How St. Patrick comes to be associated with DamballaSaint Patrick is a well known legendary figure because he drove out all the snakes out of Ireland. He is better known in Haiti as Damballa, a lwa or spirit who often appears in the form of snake in Haiti’s Voodoo religion. In Voodoo, Damballa... |
Haitian American Patrick Gaspard, advocate for labor and health care issuesPatrick Gaspard, born in 1967, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Haitian parents, arrived in the U.S. with them at the age of three. He emerged on the political scene in 1988, when he helped run Jesse Jackson’s campaign for president... |
Marie St. Fleur, Massachusetts State RepresentativeShe is the first Haitian American person to hold public office in Massachusetts where she is the Massachusetts State Representative. Marie St. Fleur has achieved much more than most of the other immigrants given the fact that she moved to the state... |
Fritz St. Jean, Haitian ArtistFritz St. Jean is a famous Haitian painter. He was born in the 1900’s in Haiti, but had to migrate to New York, where he provided for his family by doubling up as a waiter and as painter. He started painting in the 1970’s in Grand Rue... |
Michel St. Fleur, Haitian ArtistMichel St. Fleur is a Haitian artist who is believed to have been born and bred in the Artibonite Valley. He started painting in the 1970’s and some of his work came through in the early 1980’s, including Le Lac des Cygnes, La Cueillett... |
Murat St. Vil, Haitian ArtistUnlike most Haitian painters Murat St. Vil discovered that he could paint at an early age. His father, upon noticing the young Murat’s interest in painting, recommended his son to the renowned Prefete Duffaut where his son was nurtured for a ... |
Jim Rama and Patrick Andrey, Face a Face The Caribbean ambiance brought about by the beaches and its people is always best accompanied by a dash of Caribbean music. One popular music genre in the region is the Zouk music. Two of the rising Zouk artists of today are Patrick Andrey and Jima... |
St. Louise Blaise, Haitian artistSt. Louise Blaise was born in 1956 as the second born son of a tax collector and a mechanic, though his mother worked in the market where she proudly sold fruits and vegetables as a way of life. He was one of the four Blaise brothers who rose to fa... |
Camille St. Aude, Haitian ArtistHaitian art is often a reflection of the African roots of the people coupled with interactions with the French and Indians, to finally give a blend that says a lot about the Caribbean country. Camille St. Aude is one of the artists of Haiti who has... |
Town of St. Michael du Sud, HaitiContary to what its name suggests, St. Michael du Sud is actually in Grand’Anse department and not in the Sud department. This populated place is located 3 kilometers from the third order administrative division of Miragoane. It is surrounded... |
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