#Leogane Haiti

[ausetkmt]

MagnitudeM 3.1

Region HAITI REGION

Date time 2023-05-04 05:44:18.6

UTC Location18.31 N ; 73.85 W Depth15 km

Distances130 km WSW of Léogâne, Haiti / pop: 134,000 /

local time: 01:44:18.6 2023-05-04 17 km NW of Les Cayes, Haiti / pop: 125,000 /

local time: 01:44:18.6 2023-05-04

Looks like Haiti after a terrible earthquake with people trying to grab everything and anything that they can.

[rockofeye]

Do female Legbas exist? Likewise, would St. Benoît Joseph Labre be a Legba-like figure in your opinion? What of St. Drogo (a Legba, Kouzen, or Gede figure)? On a different note, does St. Francis of Assisi have a corresponding lwa? What about the different baby Jesus images like the Divine Child Jesus, the Holy Infant of Atocha, Prague, etc.? And considering how rare St. Ulrich images are, is St. Brendan the Navigator or St. Nicholas of the Sea used for Agwé by many in the American diaspora?

No, female Legbas are not present. Legba comes with his wife, who is by the gate with him. Labre and Drogo are not saints found within Haiti, really. Haitian Catholicism and Ginen are very specific for a variety of reasons.

St Francis is usually venerated only in church, but specific lakou may have different relationships. I know of one lakou near Leogane who have a unique relationship with St Francis.

Images of the child Jesus are not used super often. The infant of Atocha walks with Jean Petwo in the lineage I am initiated in.

No, those saints are not given to Agwe as they have no real presence in Haiti. If people want an image of a saint and can't find a paper one easily, they'll paint them or commission them.

[sheniq]

A Florida couple visiting Haiti was kidnapped nearly an hour after landing as their captors demand $200,000 for their safe return. Abigail and Jean-Dickens Toussaint, both 33, were taken on March 18 by a local gang who stopped their Port-au-Prince bus and demanded all Americans get off, according to their family. The couple's grieving family warned them to stay away from the country that is overrun with political unrest and gangs. 'We were very worried when they said they were going, we told them not to go but they wanted to go,' relative Nikese Toussaint, told ABC7. A family-friend traveling with them from the airport to the nearby city of Leogan was also taken. The day the couple went missing, they sent a message to their family telling them they landed safely around 8.55am local time, according to ABC7. They never sent another update. The couple's kidnappers initially asked the family for $6,000 for their return before increasing the amount to $200,000. 'We don't have that type of money,' Christie Desormes, their niece, told WPLG. It's unclear how the kidnappers communicated with the family. The couple shares a one-year-old son, who stayed behind in the US with family. He is currently staying with his family. The Toussaints might miss their son's second birthday on March 28 if they are not released. 'It’s a lot of emotions, it’s devastating, you feel angry it happened and then you feel numb at the same time because it doesn’t feel real,' Desormes told NBC. Desormes started a Change.org petition to get the attention of politicians who can help bring her aunt and uncle home. 'They are U.S. citizens. They are parents. They are siblings. They are my family. They are loved and most of all they are people who desperately need your help,' Desormes wrote. As of Sunday, nearly 4,500 signatures were garnered. #AbigailandJeanDickensToussaint #AbigailToussaint #JeanDickensToussaint https://www.instagram.com/p/CqSw0irrI3v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brandonimhotep]

