Minister of Tourism John Herrick Dessources• ©️Primary
Cap-Haïtien, le 8 juillet 2025.- À la 16e édition des « Mardis de la Nation « , tenue ce mardi 8 juillet, au Cap-Haïtien, le ministre du Tourisme, John Herrick Dessources, a présenté les grandes lignes du plan gouvernemental visant à revitaliser le secteur touristique. Cette stratégie met particulièrement l’accent sur les régions du Nord et du Sud, considérées comme des leviers essentiels pour relancer l’industrie touristique haïtienne.
While interdepartmental connections remain difficult — with expensive flights and roads completely controlled by armed gangs —The government states that it wants to value historic sites, strengthen infrastructure, modernise public services and provide more support to stakeholders in the sector.
In a press release, the Government clarified that priority actions include the restoration of the Historic National Park. — including the Laferrière Citadelle, the Sans-Souci Palace and the Ramiers site — as well as the rehabilitation of emblematic buildings, such as the École du tourisme des Cayes and the former premises of the departmental departments of the North and the Grand-Anse.
On this occasion, the Minister also announced the creation of an investment portfolio to transform the North and the South into major tourist hubs. Other measures include the establishment of a National Tourism Council comprising the public and private sectors, the strengthening of the Tourist Police (PoliTour), the standardization of vocational training, and the recruitment of new executives through a national competition.
He took the opportunity to express the government's solidarity with the owners of the recently arsoned Oloffson Hotel, which he strongly condemned as an attack on Haitian cultural heritage.
However, persistent insecurity continues to undermine any development initiative. The government, despite its commitments, seems to avoid facing this problem at the same time as it remains the major obstacle to any sustainable tourism recovery.
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