on the CD! Tune No. 5, Mon cher Papa, a "méringue douce" and a very nice tribute to the father, something rather rare, should I say, in Haitian music; and Tune No. 7, Demen, a most beautiful and romantic melody.

I think this recent release from Orchestre Septentrional is one of the best by this band in some years: it is tremendously entertaining; the mixing is very good; the lyrics are meaningful and the band shows a lot of versatility.

I was trying to decide about which song would be my favorite, but I find it difficult too choose. The truth is that each one of the songs stands on its own and I wonder why the CD did not get more airplay and publicity. That is unfortunately, but one thing you can do to remedy this situation is to hurry to buy your copy; listen to it and you will agree with me that it is an excellent piece of work.

Serge Bellegarde – Help fight Haitian CDs piracy, it is bad for everyone.
For windows on Haiti, August 2005

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POTOMAC, MD United States - 10/22/2005 at 15:48

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kerwy
miami, florida United States - 10/21/2005 at 01:55

It's been at least a year since my last visit to this site, and at that time I thought this site was very well put together, and very informative. There is always something happening on echodhaiti.com.
Here it is a year later, I am even more amazed, and going through the guess book I see a few names that I recognize.
I guess this site has made itself a permanent fixture in a lot of people’s lives.
Much respect, and continued success!!
I won't let a year go by without visiting again.

Didine
United States - 10/21/2005 at 01:50

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United States - 10/20/2005 at 20:52

L’Ambassade d’Haïti à Washington prend plaisir à vous informer que le «Alden Theatre» de McLean, Virginie, dans le cadre de son programme Master of Caribbean Music, présentera le chanteur haïtien bien connu Ti-Coca accompagné de son groupe Wanga-Nègès, dans un concert qui aura lieu le jeudi 27 octobre 2005 à 8 p.m. Le théâtre est situé au 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, Virginia 22101.

Pour informations supplémentaires veuillez visiter le site www.mcleancenter.org ou appeler le 703-790-0123.
Espérant que vous viendrez applaudir ce «troubadour» de la musique haïtienne et son groupe renommé, l’Ambassade d’Haïti saisit l’occasion pour vous renouveler les assurances de sa haute considération.

Washington, D.C., le 19 octobre 2005

Embassy of Haiti
Washington, DC United States - 10/20/2005 at 14:43

Apparent Prezidan Baker’s speech at Fund Raiser in Miami on October 14th 2005

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I was born on the 3rd of June of 1955 in Bourdon in Haiti. I was born into a family that instilled in me a respect for traditions, a sense of dignity and pride. I was taught love of country, discipline, and a respect of others. I am a simple man and I have learned to appreciate effort and hard work as well as tolerance.

I am first and foremost a farmer, and I worked over 10 years with Haitian farmers. I am an industrialist and I have worked in the manufacturing industry.

Since the age of 18 I have been interested in politics and for the past five years, I have been fighting within the civil society. I was also a member of several professional and business associations and I know the problems of the country.

My government will be a government of order and discipline. It will be an open and inclusive government. We will invite everyone to participate in the rebuilding of this new country of ours. We want a modern Haiti. A Haiti that grows and prospers. A Haiti defined by solidarity, tolerance, and respect of individual liberty. Where security and stability will reign. With security and stability my government will be able to provide more jobs and work for everyone. With security and stability Haiti will be able to attract investment and that will open the way for us to prosper.

The time has come to stop the division in our country. All Haitians must come together to put Haiti back on track. We must strive for Order, Discipline and Work! Everything needs attention. Everyone must participate in our new Haiti--youth, women, and professionals from within and outside the country. We need your help.

Order: I have traveled to 6 regions throughout the country. Everyone I met has the same concern: Haiti needs to regain its pride and dignity. We want to establish a government that understands that it needs to be at the service of its people and tax payers.

Discipline: Laws are to be followed and administered judiciously. I will make judiciary reform a priority.

Work: It is imperative that we strengthen the agricultural and private sectors. We will provide access to capital. We will create a program to develop all of our infrastructure—we need roads, bridges, ports, electricity, telecommunications and potable water. These big infrastructural projects will create jobs and they will contribute to the decentralization of government services and economic activity. The benefit will be better communication, more homes, more access to the countryside.

My vision is to set in motion reforms. To go back to the real role of the President as outlined in the constitution. I want to rebuild the institutions of the state. I want to allow honest and patriotic government workers and officials to develop and to take pride in their work.

Second speech (ending statement)

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Order and discipline are key. The Haitian state exists because of the Haitian people. We must be at the service of the people. We must create equal opportunities for everyone. We must instill a work ethic. No special treatment. Nou pa nan pas pouki!

We want a new Haiti where the majority of Haitians the youth, women and farmers will be proud. Where justice, education and health for all prevail.

There are many challenges in developing Haiti. I do not have all of the answers. I will surround myself with experts and community leaders who are as committed as I am to a new Haiti. My logo is a bus. A bus is always moving and always bringing new people on board. The driver is a leader, but he must pay close attention to where the passengers want to go or his bus will be empty. I am a good driver and I am a good listener. I’m inviting you to get on my bus.

I really need your help. I need your talents and your work ethic. I need you to spread the word. I can’t do this alone. No one can do this alone. We are one people who have a vision for our country.

But we have to be candid. Haiti is poor. Haiti is dying. Haiti is all of the negative things you hear. But, and this is an important but, Haitians are I am a good listener. I’m inviting you to get on my bus.

I really need your help. I need your talents and your work ethic. I need you to spread the word. I can’t do this alone. No one can do this alone. We are one people who have a vision for our country.