A Florida couple visiting Haiti was kidnapped nearly an hour after landing as their captors demand $200,000 for their safe return. Abigail and Jean-Dickens Toussaint, both 33, were taken on March 18 by a local gang who stopped their Port-au-Prince bus and demanded all Americans get off, according to their family. The couple's grieving family warned them to stay away from the country that is overrun with political unrest and gangs. 'We were very worried when they said they were going, we told them not to go but they wanted to go,' relative Nikese Toussaint, told ABC7. A family-friend traveling with them from the airport to the nearby city of Leogan was also taken. The day the couple went missing, they sent a message to their family telling them they landed safely around 8.55am local time, according to ABC7. They never sent another update. The couple's kidnappers initially asked the family for $6,000 for their return before increasing the amount to $200,000. 'We don't have that type of money,' Christie Desormes, their niece, told WPLG. It's unclear how the kidnappers communicated with the family. The couple shares a one-year-old son, who stayed behind in the US with family. He is currently staying with his family. The Toussaints might miss their son's second birthday on March 28 if they are not released. 'It’s a lot of emotions, it’s devastating, you feel angry it happened and then you feel numb at the same time because it doesn’t feel real,' Desormes told NBC. Desormes started a Change.org petition to get the attention of politicians who can help bring her aunt and uncle home. 'They are U.S. citizens. They are parents. They are siblings. They are my family. They are loved and most of all they are people who desperately need your help,' Desormes wrote. As of Sunday, nearly 4,500 signatures were garnered. #Dailymail @wonderwombman @wonderwombman2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CqSndf7r3vC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[xtruss]

The Most Devastating Earthquakes of This Century

In light of the horrific earthquake that has wrought devastation in Türkiye and Syria, RT looks at the most powerful quakes in recent years

© Global Look Press/Xinhua/Septianjar Muharam

Most Tragic Earthquakes Seen So Far This Century:

– Indian Ocean Horror 2004

The early 2000s saw a spate of devastating earthquakes. In December 2004, a quake with a magnitude of 9.3, the third most powerful one ever recorded, struck with an epicenter just off the western coast of Indonesia.

The jolt provoked a giant 30-meter-high tsunami that devastated communities along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing a total of 227,898 people in 14 countries, thus making it the deadliest natural disaster recorded in history. In addition to the massive death toll, infrastructure was destroyed and economic activity was disrupted throughout coastal regions such as Indonesia’s Aceh and India’s Tamil Nadu provinces. The earthquake was so powerful that it even triggered smaller seismic events as far away as Alaska.

— Catastrophe in the Caribbean 2010

In January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Caribbean island nation of Haiti. The epicenter was located near the town of Leogane, just 25km away from the capital of Port-au-Prince.

Aftershocks caused by the quake continued for almost two weeks and included at least 52 smaller tremors measuring 4.5 or greater. The disaster affected some 3 million people. The Haitian government also said that the calamity claimed around 220,000 lives. About 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings were destroyed, while major damage was caused to Port-au-Prince and several other cities.

— Worst disaster since Chernobyl 2011

In March 2011, an undersea megathrust earthquake struck with an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, some 72km east of Japan. Having a magnitude of 9.1, it was the second most powerful earthquake of the 21st century and the fourth biggest ever recorded since modern record-keeping practices were established in 1900.

The earthquake claimed the lives of more than 19,700 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. A tsunami caused by the quake led to the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, which has been described as the worst nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl in 1986. Three of the Japanese facility’s reactors melted down, leading to a discharge of radioactive water in the area surrounding the plant. Residents within a 20km radius of the Fukushima plant were evacuated. The estimated economic damage from the event amounted to $235 billion, according to the World Bank, making it the costliest disaster in history.

— ‘Great Sichuan Earthquake’ 2008

In May 2008, a powerful earthquake struck the province of Sichuan in southwestern China. Having a magnitude of 8.0, the quake caused the largest number of geohazards ever recorded, including some 200,000 landslides. It was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai, as well as in Thailand and Vietnam.

The disaster claimed over 80,000 lives and left almost 5 million people homeless, making it the deadliest earthquake in China since 1976.

— Kashmir Earthquake 2005

In October 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the western part of the Kashmir region administered by Pakistan, as well as some areas of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir territories. The disaster claimed the lives of 86,000 people and left just as many injured, while millions were displaced. The catastrophe is considered the deadliest in South Asia.

Global Impact of Massive Türkiye Earthquake Revealed

The quake was felt in Greenland and triggered a tsunami warning in Italy, while causing shaking in Egypt, Israel and Lebanon

A man searches collapsed buildings in Diyarbakir, Türkiye, February 6, 2023 © AP

The earthquake that caused widespread devastation in Türkiye and Syria on Monday was felt as far away as Greenland, a Danish seismologist said. The quake, which was followed hours later by a second tremor, was the most powerful to hit Türkiye this century.

