Décidément, l’année 2018 est à marquer en lettres d’or dans les annales du sport haïtien. Après les Grenadières et leur participation his-torique à la coupe du monde U-20, Presnel Kim-pembe qui a apporté une touche haïtienne à la victoire des bleus en Russie, voilà donc Naomi Osaka qui enrichit une année sportive déjà bien féconde. La joueuse de tennis vient de remport-er son premier tournoi majeur face à une Sere-na Williams qu’on pensait invincible durant cette compétition.

Haïti - Japon – Floride : parcours atypique d’une jeune championne

Naomi Osaka est devenue en quelques jours à peine le symbole d’un monde de plus en plus ouvert, mul-ticulturel et cosmopolite, où chacun puise ses forces et son inspiration dans ses racines pour mieux se pro-jeter dans l’avenir. Il faut dire que la jeune champi-onne représente un trait d’union entre 3 univers qui n’étaient pas faits au départ pour se rencontrer. Haïti tout d’abord, d’où est originaire son père. Suite à la page 19

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NORTH MIAMI – Public Administrator Mac-Kinley Lauriston on Tuesday, Sep-tember 4, filed his candida-cy to become the next May-or of North Miami, getting the jump on three contend-ers considering campaigns to succeed Dr. Smith Joseph who is not eligible to run for a third consecutive term.

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Primary Medical Care Center Lauderdale Lakes branch celebrated

its First Year AnniversaryLAUDERDALE LAKES – It has al-ready been one year since Primary Medical Care Center & Urgent Care Clinic, one of the leading medical centers in South Florida offering state-of-the-art technology and genuine pa-tient-centered care for non-life-threat-ening medical problems, opened a new branch in Broward County.

The move came four years after the opening of its first branch in Miami in response to growing business and in-creasing demand for health care needs in the region. The Lauderdale Lakes branch’s official inauguration was grandiose;

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Public Administrator Mac-Kinley Lauriston launches campaignto succeed Dr. Smith Joseph as North Miami Mayor

À une journaliste qui lui (Naomi Osaka) demande comment elle gère cette double culture nippo-américaine, la joueuse lui rétorque, tout sourire, qu’elle est également haïtienne, qu’elle a grandi avec sa grand-mère haïtienne et que la culture haïtienne occupe aussi une part importante dans sa vie.

From 10:30 am to 2:30 pm, medical staff, administrative staff, and volunteers joined forces to wel-come about 200-plus patients for the big celebration.

“Today I am here to tell you that I’ve decided to step out in faith to place my future in the hands of God and the hands of the voters. I am declaring my candidacy to become the next mayor of the city of North Miami,” Lauriston said. (Photo Le Floridien)

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On Labor Day ‘Sweet Micky’ sours HaitiansBY VINETTE K. PRYCE

As Eastern Caribbean nation-als paraded queens and kings along Brooklyn’s Eastern Park-way on Labor Day, Haitian demonstrators displayed imag-es of “a fake king” and a “fake president of Haiti.”

“Michel “Sweet Micky” Mar-telly belongs in jail — not on the parkway for Labor Day,” a sign carried by protesters read.

Although feathers, sequins, flags, flour and oil took the spotlight to showcase mas-queraders reveling in Caribbe-an pride, heritage and culture amidst the revelry hundreds of Haitian nationals voiced protest against Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, the former president of the French-creole Caribbean island.

Martelly left office February 2016 after serving since 2011.

Brandishing signs calling for his arrest among their displays were images showcasing the former leader behind bars.

Declaring his status “persona non-grata in New York” while shouting, singing and dancing along the periphery of the offi-cial parade route, supporters of the July 7th Collective in Sup-port of the Haitian People dis-tracted spectators from watch-ing a Haitian group as they paraded from Schenectady Ave. to the Brooklyn Museum.

Along with members of KOMOKODA, Committee to Mobilize Against Dictatorship in Haiti they captivated atten-tion despite the fact they were not permitted to walk in the midst of legitimate revelers on the parade route.

“The July 7th 2018 Collec-tive has joined forces with KOMOKODA to denounce and to shut down Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly’s presence in New York City Ca-ribbean community Labor Day festivities,” a release said.

“He acts out the role of a vul-gar carnival king whose popu-larity made him president but in reality he was imposed as president of our country by Bill and Hillary Clinton to cover up the billions of dollars of Haiti earthquake relief money they stole.”

The statement continued – “The US gave Martelly free rein to loot billions from the PetroCaribe loans and from his $1.50 money transfer and five cents per-minute phone call illegal tax on the Haitian dias-pora. His lewd performances are merely a cover for him to launder illicit drug money and funds stolen from the Haitian treasury.”

Martelly has denied any mis-doings.

The once very popular, music specialist many became famil-iar with when he entertained as a deejay to become known as “Sweet Micky” described them to be false.

The damning condemnation here follows recent action tak-en by Martelly to support ac-countability for an investiga-tion into missing PetroCaribe funds.

“I reiterate my confidence in state institutions to conduct fair and impartial investigations in order to preserve the principle of the presumption of inno-cence and to establish the guilt of any institutions or individ-uals who deserve it if it is the case,” Martelly said.

Allegedly, “PetroCaribe is an oil alliance of many Caribbean states with Venezuela to pur-chase oil on conditions of pref-erential payment. The alliance was launched on June 29, 2005 in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.

In 2013, PetroCaribe agreed for links with the Bolivarian Alli-ance for the Americas (ALBA) to go beyond oil and promote economic cooperation.”

Martelly added: “It is well-known that most of these com-panies belong to well-known multinational and local and foreign investors and that the Haitian state or government, even less the presidential fami-ly of the 2011-2016 quinquen-nium holds no interest neither shares in these companies.

Haitians on the island have been protesting in the streets in demand of an inquiry into the use of PetroCaribe funds.

In response to the loud outcries for transparency Martelly said, “I remain sensitive to the echo of voices.”

“That is why I would like to state emphatically and clearly that I am in favor of account-ability for the use of PetroCa-ribe funds and all other gov-ernment funds that may have had dubious uses, in order to establish the truth and prevent all false and / or unjustified ac-cusations.”’

Source:caribbeanlifenews.com

Haiti’s former President Michel Martelly looks at the camera after voting in the Petion-Ville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. Associated Press / Ricardo Arduengo, File

- The U.S. deported 5,578 Haitians in 2017, a rise of 1699 percent from 310 in 2016- The increase is largely due to the Obama administration resuming deportations in late 2016 after suspending the majority of them due to major disasters in Haiti- The timing of the deportation spike coincided with a 203 percent increase in Haitian arrivals at the Southern U.S. border in 2016, which has since tapered off- The Trump administration has also made it harder for Hai-tians to come to the U.S., eliminating their eligibility for tem-porary agricultural and seasonal visas

By VALERIE BAUMAN

Deportations of Haitians from the U.S. rose 1699 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, largely due to a change in policy under the Obama administration at the end of his second term, according to government data.

In Fiscal Year 2017, 5,578 Haitians were expelled from the U.S. – a significant increase from the 310 who were deported in FY2016, making Haitians the fifth most-deported population behind Mexicans, Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans last year.

That increase coincided with an overall decrease in deportations from the U.S.: 226,119 people were re-moved in 2017, nearly 6 percent fewer than in 2016 when 240,255 people were deported, according to federal data.

The shift started in September 2016, just before the beginning of FY2017, when the Obama administra-tion announced that it had resumed removing Hai-tians who were in the country illegally.

The Obama administration had halted the practice in all but the most serious criminal of cases following a 2010 earthquake that wreaked long-lasting devasta-tion on the country's infrastructure.

The timing of the hike in deportations also coincided with a 203 percent surge in Haitians arriving at the southern U.S. border, according to 2016 government data.

Many Haitians had immigrated to Brazil in advance of that country hosting the 2014 World Cup, when jobs were available to develop infrastructure for the games. As those jobs dried up in 2015 and 2016, more Haitians began trying to relocate to the U.S. via the Southern U.S. border.

Haitian arrivals at that border rose to 3,643 immi-grants in 2016, up from 1,201 in 2015, according to U.S. Border Patrol and Customs data obtained by DailyMail.com.

That number rose again by 74 percent in 2017, with 6,399 Haitians arriving at Southern U.S. border crossings.

The flow of Haitians has since tapered off, with 1,029 arriving at one of the Southern U.S. border check-points in the first nine months of FY2018.

Deportation data for FY2018 was not yet available.

Pastor Dieufort Fleurissaint, of the Voice of the Gos-

pel Tabernacle church in Boston, said he has seen the impact that the increase in deportations has had with-in the Haitian community in the U.S. and during his travels to Haiti, which is also his home country.

'Haiti generally is unsafe and a very difficult place for new arrivals and deportees to integrate back into,' he told DailyMail.com. 'Since the (January 2010) earth-quake, nothing has been improved … Haiti is not in a position to take any citizens, the way it is politically.'

Fleurissaint said in his role as a pastor, he has tried to help negotiate the release of 47 Haitians in federal custody since deportations started increasing in 2017. Most of those people were eventually deported, he said.

He said he is concerned about the aggressive deporta-tions of Haitians - and the fact that many are moved around so rapidly while in government custody that it is difficult for them to obtain a lawyer or due process as they fight their removals from the U.S.

In one case, Fleurissaint sought to help a Haitian national who had been liv-ing in Connecticut and ap-plying for asylum when he was arrested during a rou-tine check-in with immigra-tion officials.The man was moved from Massachusetts to New Hampshire, then Chicago and finally New Jersey before being deport-ed – all in less than a month.

Fleurissaint said he never had the chance to intervene on the man's behalf.

The 2017 increase in depor-tations did not affect Hai-tians who are in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, a status ex-tended to foreign nationals allowed to stay and work in the country because they are from nations that are af-fected by armed conflict or natural disaster.

While the increase in de-

portations of Haitians started under Obama, a De-partment of Homeland Security notice released in January 2018 has further diminished the number of Haitians in the country by taking away their eligibil-ity for temporary agricultural and seasonal visas in the U.S.

The notice, issued under the Trump administra-tion, said recipients of those visas 'have historically demonstrated high levels of fraud and abuse and a high rate of overstaying,' and that Haiti's inclusion for those visas 'is no longer in the U.S. interest.'

That change came a week after Trump reportedly called Haiti and other nations 's---hole countries' and a few months after the administration announced it would end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.

Donald Trump has ordered TPS to be cancelled for Haitians starting in July 2019. The termination will force the exodus of nearly 60,000 foreign nationals living in the U.S. – many of whom have been here for a decade or more.

In addition, the Trump administration issued a poli-cy change in January 2017 that broadened the scope of immigration enforcement priorities, said Randy Capps, director of research for U.S. programs at the pro-immigrant Migration Policy Institute.

The interior memo has affected immigrants from all origin countries, as it ends prosecutorial discretion – a measure that allowed government attorneys to pri-oritize deportation of the most serious criminals.