But we have to be candid. Haiti is poor. Haiti is dying. Haiti is all of the negative things you hear. But, and this is an important but, Haitians are not all the negative things you hear. Haitians have an enduring spirit and are an optimistic people. How do I know? I know because if we were not optimistic, we would be dead. If we were not optimistic there would not be this cry for reform.

More than 200 years ago we stood up and fought for our freedom. We need to stand up again. We need to fight for our freedom. Economic freedom. Freedom of speech and freedom to make a living. I am standing here before you ready to fight. I am standing here before you ready to make a sacrifice. I am standing here before you asking you to help me. Are you going to stand up or are you going to keep sitting, waiting for someone to make the first move? Stand with me. Fight with me. Honor the memory of the great independence leaders of Haiti. Kampe pa chita.
Unsalted Top <None>
FL United States - 10/20/2005 at 14:27

Does this guy Simeus care about Haiti? How long has be been living here? Yo gintan achete neg lan wi, ki moun kap depense pou kampay li? La bourgeoisie haitienne- Minn sa kap mange sou chak gouvelman yo.
Corruption -Corruption - Mezanmi, Presidan Boniface gin ti zanfan li ki lekol kay fre petion-ville yo, eske nou konnin ke gin sekirite palais national devan lekol lan chak jou pou proteje ti mamay lan. Bon apre elksyon, si sa yap fe?
Dapre ti zorey- Madam' Preval retounin avek li, anmweyyyyyyyy- First lady yan pral tounin. Epi gouvelman taiwan nan, bay mouche $4 million pou kampay li. Se pran nou pran. Moi si je pouvais voter- mwen tap pran pakapala frank romain-
Min ZIN
United States - 10/20/2005 at 11:42

I would vote either Baker or Simeus. Haiti needs people with business savvy among other things. But that should be a top priority.
PR
United States - 10/20/2005 at 10:40

Nan kout kat sa, PR pa gin kandida!!! pou ki es wap vote?

Min Koze
Min Koze
United States - 10/19/2005 at 17:10

Simeus Fe fo papier - Read more- My Gosh-
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Some election officials say a Texas businessman who's seeking to run for president of his native Haiti could face criminal charges.

Allegations have been raised that Dumarsais Simeus, who owns a food services company in Mansfield, made false claims when he filed candidacy papers.

Simeus today said he's very surprised and disappointed by these "maneuvers."

Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council has submitted a criminal complaint alleging Simeus falsely claimed to have met residency, citizenship and property requirements.

The charges carry a potential sentence of three to five years in prison, but Haiti's chief prosecutor said he had not decided whether to pursue the case.

Simeus says he'll continue to seek the presidency in the first elections since a violent rebellion forced President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to flee in early 2004.

Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
ALAkoze
United States - 10/19/2005 at 16:39

COMPAS and ZOUK LIVE SHOW!!!

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Saturday November 12, 2005
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Silver Spring, MD United States - 10/19/2005 at 13:09

!!!
ou rinmin zin wi ou minm nan.

enfin
le peuple
United States - 10/18/2005 at 19:12

Mesi pou info sou Wyclef.

!!!!
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United States - 10/18/2005 at 14:36

TO THE SITE MANAGEMENT- On the calendar you have Ti-coca performing in Silver Spring, and Carimi in Bethesda, it should be the other way around. Thanks- loune

XXX
United States - 10/18/2005 at 09:20

MTV Launches Tempo With Caribbean Concert Series
By Clover Hope, N.Y.
Billboard Magazine

Herb Scannell -Vice Chairman, MTV Networks and President,
Nickelodeon, Judy McGrath-MTV Networks Chairman and CEOJennifer
Matarangas-King,President and General Manager of Innovative,
Wyclef Jean,Frederick Morton-Tempo. Related Links: MTV to launch
Tempo, the new Caribbean Channel announced by MTV

In conjunction with the Nov. 21 launch of a new cable television
network devoted to Caribbean music and culture, MTV Networks
will host Caribbean Rising, a series of concerts featuring
performances from more than 80 artists across genres such as
reggae, dancehall, reggaeton, hip-hop, and calypso.

The first set of performances take place Oct. 15-16 in Jamaica,
with subsequent concerts in Barbados (Oct. 21), St. Maarten
(Oct. 25), St. Croix (Oct. 27), Nevis (Oct. 30) and Trinidad &
Tobago (Nov. 5). Caribbean-born artists like Elephant Man
(Jamaica) and Rihanna (Barbados) are scheduled to perform, as
well as U.S.-based artists with Caribbean heritage, including
the Game and Mario (Jamaica).

Other performers include Bounty Killa and Lady Saw (Jamaica);
Musiq Soulchild (Jamaica), Angie Stone (Nevis) and Wyclef Jean
(Nevis).

With an estimated 2.5 million viewers expected, Tempo will debut
in 400,000 homes in 20 Caribbean markets, providing both
original and acquired programming. The channel will launch in
the United States in 2006. "Tempo represents MTV Networks'
ongoing commitment towards offering programming to underserved
consumers -- in this case, the prominent and ever-growing
Caribbean community," says VH1 general manager Tom Calderone,
who supervises Tempo’s daily operations.

Cable & Wireless will serve as lead sponsor for all events.
Other sponsors include American Airlines, Heineken, St. Maarten
Cable TV and the Cayman Island Department of Tourism and
Innovative Cable TV.

