Today at 8am was inaugurated the new Savane Pistache marketplace in Carrefour-Feuilles, the new market was handed over to the members of municipal administration of Port-au-Prince and to the Merchants' Committee of Savane Pistache. The construction of this market was financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the program Konbit Ak Tèt Ansanm (KATA), implemented by CHF International. The neighborhood of Savane Pistache, in Carrefour-Feuilles, Port-au-Prince, is a densely populated area with high levels of unemployment.

The market will help improve economic activity and stabilize the community in the area.

Were present at the ceremony, the President of the Republic of Haiti, Michel Martelly, the Ambassador of the United States, Kenneth H. Merten, and the Regional Director of CHF-Haiti, Alberto Wilde.

Recall that last week the President Martelly had also participated in the inauguration of the new market "La Coupe" of Pétion ville

See also:

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3041-haiti-economy-this-market-is-a-work-of-art-dixit-martelly.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3011-haiti-economic-the-market-of-petion-ville-rebuilt-for-$230-000.html

HL/ HaitiLibre