Ouanaminthe

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Full name

Ouanaminthe

Official name

Ouanaminthe

Country

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Department

Nord-Est

Arrondissement

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Ouanaminthe, sometimes called Juana Méndez in Spanish, is a city located in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti. It contains about 100,000 people including immediate areas. The Massacre River is located between Ouanaminthe and Dajabón in the Dominican Republic. The border crossing to Dajabón is one of the four chief land crossings to the Dominican Republic. Ouanaminthe has several elementary schools including "St-Francois Xavier","St-Francois d'Assise","CFCP", "Sur Le Rocher" and "8l'institution de l'univer" congreganist schools. Also, there are over 10 secondary schools, including a Lycee, a public school, and a Law school (public university). This city has been more-developed than many others in Haiti due to the busy border it shares with Dajabón. Haitians living in Ouanaminthe are allowed to cross the border to Dajabón only two days per week.

Ouanaminthe has many small schools. The majority of them belong to churches. The Lycee Capois La Mort was located in the "Arobouk nan gran ri a" now move to "Sans". Most of the school are elementary. When students reach 7th grade, many move to a bigger city or to another school. Some Haitians consider 7th grade as high school.

Famous Ouanaminthais:

* Jean Alfred, Ex-deputy in 1976 (Canada, Gatineau);

* Rene Theodore, politician;

* Marie-Guilene Alfred, 3 times U.S. National Dean's list;

* Webster Pierre, Ex-minister of environment;

* Mimose Theodore, Boukman experians singer;

* Fleurant Aviole, lawyer well known in Port-au-Prince;

* Peguy Jean, journalist with Radio Caraibes

* Christian Theodore, ex-president of the national lottery in Haiti, former officer;

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