Here is the artist lineup for Tempo "Caribbean Rising":

Oct. 15 (Jamaica): I Wayne, Luciano, Morgan Heritage, Jimmy
Cliff, Richie Spice, TOK, Turbulence, Barrington Levy, Musiq
Soulchild, Sasha, Toots & the Maytals, Marlon Binns, Bushman,
Selah, Cherine Anderson, Sparkles, Swamp King, Gary "GQ" Hardie,
Doneisha Prendergast, Erica "Milk" Sewell

Oct. 16 (Jamaica): Wayne Marshall, Assasin, Bounty Killa,
Elephant Man, Kiprich, Lady Saw, Leftside & Esco, The Game,
Voicemail, Vybz Kartel, Mario, Stone Love, Razz & Biggy

Oct. 21 (Barbados): Natalie Burke & Chantal, Little Rick,
Krosfyah, Edwin Yearwood, David Kirton, Allison Hinds, Johnnie
King, Rihanna, Rupee, Arturo Tappin, Statement, Kimberly Innis,
Toni Norville

Oct. 25 (St. Maarten): Elvis White, Mix Master Pauly, Band Mix,
SWEET ,MICKEY, Ebony & Steelpan Orchestra, Control Band, King
Beau Beau, Youth Wave, Pedrin Pacheco Y su Orchestra, Mighty Dow
and Super Mix Band

Oct. 27 (St. Croix): Stanley & 10 Sleepless Nights, Xpress,
Ebenezer Methodist Steel Pan, Ricardo Richards Steel Pan,
Extaushaun, Mdchel Montano, Midnight Youth Wave

Oct. 30 (Nevis): Masud Sadiki, Pepper Ranks, King Meeko,
Kasanova, Crucial Banks, Marcia Griffiths, Morgan Heritage,
Beres Hammond, Luciano, Angie Stone, Ivy Queen, Wyclef Jean

Nov. 5 (Trinidad & Tobago): H20 Flow, Maximus Dan, Shurwayne
Winchester & Traffik, Bunji Garlin & Asylum, Doug E. Fresh,
Machel Montano & Xtatik

News Flash !!!!
United States - 10/17/2005 at 11:58

Superstar Wyclef Jean went unofficially in Haiti wearing jeans and tshirt, yo pa kite li pase nan salon diplomatic paske li pa abiye kom' sa dwa. Sipesta ou pa se la lwa...Wyclef facheu- epi li pase nan imigrasyon kom' tout moun.
Nounou
United States - 10/17/2005 at 11:07

sak apse Wyclef nan aeropo? What happened to Wyclef at the airport in Haiti? any info?

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United States - 10/14/2005 at 11:16

O Michaëlle Jean, I want to lick your boots

You and your predecessor are both from a small l-liberal and progressive intellectual milieu. As little as a generation ago, the attitude within this milieu to institutions like the Governor-General would have been overwhelmingly negative. Now something has changed: feudalism is becoming chic, postmodern, multicultural.

>by Stan Hister
October 13, 2005

Your Excellency the Right Honorable Mme. Michaëlle Jean: I just want to say that it is so cool to have you as our Governor-General!

Like John Ibbitson in The Globe and Mail, Andrew Coyne in the National Post and countless other gushers of purple prose in the media punditry, I am so goddamn proud that when it comes to choosing a local stand-in for our dynastic monarch, we only go for the best.

You are such an inspiration to all us colonial plebs, Your Excellency. Just looking at you, it's so obvious why you were chosen. Of course, it had nothing to do with your pretty face or politically correct skin tone. To even suggest such a thing would be sexist and racist, to say nothing of a terrible breach of vice-regal decorum.

Now it is true that there are some deeply cynical folks in Ottawa who would stoop to anything for political advantage, as the Mulroney tapes have so recently reminded us. But not Paul Martin surely. Cynical, manipulative — how could anyone accuse him of being that? I'm sure the idea that you would be a useful “token” never crossed his mind.

No, Your Excellency, it is not the outer shell but the inner person that makes you special. You are such a wonderful role model, as you yourself keep telling us. In your installation speech — which Andrew Coyne breathlessly called a “siren song of freedom” — you ever so modestly held out your own life as “a lesson in learning to be free.” You are the personification of the Canadian Dream, you are “the becoming of Canada,” as John Ibbitson put it so wonderfully well. It is virtually a patriotic duty to fall in love with you.

Like everyone else, I was struck by the story of your family's flight from political persecution in Haiti back in the Sixties. Alas, as we all know, Haiti is still very much in the grip f political oppression and its terrible poverty is the worst of any country in the Western hemisphere. Yet, apart from furnishing a backdrop to your personal “siren song of freedom,” you made only a passing mention of the plight of your native land.

[for full article - http://www.rabble.ca/modest_proposal.shtml?x=42734 - edited sitemgr]

Stan Hister writes from Toronto.
From CAnada
Montreal , Canada - 10/14/2005 at 10:58

NU VICE
Any info on when NU VICE is coming to Paris again?
Marjorie Cineas <Marjoriecineas@wanadoo.fr>
Paris, France Europe - 10/14/2005 at 07:36

There are courts in Haiti??

Is ther justice too??
??
United States - 10/13/2005 at 10:54

American can run for Haitian presidency

Haiti's highest court unanimously ruled that a Haitian-born U.S. citizen can run against 33 others for president.

PORT-AU-PRINCE - (AP)A Haitian-born U.S. businessman will be allowed to run for president, Haiti's highest court decided Tuesday, apparently overruling a ban by electoral officials.

Chief clerk Andre Bignon said the Supreme Court's five judges unanimously ruled in favor of Dumarsais Siméus, wealthy owner of a food services company in Mansfield, Texas.

The provisional Electoral Council had ruled that he could not run because he is a U.S. citizen.

But Bignon said the court was motivated by the fact that the electoral council had not produced documents to prove Siméus had given up his Haitian citizenship.

''The court has just ruled that Dumarsais Siméus can be a candidate in the upcoming elections,'' Bignon said.

There was no immediate response from the Electoral Council.

Siméus said his candidacy would mark a turning point for the new role that Haitians abroad should play in Haiti's politics.

''It's not a personal victory, it's a victory for the Haitian people,'' Siméus told The Associated Press by telephone.

