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CARL’S CORNER
IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, AND HAITIAN CREOLE.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 9.00 p.m. "Carl’s Corner" on ISLAND TV, Comcast channel 19 in Miami-Dade and channel 79 in Broward.
"Frankly Fombrun"
every Tuesday at 9.00 p.m. on Haitian Television Network channel 689 Digital Box in Miami.
Every Sunday at noon on Radio Tropicale in New York or www.radiotropicale.com and soon on Radio RCH Miami with a connection In Kendall on 1430 AM.
Every Sunday at 4.15 p.m on Antenne 88.9 FM, WDNA Miami.
Daily on the internet www.fombrun.com
English Francais Espanõl Kreyol
POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY
The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.
-- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
RECEIVED FROM MOVIE PRODUCER
GEORGES JIHA, MIAMI
IN RESPONSE TO: "Carl’s CornerdominATES Haitian Television in Miami, every Tuesday at 9.00 p.m. on ISLAND TV and HTN."
FROM GEORGES JIHA
Carl,
Should you be called now, on Haitian Television in Miami, the 9 o’clock man or Mr. Tuesday ?
Georges
MY ANSWER
Georges,
What about "Mr. Tuesday 9 o’clock man ?" Not a bad idea, but longevity in this business is fragile.
Carl
FROM GEORGES JIHA
Carl,
Sounds good. As for longevity, it depends on creativity and joy of the work, both of which you are in no short supply.
George
MY ANSWER
Thank you, Georges Jiha. Being a Gemini, remember, I am an actor too. Waiting for an important part in your next movie. Hope springs eternal.
For your information I received a phone call from producer
Jacques Roc
in New York
who made that great picture
"PLUIE D’ESPOIR,"
and he wants
Carl Fombrun
in
his next important film, which will compete in next year’s
CANNES FESTIVAL.
The
name of it will be
NOT THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
All the best,
Carl
FROM
MARGARET MITCHELL ARMAND, BROWARD, FLORIDA.
Dear Carl,
It was a a nice surprise to receive your call while in Jamaica.
As we spoke about my presence during the book launching on the Haitian Revolution, I am sending you the information below.
Title: "The logic and Historical Significance of the Haitian Revolution and The cosmological Roots of Haitian Freedom."
Author: Clinton Hutton, PhD
Professor Clinton Hutton lectures in Political philosophy and cultural studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona. He is
engaged in ongoing research on epistemology and ontology and the making of freedom in the African diaspora in the Americas and
on Caribbean aesthetics.
It can be purchased at: Arawak Publications 17 Kensington Crescent Apt.#5 Kingston 5 Jamaica.
panzieb45@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone......(876) 960-7538 (Ask for Pansy Benn).
Peace and Love,
Margaret Mitchell Armand
Conflict Resolution Consultant
954-478-7510
FROM
EVELINE PIERRE, CEO HAITIAN NERITAGE MUSEUM, MIAMI, FLORIDA
Hello Carl,
How are you? It was good to see you and Rachel at the movie Premiere of Kidnappings. I do not know what the movie was like before, but we enjoyed it.
The acting was excellent. Mecca aka Grimmo did an excellent job portraying his character "Jacques". We look forward to more projects with this talented individual.
About Jews being in Haiti this is yet another great historical fact that we must continue to share with our future generations. I, for one, graduated from elementry school in a Jewish Temple and was known as the HAP (Haitian American Princess).
Shalom
Hugs and Kisses
Eveline
FROM
PRESSAGE PUBLIC RELATIONS, MIAMI, FLORIDA
20 YOUNG LADIES, BETWEEN THE AGE OF 18 AND 24, TO REPRESENT HAITI AT THE 2005 MISS HAITI INTERNATIONAL INAUGURAL PAGEANT
A prestigious advisory board announced today that young ladies of Haitian heritage would represent various cities of Haiti at The First Annual Miss Haiti International Pageant. The Girls 18 to 24 will attend the sash ceremony today. Grand Coronation will be held at 6 p.m. on December 3rd, 2005 at The James L. Knight Center’s Ashe Theater.
