Municipal

Gary Gaspard sworn in as Evanston Township Supervisor

EVANSTON, USA (defend.ht) - It was an historic scene when Chicago Judge, Haitian-American Lionel Jean-Baptiste swore in Haitian-American Gary Gaspard as the new Evanston Township Supervisor on Monday.

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Mia Love wins 2013 "Making History" Award at "Women to Watch" Gala

WASHINGTON, D.C. (defend.ht) - Saratoga Springs Mayor, Mia Love, was presented with the 2013 Making History Award at the Women to Watch Awards Gala from Running Start an organization aimed at bringing young women into politics.

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Newly renovated Place Boyer, Petion Ville, opens to public

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - A newly renovated Place Boyer was unveiled on Monday in the district of Petion Ville. President Michel Martelly participated in the inauguration of the park with interim-Mayor Yvanca Jolicoeur Brutus.

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Un-Official: Lucie Tondreau and Kevin Burns in runoff for North Miami Mayor

NORTH MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - Un-official results of the North Miami mayoral election would suggest that on June 3rd, Lucie M. Tondreau will face Kevin Burns in a runoff election to replace Andre Pierre. Although claiming to be endorsed by Jesus, Candidate Anna L. Pierre, received the least amount of votes of all 7 candidates.

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Calherbe Monel is running for Mayor of Spring Valley

SPRING VALLEY (NY), USA (defend.ht) - Civic Leader, Political Activist, Humanitarian and Entrepreneur, Calherbe Monel, has officially announced his candidacy for the mayoral seat in the Village of Spring Valley.

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Anna Pierre says she is endorsed by Jesus Christ

NORTH MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - North Miami Beach candidate for mayor, Anna Pierre, who recently took to the press about threats of Vodou curses being placed on her is now advertising with a flyer that says she's endorsed by Jesus Christ.

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Republican Mia Love says she's running for congress in 2014

OGDEN (UT), USA (defend.ht) — Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love says her Republican Party isn’t dead and she isn’t going away. She will, again, run for congress in the 2014 mid-term elections.

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Harry LaRosiliere elected Mayor of Plano, Texas

PLANO, USA (defend.ht) – A Haitian-American was elected mayor of one of the largest cities in the Lone Star State. Harry LaRosiliere beat out Collin County Republican Party Chair Fred Mosesare by a whopping 20 percent on Saturday to become Mayor of Plano, Texas. The first African American mayor of the city.

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Haiti: President Martelly appoints fugitive for municipal official of Desdunes

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - President Michel Martelly appointed, Alton Clenord, an accused criminal by the courts of Saint-Marc, who was part of a gang led by Pierre Paul Alexander, the leader of a criminal syndicate who was convicted of arson, possession of illegal firearms, looting and murder on October 19, 2012. The new municipal officer in Desdunes has been on the lam from justice since, until his appointment by Martelly on April 5, 2013.

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Judge sides with Yvenoline Dargenson over Spiegel, in N. Miami Bch Council race judgement

MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - Yvenoline Dargenson got a judicial victory on Friday when Miami Dade Circuit Judge, Darrin Gayles, denied her North Miami Beach Seat 4 opponent, Beth Spiegel's, request to prevent her votes from being counted.

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MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - Yvenoline Dargenson got a judicial victory on Friday when Miami Dade Circuit Judge, Darrin Gayles, denied her North Miami Beach Seat 4 opponent, Beth Spiegel's, request to prevent her votes from being counted.

It was after a five hour hearing that Judge Gayles, according to Dargenson, “let me take my case before the voters.”

Dargenson is a mother of three and has worked as a Management Support Analyst for the Federal Government for the past 13 years. Her opponent, Spiegel, a North Miami Beach councilwoman, tried to diqualify her from the running on the basis of residency. Judge Gayles found that Spiegel had not proven a likelihood of success on the merits, and that she had an adequate remedy at law, according to Dargenson's council, former Mayor of North Miami, Frank Wolland.