``This victory showed that we will break the spine of the status quo that has done nothing for this country in over 200 years.'' The elections will be the first since a February 2004 revolt toppled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first democratically elected president in the Caribbean country that has suffered decades of civilian and military dictatorships and coups. Haiti became the world's first black republic when a slave rebellion forced independence from France in 1804.

Siméus, 65, would compete against 33 other candidates and is not considered among top runners.

Presidential and legislative elections were scheduled Nov. 20, but elections officials have said preparations are behind schedule and the vote likely will be postponed for up to a month.

PR
United States - 10/13/2005 at 10:03

JCV, why are you doing to yourself?
PR
United States - 10/13/2005 at 10:01

Aji pa okipe ti moun kap jouer.
Same fool new names (male or female names)
By now we all know that it's only one person not even two people doing this.
Oke we got it boss you don't like Aji.
Now can we move on with other subjects.
tico
United States - 10/12/2005 at 19:52

I don't get the meaning of the vOTE FOR TOUSSAINT T-SHIRT!
Did you mean Danny Toussaint? The other Toussaint is dead.
I just don't get it. Sorry.
Troy
United States - 10/12/2005 at 19:28

PB, let me tell you all the degrees that JCV aka Ajimal has:

B.S. nan bay kout lang
M.S. nan bullshitting
B.A. nan bay moun kout kauto nan do
Ph.D. nan Gin foli super star
Associate Degree nan pete moun (alo moun pou'l pete)
B.S nan gin foli chante
Ph.D. nan fe visie ak demagogi epi eseye viv sou moun (aka Eksplwate)

!!!!!
!!!!!!!
United States - 10/12/2005 at 15:58

Can't you guys leave the man alone.
nou degoutan oui ti messieu
What is this now: THE NATIONAL INQUIRER.
What are you guys going to do next to your superstar:LIFE STYLE OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS.
To quote Bali like it or not Agimal is your superstar.
Maryse
United States - 10/12/2005 at 13:40

P.B
Thanks for asking,Agimal has degrees in Fétology and in Konpalogy only.
Seriously speaking,I (JCV not Agimal) have a wall in my basement that is quite busy with Graduation pictures,Diplomas and Awards.My fields are Business Administration and Psychology.
Like many artists I chose to give "Agimal" (the artist) to the public and I reserve the right to keep(JCV)my private life for friends and family, and I hope that you will help me in keeping it that way.There is no need to put my C.V here.
Agimal is the man that you and the public see on the carnival float,at the parties and behind the mic of Trankill etc...
Mr. J.C Vivens is a complete different person that very few people really know,he is a father,a husband,a family man,a counsellor to more than 200 people,a professional.
You need to understand that "Agimal"(just like Trankill and Haiti à Suivre)is a product of JCV ,and that JCV is not a product of Agimal.
J.C.Vivens est "né" à Port-au Prince,Agimal été "crée" à New York.
J'espère que tu comprends bien qu'il y a une difference entre ces deux personages.
Je souhaite aussi que tu auras l'amabilité de me comprendre et de respecter ma demande cher monsieur.
No more answers to personal questions.
I will only come here to talk show biz.

QUE LA PAIX SOIT AVEC VOUS.

JCV <info@trankillmusic.com>
Wheaton, MD United States - 10/11/2005 at 21:33

Flash ! Flash ! Flash ! Le candidat à la Présidence évincé Dumarsais Siméus obtient gain de cause à la Cour de cassation (avocat)
Posté le mardi 11 octobre 2005
Par Radio Kiskeya

La Cour de cassation (tribunal suprême) a rendu mardi à Port-au-Prince un arrêt autorisant le multimillionnaire haïtien établi aux Etats-Unis Dumarsais Siméus, candidat à la Présidence du parti TET ANSANM, à briguer la magistrature suprême, selon l’un de ses avocats Me Guerdy Lissade. spp/RK

Today's Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2005
By: HPN - 10/11/2005

Dumarsais Siméus reprend sa course aux élections présidentielles

Le candidat à la présidence, Dumarsais Siméus est autorisé, ce mardi, à prendre part aux élections de 2005, suite à une décision de la cour de cassation.

L'avocat du candidat à la présidence, Me Guerdy Lissade, a confirmé ce mardi qu’une décision de la cour de cassation a autorisé M. Siméus à participer aux prochaines joutes électorales. Il a déclaré qu'il acheminera cette décision au CEP pour que son client soit inscrit sur la liste des candidats à la présidence.

Dumarsais Siméus a été écarté préalablement par le Conseil Electoral Provisoire de la course présidentielle, ainsi que par le bureau du contentieux électoral, pour une question de double nationalité.

A l'issue d’un conseil des ministres spécial, le chef du gouvernement intérimaire, Gérard Latortue, a annoncé que la date du premier tour des élections pourra être reculée de deux à trois semaines.

La décision de la cour de cassation rendue en faveur de Siméus, porte à 35 le nombre de candidats à la présidence autorisés à faire campagne.
HPN

PARLONS DE CHOSES SERIEUSES
BEL- AIR, UNITED STATES United States - 10/11/2005 at 21:18

P Ajimal, I agree that there are Vivens with Degrees like any other haitians in the diaspora, I congratulate them and it is great for them. But Ajimal, could you please tell us how many degrees do you have and in what field in the name of your family?

P.B.
P.B.
United States - 10/11/2005 at 17:13

Sil vou plé misye Mistake,
Pliz di nou "what is TNH,Telemax and who is Bregard,Roupy and Savaille." Nou menm ki sou planet saa nou pa konnen konbyen millia de Ayisyen kap gade televizion, kap tande radyo. Nou te panse ke pep la pat gen tan pou dyaspora kap fe gro neg le yo tounen Ayiti.

