Anse-a-Pitres

A wildlife reserve is in the works between the IIF (International Iguana Foundation) and the Haitian community to protect the Ricord's iguana, an animal that is considered critically endangered. With deforestation a hot topic in Haiti currently, the threatened iguanas are looked to as an aid, as they are important for the reforestation of these stripped areas. A recently discovered subpopulation was found in the Anse-a-Pitres region of Haiti, but it is considered as being very tenuous.

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In a statement issued by Wilson Laleau, the Minister of Economy and Finance, in the middle of September, the minister had informed the general public and importers that the sovereign authority has decided to ban 23 Dominican products which will no longer be able to be imported by road; but they may enter by ship or air (excluding cement) and disembark only at the port of Port-au-Prince or Cap-Haitien. The primary decision behind this measure was to cover hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue lost due to smuggling; however, many critics are of opinion that the real motive was to benefit certain Haitian merchants so that they can hike commodity prices and sponsor certain electoral candidates. On October 12, in the town of Anse-à-Pitre near the border with Pedernales when the restricted items as usual arrived by their normal transport mode (motorcycle taxi), the Haitian authority applied the restricted measures and confiscated the banned goods which included many basic necessities for the Haitian population. This act fuelled anger among the locals, a spontaneous demonstration was formed which set fires on the customs building and motorcycle tyres and threw stones to the police; gun shots were reported.

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Here is a picture of a Makeshift camps "Pak Kado" in Anse-à-Pitre for the Deported people coming from the Dominican Republic.

On August 15 and 16, 2015, the Support Group for Returnees and Refugees (GARR) had visited different sites at Anse-à-Pitre which have been built to accommodate the future returnees, our compatriots, from the Dominican Republic. The purpose of their visit was to gather information on the facilities and infrastructure that have been created for the deportees. "Pak Kado" is a camp at the foot of a hill where over 115 repatriated families from the D.R are living since July 17, 2015. The makeshift camps have been built here out of cardboard and straw. There is no regular supply of clean water and food. In similar condition at "Tête à l'eau", a second camp located about 3 kilometers from 'Pak Kado', another 140 families live. People here are dying of hunger. The members of an organization sometime visit these camps and help them with little food. That's all.

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Here is a picture of Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly in Tête-à-l'eau, It is a town in Haiti in Anse-à-Pitre located not far from the border between Dominican Republic and Haiti.She was there with her mobile clinic to provide some medial help to the Haitians being deported from the Dominican Republic.

The first lady of Haiti, Sophia Martelly, has always been known for her philanthropy and humanitarian activities for the welfare of the people of Haiti. Recently, she has been visiting a lot of places to offer a helping hand for those in need. She paid a visit to the deported Haitians at the borders in Tête-à-l'eau, a town of Anse-à-Pitre to discuss with them and take note of their immediate needs and provide them with medical attention. This was however not the first time she visited them. She had come to interact with the unfortunate migrants twice earlier. Mrs. Martelly also had discussions with representatives of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International specifically on dealing with medical emergencies. She also attended a presentation by the Ministry of Health, UNAIDS and UNICEF with the aim to eradicate AIDS among teenagers by the year 2030.

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