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U.S. deportations of Haitians increased nearly 1700% in 2017,year on year, following an Obama administration policy change

This graph illustrates the steady increase in the population of Hai-tians living in the U.S. since 1980, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data by the Migration Policy Institute

Alors que le scandale PetroCaribe bat son plein et mobilise la société civile à travers les médias sociaux, l’ancien Président Martelly se retrouve aujourd’hui sous le feu des critiques pour des paroles saugrenues qu’il aurait tenues en janvier dernier. Michel Martelly a en effet affirmé que l’argent de PetroCaribe qu’il a pris soin de détourner a été réinvesti dans de prestigieuses ensei-gnes hôtelières : Best Western, Marriott et El Rancho. Il n’en fallait pas plus pour faire bondir les gérants de ces établissements de leurs fauteuils bien douillets. Ils ont aussitôt démenti ce qu’ils qualifient de calomnies puériles, et ont demandé à Martelly de retirer immédiatement ses propos et de présenter des excuses publiques, sous peine de poursuites judiciaires. Ce que le principal intéressé s’est empressé de faire sans rechigner. On aurait dit un mauvais garçon qui se fait taper sur les doigts par ses maîtres pour avoir fait une plaisanterie de mauvais goût. Mais qu’est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête pour débiter de telles sottises ?Voilà donc un ex-président qui doit trouver le temps bien long depuis qu’il n’est plus au pouvoir, et qui cherche par tous les moyens à créer le buzz afin d’attirer un peu de lumière envers sa petite personne, et ce quel qu’en soit le prix. L’ancien chef de l’État haïtien, qui est resté 4 ans et 8 mois au pouvoir (2011-2016), a cru bon de faire étalage d’un humour de caniveau au moment où la population demande des comptes à ses dirigeants concernant l’argent dilapidé de Petro Caribe. Martelly n’a pas compris que ses déclarations ont raisonné comme une fausse note dans un climat politique particulièrement tendu. De telles balivernes de la part d’un ancien chef de l’État sont in-admissibles et inacceptables. D’autant plus que lui-même fait partie des responsables soupçonnés de mauvaise gestion de la chose publique, et qu’il sera sommé tôt ou tard de venir s’expliquer sur le magot qui s’est volatilisé notamment durant sa présidence. Le comble, c’est qu’après s’être fendu d’un communiqué laconique où il présente ses plus plates excuses aux dirigeants des enseignes visées par ses fabulations déplacées, Martelly croyait avoir fait amende honorable et que la page allait être définitivement tournée. Il n’a pas jugé opportun de présenter également ses excuses au peuple haïtien, qui est tout de même le premier concerné par toute cette histoire. Autant il s’est rapidement mis à genoux devant les riches investisseurs pour improviser un exercice de contrition improbable, autant pour l’haïtien moyen, il n’a jamais eu la moindre pensée. Cela montre le degré de dédain et d’arrogance qu’une majorité de nos dirigeants ont toujours eu pour la population. Un tel mépris envers l’intelligence du peuple est lamentable. La blague déplacée de Martelly tombe cependant à pic, puisqu’elle vient dépeindre de façon pr-esque caricaturale le comportement vénal qui caractérise nos décideurs. Elle met en lumière le « deux poids, deux mesures » de la classe politique lorsqu’il s’agit de rendre des comptes. En effet, force est de constater qu’aux nantis qui contrôlent l’économie du pays, il n’a pas fallu plus de 24 h à Martelly pour venir demander pardon. Au peuple haïtien par contre, rien ! Ni compassion, ni empathie. Martelly ne s’intéresse aux petites gens que pour quémander leurs voix lors des élec-tions, ou encore pour faire la promotion d’un nouvel album. Sinon, il reste retranché dans sa tour d’ivoire et contemple la misère de ses concitoyens d’en haut. Car il parait que la pauvreté est une maladie contagieuse !Voilà donc où on en est en 2018 ! Entre les discours édulcorés de nos politiciens et une réalité plus prosaïque sur le terrain, il y’a un énorme fossé qui ne cesse de grandir. Le peuple haïtien ne peut se projeter dans le futur sans se réconcilier avec son passé, et cela passe forcément par des enquêtes indépendantes sur les pillages à grande échelle qui ont mis à sac le pays. Martelly suggère dans sa lettre de repentance qu’il est favorable à ce que toute la lumière soit faite sur la gestion des fonds de Petro Caribe. Il pourrait alors commencer par nous expliquer ce que son gouvernement a fait de tout cet argent lorsqu’il était lui-même au pouvoir. Quand les journalistes lui posent la question pour essayer d’en savoir un peu plus, Sweet Micky répond le plus souvent avec virulence et acrimonie, comme s’il avait quelque chose à se reprocher ou qu’il soit coupable d’une horreur.Pendant ce temps, Réginald Boulos, l’omnipotent président de la Société Immobilière et Financière (SIF) et propriétaire de l’hôtel NH El Rancho, est revenu à la charge. Il trouve que le repentir de Martelly formulé par lettre n’est pas suffisant, et que ce dernier doit faire bien plus s’il veut que ses anciens « associés » passent l’éponge. Autrement dit, les caciques du pouvoir économique souhaitent humilier l’ex-président qui, après s’être mis à genoux pour demander pardon, doit maintenant ramper par terre en espérant que ses mentors vont l’absoudre de ses enfantillages. Martelly ne peut s’en prendre qu’à lui-même, car en tant qu’ancien chef de l’État, il a un devoir de réserve qui ne lui permet pas de dire tout et n’importe quoi. Ses amis les riches n’ont pas attendu longtemps pour le lui faire savoir, et ils sont en train de lui donner une bonne leçon qu’il n’est pas prêt d’oublier de sitôt. Sweet Micky va peut-être comprendre qu’on ne danse pas avec le diable comme on danse le kompas.

LE FLORIDIEN, 13 septembre 2018

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Michel Martelly doit présenter des excusesau peuple haïtien !

Lambert – Petro Caribe : « Si un étudiant avait reçu un laptop,

il doit rendre compte »!((rezonodwes.com))– Empêtré comme ses collègues de la majorité présidentielle dans le dossier Petro Caribe qu’il a essayé d’enterrer en l’envoyant à la Cour des Comptes sans même permettre à l’assemblée des sénateurs de stat-uer sur les rapports Latortue et Beauplan, Joseph Lambert fait maintenant feu de tout bois pour se refaire une vir-ginité perdue au gré de ses collaborations avec tous les régimes, de la gauche à l’extrême droite, qui se sont servis à pleine rasade dans les tonneaux Petro.

Celui qui se donne le surnom d’animal politique veut maintenant se faire l’apôtre de la lutte pour faire luire la vérité sur la dilapidation des fonds de ce programme ven-ezuelien initié par le président Hugo Chavez.

L’honorable président du Sénat n’ose pourtant pas citer nommément ses anciens et nouveaux patrons, mais bien les misérables qui se sont bousculés sous un soleil de plomb afin de bénéficier d’un petit sachet de produits ali-mentaires, payé au prix fort par l’état haïtien, alors que les responsables, parmi lesquels figure le sénateur du Sud-Est, avaient l’obligation de sortir ces déshérités du sort de leur situation d’indigence.

Voulant mettre à rude épreuve le moral de ces jeunes étudi-ants qui sillonnent les rues en réclamant à cor et à cri des explications sur le dossier Petro Caribe et des décisions fermes contre la corruption sévissant dans le pays, Lam-bert les a indexés en déclarant que chaque étudiant ayant bénéficié d’un laptop ou d’un subside dans le cadre du pro-jet « Kore Etidyan » doit obligatoirement rendre compte.

La Bolivie veut stopper le traficd'Haïtiens sur son territoire

Bloqués par les conditions sociales et économiques au Chili, certains Haïtiens tentent depuis avril dernier de traverser au Brésil. Pour y arriver, ils doivent première-ment traverser illégalement la Bolivie et, deuxièmement, se faire aider par des réseaux de trafiquants humains. Les autorités boliviennes se sont donc activées à cesser cette activité sur leur territoire.Le week-end dernier, les autorités ont démantelé un réseau qui tentait de faire passer deux bus transportant 85 citoy-ens haïtiens qui voulaient se rendre à Santa Cruz, au Bré-sil. Ils ont également appréhendé 16 autres qui faisaient le chemin inverse et tentaient de traverser en deux groupes.Idony Ambroise, 22 ans, a succombé à une crise cardiaque suite à cette opération, rapporte le journal El Deber. Son cadavre a été transporté vers la morgue d’Oruro, a informé le journal bolivien.Ce n’est pas la première fois que les autorités boliviennes arrêtent des Haïtiens qui tentent de traverser ce pays, a fait savoir le chef de l’Interpol à Oruro, Juan José Álvarez. Six des 85 Haïtiens ont été identifiés en tant que pratiquants du trafic humain et ont été renvoyés devant le ministère public bolivien.« De plus, les chercheurs ont pu trouver des preuves que l'un des membres de ce groupe agit comme « contremaître », il parle espagnol et autres langues […] », lit-on dans les colonnes du journal. Les autorités soupçonnent qu’il y a des trafiquants issus de la Bolivie, du Pérou, de l’Equateur et d’autres régions de l’Amérique du Sud.Le directeur départemental des migrations, Henry Balde-lomar, a rapporté que tous les Haïtiens détenus dimanche avaient été expulsés vers le Chili. Il a, d’ailleurs, précisé que 33 d’entre eux avaient la permission de rester légale-ment au Chili.En août dernier, Interpol avait également appréhendé le Terminale de Santa Bimodal Cruz. Ces immigrants se sont échappés au contrôle de la frontière de Pisiga (du côté chilien) avec l’objectif d’atteindre les terres du Brésil, a affirmé le Directeur de Police Paul Saavedra.Source: loophaiti.com

5LE FLORIDIENSEPTEMBER 16 - 30, 2018 | VOL. 18 NO. 417 POLICE - CRIME

By Sarah Mervosh and Matthew Haag

An off-duty Dallas police officer who fatally shot her neighbor in his apart-ment, claiming she mistook the unit for her own, told the authorities that the door was already ajar when she entered and that she shot him after he ignored verbal commands, according to court records released on Monday.

The officer, Amber R. Guyger, 30, who has been charged with manslaughter, could face additional charges in a case that has led to accusations that the offi-cer received preferential treatment and debate about whether race may have played a role in the deadly encounter between a white police officer and a black man in his home.

On Monday, the Dallas County district attorney, Faith Johnson, insisted that the investigation into the death of the neighbor, Botham Shem Jean, 26, had not ended and that her office could seek charges “including anything from mur-der to manslaughter.”

“We’ll present a thorough case to the grand jury so that a right decision can be made,” Ms. Johnson said at a news conference.

Dallas has been gripped by rising ten-sions since Thursday night, when, the police said, Officer Guyger returned to her apartment complex after a shift in full uniform at about 10 p.m. and shot Mr. Jean in his home.

Officer Guyger, who lives in a unit di-rectly underneath Mr. Jean’s, parked her car on the wrong floor of the park-ing garage and walked to what she thought was her apartment, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. She in-serted her electronic key into the door, which was already ajar, according to the affidavit. Inside the dark apartment, she saw a “large silhouette” that she believed to be a burglar, the affidavit said.

She gave “verbal commands” before firing her weapon twice, striking him once in the chest, the authorities said. The affidavit did not detail the nature of the commands, or how much time passed before shots were fired.

While on the phone with 911, Officer Guyger turned on the lights and real-ized she was in the wrong apartment, according to the affidavit.

The authorities took a blood sample from Officer Guyger to test for drugs and alcohol, but the results have not been released.

Lee Merritt, a lawyer for Mr. Jean’s family, challenged several aspects of the officer’s account, including her claim that the door was ajar. He said witnesses had told the district attor-ney’s office that they heard banging on the door and a woman’s voice saying, “Let me in.”

Even if Officer Guyger did mistake the apartment — which has a distinctive red doormat outside — for her own, he said, there is no indication that Mr. Jean acted aggressively to make the of-ficer fear for her life.

“It would be irresponsible to rely on this extremely bizarre, self-serving af-fidavit,” said Mr. Merritt, who has also questioned why the authorities did not immediately arrest Officer Guyger.

Questions about how the case was be-ing handled only intensified after Offi-cer Guyger was allowed to turn herself in to the authorities in Kaufman Coun-ty, a mostly rural county southeast of Dallas, and be booked at a jail farther away.

“We don’t want it lost on anyone that, had this been a regular citizen, she would have never left the crime scene,” Mr. Merritt said.