Pliz di nou sil vou ple de what is TNH,Telemax and who is Bregard,Roupy and Savaille.
???
United States - 10/11/2005 at 08:56

Ajimal moune icit pap ba ou credi poutan yo espere ke ou baye zott credi.sa sa ye.
After reading miss E, I check out the trankill site.I can say that there is room for improvment,but after reading the news part moin ka di nou ke si moin te Ajimal moin pa tap minm repon nou.
If I was Aji after being on Bregar Anderson's show,on TNH,Telemax,ticket Magazine and other radio & T.V shows in Haiti,New York and New Jersey talking to millions of Haitians I will not even ever ever ever come here on echo to interact with a handful of bon a rien,people who don't even know or understand what is TNH,Telemax and who is Bregard,Roupy and Savaille.
Many of you here are simply retarded,dumb,or plain stupid.
kite neg la en repo.
si nou pa ka aprecier effort ke li ap fe, you jou nap pedi aji minm jan ke nou pedi Farah, Luc Bernar,and others.
decourajman.decourajman.
poutan nou minm nou pap fe you pa kita you pa nago.
Aji bon courage.kinbe la.like the man said
Fe zafe ou.pa okipe moun kap ranse.

mistake
United States - 10/11/2005 at 08:18

Bali ou se sipesta tou wi.

You must realize that the 3 people posting here on the board are just bored. They just need a distraction. Nothing more, nothing less. Believe it 99.9% of the community don't even know about those comments on the superstar.
??????????
United States - 10/10/2005 at 22:58

{let's give them something to talk about} is a strategy used by holywood stars whenever they feel that their rating is getting low.
love them - hate them - hate to love them or love to hate them will play in their favor down the line.
that's the life and the game plan of all superstars.
the man agimal is and has been the news here in washington.
as long as he is the subject of your daily conversation and here on echo,on the radio,on the news papers,on the news letters,on your phone,at your dinner table,your mail and your e-mail,he will be a real superstar(or your superstar for real)whether you like it or not.
washington/maryland i got news for you {agimal is your superstar}.
don't blame no one cuz you made him so.

bali
United States - 10/10/2005 at 19:12

H - Mwen tande min'm bagay la tou. I mean, mwen fe min'm rev la tou wi -Gro Kontra devan l'eternel.

Ajimal, Comme se Washington DC ou abite, combien musiciens Djaz la ki abite Washington. Combien de fois Djaz la jwe Washington, DC - pou ou ap di Trankill is a Washington based band ... OU FEK FE FOT ANKO TI CHERI.... CRETIN.

Mwen visite website ou an. Foto sa yo pabon min'm. Fe lot foto ak musiciens ou yo.
Miss E
United States - 10/10/2005 at 18:28

Fe atansyon wi, Agimal, di yo ki le Trankill apral jwe an Haiti. Mwen apran ke ou siye ou gwo kontra pou Trankill.

Pale yo!!!
H!
United States - 10/10/2005 at 17:16

Si Ajimal te onet ak tet-li, fok li gin ase kouraj pou li ta di ke pa jam gin ou grin moun nan Washington ki ko jana tande al we danse Trankill. Epi, se pa jodi-a, Agimal ap goumin avek mikro, min pi gwo pwoblem seke mikro pa rinmin misie. Wa di se ou nom depi mikro we bouch ajimal, li twipe.

BCB
BCB
United States - 10/10/2005 at 17:08

"Trankill is an Haitian band based in Washington D.C,just like the Skins is a foot ball team based in D.C"
You're out of it man, keep on dreaming...
If I were you I'd fire my consultant (s)...
Please don't use that analogy.Planet wap viv lan kijan li rele???
Mimi
United States - 10/10/2005 at 14:07

Agimal take a minute listen to yourself.
What constitutes the Washington DC area?
Sa-a se pase moun nan betiz mezanmi...
si diaz de gren gauch sa'a se kompa lap jwe la'a, nou vraiman bezwen definisyon mo "kompa"...
Se swa zanmi'w yo pa onet, ou byen ou pa aksepte kritic... paske fok yon moun ta vraiman ignoran de kompa pou yo ta mete lajan yo nan sa'a.
You just don't know when to give up... A ton age mon cher frere, pa koute kole'w ou paka chante...

o!o!
United States - 10/10/2005 at 14:01

Belle reponse Agi.
Tres belle reponse.
My man Stan listen. Stan baby <-stop-just stop. baby you are so raz->.
Now when is Djakout coming to town.Somebody please.
Elsie P
United States - 10/10/2005 at 12:07

Give them enough rope, sooner or later they hang themselves.
Open mouth insert foot.
Stan Joseph
Green Meadows, MD United States - 10/10/2005 at 11:30

Miss E
If you really think that Agimal is a crétin...think again.
Pa kriyé ti chérie
Nou pap baré wout lot diaz yo.Nou pap janm konsa.
However you need to understand that I went to Haiti to WORK,to promote my product which is TRANKILL and the website, for the opening of the school in Meyer and to collect some data for the book.
NOU PA NAN BIZNISS BARE WOUT - NOU NAN BIZNISS FE WOUT POU MOUN.
As far as I understand it,Rafrechi and Star one are based in Columbia Maryland.If you look on the Rafrechi album cover you will see "Rafrechi live in Maryland" and on the Trankill album cover you can read:"Washington DC" creole Caribbean band.
Therefore from a business stand point and as a marketing strategy I'm promoting Trankill
as a Washington D.C based band living the room for Rafrechi to go anywhere to promote their album as a Maryland based band. On radio Ibo I did talk about Rafrechi of Maryland and Majik Konpa of Michigan as new bands doing good in promoting our music in those states.
Do you think that if Joe Gibbs, the coach of the Redskins, was doing an interview about the Skins,he would say that there are two football teams in Wasington D.C because the Ravens are in Maryland.
Just answer that question.
The Redskin home-stadium is in Landover Maryland,but THEY represent Washington D.C while the Ravens represent Maryland.
Trankill is an Haitian band based in Washington D.C,just like the Skins is a foot ball team based in D.C
Pa gen fot la ti chou.
Siw kanpé sou zin ou pap janm konprann sa- siw konprann bizniss la wap wè clè.
JCV <trankill@trankillmusic.com>
Wheaton , MD United States - 10/10/2005 at 10:10

