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Roosevelt Augustin who is the Vice President of The Christian Movement for a New Haiti and is the candidate for Gonaives' Mayor, has been released from jail after one month of his arrest. All the charges against Augustin have been dropped on the basis that his arrest was based on arbitrary grounds. It is being said that his arrest on 26th April, 2013 was initiated after an illegal call by Youri Latortue, which is the advisor to President of Haiti, Michel Martelly.

It was claimed by Latortue that Augustin, who was elected as director of a school operating under the program of Free and Compulsory Education, committed fraud but Augustin, has since the very beginning, claimed that he was innocent. One day after Augustin declared his candidature for the post of Mayor for Gonaives, he was arrested.

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The Minister of Justice in Haiti, Jean Renel Sanon, confirmed that 29 school principals were arrested in the West and Artibonite Departments, specifically Gonaives. The school principals have been running some of the public and private schools in the region for fraud. It includes school principals of both public and private.

Minis Jistis la, Jean Renel Sanon, konfime ke 29 direktè lekòl yo te arete nan Gonaives. Li gen ladan l direktè lekòl nan piblik ak prive.

Sa Se Pou Dwet Long Siperye!

If this is to be true, do we have any role models left in the country

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The verdict was pronounced on the killer of Haitian College student, Rooldine Lindor. Eddy Sterlin Mendoza was convicted to spend 30 years in Dominican prison for the assassination of Rooldine Lindor. The Police officer involved did not receive a sentense.

In addition, it was determined by the court that Student Rooldine Lindor was not raped by her bandit.

As you may remember, Rooldine Lindor was 20 year old, College Student who was murdered in an apartment in the Dominican Republic on July 12, 2011. The report indicated that she was looking for an apartment when her assailants murdered her.

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Jean Rene Duperval a former Haitian telecom director was recently sentenced to a 9 year jail term for bribery charges. Duperval was the director of international relations for Haiti Telecom, the sole provider of land line telephone service in Haiti a company which was allowed to transact with foreign telephone companies to provide various telephone services across the countries. He was arrested with charges of having engaged in various questionable activities between the years 2003 and 2006 where evidence shows that he was actually engaging in money laundering schemes and hiding the fact with various ways developed to evade the long arm of law.

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Jean Rene Duperval, a senior telecommunications official in Haiti whom everyone highly thought of was found guilty on corruption charges of having received a bribe from two Miami based companies by the names Cinergy and Terra, in order to give them a lucrative long-distance phone contracts in the Caribbean nation. Evidence at his trial in March showed he took almost $500,000 in bribes. He was hired as Haiti Teleco's director of international relations by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2003, is the first Haitian government official to be convicted at trial by the Justice Department under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The law prohibits American businesses from paying bribes to foreign businesses and government officials.

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The Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) arrested Clifford Brandt, a businessman and entrepreneur, accused of kidnapping two youths, Coralie and Nicolas Moscoso. They were abducted on Bourdon Road. The kidnapping laid bare a network of abductors, who have been targeting victims for abduction for many years.

The arrest occurred on October 16, 2012 by the Cell Against Kidnapping and Criminal Brigade of the Haitian National Police (HNP). Five other suspects connected to the abduction were also taken into custody.

The abduction network has spread to the HNP. Senior command police officers and inspectors, past and present, have been implicated in abduction plots across Haiti. In particular, Inspector Edner Comé is being actively pursued, considered armed and dangerous.

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An incident that took place over three Months ago. The sport announcer for Radio Television Caraibes, Ronald Vaval, opened fire on Alain Lamothe who allegedly had an affair with his wife. It was reported that Ronald Vaval found his wife with Alain Lamothe in an intimate position; something that obviously he couldn't take.
Do you think this is necessary?

There is a Haitian proverb that say: Kout Manchet nan Dlo Pa Gin Mak"

It was reported that Ronald Vaval had left Haiti following his act but somehow returned to Haiti. Does that make any sense?

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The first time that President Michel Martelly took a position on the illegal arrest of Deputy Arnel Belizaire was a few days after he arrived at Airport Toussaint Louverture, in Port-au-Prince. The president stated clearly that he's not implicated in the affair of Arnel Belizaire "Ni de près ni de loin".

"Ni de près ni de loin"

How many people believe the president was telling the truth when he said that he was not implicated in the affair of Arnel Belizaire "Ni de près ni de loin"?

On the other hand, President Michel Martelly was quick to ask for forgiveness for crimes committed by the Haitian Military. He was willing to ask for forgiveness in front of the Haitian public for a group that has committed many crimes in the past and with which he has nothing to do with. In another term, President was not implicated with the Haitian military : Ni de près ni de loin"

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Breaking News. Major development in the case of Jean-Claude Duvalier in Haiti.

The Haitian authority is currently at Caribe Convention Center where they are interviewing the former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier to determine what they should do next. According to Henry Robert Sterlin, who is the attorney for Jean-Claude Duvalier, there will be a decision today on whether to have Jean-Claude Duvalier arrested or t order him out of the country.

Human Rights activists want Jean-Claude Duvalier to be arrested for looting Haiti of billions in aids and for murdering thousands of Haitians by his Tonton Macoute
What do you think?

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Three arrested for forcing Haitians into forced Labor in Florida.

The Haitian "Joudalist" has learned that US Justice Department arrested Carline Ceneus, Cabioch Bontemps and Willy Edward for convincing a total of thirty four (34) Haitians to go to Gainsville, Florida to do farm work in hope to give them permanent US residency.

According to the indictment, these three: Carline Ceneus, Cabioch Bontemps and Willy Edward make these Haitians pick beans and peas and also took their passport to prevent them from leaving the field.

Additionally, the US Justice Department stated that the three were also involved in visa fraud.

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