The first time we met Cheray was at Temptation Club in Brooklyn, New York. As soon as she walked across the stage in her miniscule bikini with her caring mother by her side, both males and females in the room stared at her with envy, as if she was a forbidden fruit.

Cherry is 19 years old, and is currently enrolled at Queens College pursuing a degree in Fine Arts . In her spare time Sherry likes to model and go out to her favorite night spots in New York City... Click here to view phot album

The 2005 Miss Florida USA Pageant was held at the luxurious Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood Beach, Florida on Saturday, July 10th. Miss Stephanie Sylvestre and Sagine Phillippeaux, originally from Haiti, were among the finalists in the pageant.

The 4 days of pageant-related activities included social evenings, sports and recreational appearances by the ladies of Miss Florida USA Pageant. The contestants also attended numerous luncheons and dinners given to them by the organizers of the show and posed for scores of photographs.

During the long evening, the field of 55 was narrowed to five finalists. The new beauty queen, Melissa Witek, was crown as Miss Florida US 2005. . . .. full text

Picture courtesy of Dana Klein of DKMC.

Wyclef Jean honours 200th anniversary of Haiti's independence

TORONTO, July,6,2004--There's a Haitian proverb that says: "Mize nan wout, pote bon nouvel," which means "You may take your time, as long as you come home with good news." Sak Pasé Presents: Welcome to Haiti Creole 101 is the album singer and activist Wyclef Jean has promised for many years and he is spreading the good news with joyous sounds that exude his Haitian pride. "Haiti was the first Black Republic to gain independence from slavery and since 2004 is the 200th anniversary of this victory, I thought it was the perfect time to highlight our rich history," says Jean.

Since the mid 1990's when The Fugees garnered international fame with
their critically-acclaimed CD, The Score, Wyclef has been cultivating the idea
of a musical tribute to his homeland. "I've been working on this Creole album
for a while," explains Jean, "but it took me some time because I have been
mixing different types of music together over and over again. Whether someone
speaks English, Spanish, Creole or French, I wanted them to hear the music and
feel like it's one fluid piece." .. full text

Gracia Delva update:

Miami-Gracia Delva did not host the pre-party of "The Second Annual Haitian American Festival" as was advertised by G-family and FishSkale Entertainment production. U.S immigration authorities would not grant the artist permission to re-enter the U.S after he ran in trouble with the law last year.

Contrary to what many fans and Haitian media personnel's believe , G- Unit and the rapper 50 Cent had nothing to do with the show. Abner Louima, the victim of NYPD's famous sodomizing torture case, was one of the principal investors of the " Haitian American Festival". Louima was pushing to have U.S immigration authorities revisit Cracia's files so that the artist in question can attend in the festival.

A reliable source has told Heritagekonpa ... full text