Miss E
If you really think that Agimal is a crétin...think again.
Pa kriyé ti chérie
Nou pap baré wout lot diaz yo.Nou pap janm konsa.
However you need to understand that I went to Haiti to WORK,to promote my product which is TRANKILL and the website, for the opening of the school in Meyer and to collect some data for the book.
NOU PA NAN BIZNISS BARE WOUT - NOU NAN BIZNISS FE WOUT POU MOUN.
As far as I understand it,Rafrechi and Star one are based in Columbia Maryland.If you look on the Rafrechi album cover you will see "Rafrechi live in Maryland" and on the Trankill album cover you can read:"Washiagton DC" creole Caribbean band.
Therefore from a business stand point and as a marketing strategy I'm promoting Trankill
as a Washington D.C based band living the room for Rafrechi to go anywhere to promote their album as a Maryland based band. On radio Ibo I did talk about Rafrechi of Maryland and Majik Konpa of Michigan as new bands doing good in promoting our music in those states.
Do you think that if Joe Gibbs, the coach of the Redskins, was doing an interview about the Skins,he would say that there are two football teams in Wasington D.C because the Ravens are in Maryland.
Just answer that question.
The Redskin home-stadium is in Landover Maryland,but THEY represent Washington D.C while the Ravens represent Maryland.
Trankill is an Haitian band based in Washington D.C,just like the Skins is a foot ball team based in D.C
Pa gen fot la ti chou.
Siw kanpé sou zin ou pap janm konprann sa- siw konprann bizniss la wap wè clè.
JCV <trankill@trankillmusic.com>
Wheaton , MD United States - 10/10/2005 at 10:09

Word on the street is that November 12 will be a memorable show for Carimi as they will be accompanied by the Queen of Zouk, Teeyah and have chosen the Washington, DC area to celebrate their 4th birthday with their fans. Carlo, Richard and Michael invite all their fans to come and enjoy the "Haitian heat" which is what they are bringing us at the Hollywood Ballroom. They have a special show that they have been preparing for sometime now and November 12 is the night. Carimi, the ultimate neo-classical compas group with the infectious compas rhythms will keep you and your loved one on your feet for the duration of the show. Words can never describe Carimi. You must come and experience these guys live on stage as they will bless you with their soulful Compas sound that kept them on top for the last 4 years. Tickets can be purchased at www.ceepcorecords.com

CEEPCO RECORDS <sales@ceepco.com>
Silver Spring, MD United States - 10/09/2005 at 10:20

AGIMAL..... Ou fek fe fot ... CRETIN ....
AGIMAL..... Ou fek agi mal anko ... MOVE PLAN....

Sakpase Rafrechi avek Star One ...... Yo pa existe nan book Agimal ap ekri a?
Ou bien se bare wap bare chemin ti missieu yo (by any mean) avek zafe tran-kill ou an.

Miss E
United States - 10/08/2005 at 12:12

Agimal- My man, you have the nerve to say that Trankill is the only band in Washington? My gosh- you are something else. Why don't you try to give props to the other bands trying to make it like Trankill. Agimal di ke lap travay pou li fe mot COMPAS fe parti de dictionaire, pa blie essaye non pa'w, paske gin ampil moun ki ta rinmin konnin vre definition agimal sa. Paske se mal selman ou agi, ou bosal min'm.
"Le maestro et chanteur Jean de Vivens alias “agi” était de passage en Haïti,le week-end écoulé pour laprésentation d’une nouvelle formation musicale dénommée « Trankill », qu’il considère comme étant le seul et Unique groupe musicale haïtien basé à Washington DC."
Presentateur TNH lan min'm, li ta verifie istwa Agimal lan, avan ke li mete yon bagay konsa nan figi moun. Only in Haiti-
Nathalie
P-au-P, Haiti - 10/08/2005 at 11:44

Well well- mwen espere ke moun haiti, miami, ny et lot kote pa pense ke moun washington aussi mediocre ke Prince Agi- Si se sa nou foutu------------- By the way, Prince Agi, do you have those interviews on DVD? Go ahead man, do your thing!
Nahima
United States - 10/08/2005 at 11:26

Min ni papa

Une nouvelle formation musicale dénommée « Trankill », qu’Agimal considère comme étant le seul et UTique groupe musicale haïtien basé à Washington DC.

He said the exact same thing whereever he goes.... Big up Agimal

T Bab
United States - 10/08/2005 at 00:25

greetings all,

i would like to invite you all to
Mic Check: A Poetry Cafe,
on Saturday, October 8th at 6:30pm. This event is a fundraiser for a family from New Orleans displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
There will be 2 featured artists performing, Messiah and Akua as well as an open mic, juice bar and other vendors.
Admission is $5. Location is 770 Park Rd. Nw WDC.
Check us out at www.nicharts.org.
hope to see you all there.

By the way, i haven't been on the board in a minute, but yall sure do keep it on fire! yall had me crackin' up :^)

www.nicharts.org
Akua, Nich Cultural Arts, Inc. <Akua79@yahoo.com>
Hyattsville, Md United States - 10/08/2005 at 00:13

To all the fans and friends of Trankill
You may see the interview I did on Télévision National Dhaiti that was aired all over the country this past Tuesday and Wednesday if you go to the TNH website.
www.tnh.ht
You need to scrol down to the show "RAPADOU".
Since there are many shows on line and they are updated every week,you need to check it out ASAP while it's still on.
You will also get an idea of the video that we are working on.