The crowned Miss Haiti International will represent Haiti in numerous events and pageants around the world. She will also receive $2000 in cash, a scholarship, a modeling portfolio and a growing prize package.
Miss Haiti International Pageant 2005 producers say: "It is time we had a platform to promote Beautiful Haitian Women." prepared to be ambassadors of the Haitian culture.
Press Conference Wednesday November 30, 2005 at 6pm James L. Knight Center Ashe Auditorium
PRESS CONTACTS: Josee Marcellin, Herby Richemond Miss Haiti International Organization 954.455.6946, 786.229.9643 info@misshaitiinternational.com www.misshaitiinternational.com
www.pressageinc.com
RECEIVED ON THE
"CDC" FROM J.S. ALEXIS
Carl,
We, Haitians, have the tendency of accepting anything that someone says about our leaders as long as the words being spoken are against our political enemies. A leader of any country who is democratically elected is the reflexion of the people of that country.They chose him to lead because he represents their voice, their belief and their aspiration.
The American corporate press has done a good job in demonizing the Haitian people and his leaders,therefore nothing that came out of this medium should be of any value to us.They are all lies, lies and lies.
The American press and people like Michael Deibert of Reuters went to Haiti to look for dirt and would find some because of the suffering of people who would say and do anything for a few bucks.
Why is it that nothing bad is said in the mainstream American media about Latortue and Co? It is American chosen, therefore it is good.Why is Guy Phillipe and Co are not in Jail? It is American used,therefore they are not criminals.
Why is Emmanuel "ToTo" Constant of FRAPH is living in New-York with no fear? He was used by the American C.I.A,therefore he is good man.Why is Jean Claude Duvalier who was in the Drug dealing business never being accused of Drug dealing? There was no need to accuse him of anything because he was on the American side.He would have been in power today if the people of Haiti did not rise up against him.
Who are in jail or in exile today? The leaders of the masses with no charges against them: Yvon Neptune, Father Jean-Juste, So Anne and so on. I sound like a "Lavalassien" don't I?
With that kind of speech , I have been branded as Lavalassien by friends and family.My response to my critics is that: I am a concerned Haitian and an independent thinker, if I sound like a Lavalassien, therefore being Lavalas must be a good thing.
Once again, Haitian people, open your eyes and know your true enemies.American military help and the U.N never came to our help when we had true Dictators.They supported them by selling them arms and munitions to kill us.It is a different world and we must protect our own interest because no one else will do it for us.
J.S Alexis
Triumph of Self-interest in Corrupted Haiti
Publication: The Minnesota Daily
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: David Doherty
I always read about Haiti written in the United States with the jaded eye of someone who has lived and worked in rural Haiti for almost four years. I was not in the Presidential Palace when Jean-Bertrand Aristide accepted a "woulib" (free ride) from the U.S. Marines, hence I cannot comment on the competing scenarios of abdication or abduction.
I do feel the need to dispel the urban myth that continues to be foisted upon the American public by Kevin Pina, Ira Kurzban and others who are blinded to the truth either by ideology or because they are paid performers.
In November 16's "Love him or Haiti him, Pina comes to town," Christopher Larson describes Haiti as "a society where the masses want the return of their rightful president and the reinstatement of their government." It's a nice catchphrase, but it does not reflect the reality I have experienced.
Outside of the poorest slums in Port-au-Prince, support for Aristide is razor thin at best. Even in the communities where his support is believed to be strongest, those loyalties are based on a misguided belief that Aristide cares about anyone other than Aristide. What is more certain is that this loyalty is immediately transferable to any personality who preaches a populist message. If one leaves the confines of Port-au-Prince and travels to other areas where 70 percent of the population lives, Aristide and the Lavalas movement are completely discredited.
