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Haiti's Cozy Joseph is a leading information technology specialist and philanthropist in both her mother-country Haiti and Florida. She is professionally an IT specialist for Florida Power and Light. Along with Dr. Serge Thys from the Psychiatry Department at Columbia Hospital in Florida, Dr. Ronald Romear, a pediatrician in Florida, and other Florida-based professionals founded the New York-based non-profit and humanitarian organization called the Gaskov Clergé Foundation. Named after the famous humanitarian Gaskov Clergé, the foundation aims to promote education, health, sports, and the sciences to make a difference in Haiti and the United States through acquiring donations.

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Obesity has taken the life of Dominique Lanoise, whose fight and struggle against being overweight was documented. In a documentary produced by television show TLC, it can be seen how the 40-year-old Haitian woman spent the last few months of her life trying to lose weight.

Dominique Lanoise, who was living in Miami, Florida, weighed 625lbs, preventing her from walking and moving too much. She was virtually imprisoned in her own house for almost 20 years because she couldn't even get out of her own bed. No clothes can fit her and that was why she was only covered in sheets. Her daughters took turns in feeding, washing and caring for her.

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Bruny Surin, a naturalized Canadian and native of Cap-Haïten, Haiti, was born on July 2, 1967. He represented Canada for the first time at the 1987 Pan American Games in the long-jump.

In 1988, Italian coach Franco Barucci took Bruny Surin under his wing and encouraged him to forgo the long-jump for the 100-meter instead. Barucci bargained that Surin could finish the 100-meter in 10.10 seconds. At the Canadian Championship Games, Surin came within four one-hundredths of a second of completing the race in 10.10 seconds.

As a professional runner, Surin has amassed six Gold Medals, two Silver, and two Bronze. He won one of his three Gold Medals for the 4x100-meter relay at the 1996 Olympic Games. He won two more Gold Medals for the 4x100-meter at the World Championships at Gothenburg in 1995 and at Athens in 1997. He won yet another two Gold Medals for the 60-meter at the World Indoor Championships, in Toronto in 1993, and at Barcelona in 1995. His final Gold Medal was won at the 1998 Goodwill games.

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He is of the Haitian origin but resides in Americas New Jersey. Tyrone Edmond is one of the few people from, Haiti to make it to the modeling industry especially since he is male. He has for the last couple of years been involved with the industry and has had various deals all over the world where he is involved with various activities associated with modeling.

This is the reason why Tyrone Edmond is much loved in his country and why he is also so famous all over the world. He is also associated with music being a proud owner of a music label Global Music Brand. There are some great names associated with this brand such as Kat Deluna who is a great friend to the model. He is also recruiting various great and upcoming artists such as 86 who in the near future could be the next big shots in the industry.

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Ronald Nelson, known by his popular name Roro Nelson, advisor to President Michel Martelly, has been accused of three separate incidences of violence he is alleged to have committed, one involving an ex-girlfriend. Speaking at a press conference, he refuted all charges against him, blaming the Haiti press for printing lies, damaging his reputation.

His ex, Astride Pantal, accused him of an assault to her person with a deadly weapon, which he denies. But the Dorchester County, Massachusetts Court has put him on probation for the incident. In another violent episode, a woman accused Ronald Nelson of pulling out a hand-gun and threatening her with it.

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Roger Lafontant (1931-1991), known as the former leader of Tonton Macoutes, a death squad he founded. While at medical school, attempted a 1991 coup d'etat to oust Ertha Pascal-Trouillot's provisional government that later led to his death in prison.

A loyalist supporter of President François Duvalier, a despot whose family ruled Haiti for three decades, Roger Lafontant was appointed Minister of Interior and National Defense in 1972, under Jean-Claude Duvalier, the son of the elder Duvalier. But his personal ambitions caused Duvalier to re-assign him as consul in Montreal, Canada. However, hereturned to Haiti in 1983, and was promoted to higher office as Minister of State for the Interior and National Defense. Apparently, he had learned his lesson.

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The head of state in Haiti was on Friday faced with challenge from the members of the senate including Turnep Delpe as he was preparing to publish the amended constitution. The head of the National progressive democratic party of Haiti, Mr. Turnep Delpe addressed the media saying that the amended constitution was not properly representing the views of the people of Haiti. He said that if the president would publish the constitution prior to the consensus of the senate, the will be a political divide in the country. President Michel Martely was expected to give consent to the publication of the constitution.

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Bruno Blanchet is a prominent Haitian who was the Acting President of the Republic of Haiti. He was nick named in French as Bruno Blanchet the Elder which means one thousand seven hundred sixty. He was experienced and important personnel of Jean-Jacques Dessalines government of Haiti.

Emperor Dessalines was assassinated while he was about to make an important reform about former landless slaves of the state. His decision made a lot of senior staff of the government angry and he was killed, as a result, in 1806 by his staffs including Alexandre Petion, Jean-Pierre Boyer, Andre Rigaud, Bruno Blanchet and some others.

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The artiste Georges Loubert Chancy was born in Gros Mornes, Haiti. He joined the Skah Shah 1 band and became one of the most notable members of the group. In 1969 to 1972 Georges Loubert Chancy was a member of Shleu Shleu. He is a composer of many of the songs the band has done and outstandingly one of the original members of the group. Georges Loubert Chancy is one of the best Haitian Saxophone Players of all time.

This first solo album of leader Skah Shah was born after the conflict between him and Ya Appolon for "control, direction or musical direction" of Skah Shah. Some of the members of the group besides include Daniel Block who plays the Tenor saxophone, Anderson Cameau who does the trumpet and Jean-Michel Victor St. does the singing while others contribute to the harmony to come up with the melodious songs you listen to each day.

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The Haitian American Professionals Coalition (HAPC) has welcomed Professor Diana Bien-Aime as its new executive director. She is a Speech Communications teacher at Miami Dade College and was chosen to head the HAPC due to her knowledge, passion, and leadership skills. HAPC chairman Attorney Richard Champagne said the coalition is very fortunate that it will be led by someone like her. He expressed confidence that she will be able to carry out initiatives that will fulfill HAPC's mission.

Diana Bien-Aime couldn't hide her excitement over joining HAPC. She said she is looking forward to working with individuals who are determined, passionate and committed to creating a better community. She revealed HAPC's plans to encourage member commitment and participation in goal setting. HAPC will focus on economic development and strategic goal planning in order to fulfill its mission to provide policy advocacy, interventions, partnerships and civic engagement to the community.

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