Vous parlez -- Je travaille--

Que la paix soit avec vous.

JCV <trankill@trankillmusic.com>
Wheaton, MD United States - 10/07/2005 at 18:15

It's been a while since I came on broad. Stan/SAtan you are showing to Agi and the rest of us here that you are indeed doing the devil's job.
Now that you are uncovered & discovered,the devil is letting you loose and you starting to curse the visitors of this forum.
Neg you vekse ou bien vekse min yo pat diw mot betiz.Ou minm wap di ou paket betiz la Cuz.
We and the site manager have been asking for some respect here,and lately we've been having some interesting issues here without dirty words.If you can't continue to keep your cool,just back off baby.
Agimal femin bouche ou la deja,wap fe wont sevi colere.
You sound really upset,possess,mad like a real devil sent messenger.
Pran sanw,I think you are loosing your mind bro.
This is only echodhaiti.
Wa fou wi ti papa si wap swiv Agimal.The man is a master brain and a master grain.
It's people like you who really make Agimal shine.Today he makes you look a true vilain.
You choose to be the king of hell,while he choose to be a soldier in paradise.
Satan Wow - I just realize that it's MIDNIGHT

L'heure a DIAB.

le peuple
United States - 10/07/2005 at 00:08

IS RAFRECHI PLAYING ANYTIME SOON ?
DO YA'LL KNOW?
CUZ I HAVENT HEARD ABOUT THEM SINCE THE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED IN DE.
Princess
Wheaton, md United States - 10/06/2005 at 22:19

OK! it's on!

bbb, which subscription you got? Platinum? Gold? or Silver?
Which one of trankill's shows did you pay to attend? or did you get in for free just to suck [edited - sitemgr]?
Who the hell is AGimal that we have to stand here and accept this bullsh*t? The site is weak. you knowit. I know it. The fan club is BS. Pure, sticking BS. TVice cant ask for $200 fan club and they sell records.

bbb, give AGi's wife a chance, man, get off [edited - sitemgr].
Stan
MD United States - 10/06/2005 at 18:22

Stan,mon cher ou blemmmmmmmme a mort man.
Agi did corner you badly - you need to just stop your non sense.ki te neg la en repo mal.
nap pile tete satan nan echo.
we said no more hater here.
bbb
United States - 10/06/2005 at 17:54

Hmmmmm! Sa- a rèd........
Ayiti
United States - 10/06/2005 at 17:24

I actually didn't want to get into a Echo classic battle, but what de hell!!
Agimal, I have no issues with you and your bizniss. Nahima pitched you what baseball people might call "a meatball." Meaning, a slow ball right over the plate so you could knock it out of the park (if youknowhatimean)
Nahima, he/she went a bit over the top on hte praising of the site (basic site)and then asked to elaborate on your "book" (meatball). As an umpire, as shook my head and said that he/she should "have head examined"

now, I'm a hater and so on... so, I came back a counter punched. Bro, get off the high horse and do your bizniss. Remember, All bizniss aint legal and all bizniss aint ethical. Microsoft can be criticized so can JCV Productions.
epi dat sit.
Stan Joseph
Green Meadows, MD United States - 10/06/2005 at 14:57

Agimal, an bon kreyol, nou di se pa tout chyen ki jape'w ou vire gade. Why do you need to explain yourself to this person? Handle your bizniss my man, sot ki pou pa bay inbesil pou pa pran.
Nahima
United States - 10/06/2005 at 13:49

Just to let you know that I will not be going on a stupid battle here on echo with any evil person that I can't put a face to the name.
I can discuss certain things here on echo,but as a business man I will not discuss anything with people like Stan that will not generate me any money and will only satisfy his malicious behavior and curiosity.
You may push the button as much as you like,you will not get a green light.
I will not post here what you don't need to know. EPI THAT'S IT.
I did not do a website for the fun of it,it's not a joke,people are joinning the club.On my next live shows with Léon Dimanche on October 23,at Los Arrieros you'll see some of them.
This is not Trankillmusic.FUN
It's trankillmusic.COM.

However once again I'm going to prove to this hater too that I'm not Nahima.
Nahima's 1st entry was posted at 8:56 am on Friday the 30th of September, my flight from Reagan Airport left Washington at 7am the same day.
No hard feeling Stan and other haters,I already know that I'm above you all,but on 9/30/05 AT 8:56am,I was 38.000 feet above you Guys.
Nahima's second entry was posted on Saturday October the 1st at 11:14 am at that time I was live in P-AU-P on "Radio Ibo" with Acelsio the singer of the band "Show Off" and his manager with the show host Josias Pierre on a show on Haitian music video and the history of the Haitian music in Washington D.C.

I have that show on DVD and on VHS - Stan and other haters I'll be glad to sell you a copy.
If we were in court today and my lawyers present these concrete evidences,and you have only your assumptions - ou tap pèdi pou nèg sott kap palé fatras.
Every time someone write something positive about me, the haters are quick to say that it's me writing on another name.

Let me say it one more time: "Mwen pa pè nou"

STAN can you see how close your name is to SATAN

Every time you tap on the keyboard to write something negative about me "PITIT BONDYE SA",ask your self if YOU are or are not doing the DEVIL'S work.
I'm only praying that you can turn all that hate into LOVE.

QUE LA PAIX SOIT AVEC VOUS.