"The large earthquakes in Türkiye were clearly registered on the seismographs in Denmark and Greenland," Tine Larsen, a seismologist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, told France’s AFP news agency.

Seismic waves from the first quake reached the Danish island of Bornholm “approximately five minutes after the shaking started,” Larsen said, adding that the waves then reached the east coast of Greenland three minutes later.

Greenland is more than 5,700 kilometers from the Turkish city of Gaziantep, close to the epicenter of the first quake. The 7.8 magnitude tremor struck shortly after 4am local time, destroying thousands of buildings as their occupants slept inside. At least 912 people were killed and more than 5,300 wounded, according to preliminary figures announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday morning.

Hundreds killed, infrastructure and historic sites damaged: What is known about horrific quakes in Türkiye and Syria! Powerful tremors continue to hit both countries, compounding the death and devastation. Debris of a collapsed building in Hatay, Türkiye. © Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

More than 300 people were killed and 1,000 wounded in neighboring Syria, according to government figures. The quake was followed by a magnitude 7.5 tremor in the early afternoon, which authorities said was not an aftershock.

The first quake triggered a tsunami warning in Italy, as authorities worried that it could send enormous waves across the Mediterranean Sea toward Italy’s Adriatic coast. However, the warning was lifted several hours later.

Its effects were felt in Israel and Lebanon, with residents of Tel Aviv being “jostled awake,” according to the Times of Israel. Residents of Cairo in Egypt – located nearly 1,000 kilometers from Gaziantep – also felt the quake, the Associated Press reported. No casualties were reported in any of these countries.

Erdogan said that the earthquake is Türkiye’s “biggest disaster” since a 7.8 magnitude quake that killed more than 30,000 people in 1939.

Rescuers carry a body found in the rubble in Adana, Türkiye, February 6, 2023 © AFP/Can Erok

On Monday Morning, a powerful earthquake struck in southern Türkiye, causing significant destruction across the country and in neighboring Syria. Over a thousand people were reported killed, as buildings collapsed and infrastructure was damaged on both sides of the border.

— Here is what is known about the disaster so far:

— Worst in Decades

The quake was detected at 4:17am (0117 GMT), according to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). It was centered in the Pazarcik district in the southern province of Kahramanmaras at a depth of 7 kilometers.

The agency initially measured the quake at 7.4 magnitude, but later revised it to 7.7. Dozens of aftershocks were detected later in the day in southern Türkiye, the Gulf of Alexandria and Syria, according to quake monitors, with the strongest spike reported at 7.5 magnitude.

The earthquake was felt across the region, with tremors noted by people as far as Baghdad, Iraq, and Beirut, Lebanon, hundreds of kilometers away.

— Hundreds Killed, Thousands Injured

Türkiye is located in a seismically active part of the world, but Monday’s quake was one of the strongest in its history, with more than 1,000 people killed, according to Turkish authorities.

President Recept Tayyip Erdogan said the disaster destroyed some 2,800 buildings. He called it the worst earthquake in the country since 1939.

The wave of destruction swept through 10 Turkish provinces, including Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis.

In Syria, the health ministry said it recorded over 400 deaths and over 1,000 injured people, with damage reported in Northern Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Tartus.

— Crucial Infrastructure Damaged

In both Türkiye and Syria, the quake caused damage to key infrastructure. In the Turkish Kilis Province, natural gas pipelines ruptured, with the fuel bursting into large plumes of flame, according to footage circulating online. Operator BOTAS said it cut the flow, but pressurized gas in the pipeline continued to feed the fires.

In Syria, a refinery in the city of Baniyas, one of the largest in the country, had to be shut down for at least 48 hours due to cracks in the chimney of its power unit, the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources reported.

The Syrian government also ordered all trains to be stopped as a precaution following the earthquake.

Turkish authorities closed the Hatay Airport due to the damage it sustained and suspended all civilian flights via the Gaziantep International Airport amid the emergency. The ports of Ceyhan and Iskenderun were reportedly closed too.

Syrian civilians inspect a destroyed residential building following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Syria. © Anas Alkharboutli/Picture Aliance via Getty Images. Syrian President Bashar Assad has accepted Russia’s offer of assistance following a series of deadly earthquakes that rocked the region on Monday, the Kremlin has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Assad by phone to convey his condolences and offer help.

