In a news report by the associated press, President Hugo Chavez  offered to sell fuel under special terms to Haiti to help to cope with high oil prices.

In his weekly radio and television show, Chavez said his country would help Haiti through his Petrocaribe initiative, under which Venezuela sells fuel directly to 13 Caribbean countries with low-interest financing and deferred payment.

Chavez said: "We're going to give a hand to the people of Haiti,".

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While most of us in the haitian community completely ignore voodoo as a culture there are other people who find inspiration in it.

Rich Jete, Pov Ranmase... they say...

Artist Nancy Josephson's work is on display at Baltimore's Visionary Art Museum and she finds her inspiration in Haitian art and the Voodoo religion.

She compares the voodoo ceremony to a  jewish bar mitzvah.

"I just totally recognized this as a place of home and safety," she said. "I'm initiated into the religion. I love going through the ceremonies. It's sort of continuous, almost like a bar mitzvah.

I say this with tremendous trepidation, though, because I know it's a real stretch for people who have only seen Haiti and voodoo in a demonic light."

Read more here...

My 2 cents:  We are leaving our culture for others to be inspired by it.  while most Haitians will shy away from a conversation involving Voodoo, others openly admit that there are advantages.

Here is a tips on how to share your thoughts with the Haitian Community online:

• Open a FouyeVille Account
  Go to >>> http://www.fouyeville.com/signup.php
  It takes less than one minute!
  
• Write what what you want to write, about life, money, relationship, your daily diary, whatever!
  
• Submit a short resume to your most interesting readings @ www.Teledjol.com
  Go to >> http://www.teledjol.com/post.php
  It's Free and it Instant!

as soon as you do that, your news becomes headline news on www.fouye.com

How do you like that?

This is the most powerfull way to get your message accross.  you can even use it to drive traffic to your website.

It's a win win situation!

So get Blogin'

www.fouyeville.com

For Haitians who have something on their mind!

You know how I like to report good news.  Let me first give you the names of American Superstars who participated in a "star-studded" fundraiser for youths in Haiti:

• Angelina Jolie
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Meryl Streep
• Norah Jones
• Lindsay Lorhan

:) I know Oprah Winffrey would love to be there, pehaps Wyclef did not invite her in time.

Here is a secret: If you want to reach an american superstar, you must do something that his/her kids will love!  Apparently, Angelina Jolie's son Maddox is a very big fan of Hip Hop superstar Wyclef Jean.  That's why Angeline Jolie agreed to attend.

We'll take it... We'll take it...

GO CLEF... GO CLEF...

I read this @ contactmusic.com

They might beat us on the turf but in the streets, a home team from BelAir beat Brazil (the Brazilian peacekeepers) 7-0 at least.

That sound good, doesn't it?  "Headline: Haiti beats Brazil 7-0"

"It's amazing. These guys are world champions, and we're trashing them!" said spectator Jean-Marie Pierre, referring to Brazil's national soccer team, which won its fifth World Cup in 2002."

The Brazilian peacekeepers are now trying soccer to help ease up the tension in Haiti. Read more...

I just noticed that Michaelle Jean has a nice page on Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. in it you will find her bio, carreer, the good, the bad, and the ugly abou ther nomination as Governor General of Canada.

Take A Look!

Now... I wonder when they will put my info on wikipedia! Hmmm!

I was browsing the web mind the mound business at bumped into a headline "Haitian political cartoonists lighten the mood".

Is an article written by Trenton Daniel of Knight Rider Newspapers that features Haitian cartoonist Mark "Freo" Francois a 27 year old whose work appears on a Miami-based Web site, www.sakapfet.com.

Here are some experpts...

..."We take politics so seriously," said Francois, "It's a way for people to take a look at it and laugh about it. We have to make something funny about it."

..."Haiti's not a society where you can poke fun at people in power. They're not used to it," said Michael Emeran, owner of sakapfet.com.

Read the article here...

Ayisyen se patizan... They can't take a joke!

After more than three years in existence www.belfet.com is being split up into two separate websites.

The Event listings will remain on www.belfet.com while the Music Database we are compiling and the music lyrics will move to a new site www.BelMizik.com

just as before, our intention is not to sell haitian music, we prefer to tell you that it exists without being prejudicial about it.

This split will place Haitian Music and Lyrics front an center and give us the oportunity to research "Haitian music" a little deeper.

One new feature you will see on www.BelMizik.com is the random Music Fact that is display on every page. More information will follow... Stay Tuned!

According to today's chronicle on www.fombrun.com Dr. Rudolph Moise donated $25,000.00 to the Notre Dame Church in Little Haiti.

Dr Moise's Mother passed away about a year ago. in memory of his mother or $25.00 was given to father Reginald Jean Marie for the the Notre Dame D'haiti Church.

Related Links: Rudolph Moise Movie Profile on Belfim.com

The Lincoln Tribune reports...

Jehu Metellus could be living a comfortable, quiet life, serving as a church pastor in Canada or the United States, where he has many friends and associates.

Instead, the 51-year-old spends all of his days in his native country raising 23 boys – all rescued from the hard streets of Haiti’s capital and surrounding towns.

Metellus, whose home, the Rehabilitation Center of Special Education (CRES, the acronym for the French pronunciation) houses boys ranging from age two to 18, says his vision – which he developed while doing graduate work in psychology – is simple. All he wants, he said, “Is to see the boys live well.” Read more...