Port-au-Prince.– At least 259 people were reported injured in the
concluding hours of Haiti's Carnival 2009, bringing the total casualties
in the festivity to one death and 540 injuries, local police said.
The sole fatality was identified as
15-year-old Sandra Pierre, who suffered several fractures in the skull
after a gigantic carriage rolled over upon her during a street concert
in Port-au-Prince, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
According to official statistics,
around one million local residents participated in this year's
Carnival, which began last Sunday. In order to guarantee social order
and security, Haitian police had sought the cooperation of the Red
Cross and UN peacekeeping forces, Gary Desrosiers, Haitian police
spokesman told reporters.
Olsen Jan Julien, Haitian minister
of culture and communication, said that Carnival celebrations help
create employment and consumption in sectors like tourism and
transportation, which implies considerable economic profitability to
the Caribbean country.
Written by: kmnupe, 27 Feb 2009 10:45 AM
From: United States, NYC
DT, I'm curious. Why report about Haiti's carnival here? Why should these people care? I see an agenda.
...Or maybe, it's me!
From: United States, Queens, NY
Its you...a human life is a human life... and Domincans and Haitians share an island...
Written by: kmnupe, 27 Feb 2009 11:01 AM
From: United States, NYC
With all due respect, I'm Haitian and I do not see this as news that must be printed on a Dominican-themed site.
From: United States
How in hell can 570 be injured?
Written by: belly51, 27 Feb 2009 11:49 AM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
kmnupe,
Don't be so sensitive man DT reports news from other countries.Carnivals are to feel good and happy and i can see 10 killed and 540 injured and something to put light on.Lots of Haitians visit this site too.so if your neighboor kill his kids would't you call the police.I would do it without thinking.Hiding the problems won't make them go away.
Written by: kmnupe, 27 Feb 2009 11:58 AM
From: United States, NYC
Actually my point was not about what happened during Carnival as much as relevance to topics discussed here.
If all the Haitian bands were going to DR this week-end for carnival , that would be something to think about (LOL). Also, if Dominicans went to Haiti in droves to party, it would make sense
It's no paranoia or such on my part. Good day all. Carry on!
Written by: belly51, 27 Feb 2009 12:09 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
kmnupe,
Actually my concern was not what happened during Carnival as much as relavence to topics discussed here.
You as a Haitian may nt want to put another statement like that.If something like this would had happened in the Dominican Carnaval that sure won't be a dominicans reaction to it.If this happened in DR i would appreciate to see it in every headline on this planet.
Written by: etiennc, 27 Feb 2009 12:14 PM
From: United States
kmnupe, buy jeans your size.
These you are wearing are to tight .
From: United States, Queens, NY
I agree with KMNUPE... just because the newspaper is DT doesn't mean they should only report what happens in DR. many newspapers report things that happen around the world..
I believe that just by the comments on this thread the newspaper accomplished its goal of opening up dialog amongst its readers.. good or bad.. communication is key...
good job guys!
Written by: kmnupe, 27 Feb 2009 12:43 PM
From: United States, NYC
Wait a minute, why am I a bad guy in this?
ETIENNE, I don't understand your comment. I'm not sure if it's an attempt to insult me, but, I've always been civil to you.
BELLY,
I'm not saying that what happened in Carnival does not concern me. But. let's look at it further. What happened? What caused the injuries? What kind of injuries? Who got injured? Were they shot? Did they fall? Was is assaults? police brutality? Stampede? Was it PAP? Jacmel? Cap-Haitien? St. Marc?
If this is worthy news and an interest outside of Haiti, I stand corrected.
Like I said before, Carry on!
Written by: kmnupe, 27 Feb 2009 12:52 PM
From: United States, NYC
DO4SELF,,
I've posted here often enough in the past. Diversity of news is good. Some are relevant, others not.
There's been tension on this site because some Haitians come here to start trouble and some Dominicans here are bigots.
Constant news about Haiti does not help. Nothing malicious about my sentiments. Just the way I see it.
From: United States, Queens, NY
That's fine KMNUPE.. I am new to this paper and was curious to see the interactions of the readers on the threads..
as for tension between Haitians and Dominicans... that exists on and off line... Sad to see it though... I hate racism of any kind...especially amongst Dominicans... I experience it all the time.. when people see me they think I am African American, Panamenian, Guyanese or Trinidadian... never Dominican... which for the most part is fine by me.. until they cross the line....