On Monday, Ms. Johnson, the district attorney, hinted at a split over the han-dling of the case between her office and

the Texas Rangers, the state’s top law enforcement agency. The Dallas Police Department asked the Texas Rangers on Friday to investigate the shooting. Ms. Johnson said the Texas Rangers coordinated the booking of Officer Guyger and recommended the charge of manslaughter.

Ms. Johnson said she had a “spirited debate” with Texas Rangers investiga-tors on Sunday before they sought an arrest warrant.

“We had our views and at the end of that conversation, the Texas Rangers made the decision that it would be manslaughter,” she said. “I’m not chal-lenging them on their viewpoint, and they did a great job.”

Ms. Johnson said that her office contin-ued to collect evidence in the case. She declined to describe that information or to provide a timeline for when the findings could be presented to a grand jury.

A spokesman for the Texas Rangers declined to comment on Monday be-yond referring to a statement the agen-cy released on Sunday about the offi-cer’s arrest.

Officer Guyger, a member of the Dallas Police Department for four years and assigned to the patrol division, was in-volved in a shooting last year. She shot a man in the stomach who had grabbed her police Taser during a confronta-tion. The man survived, and she was not indicted in that episode, The Dallas Morning News reported.

At the news conference on Monday, Mayor Mike Rawlings of Dallas de-nounced misinformation that had spread on social media about the case, including the possibility that Mr. Jean and Officer Guyger were acquainted.

Members of Mr. Jean’s family, includ-ing his mother, Allison Jean, a former senior government official in St. Lucia, where her son was born and grew up, also attended the news conference. Mr. Jean moved to Dallas after college in 2016 and worked for the auditing firm PwC, formerly known as Pricewater-houseCoopers.

“Botham was a model citizen,” Mr. Rawlings said on Monday. “When you lose someone like that in this way, we mourn and our heart breaks with that family.”

Source: nytimes.com

Claims by Dallas Officer Who Killed Man in His Own Home Raise New Questions

Botham Shem Jean’s brother, Grant, and their mother, Allison, center, with another churchgoer at the Dallas West Church of Christ on Sunday. Mr. Jean was fatally shot by a Dallas police officer in his apartment on Thursday.CreditCreditShaban Athuman/The Dallas Morning News, via Associated Press

Botham Shem Jean

Amber Guyger, Dallas police officer who killed neighbor, says Botham Jean ignored her verbal commands

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• Any ordained minister, priest, rabbi or other ordained clergy• All judicial officers (Judges) of the State of Florida• Clerks of the Circuit Court and their deputies of the State of Florida while performing their duties• Public Notaries of the State of Florida

The state encourages all Florida residents to take a four-hour premarital course. If you’ve elected to take the premarital counseling course, Florida does not impose a waiting period between the time you re-

ceive your marriage license and when you can mar-ry. Otherwise, there is a three-day wait. This does not apply to non-Florida residents. If you decline to take the course, you’ll receive a copy of the Florida’s family law handbook at the time you apply for your marriage license; you’re obligated to read it. If you do decide to take the course, you must do so within 12 months of your wedding. A directory of premar-ital course providers is available online or at all dis-trict court locations.

All applicants applying must present the following:

• One (1) valid identification is requires with the ap-plicant’s picture, signature, and date of birth, a Driv-er License issued by any state in the U.S., Passport, a U.S. Military ID, Alien Registration Card, or State of Florida ID issued by DMV are acceptable. Any-one issued a Social Security Card must provide their number.• All U.S. Citizens and residents must provide their Social Security Number.• Non-U.S. Citizens may provide one of the follow-ing valid Identifications: Alien Registration Card, US State issued Driver’s License, or Passport if they do not have a Social Security Number.• If either applicant has been previously married, the exact date of the last divorce, death or annulment must be provided. If the divorce took place in Mi-ami-Dade County, you can go to the Family Online Case Search and view the docket link for the final judgment date which is date of divorce.

Once you’re married, you’ll need to change your name on all legal docu-ments. Getting a marriage license with your new name on it does not mean your name has automatically changed. If you need to change your last name, you can complete an application for a Social Se-curity Card (SS-5). All documents must

be originals or certified copies and you can mail or personally bring them into your local Social Security Administration office. If you change your name, you must update your Florida driver’s license or ID card within 10 days. If you are a non-U.S. Citizen, you must have your name changed on your immigration document. You can change your name in person at any local Florida Division of Driver Licenses office. You cannot apply for a name change online, by mail, or by phone. The following documents are needed to get a legal name change in Florida after marriage:

• Proof of identification (driver’s license, state ID, or Passport)• Proof of age (adoption decree, hospital record, or birth certificate)• Certified marriage certificateYour marriage will serve as your primary legal docu-ment for changing your name. After you get married, you will file your marriage license with the county court house, and then you should receive a certified copy of your marriage certificate by mail in about two weeks.

Patricia Elizee is the managing partner of Elizee Law Firm, P.A. The firm focuses on Immigration and Family Law cases. Ms. Elizee can be reached at (305) 371-8846. The law firm is located at 1110 Brickell Avenue, Suite 315, Miami, Florida 33131.

By Patricia Elizée, Esq.

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Regardless of who made the policy changes, Haitian com-munities are feeling 'targeted' for deportation, said Geralde Gabeau, executive director of

the Boston-based Immigrant Family Services Institute

'There is a long list of people who have been deported over the last several months,' said Gabeau, who is Haitian.

'It's something that the com-munity is not always aware of as people are deported so quickly that we don't have time to find out what's go-ing on,' she told DailyMail.com. 'It's a way to get rid of as many of our brothers and sisters as possible.'

The Haitian population in the U.S. has risen steadily since at least 1980, and tripled be-tween 1990 and 2015, ac-cording to a Migration Policy Institute analysis of Census data.

America has the largest Hai-tian migrant population in the world, with Florida and New York home to the nation's largest Haitian communities.Source: dailymail.co.uk

U.S. deportations of Haitians increased nearly 1700% in 2017

People - many with Haitian flags - join together in January 2018 near the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida where Donald Trump was staying, to condemn the pres-ident for his reported statement calling Haiti, Africa and El Salvador 's---hole countries'. (Photo Getty Images)

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Carrié Solages Pleads Guilty To Disorderly ConductNassau County legislator to submit to drug testing

By Jeff Bessen

Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, pleaded guilty to two disorderly con-duct violations in a Hempstead court on Sept. 12, and was ordered to take part in a 26-week batterers’ inter-vention class and submit to drug testing.

Solages, 39, was arrested on June 21, of last year, af-ter “a verbal altercation that escalated to a physical altercation,” according to Lt. Richard Lebrun, of the Nassau County Police Department.

“I am glad the charges were dropped,” Solages said. “I maintained that I did nothing criminal and what happened in court vindicated and validated that. I thank my constituents for supporting me based on my hard work in the community and I look forward to continuing that and the many issues that need to be addressed.”

Solages, who said he is has already taken part in an anger management course, said that he is aiming to work with leaders in the domestic abuse field and es-tablish an organization to help victims.

According to police, Solages and former girlfriend Marie Angeline Vincent argued a Valley Stream house that Solages rented. Lebrun said that Solages made “several verbal threats” against Vincent. Authorities said that Solages grabbed Vincent by the left forearm and neck.

Vincent’s teenage daughter woke up and tried to inter-cede, police said. Solages then threw trash around the kitchen, according to officials. Vincent called police at 12:45 a.m. Officers in the area responded, and Solages was arrested a short time after he left the apartment.

He was supposedly looking for his marijuana. She was treated for scratches to her forearm and a sore neck by a police department medic, authorities said.

County Legislator Denise Ford, a Republican from Long Beach, said she is “appalled” by the light sen-tence. “I think it sends the wrong message to wom-en who now know they are not getting the protection they expect,” Ford said.

Noting that the plea comes less than a month before October, a time dedicated to domestic abuse victims, Ford said that it’s “Disheartening,” and shows that women remain “second class citizens.”

The county legislature’s Minority Leader Kevan Abra-hams removed Solages from legislative committee as-signments and expelled him from the party’s caucus after the incident. The expulsion bars him from some meetings and reduced access to staff assistance.

Abrahams said that the Democratic Party would use the 26-week period to “evaluate the process" and con-sider whether Solages can rejoin the party's caucus. “We consider the matter to be very serious,” Abraha-ms said.

Solages ran successfully for re-election last year and represents the 3rd Legislative District, which com-prises Elmont, Valley Stream, south Floral Park, In-wood and parts of Lawrence and North Woodmere. He is in his seventh year as a county lawmaker.

“Today’s admissions by Legislator Carrié Solages ev-idence clear violations of the trust placed in him by the public,” Nassau County District Attorney Made-line Singas said in a statement. “Nobody should be victimized by the kind of misconduct to which Leg-islator Solages acknowledged when he pled guilty today. This disposition ensures that he will be barred from contact with the victims, and requires him to participate in a comprehensive batterer intervention program and ongoing drug testing.”Source: liherald.com

ACLU asks federal judge to release Haitian asylum seekerjailed for 2 years in Chardon

By Michael K. McIntyre

CHARDON, Ohio -- The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal judge to order the imme-diate release of Ansly Damus, a Haitian immigrant who has been jailed in Geauga County for nearly two years as the government continues to appeal his asy-lum award.

Damus was an ethics teacher in Haiti and in one of his seminars used local government official Benja-min Ocenjac as an example of someone who used bandits to terrorize the population. "Lame Zorequin" ("the Shark Bones Army"), an armed gang loyal to Ocenjac, beat Damus, set his motorcycle on fire and threatened his life, according to court documents.About ten days later, Damus fled first to Brazil, and then to the United States, where he immediately pre-sented himself for asylum at the California border in October 2016.

He has been held since then by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Geauga County Safety Center in Chardon. He has twice been granted asy-lum by a U.S. Immigration Court judge in Cleveland, finding his fear of persuction credible and determin-ing that he had not firmly resettled in Brazil, which might have nullified an asylum claim. But the gov-ernment has denied his release as it appeals those rulings.

"Despite having followed all the rules, including ev-ery procedure for seeking asylum in this country--and twice winning his asylum claim--Mr. Damus re-mains imprisoned in a windowless room in Geauga

County Safety Center in Chardon, Ohio. He has not had a glimpse of the outdoors for nearly two years," the ACLU motion reads.

In the most recent parole denial last month, ICE said Damus had no substantial ties to the community and was a flight risk.

A Cleveland Heights couple, Gary Benjamin and Melody Hart, have offered him a home after release and a number of Northeast Ohioans sent letters in support of Damus.

The ACLU of Ohio, ACLU of Michigan and the national ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project filed a motion for Damus's release Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division. ICE's headquarters for this region is in De-

troit.

The filing calls for his immediate release or, in the alternative, a bond hearing in federal court where the government must prove his detention is justified.

"Mr. Damus has never even received the basic due process of a bond hearing before a neutral deci-sion-maker at which he could contest his imprison-ment," the motion reads. "Instead, the government has continued Mr. Damus's detention based merely on custody reviews by Immigration and Customs En-forcement --the jailing authority--known as 'parole reviews' that offer no reasons apart from preprinted sentences alongside check boxes on a form letter."

The ACLU filing claims that Damus ongoing deten-tion without a hearing is a violation of his rights un-der the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforce-ment did not respond to a request for comment, and has said earlier the agency would not comment on a case that's still in litigation.

Supporters of Damus aim to continue to show his local ties by protesting, again, on his behalf at a lo-cal ICE facility in Brooklyn Heights on Sept. 20 at 4 p.m.Source: cleveland.com

Ansly Damus (ACLU)

Haitian-American Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages plead-ed guilty to two disorderly conduct charges more than a year after his arrest for alleged domestic abuse of a former girlfriend.

