Author: Opastaff

The store formerly known as Antilles Mizik! January 3, 2009 by Adjae After 16 years of serving Haitian music lovers in Queens and Long Island, the house that Philippe Lavelanet built has shut its doors a week ago on the 28th of December. According to Lavelanet, the business is not lucrative enough to keep him around and the people in the business are too ungrateful to even encourage business people to stay the course. But here’s the good news: you will still be able to take a trip to Linden Boulevard and buy your CD’s!!! At least that is according…

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REPORTED ON OPA BACK On December 27th 2005: Well-known Haitian actress, Ginoue Mondesir was beaten to death on December 24, 2005. The alleged murderer is said to be her boyfriend, Waldo Jean. Ginoue was beaten to death with a metal object to the head as the couple was coming from the beach. The alleged murder took place after the two got into an argument. He then dumped her body by the side of the road where some people passing by saw the actress laying in her own pool of blood. The National Police were then called unfortunately, Ms. Mondesir did…

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23 years old student, Lencie Mirville, was abducted Thursday, December 3, 2015, and was later killed by her abductors despite the $50,000 (US) paid to them in exchange for her release. Police found the body of the young student of Quisqueya University on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, on the road to Morne Karate, Jacmel. Lencie Mirville had to go to Canada on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, to continue her studies. Lencie Mirville’s alleged murderers; Jean Francky Guerrier, Mayson Saint-Jean, Edison Barthélemy and Géraldy B. William are now in police custody after Haiti National Police caught them on December 20 based on a…

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Over the weekend social media was buzzing when the CEO of Chic Couture Online released pictures from her new line featuring a beautiful young lady named Reyna Love and our very own Olivier Duret modeling for the line. A few mainstream websites and celebs even reposted the photos such as TheShadeRoom.com, Blacchyna, deptofstyle and a few others. Olivier Duret who stands at 6’2 inches, 185 pounds, with charming good looks; never really gave modeling much thought even though he possess the right attributes. Don’t be surprised if you see more modeling from Olivier because since the photos’ have been circulating, he’s…

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Hey guys, I could never return without at least giving a reason for my abrupt departure from a band and institution that i have been apart of for the past 18 years and help build from the ground up. The answer is pretty simple, I have been drained for a while now in every sense of the term, emotionally, mentally, physically. I needed time off. In my mind i was thinking more like a few years, but little did I know that my voice would drown compare to the loud cry of the fans pretty much demanding my immediate return.…

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Haiti the Untold Story: Since the Haiti earthquake, much attention has been given to humanitarian relief efforts, however, nobody seems to want to talk about Haiti’s history and how it became the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. Media Edge producer, Michael Stavros tells the Untold Story. Run time 13 minutes 49 seconds Producer Michael Stavros Audio/Visual sound, color

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Rapper, Fantom of Barikad Crew posted on his social media handles last week that the Haiti National Police raided his home and business in an attempt to search and arrest his little brother. Our sources tells us Fantom little brother was an accomplice in a burglary gone bad and is now facing robbery and an attempted murder and murder charges in United States however he was not the one who pulled the trigger. Fantom on the other hand said the order to ransack his home and business was put forth by political oppositions who were not too happy with the decision…

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While everyone seems to be more concerned about Steve Harvey crowning the wrong contestant at last night’s Miss Universe 2015 pageant; one can’t help but wonder was Miss Columbia dethroning justified? While a lot of people focus more on the swimsuit competition and all the beautiful women and gowns, there’s actually more to it than just that. While we can only speculate why the other contestants didn’t win; there a few we may have an idea… even our very own, Miss Haiti. Steve Harvy: Why should You be the next Miss Universe? Miss Colombia: “I am positive that I…

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