haiti market place

Here is a picture of the Public market of Fontamara that is currently in Construction

Fontamara Public Market Construction Moving Forward

Office of Communication of the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation announced Fontamara public market project is 25% done. The project that began April 1st is receiving funding from the government treasury, whose benefactor is Petrocaribe.

The large-scale market will contain 300 stalls; a parking lot; an operations center; cafeteria; toilets; and infrastructure for safety, sanitation, and loading/unloading decks.

Plans to build a dock on the coastline close to Fontamara will improve the fishing industry in the area.

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Here is a picture of the Binational market of Dajabon.

Binational Market Of Dajabon Disrupted By Demonstration In Ouanaminthe

Recently on December 5th, the business in the Binational market at Dajabón in Dominican Republic was severely disrupted when a widespread protest was staged in nearby Ouanaminthe and other Haitian towns. Heated clashes between the police and residents took place. The inhabitants were demanding better services, lower taxes on merchandise, supply of electricity to the homes of Caracol by Caracol Electrification Project and the resignation of President Martelly. In the early hour of the day, some hooded individuals closed the gate on the Haitian border side and started throwing stones and bottles towards the Dominican side. Although, the door was reopened later, but very few buyers and sellers ventured to take risks. The traders from both sides of the border were affected. The big buyers and sellers could not cross the border due to road blocks at the junction of Fort-Liberté and Marfetí.

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Gonaïves' terrain exposes it to flooding, a valley where run-off cascades from surrounding mountains during heavy rains.

Seasonal hurricanes hit coastal Gonaïves, causing flooding and mud slides. Damage usually results in thousands of deaths, and ruination of plant life.

Storm lakes flood roadways, preventing aid-supplies coming from Port-au-Prince. Some flooding is caused by water flowing from a watershed close by.

Weather scientists have been compiling data to find a solution to contain it.

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Our visit to Haiti helped us understand the transport challenges facing the peple of Haiti and especially those from Fonds-Verrettes. Fonds-Verretes is 53km from Port-au-Prince along the Haitian border with Dominican Republic. It took us over 2 hours to drive from the capital to the remote village. Even with good performing trucks, we couldn't make over 35 miles per hour. The road is paved for a short distance and the rest is dirty road. The road is narrow and has several dropping cliffs. It is two way traffic and vehicles easily roll down the steep inclines. Like this tap-tap we found which rolled about 20m down a steep cliff.

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Here is a picture of a market place in Haiti. The buyers and sellers in Haiti usually meet in a public place where the transaction takes place. In a typical marche in haiti, you find all kind of products for the kitchen, cooking and for the house.

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