I say .. why not pray for those who are so blinded by their shortcomings, or feel the need to insight arguements instead of promote dialog...
I choose to think positive... but that's just me.. lol
Written by: kmnupe, 27 Feb 2009 1:10 PM
From: United States, NYC
This is a good site. Great conversations.
Written by: LAVERITE, 27 Feb 2009 1:16 PM
From: Haiti
kmnupe,
We are all entitled to our opinions and i respect that. But we live in a global village where all kinds of news go around the world in minutes. Did you watch TV today where a puppy was rescued after its owner left it on the highway in the U.S.?I believe that the more we know about each other, the more chances we have to learn how to live together. Any news about the DR is of interest to Haiti and vice versa, specially when human beings are involved. LA VERITE.
Written by: kmnupe, 27 Feb 2009 1:20 PM
From: United States, NYC
No doubt.
Written by: etiennc, 27 Feb 2009 2:05 PM
From: United States
kmnupe, that was just a joke.
let 's relax and enjoy these moments.
Written by: kmnupe, 27 Feb 2009 2:09 PM
From: United States, NYC
Got ya.
What happened to those guys masquerading as 5 different people?
Written by: belly51, 27 Feb 2009 4:06 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
kmnupe
I'm not saying that what happened in Carnival does not concern me. But. let's look at it further. What happened? What caused the injuries? What kind of injuries? Who got injured? Were they shot? Did they fall? Was is assaults? police brutality? Stampede? Was it PAP? Jacmel? Cap-Haitien? St. Marc?
If this is worthy news and an interest outside of Haiti, I stand corrected.
Like I said before, Carry on!
Thats sounds like Ex-President Bush type of statements.Thats something local authorities have to find out but is the resposability of the locals to make sure they do.In San Fracisco where i'm from there would have been a huge strike already(with me on front lines).
Written by: belly51, 27 Feb 2009 6:04 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
ok I won't post any more
Written by: kmnupe, 27 Feb 2009 7:35 PM
From: United States, NYC
Antonio,
Stop playing around man(LOL)
Written by: antonioj, 27 Feb 2009 7:40 PM
From: Canada, home safe
kmnupe where the hell have you been man !!! I would liked to add a little bit of humour here with your permission senior.
From: Dominican Republic
do4self69, Haiti is not a race! Haiti is a nationality! So don't bring racism to the Haitian invasion and abuse of the island!
Written by: antonioj, 27 Feb 2009 10:12 PM
From: Canada, home safe
"Written by: letroudeballeGeneroso, 27 Feb 2009 9:50 PM
From: Dominican Republic
do4self69, Haiti is not a race! Haiti is a nationality! So don't bring racism to the Haitian invasion and abuse of the island!
"
Well. Well tell me I am not dreaming say it aint so, guess what we have here, that thing Mr Greenwave aka many aliases, ferme ta vache mon maudit.
From: Haiti
i ve been in the carnival and i m not surprise that there s all these victims. it was million people drinking and dancing so the ones who are drunk become violent most of the time. but anyway it s still the biggest music and cultural event of the caraibbean....
Written by: etiennc, 28 Feb 2009 7:07 AM
From: United States
letroudebalelGeneroso, I just love this nickname
belly dancer at age51 this is another one , I love it
i do 69 4 myself oh God , please ! I am dying laughing !
laverite that s true indeed !
kmnupe says " dominican-themed site" man ,that is heavy !
Let me see how this will work:
puerto plata -themed site
boca chica -themed site
santo dominigo-themed site
santiago -themed site
antonioj , why your want to lock futher discussions on this article ?
it is very light today.haitian 1804 is on his best behavior since the removal of the stupidity lump in his brain. He is calmer , rational ,less abrasive,and less erratic.
Why locking further discussions ? Rubi is in arizona on a month retreat for anger management
Written by: etiennc, 28 Feb 2009 7:10 AM
From: United States
i do 69 for myself Great God !
belly dancer at 51 ha! ha! ha ! ha! ha !
i have a troudeballe ( a hole from a bullet) Where ?
Written by: kmnupe, 28 Feb 2009 8:06 AM
From: United States, NYC
I believe that do for self was born in 69. He's speaking of self-sufficiency. Minds out of the gutter!