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Jason Derulo Hosts Heart of Haiti Gala with Special Guest Sean Pennby Jenna Marotta

Derulo threw his inaugural fund-raiser Thursday night, which included performances from the "Tip Toe" performer as well as Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Shaggy.

Jason Derulo capped nine months of planning on Thursday night when he threw his Just for You Foundation's inaugural fundraiser, the Heart of Haiti Gala.

Established to provide those around the world with access to education, shelter, sustenance, and healthcare, Just for You Foundation feted the re-silience of the Haitian people, who lost an estimated quarter-million people in a January 2010 earthquake, among history’s deadliest, on Thurs-day. Both the singer-songwriter’s parents hail from Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere.

“It’s a place that just receives bad luck, after bad luck, after back luck, after bad luck,” Derulo told The Hollywood Reporter as 200-plus guests in gowns and suits convened in the backyard of a Beverly Hills mansion for the event. “Haiti used to be a destination, and now it’s a place that we only hear about on the news

when something bad happens.”

Derulo led the crowd in grace before they enjoyed a Guy Fieri-curated dinner. Then came a live auction and performances from Florida Geor-gia Line’s Tyler Hubbard, Shaggy and the host. By the time Derulo began his set, the evening had al-ready raised $500,000. Two bid-ders pledged $29,000 apiece to join Derulo and Sean Penn on upcoming trips to the Caribbean nation.

Penn himself is an advocate for Hai-ti: Following the earthquake, the two-time Oscar winner founded J/P HRO to galvanize Haiti’s rebuilding efforts. A Heart of Haiti Gala part-

ner, J/P HRO received part of the proceeds, and Penn gave a speech.

“Throughout history, there are things that we expect governments to do that, frankly, governments can’t do,” he said. “But now there are things governments won’t do, that our government won’t do. We are not living in compassionate governance anymore. We hope to be again, but we are not. Politics of that be they what they may to each of you. But that is a fact. So now it is up to us to be human. And it is Haiti that is our next door neighbor that we want to be human to.”

Additional attendees included CAA

managing partner Rob Light and Haitian actors Garcelle Beauvais (Flight) and Jamie Hector (Bosch). “We will have hope, we will have integrity throughout the worst ex-perience you can possibly imagine,” Beauvais told THR.

Shaggy, who is from Jamaica, said it is important not to keep Haiti on “the backburner,” because “that’s when corruption feeds.”

Derulo presented Grammy-nominat-ed songwriter Melky Jean with the Mama Luca Beacon of Hope Award, named after his late grandmother. Jean also has roots in Haiti, where her brother, Wyclef Jean, was born. For 12 years she has been leading humanitarian efforts there focused on woman and children via her Car-ma Foundation.

“There was a legend about a white man from Hollywood,” she said while accepting her prize. Spotting Penn, she continued, “I’ve never met you, but what you are doing for my country is amazing,” prompting him to climb onstage for a hug and kiss.

SOURCE: hollywoodreporter.com

Haitian-American singer, songwriter, and dancer Jason Joel Desrouleaux (known professionally as Jason Derulo). Photo Leon Bennett/FilmMagic

What You Need to Know.

The pros-tate is a small wal-nut shaped gland in the pelvis of men. It is located next to the

bladder and can be examined by getting a digital rectal exam. Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate gland. It is the second-lead-ing cause of cancer deaths for men in the U.S. About 1 in 9 men will be di-agnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. This year, nearly 165,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Growths in the prostate can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).

Screening

"Screening" means testing for a dis-ease even if you have no symptoms. The prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test and digital rectal examina-tion (DRE) are two tests that are used to screen for prostate cancer. Both are used to detect cancer early. However, these tests are not perfect. Abnormal results with either test may be due to benign prostatic enlargement (BPH) or infection, rather than cancer.

The American Urological Association (AUA) recommends talking with your healthcare provider about whether or not you should be screened. To find out if prostate cancer screening is a good idea, take our Know Your Stats Risk Assessment Test. Tell your results to your healthcare provider when you talk about the benefits and risks of screen-ing.

The two main types of screenings are:

PSA Blood Test

The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test is one way to screen for pros-tate cancer. This blood test measures the level of PSA in the blood. PSA is a protein made only by the prostate and prostate cancers. The test

can be done in a lab, hospital or health-

care provider's office.

Very little PSA is found in the blood of a man with a healthy prostate. A low PSA is a sign of prostate health. A rapid rise in PSA may be a sign that some-thing is wrong. Prostate cancer is the most serious cause of a high PSA re-sult. Another reason for a high PSA can be benign (non-cancer) enlargement of the prostate. Prostatitis, inflammation of the prostate, can also cause high PSA results.

A rise in PSA level does not tell us the type of cancer cells present. The rise tells us that cancer may be present.Talk with your healthcare provider about whether the PSA test is useful for you. If you decide to get tested, be sure to talk about changes in your PSA level with your provider

Rectal Examination:

The digital rectal examination (DRE) helps your doctor find prostate prob-lems. For this exam, the healthcare provider puts a lubricated gloved finger into the rectum. The man either bends over or lies curled on his side on a ta-ble. During this test, the doctor feels for an abnormal shape or thickness to the prostate. DRE is safe and easy to do. But the DRE by itself cannot detect early cancer. It should be done with a PSA test.

Who Should Get Screened?

Screening is recommended if you are a man:• Between 55–69 years old• African–American – Haitians- 40-50 years old • Have a family history of prostate can-cer - 40-50 years old

What are the benefits and risks of screening?

The PSA test and DRE are very im-portant tools. They help to find prostate cancer early, before it spreads. When found early, it can be treated early which helps stop or slow the spread of cancer. This is likely to help some men live longer.

A risk of a PSA test is that it may miss detecting cancer (a "false negative"). Or, the test may be a "false positive," suggesting something is wrong when you are actually healthy. A false pos-itive result may lead to a biopsy that isn't needed. The test might also de-tect very slow growing cancer that will never cause problems if left untreated.

What is a Biopsy?

A Biopsy is a type of minor surgery. For a prostate biopsy , tiny pieces of tissue are removed from the prostate

and looked at under a microscope. The pathologist is the doctor who will look carefully at the tissue samples to look for cancer cells. This is the only way to know for sure if you have prostate cancer.

The decision to have a biopsy is based on PSA and DRE results. Your doctor will also consider your family history of prostate cancer, ethnicity, biopsy history and other health factors.

Prostate biopsy is usually done using an ultrasound probe to look at the pros-tate and guide the biopsy. You may be given an enema and antibiotics to pre-vent infection. For the test, you will lie on your side as the probe goes into the rectum. First, your provider takes a pic-ture of the prostate using ultrasound. Your healthcare provider will note the prostate gland's size, shape and any ab-normalities. He/she will also look for shadows, which might signal cancer. Not all prostate cancers can be seen, and not all shadows are cancer. The prostate gland is then numbed (anes-thetized) with a needle passed through the probe. Then, the provider removes very small pieces of your prostate us-ing a biopsy device. The amount of tis-sue removed depends on the size of the gland, PSA results and past biopsies..

If cancer cells are found, the pathol-ogist will assign a "Gleason Score" which helps to determine the severity / aggressive nature / risk of the disease After a biopsy, you may have blood in your ejaculate, urine and stool. This should go away fairly quickly. If, or develop a fever, please contact your doctor.

Source: Urology Care Foundation.-------------------------------------Angelo E. Gousse, MDClinical Professor of Urology -Herbert Wertheim Collegeof Medicine - FIUVoluntary Professor of Urology - Univer-sity of Miami , Miller School of MedicineDirector of Fellowship:Female Urolo-gy,Voiding Dysfunction, ReconstructionMemorial Hospital Miramar,South Broward Hospital District1951 SW 172 Avenue, Suite 305,Miramar, FL, 33029Tel: 954-362-2720 | Fax: 954-362-2761www.bladder-health.net

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it was an event that created buzz in the community and helped set since day one this new branch apart from the competition and now brings new patients through the door in large numbers.

The Official Grand Opening of this second branch was held on Friday, June 6, 2017. Since the opening, the staff has been working to bring additional services to Broward County and help meet the growing needs for primary care. And as he’s always looking to show gratitude to those who support his businesses, Princeton Jean Glaude, founder and CEO of the company, could not let this special occa-sion sneak by without celebrating with the patients. That’s why, with the support of the entire staff and several local sponsors, he organized an event recently (Friday, Septem-ber 7) to mark the first year of operation of this Lauder-dale Lakes clinic.

From 10:30 am to 2:30 pm, medical staff, administrative staff, and volunteers joined forces to welcome 200-plus guests in the backyard of the building for the big celebra-tion.

After a great introduction speech, Dr. Flore Lindor La-tortue, who emceed the event, called brother Althierry Le-andre, member of Shalom Community Church in North Miami, up to deliver the invocation and benediction. Mr. Leandre prayed for the owner’s family, the staff, and thanked God for the success of the new branch during its first year of operation. He also thanked the Lord for the guests in attendance. “Help us God to enjoy this moment, help us Lord to stick together for now and forever,” con-cluded Brother Leandre as the audience joined him in say-ing ‘Amen’.

As always, the host of the ceremony took some time to acknowledge many well-known personalities in the au-dience. Mrs. Latortue, who emceed the opening ceremo-nies of both Miami and Lauderdale Lakes branches, told the gathering crowd that the company is here to stay. She went on to elaborate on the vision of the founder and on how he really cares for his community.

Staff member Renel Denis Bellevue was then called to greet the elderly crowd and thank them for the trust they have placed in the clinic. “I am happy to see all of you here this morning,” Bellevue said. “There is no Prima-ry without you. Your presence means a lot for the entire staff because we know there are so many other clinics you could go to, but you chose to place your trust in us. Trust me, together we will continue to move forward.”

With the help of local DJ Mario Apollon playing the mu-sic, Mrs. Latortue was joined by two other women (Pol-lo and Stacy), and took on the role of dance instructors to lead a little workout class. All the audience embarked with Joyce in this short senior fitness exercise.

Guest speaker Dr. Jean Berlonge Pierre, MD, a general practitioner in Primary’s Lauderdale Lakes clinic, spoke about three chronic illnesses: high blood pressure, diabe-tes, and high cholesterol. As part of the prevention topic of the day, the young medical professional pointed out the reason most of the time he speaks about these diseases is because they are prevalent in the Haitian community.

“Diabetes can take ten years to destroy your kidney, Dr. Pierre said. “Blood pressure takes a couple of months to destroy your kidneys, and high cholesterol is very danger-ous. That is why we doctors always recommend patients to control their blood pressure and their sugar.” He went into detail to explain to the guests what those three diseas-es are and the risk factors associated with them and how they can live healthy by simply taking their recommend-ed medications, adjusting their diet, and most importantly starting an exercise regimen such as walking.

“Preventive care is the most important step you can take to manage your health,” Dr. Pierre reminded those in at-tendance.

Tony Salomon, Benefits Consultant who represents Sim

ply Healthcare, one of the event sponsors, also addressed the audience. “I am happy to be here. I want to congratu-late Dr. Pierre on these subjects (diabetes and blood pres-sure). Education is very important. Informing yourself is very important. If you are diabetic I suggest that you get as much education as possible. The doctor can direct you, but it is your responsibility to control your blood sugar.”

Ms. Kerline Jean Baptiste, a representative of Coventry Health Care of Florida, spoke about open enrollment which is around the corner and the type of services the company offers. She also invited members of the atten-dance to come see her for any questions they may have about Medicare and what’s going to happen next year. She was more than happy to answer individual questions from attendees.

Tania, another female guest speaker, addressed the attend-ees about civic action. “In order to have healthcare, we need people to represent us. In order for us to have people to represent us, we need to vote during election time.” It was a way for her to introduce the mayor of Lauderdale Lakes, Hazelle P. Rogers, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the clinic one year ago.