Wolland expressed his dismay with North Miami Beach’s questionable practice of employing police officers to investigate candidates. “In America we should let the voters decide the candidate’s qualifications to hold office, not the police,“ he said of the pursuit of his client, Candidate Dargenson.

Early voting in North Miami Beach began on May 2nd, and the election is May 7th. Dargenson would say, “I’m so happy that the Judge upheld the people’s right to decide.”

Mayoral Candidate Anna Pierre appeals for prayers from vodou

MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - North Miami mayoral candidate, Anna Pierre, best known for her 1990's hit song, Mete Suk Sou Bonbon, appealed for prayers on Monday saying someone is trying to use vodou to get her out of the race for mayor.

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Haiti Mayor Assn. Responds to Gov't Plan to Revoke Mayors

ABRICOTS, Haiti (defend.ht) - With reports coming from the federal government of its intentions to revoke more than 100 elected mayors throughout Haiti, the President of the Mayors Assocation of Grand Anse, Jean Claude Fignole, objected in an open letter to the Minister of the Interior.

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Haiti: Fmr P-au-P Mayor Receives Subpoena in Market Fire Investigation

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The former Mayor of Port-au-Prince, ousted in March by the presidency, received a subpoena from the government prosecutor as part of a criminal investigation into the fire that destroyed the city’s public market on Monday. Council for former Mayor Muscadin Jean Yves Jason said he will not appear due to confusion in the file.

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Haitian Mayor Lashes Out as U.S. Ban on Dried Mangoes

GROS-MORNE, Haiti (defend.ht) - A dried mango plant in Gros-Morne was caused to close due to the decision of the United States to ban the sale of dried mangoes from Haiti, a decision Vice Mayor Beauger Rubin calls a "slap in the face," to Haitian local production.

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Renovations Begin for Dadadou Sports Center

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - A ceremony was held by the Mayor Wilson Jeudy of Delmas and the Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Activities Jean Rene Roosevelt to mark the start of renovations to the Dadadou Sports Centre.

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Mayor Jeudy Believes Deliverance is Near for the People of Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/PMdD) - A week of an evangelistic crusade, to pray for deliverance for Haiti was held at the Municipal Palace of Delmas, from April 29 to May 6, 2012. People of different churches in the capital responded to spiritual manifestation held under the theme: "nan sa nou ye la, sel ou ki ka di yon mo pou nou" (for the circumstances that we are in, only you [God] can deliver us).

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Haitian-American Electoral Victory in New Jersery

IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY (defend.ht/HAAPA PAC) -  The Haitian American Association for Political Action (HAAPA PAC) is pleased to announce that Charnette Orelien has made history by becoming the first Haitian-American elected to the Westward City Council seat in Irvington, New Jersey. Orelien beat both rival candidates by a significant margin in a predominantly "minority" City, with a sizeable, growing Haitian population.

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Mayor Wilson Jeudy Hold Prayer Service for President Martelly

PORT-AU-PRICE, Haiti (defend.ht) - During a special religious program at the Municipality Palace of Delmas yesterday, the mayor Wilson Jeudy called the prayer of evangelical Christians for complete recovery of President Michel Martelly.

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Haiti-Delmas: City Council Marks the Completion of Monument Road and Infrastructure

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/PMdD) - The Mayor of Delmas Wilson Jeudy, held a joint press conference with Civilian Chief of the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH), on the premises of the Municipal Palace of Delmas. This conference was intended to mark the end of the renovation of roads and rehabilitation of the monument at the crossroad 1804-2004 Gerald Battaille.

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Haiti: Delmas City Council Prepares to Give Fast Efficient Responses to Emergencies

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/PMdD) - The City Council of Delmas organized, Friday, March 16, 2012, a session of training and simulation of fire management that took twenty officers of the Service of Civil Protection of the Municipality and the National Police of Haiti, rescue workers, more than a dozen firefighters and civil society guests. The session was provided by Ms. Amy Richardson, a firewoman visiting from the United States of America at the invitation of Mayor Wilson Jeudy, who graciously agreed to put her expertise to young Firefighters and rescue workers of the municipality of Delmas.

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