Written by: antonioj, 28 Feb 2009 11:07 AM
From: Canada, home safe
etiennc just to let you know, my wife enjoy reading you, according to her you are funny as hell jejeje.
ok Senior your wish, I am unlocking the thread
Written by: etiennc, 28 Feb 2009 12:57 PM
From: United States
thank you antonioj
Now let me respond to kmnupe.
kmnupe I notice that your nickname starts with 3 consonants.(kmn)upe
In artculatory phonetics a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the upper vocal tact..
Therefore a diagrah like KMN in kmnkupe has more than a consonant which makes it very hard to pronounce your nickname.
Only a genius will compose a nick name so difficult to articulate
Only a genius is able to decipher this code name " do4self69 "
Great job genius !
kmnupe if we display our intellect all the time in this forum we will be so boring.
My teacher asked me once why you are telling jokes in the classroom instead of doing your homework , I said :Teacher I am already done. ( guess what I am trying to say ,i dare you) ah ! ah ! ah ! ah !
Written by: belly51, 28 Feb 2009 1:23 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
Etiennc
"ExtraTerrestrial In Earth Now Needs Company"
is this what your name was suppose to mean.
From: United States
I think it will be a good thing if both sides of the island enter into a cultural exchange during carnival. Carnival time in Haiti is the time when all social barrier drops and everyone has a good time.
Haitian carnival just ended a few days ago. Watch the video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o8GpIAGFeQ&feature=relatedWritten by: etiennc, 28 Feb 2009 4:33 PM
From: United States
Haitian_mud_cake_no 1 ,shut the hell up and go squeeze a lemon !
belly 51
I was just looking for a good fight, you indeed gave me one
LOT OF LOVE
From: United States
In term of variety, Haiti, Trinidad and Brazil have the best carnival in the world.
From: United States
To: etiennc, Haitians eat mud cake because they are so proud of their land that they gained through bloody battles. They proudly eat a piece of their land as a ritual to show their love and affection for the land of our ancestors: Bookman, Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, etc...
Written by: etiennc, 28 Feb 2009 5:52 PM
From: United States
Roso
please help me out where ever you are are.
Haitian 1804 is not completely cured as you told me.
Haitian 1804 , no sir you are so wrong ,if they had loved their country so much they should have
stopped chopping down the trees to make charcoal.
This is why there is not any vegetation just the naked land.
Written by: talia, 2 Mar 2009 10:49 AM
From: United States
grow up guys. it's just too easy to fight and entertain the subject in a sad way.
From: United States, Lawrence MA, Montecristi RD
Hmmmm....Jean-Jacques Dessalines....isn't that the guy who invaded, ransacked and burned Monte Plata, Cotui and La Vega and then moved onto Moca and Santiago de los Caballeros and murdered the entire population? What a guy to dedicate mud cakes to. Well, at least you didn't say they are consumend in honor of, oh say Jean-Pierre Boyer.
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...Or maybe, it's me!
How in hell can 570 be injured?
Don't be so sensitive man DT reports news from other countries.Carnivals are to feel good and happy and i can see 10 killed and 540 injured and something to put light on.Lots of Haitians visit this site too.so if your neighboor kill his kids would't you call the police.I would do it without thinking.Hiding the problems won't make them go away.
If all the Haitian bands were going to DR this week-end for carnival , that would be something to think about (LOL). Also, if Dominicans went to Haiti in droves to party, it would make sense
It's no paranoia or such on my part. Good day all. Carry on!
Actually my concern was not what happened during Carnival as much as relavence to topics discussed here.
You as a Haitian may nt want to put another statement like that.If something like this would had happened in the Dominican Carnaval that sure won't be a dominicans reaction to it.If this happened in DR i would appreciate to see it in every headline on this planet.
These you are wearing are to tight .
I believe that just by the comments on this thread the newspaper accomplished its goal of opening up dialog amongst its readers.. good or bad.. communication is key...
good job guys!
ETIENNE, I don't understand your comment. I'm not sure if it's an attempt to insult me, but, I've always been civil to you.
BELLY,
I'm not saying that what happened in Carnival does not concern me. But. let's look at it further. What happened? What caused the injuries? What kind of injuries? Who got injured? Were they shot? Did they fall? Was is assaults? police brutality? Stampede? Was it PAP? Jacmel? Cap-Haitien? St. Marc?