“It is just good to be here this morning to wish you all the best,” the Mayor said. “I cannot believe, Princeton,” she said as she glanced at him, “that one year after opening this facility you were able to put all these people into this anniversary celebration. That is what Lauderdale Lakes does. We have good people, great businesses, and we just want to say to Primary Care we are happy you chose Lau-derdale Lakes, and you know that we are here to serve businesses. We have meetings with our business owners and that is what we do to make sure they take good care of you.”

“Mr. Princeton, I wish you continue to expand and good luck,” added Mayor Rogers who praised the mistress of the ceremony (Dr. Lindor) for her love of her community and her community engagement.

Vice Mayor Beverly Williams also attended the event and did not miss the opportunity to address the guests and wish all the best to Primary founder and CEO Princeton Jean Glaude and the entire staff. “I cannot believe a year has already passed,” Mrs. Williams said. “As a retired nurse I would like to say that prevention is key. Make sure you go to your appointments on time. It is best to take care something before it happens to you. I am happy to have Primary in the city and I wish you guys continued success.”

Following these remarks was personal security consultant Glo Knowles. Speaking about personal lifestyle and the importance of following a doctor’s prescription orders, she told the attendees that “we can all agree here that knowledge without application is like having no knowl-edge at all.”

“Every time we make the choice not to follow our doctor’s orders, not to do the right thing, we have to pay the con-sequence. We need to remember that we have the power of choosing. We can choose health or we can choose the opposite of health. We are always one decision away from changing our life forever.”

Founder and CEO Princeton Jean Glaude was the last per-sonality who addressed the gathering.

“We would like to thank our community, colleagues, busi-ness partners and hundreds of patients who already trust us as we celebrate our first year,” he said. “We’ve built so many great relationships already and we’re thankful for the opportunity to serve the community in and around Lauderdale Lakes. Our reward is when we see the grati-tude on the faces of the patients we serve.”

Food and drink were provided during the four hour cele-bration. Local DJ Mario Apollon was on his best to make the guests enjoy some good music. Part of a raffle, five participants left the building with more joy on their faces since there were happy winners of some valuable prizes

offered by Primary Medical Care Center & Urgent Care Clinic’s owner and PharmCo Pharmacy, one of the spon-sors. PMCC female patient Arnelle Metellus was the luckiest winner of the day as she took home the 32-inch LED TV offered by the clinic, thanks to her matching ticket number for the drawing.

At Primary Medical Care Center & Urgent Care Clinic, Helping Patients Live Healthy is the motto. People are more than just patients. They become part of the PMCC family the minute they walk into the facility.

In a year of operations, PMCC & UCC has made its mark in Lauderdale Lakes by offering urgent care to the region’s disadvantaged residents and the broader com-munity. The clinic located at 2412 N State Road 7, Lau-

derdale Lakes, encompasses about 3,600 square feet, features 7 medical rooms, and offers 36 parking spaces for patients.

If you need personalized care and medical professionals who listen to your concerns and provide timely care, a place where you’ll feel like family and not a number, you should visit one of the branches of Primary Medical Care Center & Urgent Care Clinic. Having reliable medical care is a blessing and Primary Medical Care Center & Urgent Care Clinic is a light throughout the region for those who long to care for their health and who need the best support, service, and counsel available.

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Primary Medical Care Center Lauderdale Lakes branch celebrated its First Year Anniversary

Brother Althierry Leandre (far right), member of Shalom Community Church in North Miami, delivers the invocation and benediction at the event

Mrs. Latortue (left) joined by two other women on the role of dance instructors. Members of the audience follow along as ‘dance instructors’ lead them.

Tony Salomon (left), Benefits Consultant who represents Simply Healthcare - one of the event sponsors - and an associate, happily pose for a photo.

Founder and CEO Princeton Jean Glaude (4th from right ) poses with sponsor representatives, guest speakers and some PMCC staff members.

From left-to-right: CEO Princeton Jean Glaude, Radio Host Frantz Laurent and brother Althierry Leandre

Guest speaker Dr. Jean Berlonge Pierre, MD, a general practitioner in Primary’s Lauderdale Lakes clinic, addressing the audience.

Lauderdale Lakes Mayor Hazelle P. Rogers (right) addressing CEO Princeton Jean Glaude (left). Vice Mayor Beverly Williams, center.

Primary staff members are ready to serve the dinner

The main entrance face of Primary Care building in Lauderdale Lakes.

MC Flore Lindor looks on as Ms. Kerline Jean Baptiste, a Coventry Health Care of Florida representative, addressing the audience.

Guests were happy to attend the First Year Anniversary celebration.

Attendees boarding a Primary bus at the end of the eventCEO Princeton Jean Glaude poses with the winner of he 32-inch LED TV, Arnelle Metellus.

Primary staff member Renel Denis Bellevue addressing the audience. Primary spokesperson Althierry Leandre (right)

Gifts were prepared and given to each and every guest who attended.

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for his fundraising committee. It's the first official step in any municipal campaign. He kicked off his official mayoral bid one week later at Nomi Grill in North Miami.

It was a well-organized political event for a first-time candidate. Nomi Grill (formerly known as Moca Café) was well decorated, and a mixed crowd took part at the campaign kick-off. Elected officials (past and present), business personalities, young profes-sionals, as well as concerned citizens attended the event. Representatives of an important number of lo-cal presses (radio, TV, newspaper) were also on site to cover the campaign luncheon.

At 8:02 pm, Mr. Lauriston, accompanied by his wife Nadege Lefevre Lauriston and their three sons (Mat-thew – Mark – Jayson ) arrived at Nomi Grill. He made a hand-over-hand entrance as the whole crowd was applauding.

The event was emceed by Media Veteran Debra J. Toomer, Director of Marketing/Account Marketing Executive at WMBM 1490 AM Gospel Radio, Mi-ami. She told everyone “who is able to help should do what they can to make sure Lauriston wins the up-coming May mayoral election.”

Pastor Foster gave the invocation for the night. He prayed for the assembly, most particularly the success of the candidate in this mayoral race. “Faith, integri-ty, courage, devotion, patience and perseverance. Mr. Lauriston needs basically all of these to make a good leader. And he has them,” the pastor said.

Josaphat ‘Joe’ Celestin, who made history in 2001 by becoming the first Haitian-American mayor of a sizeable city in the United States, was the one who introduced the candidate. The former mayor of the city of North Miami (2001-2005) made a wonderful introduction to present the candidate to the audience.“It is with great honor and pride that I give you the man that I believe will lead North Miami into the next century,” Mr. Celestin said. “My friend for whom I am here to support along with other elected officials that are in the room (former North Miami Council-man Jean Marcellus – Broward County District 9 Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness – Maimi-Dade Dis-trict 2 Commissioner Jean Monestime).”

“Mr. Lauriston, I am here to make to you a commit-ment. Based on what I know about you, as a person, a man of integrity, a husband, a father, a Christian, a man who believes in helping others; I know based on what you shared with me, you will do a good job as mayor of North Miami,” Celestin added.

The former mayor later told the crowd, “We need to work hard from now until May 2019 to elect this man as our next mayor. My future mayor, I promise you that I will be here for you and I will work hard so we can celebrate together with our community, the com-munity that you love, the night of May 14, 2019.” When finished, Mr. Celestin asked the entire room to stand up and help him welcome the candidate to the stage.

Addressing the crowded room, Mr. Lauriston went on to thank, of course God for His blessing to allow him to stand that night in front of the cheerful audience, the wonderful team who put the event together, his wife Nadege for the sacrifices she has made to let him do what he loves best, helping others, North Miami former Mayor Joe Celestin for his outstanding sup-port, and Miami-Dade District 2 Commissioner Jean Monestime for his presence, whom he has been by his side for many years, as member of his office staff. The candidate also thanked elected officials, friends and family members who were part of the audience.

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North Miami mayoral candidate Mac-Kinley Lauriston (center), accompanied by his wife Nadege Lefevre Lauriston and their three sons, made a grand entrance at Nomi Grill. Former North Miami Mayor Joe Celestin (left).

Pastor Foster gave the invocation for the night. Mayoral candidate Mac-Kinley Lauriston talking to former Miramar City Commissioner Alexandra Davis (right) as Broward County District 9 Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness looks on.

It was a well-organized political event for a first-time candidate. A mixed crowd took part at the Campaign Kick-Off

North Miami mayoral candidate Mac-Kinley Lauriston poses for a picture with his family (wife Nadege Lefevre Lauriston and their three sons Matthew – Mark – Jayson).

Island TV veteran journalist Patrick Eliancy interviews NorthMiami mayoral candidate Mac-Kinley Lauriston

Well-known keyboardist Mario Marrero and singer Maryel Epps entertained the crowd.

Elected officials (past and present), business personalities, young professionals, as well as concerned citizens attended the event.

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“Today I am here to tell you that I’ve decided to step out in faith to place my future in the hands of God and the hands of the voters. I am declaring my candidacy to become the next mayor of the city of North Miami,” Lauriston said.

“I seek to become mayor, not for the power of the position, but rather to empower the people. For throughout history, those considered the greatest leaders were not those who ascended to the highest position, but rather those who used the power of their position to empower others.”

Later, the candidate told the audience that he has a vision to propel the city of North Miami. And that is the primary reason he made the decision to enter the mayoral race. Lauriston portrays himself as a deliv-erer and progressive person and vows that he will not shy away from making hard decisions.

As Mayor, Lauriston said he will work to provide the North Miami Police Department more resources (one of the best in the country, he noted) to be even more effective. He envisions a North Miami that is more inclusive. He told the audience that government is more effective if it is a reflection of the diversity of its population. He also envisions a North Miami that is responsive to its citizens, values excellence in its service, champions transparency, and guarantees equity in the way it conducts business. The mayoral candidate also wants to invigorate North Miami by attracting more businesses and support the extension of existing businesses.

About the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), Lauriston promises to use it in a more effective way to attract businesses so the city can create jobs which will provide living wages for its residents in order to improve their quality of life.“To attract more businesses, we must make it easier for businesses to operate in North Miami,” Lauriston said.

As mayor, Lauriston said, he will focus on the real issues affecting working families. Unnecessary pro-grams need to be eliminated, so the local government can allocate more resources to the city’s more press-

ing priorities and also put money back in the pockets of the residents.

Mr. Lauriston strongly believes that the City of North Miami cannot reach its true potential if any segment of the population is not able to reach their full poten-tial. “For Years, we have made sporadic progress, but have not excelled in the way we promote economic development; we have not excelled in the way we bridge the gap between East and West; we have not reduced the gap between the haves and have-nots. We can do better. We must do better.”

Affordable housing, the acceleration of sea lev-el rise in the east side of the city, which is putting these houses and their owners in danger, programs for the youth and seniors were some other subjects addressed by candidate Lauriston.

The candidate concluded his speech by telling the crowd, “Electing a leader is a decision that requires careful consideration. Familiarity must not be a cri-teria. Someone may be your neighbor, may look like you, talk like you, and yet may not share your val-ues nor possess the character to make them ready to represent you. Before we cast our vote, we should consider the ethics and the integrity of the candidate and support a candidate that will set a good example for our children and who will enhance the reputation of our community.”

The North Miami mayoral race is so far a three-per-son contest as Councilman Philippe Bien-Aimé (Dis-trict 3) and retired doctor Hector Medina have also filed for the position. Three other seats (District 1 - District 4 - City Clerk ) are also up for next year’s election scheduled for Tuesday, May 14.