One anecdotal fact says more a lot about the state of democracy. The most popular figure in the country is Jean-Claude Duvalier. Just as many in Russia wax sentimental for the "good old days of Stalinism," Haitians are drawn to the relative stability of an autocracy. Aristide and the Lavalas movement were a revolution in name only. In practice, it was more of the same corruption and human rights abuses that have characterized Haiti throughout its 200 years of independence.
Haiti will still bleeds after the next electoral exercise because whichever person assumes the mantle of leadership, we can be certain of one thing: Self-interest will trump national interest. Nothing will change because none of the 35 approved candidates represent a broad constituency or have shown the slightest interest in galvanizing the population. They preach populism when Haiti needs pragmatism.
David Doherty resides in Camp Perrin, Haiti
"FRANKLY FOMBRUN" Tuesday 6 December 9.00 p.m.
WILL INTERVIEW ON HTN, TAMARA BELIARD, PRESIDENT OF ART SPACE PROCUCTIONS AND ELIZABETH GUERIN VICE-PRESIDENT.
AN OUTSTANDING PUBLICATION
NOT TO BE MISSED, the Golden Book, December 9, 2005.
This imposing, luxurious and unique book has for title "1804-2004, The Bicentennial Of The Republic Of Haiti, Its History."
It is chockful of lithographies, rare photographs, paintings, informative texts very skillfully presented in highest quality printing and binding material.
Its presentation will be at the Galerie d’Art Nader in Coral Gables, Florida on December 9, 2005 from 7 o’clock to 10.00 p.m. Everyone is invited.
Carl
LES PENSÉES DU JOUR EN TROIS LANGUES
En nous continuent À vivre tous ceux qui sont dÉjÀ partis.
En nosotros siguen viviendo todos aquellos que se han marchado.
All those who are already gone are still living in us.
Etant donnÉ que l’on parlait des Juifs
de descendance Haitienne, DANS LE CDC D’HIERJE SOUMETS CI-JOINT LA LETTRE D’UNE AMIE SUR LE MÊME SUJET.
Mon cher Carl,
Faisant suite a notre conversation téléphonique de ce matin, et d'après ce que j'ai lu dans le CDC du 29 Novembre, je suis convaincue que parmi les Juifs qui ont emmigré en Haiti, il y a en a qui sont venus bien avant que certains autres cités hier sur le CDC . Il m'a toujours été raconté l'histoire d’un arrière grand-père, Maurice Simmons, qui habitait à l’étranger et qui avait été envoyé par ses parents en Haiti, dans son jeune age, comme punition.
Maurice Simmons est tombé amoureux de Marie Annoual et ils se sont mariés vers 1878. Ils ont eu 4 filles : Julia, Marie, Emilie et Ana. Julia et Marie Simmons épousèrent à leur tour deux frères Malval , Louis et Emile, qui eurent chacun 7 filles et deux garcons. Les fils de Louis Malval ont été Jacques et Francois. Julia Simmons eut un fils, Émile Malval, plus communément connu sous le nom de Milo. Elle se remaria au Docteur Bouchereau et ils eurent 6 fils et 2 filles.
Emilie Simmons épousa Félix Marcelin et ils eurent une seule fille, Liliane, et Ana Simmons épousa Rene Tancrède Auguste , fils du Président Tancrède Auguste et ils eurent 2 filles et un fils, dont une fille, Christiane, qui est veuve du célèbre artiste Angel Botello Barros dont la renommée n'est plus a faire. Ils ont habité à San Juan, Puerto Rico et un peu partout dans le monde.
En passant sur Kendall Drive on peut voir s'étaler l’énorme et beau « shopping center » nommé Dadeland, dont les propriétaires sont les Simmons. Seraient ils les mêmes Simmons que ceux d'Haiti?
FRANCHEMENT FOMBRUN’
SUR LA HAITIAN TELEVISION NETWORK
Carl Fombrun, Tamara Béliard et Elizabeth Guérin
sur la HTN le Mardi 6 Décembre 2005 à 9.00 p.m.
Sujet: Art Space Productions et ses projets. Une nouvelle compagnie Haitienne pour promouvoir l’Art et la Culture.
