21996: (Hermantin)Sun-Sentinel-Haitian leader misses Flag Day celebration (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>

Haitian leader misses Flag Day celebration



Staff report

May 20, 2004

Pompano Beach · The aftermath of violent political protests in Haiti kept
Prime Minister Gérard Latortue from keeping an appointment to celebrate
Haitian Flag Day at the Worldwide Christian Church Center on Wednesday
night.

The church, along with the Louverture Center for Freedom and Development,
scheduled a week of special events and services to commemorate Flag Day,
which was Tuesday. Latortue was scheduled to pick up the Louverture Haiti
Renaissance Award. Gov. Jeb Bush, who could not attend, was given the Star
of Freedom Award.

Also honored were South Florida Sun-Sentinel photographer Michael Laughlin,
who survived gunshot wounds while covering a protest in Port-au-Prince in
March, and the newspaper's team of reporters and photographers covering the
island nation. Dr. O'Neal Dozier, pastor of Worldwide Christian Center, was
given the Community Service Award.

On Tuesday, the Westminster Academy Haiti Missions Team from Coral Ridge
Presbyterian Church and Jean Colin, executive director of the Haitian Health
Foundation of South Florida, were given the Spirit of Excellence Award
during a celebration sponsored by Minority Development and Empowerment Inc.
Copyright © 2004, South Florida Sun

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