On Thursday, November 7, the Transition Presidential Council held a meeting with stakeholders from the port sector. The meeting was chaired by Leslie Voltaire, who was accompanied by Presidential Advisors Laurent St-Cyr and Frinel Joseph. According to a post by the presidency on social media, government officials present included Ketleen Florestal, Minister of Finance; James Monazard, Minister of Commerce and Industry; the Director General of the National Port Authority (APN), Jocelin Villier; the coordinator of the CIAT, Christine Stéphenson; and representatives from the Haitian Ports Association (APHA). The discussions focused on the challenges and issues related to port infrastructure.

“We reviewed the security aspect of the ports, the functioning of the sector, competition, and the decentralization of operations to provincial cities. The stakeholders provided an overview of the sector. Another meeting is scheduled for continued discussions,” summarized one of the participants in the meeting.