CARL FOMBRUN ET ANYHONY GEORGES-PIERRE, AUTEUR DU LIVRE de 897 pages « Francois Duvalier, Titan ou Tyran ? » le Mardi 13 Décembre 2005 à 9 heures du soir, sur « Franchement Fombrun. »
« LE COIN DE CARL »
SUR LA ISLAND TV, MISS HAITI INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT, le Jeudi ler Décembre 2005 à 9 heures du soir. Les participantes sur le « coin » seront Fara Meme de Port-au-Prince, Nirva Pierre du Cap-Haitien, et Jo Anne Charles-Marc de Jacmel.
Nadia Pressage a eu cette belle initiative assistée de la charmante Florence Marcellin. Je suis membre du Conseil de cette association mais ne participerai pas comme juge ; une bénédiction des dieux. Ce serait difficile de faire un choix parmi plus d’une vingtaine de gracieuses candidates.
Le concours aura lieu au James L. Knight Center le Samedi 3 Décembre 2005 à 18 heures en plein centre de Miami.
Entrée : 30 dollars
« LE COIN DE CARL »
SUR LA ISLAND TV,les Mardi 6 et Jeudi 8 Décembre 2005, aura comme Invité en son studio Sonny Séraphin, formellement Ambassadeur d’Haiti à Taiwan, présentement en visite à Miami… J’ai nommé Sonny « L’Ambassadeur de la Franche Camaraderie. »
LES MARDI 13 ET JEUDI 16 Décembre 2005 le Coin de Carl aura comme ses invités sur ISLAND TV, Le Dr. Louis Noisin, mon frère, « Le Fombrun Brun, » et un autre frère de descendance palestinienne Georges Saati, du site moun.com
Vive la diversité !
Le « CDC » domine la télevision haitienne à Miami les Mardi à 9 heures du soir sur la ISLAND TV et la HTN.
RECU D’UNE TRÈS CHÈRE AMIE
Cher Carl,
Comment vas-tu? Je n'ai plus de tes nouvelles? Je ne réchigne pas, mais ton courrier privé n'est plus ce qu'il était. Bon, c'est la vie. Je lis la rubrique chaque soir, que je trouve d'ailleurs fort intéressante.
Je n'ai pas oublié nos projets, et je travaille sur des articles qu’on aura le plaisir de lire sur le CDC très bientôt.
A bientôt.
MA RÉPONSE
Chère amie,
C’etait un plaisir de te lire. Tout va bien mais je suis débordé de partout. C’est le prix à payer pour être un « sellé-bridé. » Hélas (!) Bien que l’altruisme est à l’avant-garde de mes activités souhaitons, pourquoi pas, que quelques billets verts suivront.
Mais, vraiment, je m’amuse à cet age effrayant, et j’aime bien ce libre échange de pouvoir me distraire et même provoquer les « grands du jour, » les « stuffed shirts » (faux-cols montés) et pratiquer de plus près les « moins grands. »
Bien à toi et à la bien prochaine, j’espère.
Carl
RECU SUR LE CDC et je m’excuse d’avoir effacée par mÉgarde, la provenance.
(Amende honorable sera faîte, si requise)
Haïti violence: Plus de 1.600 Haïtiens tuÉs depuis dÉbut 2004
Selon une étude réalisée par une organisation basée à Genève (Suisse) la violence a atteint son point culminant depuis le départ de Jean Bertrand Aristide.Présenté sous forme d'un livre le rapport réalisé par le canadien Robert Muggah, que les armes à feu ont causé la mort de plus de 1.600 personnes et fait des milliers d'autres victimes. La grande disponibilité des armes à feu a facilité l'expansion de la violence dans le pays selon le rapport qui a été présenté aux autorités gouvernementales et à des dirigeants politiques et candidats à la présidence.
Selon les recherches effectuées par l'organisation "Small arms survey", les groupes armés et les compagnies privées de sécurité détiennent plus de 13.000 armes automatiques ou semi-automatiques. 170.000 armes illégales sont aux mains de civils puisque la police avait en 2001 fourni des autorisations pour 21.000 seulement.