Scott Galvin (District 1) is so far unopposed, howev-er, Councilman Alix Desulmé (District 4) will have to face Claude Rivette as opponent. Elizabeth Jeanty, Vanessa Pierre, Vanessa Joseph, Esq., and Ronald H. Platt will compete for the City Clerk seat to succeed Michael A. Etienne, Esq. who has been in that posi-tion since May, 2011.

The current Mayor, Dr. Smith Joseph, has been in office since 2014 when he won a special election to complete the rest of ex-Mayor Lucie Tondreau's term

(suspended from office by Florida Governor Rick Scott a day after she was charged as part of an $8 million mortgage fraud scheme. She is serving a 65 month sentence and is set at the end of next year). Joseph was elected to his first two-year term in 2015 and faced no opposition. He won a second term in May 2017, beating two opponents rather easily: re-tired doctor Hector Medina and Danielle Beauvais, who was, at the time, referred to as a ‘joke candidate’.

By Charter, the City of North Miami hosts munici-pal elections every two years to elect the Mayor and City Council members by district. Each election year, North Miami voters elect to fill the Mayoral seat and two Council district representatives. The elections are administered by Miami-Dade County Elections Department in partnership with the North Miami Of-fice of the City Clerk.

The Mayoral position is elected to a two-year term. Each individual can serve a maximum of two consec-utive terms. The City Council is elected by district to four-year terms. Beginning with the election in 2013, Council representatives can serve a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms. The City Clerk is elect-ed to four-year terms. Beginning with the election in 2013, the City Clerk can serve a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms. All candidates in North Miami municipal elections must win by a 50% plus 1 margin.

The candidate filing period runs through April 4, 2019. Residents have until April 10 to register for the election. If a runoff election is necessary, it will take place June 6.

Living in a Democratic Republic means we, the peo-ple, have a say in who represents us in local, state, and federal government levels. It’s an incredible right that was fervently fought for hundreds of years ago and that has been defended since. It’s also an amaz-ing responsibility.

Men like Mr. Lauriston and women who seek office have the opportunity to change the outcomes and landscapes of the future of our communities.

Dessalines Ferdinand/ Le Floridien

Democrat Tallahassee Mayor An-drew Gillum is leading Rep. Ron De-Santis (R-Fla.) by 4 points in Flori-da’s gubernatorial race, according to a new Florida Chamber of Com-merce poll released Wednesday.

Gillum leads DeSantis 47 percent to 43 percent in the statewide poll. The Democrat also leads his Republican opponent in all major media markets across the state except Jacksonville, according to the poll.

But despite Democrats having an advantage in voter registration in a state that is led by Republicans, the poll showed 48 percent of the likely voters in the sample believe the state is headed in the right direction, while 37 percent answered otherwise.

Gillum, who is backed by progres-sive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), unexpectedly defeated former Rep.

Gwen Graham (D-Fla.) in the state’s Democratic primary last month.

DeSantis easily defeated Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam last month in the state’s Re-publican gubernatorial primary after being backed by President Trump in

the race.

However, the president’s support is not guaranteed to boost the Republi-can’s electoral prospects.

A Quinnipiac poll from earlier this month found that 51 percent of re-

spondents in Florida said they disap-prove of Trump’s job as president.

DeSantis also faced much criticism last month after he urged voters to reject Gillum, who is black, by warn-ing them not to "monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bank-rupting the state.”

Many found the remark to be racially charged and called on the Republi-can to issue an apology. DeSantis has since downplayed the criticism and later said the remark had "zero to do with race."

Days later, the Gillum was target by racist robocalls from an out-of-state white supremacist group, which De-Santis's campaign condemned.Source: thehill.com

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Poll: Gillum leads DeSantis by 4 points in Florida governor race

Public Administrator Mac-Kinley Lauriston launches campaignto succeed Dr. Smith Joseph as North Miami mayor

Democrat Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum leads DeSantis 47 percent to 43 percent in the statewide poll.

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Fraude fiscale : Manafort a concluun accord avec le procureur Mueller

et va plaider coupableL’ancien chef de campagne de Don-ald Trump, Paul Manafort, a plaidé coupable vendredi 14 septembre dans le cadre de l’enquête sur de supposées in-gérences russes dans l’élection présidentielle états-uni-enne de 2016, ce qui lui évitera un second procès risqué, a annoncé le procureur spécial Robert Mueller. L’ancien lobbyiste de 69 ans a déjà été reconnu coupable en août de fraude bancaire et fiscale à l’issue d’un procès en Virginie. Il attend de connaître sa peine dans ce dossier.Objet d’une seconde procédure à Washington, il a fina-lement conclu un accord avec les services du procureur Mueller, un retournement important étant donné que M. Manafort s’est employé depuis un an à contester les poursuites le visant. L’accord de reconnaissance de culpabilité devait être validé vendredi par un juge de la capitale fédérale. On ignore si ses termes prévoient que Paul Manafort coopère dans le cadre de l’enquête en cours sur une éventuelle entente entre Moscou et des membres de l’équipe de campagne de M. Trump.

Selon des documents transmis à la cour, les chefs d’in-culpation à son encontre, sept à l’origine, sont ramenés à deux : association de malfaiteurs contre les Etats-Unis et entrave à la justice. Il devrait donc vraisemblable-ment reconnaître sa culpabilité pour ces deux infrac-tions, évitant ainsi un nouveau procès long et coûteux, également gênant pour le président Trump à quelques semaines des élections parlementaires de mi-mandat.

Selon les services de renseignement américains, Moscou a tenté de peser sur le cours de la campagne présidentielle de 2016 en faveur du milliardaire répub-

licain. Le procureur Mueller tente de déterminer s’il y a eu collusion entre l’équipe de campagne de Donald Trump et la Russie. Dans le cadre de son enquête, qui irrite fortement le chef de l’Etat, le procureur spécial a mis au jour des fraudes fiscales et bancaires liées aux dizaines de millions de dollars tirées des activités de conseil de Paul Manafort en Ukraine avant 2014.

Une grève coordonnée dans lesMcDonald’s américains contre

le harcèlement sexuelEstimant que le groupe de restauration n’a pas une poli-tique de lutte contre le harcèlement sexuel suffisam-ment efficace, des employés vont cesser le travail dans dix villes des Etats-Unis.Le 18 septembre, à l’heure du déjeuner, les employés des McDonald’s de dix villes américaines vont cesser le travail, afin de pousser leurs directions à prendre des mesures plus énergiques contre le harcèlement sexuel au travail, selon Le Time Magazine.Ce mouvement coordonné, le premier aux Etats-Unis ciblant particulièrement le harcèlement sexuel, a été voté par des comités d’employées de douzaines de restaurant à travers les Etats-Unis.Dans un communiqué envoyé à l’agence de presse AP, McDonald’s a tenu à défendre sa politique de lutte con-tre le harcèlement sexuel. « Nous avons des procédures et des formations visant spécifiquement à prévenir le harcèlement sexuel dans notre entreprise et nos restau-rants et nous croyons fermement que nos franchises partagent cet engagement », indique l’enseigne.

« Aucun changement »Le groupe évoque également une nouvelle initiative im-pliquant des experts externes afin d’aider l’entreprise à faire évoluer ses politiques et ses procédures.

« Quelle que soit la politique de McDonald’s sur ce su-jet, elle n’est pas efficace, regrette Mary Joyce Carlson, avocate d’employées poursuivant le groupe. Nous ne

voyons aucun changement. »

En pointe du mouvement se trouve Tanya Harrell, 22 ans, de La Nouvelle Orléans, qui a porté plainte auprès de la Commission de l’égalité au travail. La jeune femme affirme avoir subi des moqueries de ses mana-geurs qui n’ont pas réagi quand elle leur a affirmé avoir été victime d’agressions sexuelles physiques et verbales de la part d’un collègue. « Les dirigeants de McDon-ald’s veulent que les gens pensent qu’ils portent atten-tion à ce problème, estime-t-elle. Mais ce n’est pas le cas. Ils pourraient faire bien plus. »

Barack Obama raconte avec humour comment il s'est fait virer de DisneylandÀ l'occasion d'un discours donné à Anaheim en Cali-fornie le 8 septembre 2018, l'ex-président américain a relaté comment il s'est fait virer du parc d'attractions Disneyland où il est allé voir le concert de Kool & the Gang lorsqu'il était étudiant. Et évidemment, son flegme naturel a fait mouche encore une fois.

« J'ai été viré du Royaume enchanté »

« On y est allés avec un groupe d'amis. Comme nous étions des adolescents, on nous a autorisés à rester dans le parc après le concert. Nous sommes montés à bord de gondoles. Et j'ai honte de le dire, alors bouchez vos oreilles les jeunes... Quelques uns d'entre nous fuma-ient », explique-t-il, suscitant la surprise et l'amusement chez le public. « Non, non, il s'agissait de cigarettes, j'insiste. Il y avait ces deux vigiles très imposants qui nous ont escortés hors de Disneyland. C'est une histoire vraie, les amis. J'ai été viré du Royaume enchanté », poursuit l'ancien leader démocrate. Le PDG de la Walt Disney Company, Robert Iger, a repris l'anecdote sur Twitter et lui a adressé un clin d'œil : « Il peut revenir quand il veut, à condition qu'il ne fume pas ! ». À nous aussi il nous manque, ce Barack !

Le nouveau président mexicain refusesa garde rapprochée

Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador a décidé de dissoudre l’Estado May-or Presidencial, chargé de sa sécu-rité. Dix hommes et dix femmes, non armés, assureront sa protection.

Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador n’aime pas les berlines aux vitres teintées, les convois de motards ni les malabars en costumes sombres. Le nouveau président élu, que les Mexicains surnomment avec affection « AMLO », refuse d’être protégé par les gardes du corps de l’Es-tado Mayor Presidencial (EMP), le groupe de sécurité dédiée. A la veille d’une tournée natio-nale, qui débutera le 16 septembre, ce manque de sécurité suscite des inquiétudes dans un pays où la violence des cartels de la drogue bat des records.

« Le peuple me protège », martèle Andrés Man-uel Lopez Obrador, dont la victoire écrasante – 53 % des suffrages au cours d’un scrutin à un tour – lors des élections présidentielle, législa-tives et municipales, le 1er juillet, marque un virage à gauche inédit dans l’histoire récente du Mexique. Depuis, ce veuf remarié de 64 ans, qui prendra ses fonctions le 1er décembre, circule à Mexico en Volkswagen Jetta sans escorte. Seul son chauffeur joue les gardes du corps. Parfois, son épouse, Beatriz Gutiérrez, prend le volant. Le tribun, en sus, baisse volontiers la vitre pour parler à ses électeurs au feu rouge.

« C’est un gouffre financier »

AMLO prévoit même de dissoudre l’EMP. Créée en 1942, l’institution technico-militaire se charge de la sécurité, de la logistique et du transport du chef de l’Etat et de sa famille, mais aussi des anciens présidents et des digni-taires étrangers en visite au Mexique. Ses 2 021 hommes seront réaffectés à l’armée. Les 6 026 membres de la garde présidentielle connaîtront le même sort. « C’est un gouffre financier », justifie le président élu. Il voudrait également vendre la flotte aérienne de l’EMP, dont l’avi-on présidentiel, un Boeing Dreamliner 787-8, acheté 7,5 millions de pesos (350 000 euros) en 2012 et livré en 2016. Autre révolution, Andrés Manuel López Obrador n’habiterait pas la rési-dence présidentielle, préférant rester vivre avec sa famille dans son petit appartement...

Frédéric Saliba /Lemonde.fr

« Le peuple me protège », martèle le nouveau président mexic-ain Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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Lamothe boude l'invitation de lacommission éthique et anticorruption

L’ex-premier ministre, Laurent Salvador Lamothe et l’un de ses proches, l’entrepreneur Rony Desva-rennes invités par la commission Ethique et anticor-ruption du Sénat de la République, ce mercredi 12 septembre, n’ont pas répondu à l’invitation.

