Thomonde, Haiti

A project to improve the habitat conditions in the Thomonde County was launched by the Border Development Commission (BDC) and the City Council of Thomonde. The project will cost $8 million, a group of military retirees in Tampa - Florida, United States will finance the project up to $5 million.

The project will accommodate 500 families, and according to BDC, they will need 150 field tiles for the remainder of the project.

This project will provide the families in the area with houses with two or three bedrooms, and agriculture in the area will be upgraded with the construction of greenhouses

Features:
• Football
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Baseball
• Education
• Health
• Leisure
• Security
• Employment
• Water treatment
• Health infrastructure



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La Ville du Lac, Haiti

The city of lake will be located near the Haitian and Dominican border in Fond Parisien. It will be a luxury city comprising of 34,000 homes and apartments, 500 commercial buildings, an industrial park 300 warehouses, universities, water services, 24hrs electricity and security, according to Le Nouvelliste.

This is probably the largest and most ambitious urban development project in Haiti with a prize tag of more than 6.5 million. The town is 38,000,000 square meters; it rises to 900 meters above sea level overlooking Lake Azuie.

The city will be divided into three rows, 300, 900, and 3500 meters, including green spaces, recreation areas, and a community center.

The towns will be modern neoclassical style with Caribbean air, sloping ceilings with tiles, balconies, cornices, columns, round, large courtyards, and areas of retirement. This project will addressed the needs of average Haitian society and the Diaspora, and it will employ at least 24,000 people for both during the construction and to maintain the city once built.

Features:

· Drinking water

· Wastewater

· Private security

· Electricity 24 hours a day

· Underground cables

· Trash collection

· Lawn Maintenance

· Telephone

· Cable Television

· Fire Station

· Cemetery

· Hospital

· Academic Center: Primary, Secondary and University

· Gas Station

· Government Offices

· Banks

· Shops

· Industrial Park

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UN-Canada partnership strengthens Haitian police

TORBRECK - On 16 January the Governor General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean, inaugurated a $3.2 million police station rehabilitation project to strengthen the capacity of and improve coverage by police in the south of Haiti.

The UNDP project, financed by the Government of Canada, provides the Haitian National Police with adequate facilities and equipment to carry out police functions crucial to the development of the Caribbean country. This includes refurbishing 14 police stations and supplying trucks, motorcycles, information technology equipment and furniture to 21 police stations.

UNDP have tasked UNOPS, in collaboration with the Haitian National Police and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), to undertake refurbishment and procurement activities.

The project has become a model for renovating police stations in Haiti, to be replicated elsewhere in the country as part of UNDP’s 2006 Haitian National Police reform plan. The plan also includes construction of a new Inspectorate General Headquarters building, installation of essential databases and the completion of a nation-wide police radio communication system.

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