Haiti Place Haiti’s Martelly Visits Caracol Park

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  • NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
  • NEWS_POSTED_ON: Nov 15, 2014
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  • Category : Haiti News
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    Haiti President Michel Martelly visited the the town of Caracol in northern Haiti on Tuesday.

    The visit was highlighted by a trip to the construction site housing for employees of companies in Caracol’s high-profile Industrial Park.

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  • Haiti President Michel Martelly visited the the town of Caracol in northern Haiti on Tuesday.

    The visit was highlighted by a trip to the construction site housing for employees of companies in Caracol’s high-profile Industrial Park.

    Martelly was joined on the trip by US Ambassador to Haiti Kenneth Merten, Cheryl Mills, Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and newly-appointed US Ambassador to Haiti Tom Adams.

    The park, which broke ground in November, is one of the largest and most modern in the Caribbean.

    SAE-A is investing $78 million to develop operations at the park, and has committed to hiring at least 20,000 Haitians. The US government has also committed funding to build infrastructure and housing in the area.

    The IDB provided $55 million for the initial phase of construction on the project.

    Martelly’s visit to the construction site included talks with Harold Charles, the president of CEEPCO, a construction company working on the project.

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