Haiti - Culture : The 2017 National Carnival will take place in the city of Les Cayes
Sunday President-elect Jovenel Moïse accompanied by the former President Martelly, was in the city of Les Cayes to support the candidate senator of the South, François Sildor.
Taking advantage of the circumstances, Jovenel Moïse announced that the city of Les Cayes (3rd city of the country) will host the 2017 National Carnival on February 26th, 27th and 28th, just as Michel Martelly had decided during his first year in office. A way for the new Present of Haiti, to encourage the economy of a department harshly tried by the passage of hurricane Matthew last October.
On his Facebook page Jovenel Moïse wrote "The 2017 Carnival is going to take place in the city of Les Cayes so that we encourage the economic movement in the department after the passage of Hurricane Matthew. All walking bands who want to participate in the carnival contest, we encourage them to register early."
Promising that in 2018, the National Carnival will take place in Port-au-Prince "Pòtoprens pa fè jalouzi non, nou la pou 2018" stressed in Les Cayes Jovenel Moïse.
