A Carnival illuminated

Tuesday Duckens Raphael, Deputy Director of Electricity of Haiti (EDH) said in a press briefing at the Pimature "on the side of EDH, everything is ready for the smooth running of three fat days. We nstalled more than 200 street lights throughout the city. Around the Park Vincent we installed 46 projectors..."

Visitor Safety and oversight of police officers

As the host city of the National Carnival 2014 (2, 3 and 4 March 2014), Gonaives, is putting the finishing touches for is ready to receive worthily revelers. On the security side near 5,000 policemen will be deployed on the route of the carnival and around, to ensure the safety of visitors (including the new mounted police brigade of Haiti) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10606-haiti-security-on-foot-by-bicycle-by-car-or-on-horseback.html . Concerning the excesses" of some police officers, observed in previous years, Commissioner Jean Marc Wilkens, spokesman of the General Inspectorate of the National Police of Haiti (IGPNH), sought to reassure Tuesday, "We will provide oversight reinforced and sustained on the course to punish all police officers making improper or excessive use of force [...] Every police officer caught will be immediately convened and held in confinement [...] We willbe intransigent face the violence committed by police officers during the carnival..."

Excursions in tourist attractions

Tuesday, at Tourism information kiosk of Gonaïves, Ms. Dieudonne Luma Etienne, Regional Director Northern Ministry of Tourism, met with representatives of Bus-Dignity, which are responsible for the transportation of tourists for various excursions in the sights of the Department of Artibonite, that the Ministry of Tourism offers at the National Carnival.

Need information for Carnival ?

To know the availability of hotel rooms or guest rooms, to organize excursions to tourist sites of Artibonite Department during the National Carnival, contact the kiosk "Tourism Info" located on Avenue of Dattes in Gonaïves (in the premises of the Divisional Delegation of Artibonite) Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (in the office and on the phone: 4786-1115) - Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm (by phone only: 4786-1115) - Contact the kiosk by email : rooms.gonaives@tourisme.gouv.ht

Reminder of days off

By presidential decree dated 18 February 2014, the public and private administration, schools, trade and industry will not work the day of Monday, March 3 from noon, the days of Tuesday and Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in their entirety, at the occasion of national carnival.

Rendezvous as every year, on HaitiLibre.com to watch live the National Carnival, 2,3 and 4 March 2014.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10572-haiti-social-national-carnival-2014-d-10.html

HL/ TB/ HaitiLibre