Gov. Bush appoints Haitian-American doctor to lead state health department In a move that shows the continued upward climb of Haitians who have come to Florida over the last three decades, Gov. Jeb Bush on Thursday nominated a Tampa doctor and immigrant from the island nation to lead the state's health department.

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Jeffery Joseph said his family had lived in Louisiana since his great grandparents moved to the United States from Haiti.

"My house is gone. I lost everything," he said.

His temporary home is the Houston Astrodome. 

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According to a recent press release the prime minister had a knee surgery on his right  knee. The surgery lasted one hour and 10 minutes.

Prime Minister La Tortue went home that same day.

According to the surgeon Mr. LaTortue be able to resume his daily activities by the time he returns to Haiti.

Article 135 of the Haitian constitution states that a presidential candidate must be a native born Haitian and never have renounce Haitian nationality  and have resided in the country for five consecutive years before the election.

Being that Haiti has had so many different constitutions I am not sure which one says it.

Finally someone has decided to challenge the Haitian constitution in Haiti's Supreme Court. 

Here are a few clips from an article by the Christian science monitor

... Dumarsais Simeus said in  phone interview  "I don't have anything to overcome in terms of the Constitution or getting on the ballot. I never renounced my citizenship....My residence has been listed here ever since I was born. I have been fortunate to have other homes and other citizenships, but I never gave up my Haitian ones."

... Siméus will challenge the current interpretation of the constitution in Haiti's Supreme Court and set a precedent for other Haitian-Americans with political ambitions...

... the country [Haiti] is filled with "political wannabes" who see Siméus as a threat and would "do everything they can to derail his candidacy."

... Running a country like Haiti, which is broke and in bankruptcy takes many of the same skills as a successful businessman: leadership, knowing how to pick the right people to work for you, knowing how to create jobs for people."

... He vows to create a "country that can function properly and an environment for investment.... I want to be realistic about how long this turn around will take. It will take at least a generation, but within the first year change will start taking off. We will start the rebuilding process."

You can read the entire article here:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0818/p01s02-woam.html

Lincoln Tribunes Reports:

Chavannes Jeune, an influential Haitian Christian leader, pastor and evangelist, will formally announce his candidacy for president of Haiti in his home town of Les Cayes on Wednesday, August 10.

In an exclusive interview with the barrickreport.com at his office here in the nation’s capital on August 5, Jeune said his motivation his simple. “I have the vision that our Christian people can make a positive change.”

... ... an estimated 40 percent of Haitians being evangelicals, Jeune would seem to have an excellent chance at leading this nation, which gained its independence on January 1, 1804. That is, if he can convince Christians to register and vote, no easy task in a nation jaded by two centuries of often corrupt leadership. read more...

From The Journal News - The mayor of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, requested continued local support of her nation yesterday during an appearance in Spring Valley to inaugurate the new offices of Haitian-American Voters and Entrepreneurs National.

Mayor Carline Simon thanked about 30 people — including Haitian Consul General Felix Augustin and Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence — who had gathered at the new HAVEN headquarters at the 83 S. Main St. offices of village attorney Alan Simon.

In her remarks, the visiting mayor expressed her full support of the Better Community Coalition ticket of Bettie Brown, a Spring Valley trustee running for village mayor with Dantes Jeantel for trustee and Alan Simon for village justice.

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