JCV <www.trankillmusic.com>
Wheaton, MD United States - 10/06/2005 at 13:36

gen yon paket jako kap poste sou boad la, depi yon moun touse, yo krache... yon paket divino, nou toujou konen "Who's who". Keep on guessing. Sispann kritike, kontribie.. Sou fo mouvman selman nou kanpe...
O!O!
United States - 10/06/2005 at 11:41

JCV/Nahima,

You asked for $500 for a fan club membership. YOu cann't give away 100 tickets people as a band. Interviews, books, cds, PLLLLLEEEASSSEE, means NOTHING these days. Selling interviews, books and cds mean something.

You can build it, but will they come? Remember, you threw the first punch.I had to counter.
Stan Joseph
Green Meadows, MD United States - 10/06/2005 at 10:59

Ho!Ho!Ho!- Your assumption is completely wrong- come again my friend.
Ho!Ho!Ho!= Prince Agi 's little brother, that makes you Duke Ho! Ho! Ho!
Nahima
United States - 10/06/2005 at 09:15

Nahima = Agimal
Ho Ho Ho
United States - 10/06/2005 at 07:38

Wow- Agimal Interesting posting! Congratulations to you, you're all the map dawg, you do you, and let the haters talk- We need people like your sisters in Haiti, put your money where your mouth is- Again congrats Prince Agi- Whoaaaaaaaaaaaa.... That's hot! BTW, are you from Jacmel? Do you have a PR in the DC area? Look forward to reading your book-
Nahima
United States - 10/05/2005 at 11:25

Bon, tout haters yo, kote achievement pa nou? Ipokrit yo sezi, nou pat konnin La Famille Vivens se yon keksyon de grande personne Dr. MS. BS. Nou menm se sou FM (fo Mouvman)nou kanpe... ipokrit yo sezi...
O!O!
United States - 10/05/2005 at 11:11

"I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY: THIS COMMUNITY HAS LOST 2 IMPORTANT PEOPLE .... LUC BERNARD & FARAH MOISE".
Kisa ki rive yo? Are they ok?

O!O!
United States - 10/05/2005 at 11:08

To Nahima I say thank you for visiting the Trankill website.
To Stan and all the other haters out there,I like to say while you were writing your negative comments on echo I was in Haiti openning a new school in Meyer Jacmel.
In 2003 when my sisters & I went to Haiti we realized that many kids were travelling from Cayes Jacmel,Marigot,and Meyer to the city of Jacmel pour recevoir le pain de l'instruction.Anpil ti moune sa yo sé maché yo maché pou yal lékol nan ville Jacmel.
Since last year,we've been building a school in Meyer,and the project was finally ready this month.We had a late start since school now open in Haiti in September,but better late than never.We wanted everything to be perfect,or at least close to it. We wanted to hire qualified people,from the best teachers to the servants.
A special mass was made in the church St Therese on Sunday October the 2nd,and our school CENTRE D'ETUDES CLASSIQUES DE MEYER officially open on Monday October the 3rd.
It's an all brick beautiful two story building.If you wish to see the project I 'll be glad to show you a video and you will see me and my sister Doctor Solanges Vivens live in Meyer Jacmel at the openning ceremony of our school. Father Domond and Father Bertrand did the blessing,and my sister Solanges cut the ribbon.
Stan, this is only the beginning,it's not too late for you and others to join me and the Vivens Family in this wonderful job that we are doing for the children of Haiti.
We spent our money up front to build something that will help the future of thousand of litlle Haitians,and employement to many.
You also need to know that my sister Mirlène who is now living in Meyer was a school administrator in Canada in the 1970's,she worked in Haiti at L'Institue Haitiano Americain in the 1980's,she was in the 1990's the Director of VMT Education Center (OUR NURSING SCHOOL) here in Washington D.C.
Since she returned to Haiti,she has been working very hard in educating young minds.She was the administrator of L'Université de Notre Dame in Jacmel until this past June. Even now that she has her own ichool she is still Teaching at the university.She also has an organization called Petits Artists de Meyer(PAM)among other things that she is doing in Haiti.
I went to Meyer for the 1st time of my life in 2002 to visit my sister.In 2003 I took some friends with me to the Jacmel carnival to have fun. In October 2003 I went back to Meyer with my sisters Dr.Solanges Vivens and Antonine Vivens Larochelle who has a Master Degree in Education to see how we can help.
I'm challenging you and the other haters to turn all that HATE that you like to share here on echo into LOVE by being the sponsor (PARRAIN/MARRAINE)of one of our kids.
My # is (240)463-7196 or send me an e-mail so I can tell you how YOU TOO can help.
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Talking about Trankill
Music is in my blood - I do it because I love doing it,but it's not the center of my life.It' not the source of my income,so to me it's more like a hobby.
Although I don't take music as a career,I still would like to see my music projects go beyond the perimeters of the Washington D.C area.
For that matter I hire a P.R person in Haiti,and let me tell you that she is doing a wonderful job.
During my stay in Haiti,I did a series of interviews on radio Solidarité,radio Ibo,Radio Caraibes,Télé National,Télémax,Ticket Magazine(Le Nouveliste).
In those interviews I talk about the History of Haitian music in Washington,the Haitian community, Trankill and the book that I'm writing on Konpa Music.

Que la paix soit avec vous.

JCV <trankill@trankillmusic.com>
Wheaton, MD United States - 10/05/2005 at 10:27

I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY: THIS COMMUNITY HAS LOST 2 IMPORTANT PEOPLE .... LUC BERNARD & FARAH MOISE.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT WE'LL BE LOSING MORE VERY MORE. THAT'S WHY IT'S SO BORING HERE.
R
United States - 10/05/2005 at 07:21

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United States - 10/03/2005 at 09:54

"if Nahima is a real person HE?SHE should have head examined"
Stan, can you clarify the above comment? Anyhow- O!O! if you need more info , please visit trankill's website...
Nahima
United States - 10/01/2005 at 11:14