— National Heritage at Risk

The Gaziantep Castle, a hilltop fort located in the center of the city of Gaziantep was heavily damaged by the quake, according to Turkish media. The structure dates to the second and third centuries, though it was repeatedly renovated over the course of history, and is considered the symbol of the city.

In Syria, the quake reportedly caused a crack to appear in the Citadel of Aleppo, a UNESCO heritage site located in Aleppo’s old city. Houmam Saad, who heads the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums in the Culture Ministry, told media that a team had been dispatched to assess the scale of the damage.

— International Assistance

Many nations, including Azerbaijan, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Russia, Serbia, Spain, the UK and the US, have offered their assistance in responding to the disaster.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent messages of condolence to Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad and said his government was ready to help. Russian rescue teams have been sent to both countries to assist at the disaster sites.

[rumverliebt]

(Werbung aufgrund von Markennennung) . Kléren Rhum - frisch, fruchtig, charakterstark 😉👍🥃 . In Haiti produziert Moscoso Distillers seit 1925 den Rhum Agricole Kleren. Der Gründer der Moscoso Distillers Brennerei, Jules Moscoso, kam in den frühen 1900er Jahren aus der Dominikanischen Republik nach Leogane, nicht weit von Port-au-Prince und jahrhundertelang das Zentrum der haitianischen Zuckerrohrproduktion und -wirtschaft. . Obwohl offizielle Dokumente die Geburt der Destillerie auf das Jahr 1925 datieren, hatten die Vorfahren von Jules' Frau seit drei Generationen Klèren produziert und verkauft. Die ursprüngliche Brennanlage, mit der die Kleren destilliert wurden, bestand aus einer Kombination von diskontinuierlichen Brennblasen und kreolischen Kolonnen von 5 oder 6 Platten, die aus Kupfer bestanden und durch direktes Feuer oder heißes Wasser angetrieben wurden. Verlassen und für einige Jahre geschlossen, wurde die Destillerie von Michael Moscoso wieder Instandgesetzt renoviert. Moscoso Distillers produziert heute 4 Arten von Kleren: den Traditional 22, Gewinner der Silbermedaille beim Rhumfest 2017 in Paris, die Methode St. Michel, Rum mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften wie der Grand Arome und extrem selten und raffiniert, der Reserve des VIP, hergestellt vom Brennmeister Beauvoir Leriche mit einer sehr langsamen Gärung und Destillation, und der erste Klèren Vieux, der nach Italien importiert wird, hergestellt aus Zuckerrohrsaft von Madame Meuze und gereift in kleinen Holzfässern 🥰👌🥃 . Weitere Informationen zu dem Produkt und eine Bestell-Möglichkeit findet Ihr unter folgenden ℹ️ Link: . https://www.rumverliebt.de/kleren-rhum/ . ⛔️Verkauf nur an Personen über 18 Jahren⛔️ . #klerenrhum #kleren #clairin #clairinrhum #haitirhum #haitianrhum #haitirum #rum #rhum #ron #tasting #rumtasting #rumlovers #rumcocktails #drinks #drinkporn #cocktails #cocktail #bar @ffl_rumbrands (hier: Rumverliebt) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnb1uoMrSCX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[samueldameus]

Remember when life was simple?

[pinchofmycuisine]

Anduyèt Herbs Lardon, an unique flavor of the Pearl Island 🇭🇹, a must try. Visit our website to order yours https://www.pinchofmycuisine.com/products/anduyet #lardon #goodeats #localbusiness #bagaylakay #pwodwilokal #haitianfood #manjelakay #haiti #haitiancuisine #islandcuisine #leogane #Hispaniola #kizinegrandèt #foodie #orlando #pinchofmycuisine #manjegrandèt #haiticherie #manjeayisyen #auxcayes #jeremie #portauprince #aucap #jacmel https://www.instagram.com/p/CQa8K6wDeyF/?utm_medium=tumblr

[royal-diaries-podcast]

Anacaona's role in the intertwining histories of Haiti and the Dominican Republic has resulted in the use of her name for various places in both countries. Many in Haiti claim her as a significant icon in early Haitian history and a primordial founder Haiti history.