If this is worthy news and an interest outside of Haiti, I stand corrected.
Like I said before, Carry on!
I've posted here often enough in the past. Diversity of news is good. Some are relevant, others not.
There's been tension on this site because some Haitians come here to start trouble and some Dominicans here are bigots.
Constant news about Haiti does not help. Nothing malicious about my sentiments. Just the way I see it.
as for tension between Haitians and Dominicans... that exists on and off line... Sad to see it though... I hate racism of any kind...especially amongst Dominicans... I experience it all the time.. when people see me they think I am African American, Panamenian, Guyanese or Trinidadian... never Dominican... which for the most part is fine by me.. until they cross the line....
I say .. why not pray for those who are so blinded by their shortcomings, or feel the need to insight arguements instead of promote dialog...
I choose to think positive... but that's just me.. lol
We are all entitled to our opinions and i respect that. But we live in a global village where all kinds of news go around the world in minutes. Did you watch TV today where a puppy was rescued after its owner left it on the highway in the U.S.?I believe that the more we know about each other, the more chances we have to learn how to live together. Any news about the DR is of interest to Haiti and vice versa, specially when human beings are involved. LA VERITE.
let 's relax and enjoy these moments.
What happened to those guys masquerading as 5 different people?
I'm not saying that what happened in Carnival does not concern me. But. let's look at it further. What happened? What caused the injuries? What kind of injuries? Who got injured? Were they shot? Did they fall? Was is assaults? police brutality? Stampede? Was it PAP? Jacmel? Cap-Haitien? St. Marc?
If this is worthy news and an interest outside of Haiti, I stand corrected.
Like I said before, Carry on!
Thats sounds like Ex-President Bush type of statements.Thats something local authorities have to find out but is the resposability of the locals to make sure they do.In San Fracisco where i'm from there would have been a huge strike already(with me on front lines).
Stop playing around man(LOL)
From: Dominican Republic
do4self69, Haiti is not a race! Haiti is a nationality! So don't bring racism to the Haitian invasion and abuse of the island!
"
Well. Well tell me I am not dreaming say it aint so, guess what we have here, that thing Mr Greenwave aka many aliases, ferme ta vache mon maudit.
belly dancer at age51 this is another one , I love it
i do 69 4 myself oh God , please ! I am dying laughing !
laverite that s true indeed !
kmnupe says " dominican-themed site" man ,that is heavy !
Let me see how this will work:
puerto plata -themed site
boca chica -themed site
santo dominigo-themed site
santiago -themed site
antonioj , why your want to lock futher discussions on this article ?
it is very light today.haitian 1804 is on his best behavior since the removal of the stupidity lump in his brain. He is calmer , rational ,less abrasive,and less erratic.
Why locking further discussions ? Rubi is in arizona on a month retreat for anger management
belly dancer at 51 ha! ha! ha ! ha! ha !
i have a troudeballe ( a hole from a bullet) Where ?
ok Senior your wish, I am unlocking the thread
Now let me respond to kmnupe.
kmnupe I notice that your nickname starts with 3 consonants.(kmn)upe
In artculatory phonetics a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the upper vocal tact..
Therefore a diagrah like KMN in kmnkupe has more than a consonant which makes it very hard to pronounce your nickname.
Only a genius will compose a nick name so difficult to articulate
Only a genius is able to decipher this code name " do4self69 "
Great job genius !
kmnupe if we display our intellect all the time in this forum we will be so boring.
My teacher asked me once why you are telling jokes in the classroom instead of doing your homework , I said :Teacher I am already done. ( guess what I am trying to say ,i dare you) ah ! ah ! ah ! ah !
"ExtraTerrestrial In Earth Now Needs Company"
is this what your name was suppose to mean.
Haitian carnival just ended a few days ago. Watch the video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o8GpIAGFeQ&feature=related
belly 51
I was just looking for a good fight, you indeed gave me one
LOT OF LOVE
To: etiennc, Haitians eat mud cake because they are so proud of their land that they gained through bloody battles. They proudly eat a piece of their land as a ritual to show their love and affection for the land of our ancestors: Bookman, Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, etc...
please help me out where ever you are are.
Haitian 1804 is not completely cured as you told me.
Haitian 1804 , no sir you are so wrong ,if they had loved their country so much they should have
stopped chopping down the trees to make charcoal.
This is why there is not any vegetation just the naked land.