M. Lamothe aurait adressé au président du Sénat de la République Joseph Lambert une correspondance dans laquelle il a expliqué qu’il ne pouvait répondre favor-ablement à cette invitation dénonçant « une tentative abjecte visant à discréditer sa personne et brouiller

les cartes au profit d’intérêts électoral-istes ».

En répon-se, le séna-teur Youri

Latortue, président de la commission éthique et anti-corruption annonce que le rapport de ladite commis-sion sera rédigé avec les informations dont disposent les commissionnaires, c’est-à-dire sans les explica-tions de ces deux concernés.

Laurent Savaldor Lamothe Et Rosny Desvarennes devaient s’expliquer autour des différentes déclara-tions des responsables de la compagnie SOGENER selon lesquelles il leur était réclamé de l’argent pour le renouvellement de contrat de distribution d’élec-tricité.

De plus, le parlementaire informe que plusieurs au-tres dossiers de corruption sont en cours de traite-

ment citant notamment celui relatif au projet de con-struction de restaurants universitaires pour lequel 20 millions de gourdes auraient été décaissées.

D’ailleurs, une correspondance doit être adressée sous peu au rectorat de l’Université d’État d’Haïti en vue de s’expliquer sur cette affaire.

Très maigre bilan des parlementairesLe bilan des actions du pouvoir législatif n'a pas été présenté lors de la clôture de la deuxième session or-dinaire de l'année législative le lundi 10 septembre 2018. Le président de l'Assemblée Nationale, Joseph Lambert, dans son discours de circonstance a expli-qué que le fonctionnement du Sénat avait été perturbé suite au transfert de l'enquête sur la gestion des fonds de Pétrocaribe à la Cour Supérieure des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif (CSCCA).

Le Grand Corps avait été fragilisé en raison de pro-fondes dissensions provoquées par cet épineux dos-sier. Les sénateurs modérés et de l'opposition avaient dénoncé la tenue d'une séance irrégulière et nocturne ayant permis à la majorité d'adopter une résolution pour le transfert du dossier. Entre temps plusieurs membres de la majorité ont abandonné le bloc présidentiel et mis en place

le groupe des sénateurs pour l'équilibre politique (GSEP). C'est la première fois que le président de l'assemblée nationale ne présente pas le bilan des actions d'une session. L'un des sénateurs du parti au pouvoir a ad-mis que le bilan de la session écoulée était très mai-gre.La session a été marquée par un absentéisme élevé et une faible activité législative au Sénat et à la chambre des députés. Le 3 juillet 2018, le Sénat a approuvé deux projets de loi sur la promotion de la culture et sur l'accès des personnes handicapées aux bâtiments et aux installations. Le 4juillet 2018, le Grand Corps a adopté un projet de loi sur l'encadrement des ensei-gnants. Le 7 août, le Sénat a adopté un projet de loi portant création, organisation et fonctionnement du Conseil national d'assurance judiciaire.

En ce qui a trait à la Chambre des députés, les élus ont adopté le 24 juillet 2018 un projet de loi sur la création d'un fonds pour les personnes handicapées et un projet de loi organique du Ministère de l'envi-ronnement.

Les commissions permanentes dans les deux cham-bres ont réalisé plusieurs auditions dans le cadre de leurs prérogatives de contrôle. Plusieurs ministres ainsi que le chef de la police avaient répondu aux questions des législateurs.

Le président du Sénat a regretté les menaces contre le pouvoir législatif. Ces menaces qui ont pris une grande ampleur après les émeutes du 6 juillet 2018, ont empêché aux élus d'avoir la sérénité indispens-able à l'accomplissement de leur tache.metropolehaiti.com

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L’ancien international haïtien, Rosemond Pierre, est décédé ce matin 10 septembre à la suite d’un tragique incident à l’entrée Nord de l’Arcahaie. Selon les premières informations recueillies, le désormais ex-entraineur du Real Hope FA du Cap-Haïtien avait décidé de regagner Port-au-Prince après la victoire de son équipe 6-1 dimanche soir en match comptant pour la 2e journée de la série de clôture, pour ve-nir soutenir la sélection nationale haïtienne qui doit jouer lundi soir contre Saint-Martin au stade Sylvio Cator en match comptant pour la Ligue des Nations de la Concacaf.

Arrivée à l’entrée Nord de la ville de l’Arcahaie, le chauffeur du bus à bord duquel voyageait l’ancien milieu offensif de l’Aigle Noir aurait décelé un bar-rage et se serait stationné afin de voir de quoi il en retourne. Les passagers en auraient profité pour de-scendre du bus et se dégourdir les jambes. Survint des bandits autour du bus et les passagers ont réintégré le bus en trombe pendant que le chauffeur tenterait des manœuvres pour sortir ses protégés de cette mauvaise passe. Il y serait parvenu mais Rosemond Pierre et un autre passager ont perdu la vie dans la pagaille et on ignore encore si c’est le bus qui les aurait écrabouillé dans la panique où s’ils auraient été atteint des pro-jectiles des assaillants. Né en 1968 selon le président de la Fédération Haïtienne, Yves Jean-Bart, Rose-mond Pierre nous quitte à seulement 50 ans.

La compagnie de transport Sans Souci dément...« Il s’agit d’une confusion malheureuse », persiste et signe le manager de la compagnie de transport Sans Souci, Tessieu Jeanty, en réaction aux déclarations du juge de paix suppléant de l’Arcahaïe Jean Rika Jules selon lesquelles le footballeur Rosemond Pierre a été percuté par un bus de sa compagnie qui tentait d’échapper à un guet-apens de bandits armés.

« Aucun bus de la compagnie Sans Souci qui venait en direction du Nord n’a atteint l’Arcahaïe. Les bus de la compagnie se sont stationnés à Saint-Marc en raison des tensions signalées dans la cité du drapeau

», indique Monsieur Jeanty.

« J’ai personnellement pris le soin de vérifier les in-formations auprès d’un responsable de la compagnie à l’Arcahaïe notamment à Williamson .Sans Soucis n’est impliqué ni de près de loin dans le décès de Rosemond Pierre, soutient Tessieu Jeanty.

« Le juge s’est trompé, il doit le reconnaître », lance le responsable de Sans Souci déplorant que le nom de la compagnie est souvent cité en cas d’accident impliquant des bus. Il croit que cela est dû au fait que

Sans souci est la première compagnie à améliorer le transport commun en Haïti.

Le président de la CONCACAF salue le départ de l'ex-attaquant international

Dans une lettre publiée mercredi (12 septembre), le président de la CONCACAF également vice-prési-dent de la FIFA, Victor Montagliani, a adressé ses mots de condoléances aux dirigeants du Real Hope football Academy suite à la disparition de l’en-traîneur Rosemond Pierre.

Le football haïtien est en deuil depuis le début de la semaine suite au décès de l’ancien Grenadier, Rose-mond Pierre qui a disparu dans des pénibles circon-stances que nous savons. Si de nombreuses entités du football national ont salué le départ de ce grand homme, le président de la CONCACAF a lui aussi fait part sa profonde trist-esse en apprenant le décès de cette ancienne gloire des années 80 et 90 qui a donné presque toute sa vie dans le développement de cette discipline sportive comme joueur et entraîneur.

«Étant que membre de la famille du football nous saluons son dévouement et sa contribution envers le sport haïtien, ainsi que ses réussites comme en-traîneur et joueur professionnel. M Pierre restera as-surément dans les mémoires comme un modèle d’in-spiration pour notre communauté du football.»

Un message fort du Canadien qui montre son affec-tion pour le football local mais aussi pour l’ancien coach de l’Aigle Noir qui restera pour toujours dans l’histoire du foot haïtien pour ses différentes réalisa-tions.

Le Floridien avec les agences

Mort tragique de l'entraîneur du Real Hope, Rosemond Pierre

L’ancien international haïtien, Rosemond Pierre

L'ancien premier Ministre haïtien Laurent Salvador Lamothe (gauche) et son ami entrepreneur Rosny Desvarennes.

Naomi Osaka, devenue à l'US Open la première Jap-onaise à s'imposer en Grand Chelem, a été accueillie en star jeudi à Tokyo où elle a dit viser le top 5 mon-dial du tennis féminin d'ici la fin de l'année.

Malgré l'heure matinale, la jeune femme de 20 ans qui a quitté le Japon à l'âge de trois ans était atten-due par des dizaines de supporteurs et journalistes à l'aéroport de Haneda.

"Je me sens très bien, heureuse de faire partie" de cette aventure, a-t-elle confié peu après devant la presse à Yokohama, en banlieue de Tokyo, où elle s'exprimait en anglais, toute en retenue.

Naomi Osaka, qui a fait un bond de la 19e à la 7e place au classement WTA après sa victoire à New York samedi face à Serena Williams, a expliqué être désormais concentrée sur l'Open de Tokyo, organisé la semaine prochaine.

"Je veux faire une bonne performance et peut-être finir l'année dans le top 5, mais je ne me mets pas la pression. Pour le moment, je surfe sur la vague", a-t-elle dit. "Mon but immédiat est d'accéder à Sin-

gapour", où se déroule le Masters en octobre, en présence des meilleures joueuses de la saison.

La championne de père haïtien et de mère japonaise, qui a grandi aux Etats-Unis, a également évoqué les Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo en 2020. "C'est le rêve de tout athlète de participer aux JO, donc bien sûr mon but est de décrocher l'or", a-t-elle déclaré.

Naomi Osaka est aussi revenue sur la finale chaotique du tournoi new-yorkais, dont l'issue heureuse pour elle a été éclipsée par la colère de Serena Williams contre l'arbitre. Elle a assuré ne pas en tenir rancoeur à son idole de jeunesse.

"Je ne me sens pas triste, a-t-elle affirmé. Je ne sais même pas ce que je suis censée ressentir, puisque je n'ai aucune autre expérience de finale de Grand Chelem".

"J'ai simplement pensé qu'il ne fallait pas que j'aie de regrets", a-t-elle ajouté.

Symptomatique de sa soudaine notoriété mondiale, la jeune femme, qui représente déjà plusieurs marques japonaises (Nissin Foods Holdings, Yonex...), a offi-ciellement signé jeudi un contrat avec le géant auto-mobile Nissan, partenaire du français Renault, deve-nant "ambassadrice de la marque".Source: loophaiti.com

Naomi Osaka, accueillie en star au Japon, vise le top 5

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Un homme de 58 ans a été arrêté et placé en détention provisoire à Stras-bourg pour 726 appels injustifiés au numéro "17" de la police natio-nale depuis jan-vier, a-t-on appris mardi auprès de la

Direction départementale de la sécurité publique

(DDSP) du Bas-Rhin

Dans la seule matinée du 31 août, le quin-quagénaire passe 18 appels au "17" de son télé-phone fixe, à chaque fois il raccroche sans dire un mot.

La police se rend à son domicile pour vérifier qu'il n'est pas en danger et va finalement l'inter-peller en état d'ivresse. Ses relevés téléphoniques montrent qu'il a appelé 726 fois le "17" depuis le 1er janvier 2018, sans raison particulière.

Placé en garde en vue pour "appels malveillants" puis déféré samedi devant le parquet de Stras-bourg et placé en détention provisoire, l'homme sera jugé début octobre. Il avait déjà été con-damné en décembre 2017 pour le même motif.

A Strasbourg, 500 appels sont passés au "17" par jour en moyenne.

Strasbourg: un homme passe plus de 700 appels à la police

Naomi Osaka, devenue à l'US Open la première Japonaise à s'im-poser en Grand Chelem,en conférence de presse, le 13 septem-bre 2018 à Yokohama

L'ancien international brésilien, Rivaldo, est en HaitiL’ancien attaquant de l’équipe du Brésil, Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira dit Rivaldo, est en Haïti. Le Ballon d’or de 1999 est venu pour des vacances en famille.