Face à cette situation, l'auteur de la recherche, Robert Muggah, estime que sans une intervention efficace et immédiate la situation pourrait se détériorer davantage durant la période électorale. En même temps il a encouragé les Nations Unies à intensifier son programme de désarmement volontaire basé sur l'approche "DDR", désarmement, démobilisation et réinsertion.
Nunca te podrÉ olvidar
Dicen que la distancia es èl olvido. Pero yo entre mas me alejo de ti, mas pienso en ti. Mi alma mas suspira por ti y sin ti no se si pueda sobrevivir. No te puedo mentir, se partiria en dos este pobre corazon si no vuelve saber nada de vos.
Has llegado a ser mi adicsion, he descubierto que aun existe el amor. Y aunque no te pueda ver, dia a dia como lo quisiera hacer. Mi corazon no pierde la fé y sabe que muy pronto contigo estaré.
Te lo juro, toda una vida esperaria por ti,y no me importaria todo lo haria por ti. Puès sé que jamas encontraré a alguien como tu,aunque hay amores que se pueden comparar, vuestro amor jamas lo voy a cambiar.
Te lo podre décir mil veces y jamas me voy a cansar......... Gracias por llegar a mi vida, eres la piedra mas hermosa con la cual me pude tropesar.
Ana
BON, E POU MWEN FINI ZANMI MWEN YO.
Peyi d’Ayiti jan tout moun konnen se yon komedi trajik. Premye ak la fin jwe men pèson pa konnen si se dezyèm ou twazyèm ak la kap jwe koulye’a e si janmb gen antrak pou aktè ak spektatè reprann souf yo. Sa ki tris la konpare ak yon vre pyès teyat se pa jwèt, paske twa ka moun kape asiste pyès teyat sa a ape mouri grangou . Opozisyon ap sote ponpe pontifie nan tout kan… Tout moun ap mande pouvwa e yap fe pwop kondision yo.
Aktè yo kenbe spektatè yo sou ti chez bass yo e spektatè yo ki bezwen antre lakay yo pakab prevwa ki lè lobey sa a ap fini. Sa ki iwonik la nan pwen yon sèl aktè ki konnen non plis ki lè pyès teyat sa a ap fini. Nèg ki ekri pyès teyat la kashe dèyè yon gwo rido pou li soufle aktè yo sa pou yo di lè yo gaye ou byen bloke si chat pran lang yo.. Menm jan ak languichat nan yon vre pyès teyat se pou yo enpwovize..
En nou swete aktè yo konpran byen sa souflè a ap di yo pou yo pa vin fe moun wont la a ak « le » pou « la » ou byen l’ « un » pou « l’in. » Ki moun ki konnen ak pyès teyat sa a. Petèt se yon nouvo jan kote konklizion a pap rive apre yon band episod rorot menm jan lontan ti moun te konnen al gade Rex ak Paramount sou plas chand mas, pou al wè la mak de Zoro e se konsa sal cinema sa yo te kon fe kèk tcho tcho.
Men tout bon mwen pa kwè pral genyen okin konpwomi. Youn pa sinsè youn ak lot e yo chak ap bay tèt yo bouden. Si yon eleksyon ta fèt demen ki moun ki pral genyen? Eske sa va rezoud pwoblem la? Nou gen yon toupi kap vire e nou pa konnen ki moun ki te bali fil. Ayiti pa gen lidè anko men yon band nèg ki rele tèt yo lidè ak zot kap kashe deyè relijyon pou yo rive kote yo vle’a. Se yon tristès ke religion ka jwe yon wol enpotan nan peyi a e se menm tristès la nan tout peyi ki genyen 50% analfabet ou plis. Ki sa yon blan franse te di sou sa? " La religion est l’opium des masses."
MEZANMI, se la map rete pou jodi a. Na pale demen si Granmèt la vle.