She is immortalized in music by Haitian folk singers Ansy and Yole Dérose in "Anacaona", as well as by Puerto Rican salsa composer Tite Curet Alonso in his song "Anacaona" and in Irka Mateo's "Anacaona". Cheo Feliciano's first track of his first solo album, "Cheo", is "Anacaona".

At a ceremony which took place On March 5, 2015, President Martelly unveiled the statue of Anacaona at the Place d’armes de Leogane.

[jerrylad19]

Anacaona statue in her hometown "Cité d'Anacaona de la ville de Léogane", (formerly named Xaguana) Haiti. The statue is placed in "Place d'armes de Leogane".

[marysusancarlson]

This is heartbreaking. 

How can there be no hope?

[haitilegends]

CONGRATULATIONS to Rachel Moscoso Denis! 🎉🙏🏾🎉 She received the "Outstanding Achievement Award". It was presented to her at the 188th Anniversary of Petion-Ville, Haiti in New York on Saturday, June 29, 2019

Gala Event Location:

*Plattduetsche Park

1132 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY 11010

📸 & 🎥 Courtesy of Rachel Moscoso Denis

Rachel Moscoso Denis (@rachoumoscoso) | Twitter

HAITI⭐LEGENDS

#RachelMoscosoDenis

#OutstandingAchievment

#Publicrelations #Socialite

#Culturalhistory #research #Events #socialmedia

#PétionVille #Leogane #Art #fashion #style #charity #promotion #CancerSurvivor #OutstandingWomen

#Haitilegends

[artfullykadokele]

Remember when life was simple? We didn’t appreciate or know when it was simple. ————— Photography by @samueldameus . . . . . . . . #leogane #haiti #facesofhaiti #memories samueldameus #simplelife #caribbean #caribbeanpeople #goodvibes #childhoodmemories #travel #tourism #oddlysatisfying #satisfying #haitian #creole https://www.instagram.com/p/BxF_T4sje5i/?igshid=1eunaeb8dlx2r

[donbeegens]

Mon fils veut régner sur la terre. Lolll #haiti #montreal #quebec #canada #leogane #mtl #leogane #video #videoclip #camera #image #poster #photography #photooftheday #photo #photoshoot #photographer #aircanada #air #avion #rouge #airplane #voyage #kids #child #children #boy #black #blackgirlmagic #blackandwhite

[blackhaiti]

Jaragua | Anacaona's Kingdom #haiti #kiskeya #quisqueya #bohio #anacaona #goldenflower #areitos #jaragua #taino #cacica #haitian #haitianwomen #haitianhistory #leogane

[africandiasporaphd]

#Repost @renderingrevolution • • • • • • This art installation by Firelei Baez (@fireleibaez )confronts gendered and racialized silences in history. Titled “Marie-Louise Coidavid, exiled, keeper of order, Anacaona” (2018), this piece features a striking portrait of the Haitian Queen—marbled hues of pink, orange, white swirl dreamily across her back and arm, contrasting with the sharpness of her crimson headdress and brown eyes. The ornate architectural elements of the piece echo those of Sans Souci palace in Milot, Northern Haiti, where Marie-Louise and her daughters resided during the initial period of Haitian sovereignty. As Baez explained in a 2018 interview with Jasmin Hernandez: “The narrative of the Milot space has traditionally been centered around Henri Christophe, but his main residence was uphill at Fortress Ferrier...Sans-Souci was primarily a residence for his wife Marie Louise and daughters. I like to think this place, because of her presence, was more than a site for adversarial watchfulness like the fortress, being instead a place for enacting black joy.” The title of the piece also recognizes Indigenous Taino Queen, Anacoana of Xaragua (present-day Leogane, Haiti) who challenged Spanish explorers of the “New World” and was ultimately murdered by colonial settlers in the 15th century. #ayiti #haiti #renderingrevolution https://instagr.am/p/CFHlXaQgVWa/ Follow #ADPhD on IG: @afrxdiasporaphd