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Quisqueya University
Quisqueya University (), founded in 1988, is a private Haitian university located in Port-au-Prince. The coordinator of the university's establishment and its first rector, from 1990 to 1995, was Jacques-Édouard Alexis who became Prime Minister of Haiti in 1999. The institution is considered to be Haiti's leading private university. Etymology "Quisqueya" (from Quizqueia), meaning "great thing" or "big land", is one of the former names of the island of Hispaniola; the island of Hispaniola comprises Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Description The non-profit privately funded institution of higher learning and research is free of political and religious affiliations. Its Latin motto "Hominis beneficio cognoscere et agere" can be translated "Knowledge and action at the service of mankind". The university comprises six major areas of study: Agriculture and Environment, Management and Economics, Engineering and Architecture, Law and Political Science, Education, and Health Sciences, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the Communes of Haiti, communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Ouest, Delmas, Cité Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour, Ouest, Carrefour, and Pétion-Ville. The city of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonâve: the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Taíno. It was first incorporated under Saint-Domingue, French colonial rule in 1749. The city's layout is similar to that of an amphitheater; commercial districts are near the water, while residential neighborhoods are located on the hills above. Its population is difficult to ascertain due to the rapid growth of slums in the hillsides above the city; however, recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques-Édouard Alexis
Jacques-Édouard Alexis (; born 21 September 1947) is a Haitian politician. He served as the prime minister of Haiti from 1999 to 2001 and was prime minister for a second term from 2006 to 2008 when he was dismissed due to political fallout from food riots. Early life and career Alexis was born in Gonaïves, Haiti on 21 September 1947.Curriculum vitae of J Alexis Haitian Office of the Prime Minister. He is the great-great grandson of President and Princess Marie-Louise-Amelie-Celestina Pierrot, a daughter of Prince Jean-Louis Pierrot. He attended school at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of Caribbean islands by area, land area, after Geography of Cuba, Cuba. The island is Dominican Republic–Haiti border, divided into two separate Sovereign state, sovereign countries: the Spanish-speaking Geography of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic () to the east and the French language, French and Haitian Creole–speaking Geography of Haiti, Haiti () to the west. The only other divided island in the Caribbean is Saint Martin (island), Saint Martin, which is shared between France () and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands (). At the time of the European arrival of Christopher Columbus, Hispaniola was home to the Ciguayo language, Ciguayo, Macorix language, Macorix, and Taíno Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, native pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a Dominican Republic–Haiti border, land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the Geography of the Dominican Republic, eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin (island), Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by two sovereign states. In the Antilles, the country is the List of Caribbean islands by area, second-largest nation by area after Cuba at and List of Caribbean countries by population, second-largest by population after Haiti with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom 3.6 million reside in the Greater Santo Domingo, metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola prior to European colonization of the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Haiti Earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic Moment magnitude scale, magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake that struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest (department), Ouest department, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. Death toll estimates range from 100,000 to about 160,000 to Haitian government figures from 220,000 to 316,000, although these latter figures are a matter of some dispute. The earthquake is the deadliest natural disaster of the 21st century for a single country. The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residential area, residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. Haiti's history of External debt of Haiti, national debt, prejudicial trade policies by other countries, and for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovenel Moïse
Jovenel Moïse (; ; 26 June 1968 – 7 July 2021) was a Haitian politician and Businessperson, businessman who served as President of Haiti from 2017 until Assassination of Jovenel Moïse, his assassination in 2021. Moïse assumed the presidency in February 2017 following his victory the November 2016 Haitian presidential election. Moïse's term as president would be overshadowed by Haiti's descent into a severe Haitian crisis (2018–present), state of crisis characterized by Civil disorder, civil unrest, Gang war in Haiti, gang-related violence, severe Energy crisis, fuel shortages, and general lawlessness. At approximately 1:00am in the morning on July 7, 2021, Moïse was shot numerous times and killed in a targeted attack on his private home in Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince. Early life and education Jovenel Moïse was born on June 26, 1968 in Trou-du-Nord, Trou du Nord, Nord-Est (department), Nord-Est, Haiti. Moïse's father was a farmer and a mechanic, while his moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Moïse
Martine Marie Étienne Moïse (née Joseph; born 5 June 1974) is the former First Lady of Haiti and widow of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. She served as the first lady from 7 February 2017 to 7 July 2021. Moïse was wounded during the early morning attack on their home in Pétion-Ville that left her husband assassinated. Early life and education Moïse was born Martine Marie Étienne Joseph on 5 June 1974, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She completed her elementary and high school studies at Roger Anglade School in Port-au-Prince in 1993. She then received a degree in interpretation studies at Quisqueya University in 1997. First Lady of Haiti She met her future husband, Jovenel Moïse, while both were students at Quisqueya University. The couple married in 1996. Later that same year, Moïse and her husband moved to Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest department, with the intention of working in rural development. She became Haiti's first lady after her husband won the Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fincy Pierre (journalist)
''Balistrad'' is a Haitian online newspaper founded in 2018 by Fincy Pierre. ''Balistrad'' is published in French and Haitian Creole. Balistrad is an independent media company producing content for the web. Description Balistrad consists of two main sections: "Le Journal", run by professional journalists, and "Le Blog". ''Balistrad'' appeared for the first time 9 March 2018. People Executives * Fincy Pierre — Founder, Executive * Alain Délisca — Executive director * Vanessa Dalzon — Editor-in-chief, Executive Notable personalities * Fincy Pierre — Founder * Vanessa Dalzon — Editor-in-chief See also * List of newspapers in Haiti * Media of Haiti References External links * Balistrad Blog French-language websites French-language newspapers published in North America French news websites Magazines established in 2018 French-language magazines Newspapers published in Haiti Mass media in Haiti Haitian Creole-language mass media Creole-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Dalzon
Rhode Vanessa Dalzon (born November 1, 1996) is a Haitian journalist and author. She was editor-in-chief of '' Balistrad''. Biography Dalzon was born in Port-au-Prince, (Haiti) in a Christian family. She studied Law at Quisqueya University. She is the author of the novel ''Opération-Rupture'', a column published in Balistrad for 22 weeks. Dalzon divides her time away from the office between writing, reading, singing, and television shows. See also * List of Haitians This is a list of notable Haitian people. It includes people who were born in Haiti or possess Haitian citizenship, who are notable in Haiti and abroad. Due to History of Haitian nationality and citizenship, Haitian nationality laws, dual citizen ... References External linksBalistrad Muck Rack Living people 1996 births Haitian journalists Writers from Port-au-Prince Quisqueya University alumni {{Haiti-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universities In Haiti
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