L’ancien joueur du FC Barcelone et du Milan Ac a déposé ses pieds sur le sol de Labadee, dans le Nord, pour le premier arrêt d’une croisière à laquelle il participe. « Le premier arrêt est en Haïti, endroit incroyable… Des moments comme ça sont gardés tout le reste de nos vies », a posté Rivaldo sur son compte Instagram.

Rivaldo a joué entre 1993 et 2003 et a évolué au poste d’attaquant. Ses grandes performances lui ont valu de grands titres personnels et collectifs dont le Ballon d’or en 1999 et la coupe du monde en 2002. Avec Ronaldo et Ronaldinho, il formait le trio des « 3 R » dont la planète football se souviendra longtemps. loophaiti.com

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Au Palais National, Jovenel Moïse a demandé au Prési-dent de la Fédération de sou-mettre un budget pour la Ligue des Nations de la Concacaf et a promis aux grenadiers une allocation mensuelle et un passeport diplomatique à ch-aque international du football haïtien

((rezonodwes.com))– Le Prés-ident Jovenel Moïse, accom-pagné de son Chef de Cabinet le Professeur Wilson Laleau , a reçu les grenadiers mardi (11 septembre) au Palais National en présence du Président de la Fédération Haïtienne de Foot-ball , le Docteur Yves Jean Bart , du Secrétaire Général , Carlo Marcelin , du Sélection-neur national Marc Collat et

de ses adjoints, Jean Claude Josaphat, Sebastien Guia Lo-pez et Sébastien Maté.

Le Président Moïse en a prof-ité pour saluer la performance des grenadiers qui la veille, avaient laminé l’équipe de Sint

Maarten (13-0) tout en leur promettant de les accompag-ner pour la suite de la compéti-tion. En ce sens, il a demandé au Président de la Fédération de soumettre un budget pour la Ligue des Nations de la Conca-caf, dans un délai ne dépassant

pas huit jours; c’est une des réponses aux sollicitations du Dr Jean Bart, du sélectionneur et des joueurs, Johny Placide et Duckens Nazon en tête , qui souhaitent un réel accompag-nement du Gouvernement de la République comme ça se fait dans toutes les sélections de football dans le monde.

Le Président Moïse a pris en-tre autres l’engagement formel d’offrir une allocation mensu-elle aux internationaux de la sélection nationale senior en plus d’un passeport diploma-tique devant faciliter leur dé-placement à travers le monde. Pour ce faire, a exhorté le Président, les joueurs doivent impérativement remplir cer-

taines formalités , surtout ceux qui détiennent la double na-tionalité, comme se procurer une carte d’ identification na-tionale (CIN) et d’un numéro d’identification fiscale (NIF) afin d’intégrer formellement le système haïtien.

Les joueurs sont sortis satis-faits de cette rencontre avec le Président de la République et ils espèrent que le Chef de l’ État se donnera les moyens de tenir ces promesses. La mau-vaise note de cette cordiale rencontre est l’annonce faite par Jeff Louis , rongé par la blessure, de mettre un terme à sa carrière internationale.

Foot : Jovenel Moise promet allocation mensuelle et passeportdiplomatique aux grenadiers seniors

Le Président Jovenel Moïse a reçu les grenadiers le mardi 11 septembre au Palais National.

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Né à Jacmel, Léonard François a quitté son pays natal pour aller poursuivre ses études dans l’empire du soleil levant. Là-bas, il va s’enticher d’une ravis-sante Japonaise qui deviendra bientôt sa femme : Tamaki Osaka. Cette union ne se fera pas sans accrocs, puisque la famille de Tamaki, surtout son père, va mettre plus de 10 ans avant d’accepter un gendre étranger. Les mariages mix-tes n’étant pas très répandus dans cette région du monde, ils sont souvent peu tolérés par les proches. Entre temps, après un crochet par New York, la pe-tite famille déménage une dernière fois et pose définitivement ses valises en Floride, à cheval entre Haïti et le Ja-pon. La petite Naomi n’a alors que 3 ans lorsqu’elle quitte son pays natal. Elle va donc tout naturellement adopt-er l’anglais, la langue de sa nouvelle terre d’accueil, au détriment du jap-onais maternel et du créole paternel.

Mais Naomi n’en oublie pas pour au-tant ses racines. Cette triple-culture représente pour elle une richesse et non un handicap. Partout où elle va, elle met un point d’honneur à montrer son attachement pour ses origines. À ce propos, une petite scène qui est passée inaperçue lors d’une conférence de presse après sa victoire expéditive face à l’Ukrainienne Tsurenko (6-1, 6-1), révèle que la jeune championne a un caractère bien affirmé. À une journal-iste qui lui demande comment elle gère cette double culture nippo-américaine, la joueuse lui rétorque, tout sourire, qu’elle est également haïtienne, qu’elle a grandi avec sa grand-mère haïtienne et que la culture haïtienne occupe aussi une part importante dans sa vie. Voilà comment elle a gentiment recadré une journaliste qui, soit par ignorance, soit par mauvaise fois, a voulu éliminer une partie de sa filiation, car non issue d’un « grand pays ». Même avec un micro à la main au lieu d’une raquette, Naomi trouve le moyen de placer quelques « aces ».

Une ascension fulgurante

Naomi Osaka, qui a surpris tout le monde en atteignant rapidement le top 10 féminin de la WTA, a commencé à taper dans la petite balle jaune très jeune sous la houlette de son père. Ce dernier s’est inspiré de l’exemple de la famille Williams pour mener ses deux filles, Naomi et Mari, l’ainée, vers le monde professionnel. Il a dû puiser pour cela dans ses valeurs haïtiennes, imprégnées de courage et de détermi-nation, pour mieux affronter les obsta-cles. En bon père de famille, Léonard François a dû faire certains choix dif-ficiles qui se sont révélés judicieux par la suite. Il décide ainsi d’inscrire sa fille à l’association nippone de tennis (JTA), malgré les préjugés encore te-naces au Japon vis-à-vis des étrangers. De là, Naomi trace doucement, mais sûrement, son petit bonhomme de che-min, au gré des compétitions et des tournois. À l’instar des sœurs Williams où Venus l’ainée est vite surpassée par la cadette Serena, les sœurs Osaka con-naissent un sort similaire. Le talent de Naomi éclate ainsi au grand jour lors

du tournoi d’Indian Wells - 2018 où elle dispose aisément en finale, et à la surprise générale, de la Russe Kasatki-na en 2 sets (6-3, 6-2). Les spécialistes attendent de voir si ce n’est là qu’un ac-cident de parcours, où s’il s’agit vérita-blement de l’éclosion d’un phénomène tennistique. Ils auront la confirmation quelques semaines plus tard lors de l’US Open où la jeune prodige va ter-rasser ses adversaires les unes après les autres avec une facilité déconcertante. Ainsi, en 16e de finale, elle va marquer les esprits en infligeant une correction mémorable à la Biélorusse Sasnovich, 30e joueuse mondiale. La malheureuse n’a en effet pas pu gagner le moindre jeu et a terminé sur 2 roues de bicy-clette (6-0, 6-0). Seule sa confrontation avec la Biélorusse Sabalenka en 8e de finale a été un peu plus âpre, puisque c’est l’unique fois où elle lâchera un set.

Passage de témoin entre Naomi et son idole ?

Samedi 8 septembre, la finale dame de l’US Open édition 2018, qui devait op-poser la star montante du tennis mon-dial, Naomi Osaka, et la vétérane aux 23 titres en Grand Chelem Serena wil-liams, s’est transformée en un duel à distance entre Serena et l’arbitre de la rencontre, le portugais Carlos Ramos. Tout avait pourtant commencé nor-malement dans cette partie qui avait tout pour être historique. Naomi avait en effet la possibilité d’être la première Nipponne (drapeau sous lequel elle joue) et Haïtienne à gagner un trophée majeur, alors que Serena avait à cœur

d’égaler enfin le record de 24 titres longtemps détenu par l’Australienne Smith Court.

Dès l’entame du match, Naomi met la pression sur sa rivale, ce qui lui permet de survoler le premier set assez facile-ment en dominant la numéro 1 mondi-ale sur le score sans appel de 6-2. À ce moment de la partie, tout portait à croire qu’on allait assister à une deux-ième manche des plus serrées. Mais on était loin d’imaginer que les événe-ments allaient prendre une tournure mélodramatique inattendue. En effet, alors que Naomi servait pour égaliser à 1-1 au deuxième set, l’arbitre de la rencontre sanctionne Serena pour avoir reçu un « ’coaching »’ de la part de son entraineur Mouratoglou. Et c’est là que la machine Serena a commencé à dérailler complètement. Entre la ra-quette qu’elle fracasse contre le sol, les invectives virulentes qu’elle lance à l’arbitre – voleur, sexiste, menteur – et les pleurs devant le juge arbitre, l’Américaine est totalement sortie de son match. Son seul break durant ce set a été immédiatement suivi par celui de Naomi qui a étouffé sa proie et ne lui a laissé aucun espoir de revenir au score. Elle a en effet sorti des coups incisifs aux bons moments aux bons endroits, ce qui a fini par exacerber une Serena Williams à bout de nerfs qui ne savait pas où donner de la tête.

Au fil du set, Serena devenait mécon-naissable, tant par son jeu décousu que par sa colère disproportionnée. Le public, partial, l’a soutenu à bout de bras en huant les décisions arbitrales.

Quant à la jeune Naomi, elle ne s’est pas laissée distraire par tout ce tapage et est restée concentrée jusqu’au bout en gérant son avance comme une vraie pro. La 3e pénalité de l’arbitre vers la cadette des Williams a sonné le glas d’une partie qui commençait à deve-nir ingérable. Et c’est bien dommage, car cela a éclipsé l’exploit réalisé par Naomi durant cette quinzaine et qui a fait preuve de beaucoup de courage et de bravoure, qualités qui ressemblent à s’y méprendre à ceux de ses concitoy-ens haïtiens. En la voyant soulever son trophée, les spectateurs ont senti qu’ils assistaient peut-être là à une passation de pouvoir entre la nouvelle révélation et son idole de jeunesse. Il faut rappel-er que quand Serena a gagné son pre-mier titre en Grand Chelem, ici même sur le court Arthur-Ashe en 1999, Nao-mi n’avait encore que 2 ans et était loin de se douter du destin formidable qui l’attendait.

Visite en Haïti

Naomi Osaka avait visité l'Haïti de son père Leonard François en Octobre 2017. Cette décision était personelle, avait-elle tenu à souligner à la presse, non sans tarir d’éloges envers la cuisine haïtienne. Elle s'expliquait pour dire : « À New York, j’ai vécu avec plusieurs membres de la famille de mon père (grand-mère, cousines et cousins). On ne se nourissait que des produits haï-tiens. La cuisine haïtienne est juste for-midable. J’avais déjà visité le Japon. J’avais à cœur de visiter Haïti. Bien que j’aie entendu là-bas des commen-taires négatifs sur Haïti. J’ai du mal à y croire. C’est pourquoi j’avais une énorme envie de fouler le sol haïtien. J’ai visité la ville de mon père, Jacmel, et autres endroits du pays. J’ai pu con-stater qu’Haïti est un beau petit pays. Les commentaires négatifs ne réflètent pas la réalité. »

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De gauche à droite: l'haitiano-japonaise Naomi Osaka, la nouvelle championne de l’US Open 2018, sa soeur aînée Mari, sa mère amaki Osaka et son père Leonard François.

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Naomi Osaka entre sa mère japonaise et son père haïtien lors d'une visite en Haïti en Octobre 2017

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