The Caracol Park Project is rapidly taking shape and remains on track for the official opening in March 2012. The Caracol Park team will provide regular updates on the development of the Park to allow the communities in the North as well as interested investors and tenants to track progress.
October 22, 2012 Inauguration of Caracol Industrial Park October, 15 2012 First shipment of the firm SAE-A 67 000 pieces at Walmart May 7, 2012 Visit of President Michel Martelly to Caracol to inquire about the progress of work. April 27, 2012 Visit of provisional acceptance of the buildings of Lot 1 of the PIC. Provisional acceptance has been issued for the dorms. Others have not been received. April 16, 2012 Visit of provisional acceptance of the interim treatment plant for domestic wastewater. April 11, 2012 Visit of Mrs. Cheryl Mills, Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. March 28, 2012 Visit of Minister of Commerce, members of his cabinet and the Mayors of Caracol, Lemonade, Terrier Rouge, project presentation by the UTE and CTMO and visit the various buildings. March 27, 2012 Arrival on site of various plant equipment provisional treatment of domestic wastewater. March 15, 2012 Visit of a delegation of the Korea Agency for Development and Henri-Claude Poitevien CTMO (Commission présidentielle tripatite de Mise en Oeuvre de la Loi Hope) chairman of the PIC-HOPE. March 13, 2012 Opening of Bids in the Tender for the supply and installation of a permanent station for domestic wastewater treatment, with a capacity of 2,500 m3/day. Ten (10) bids were received. December 29, 2011: Signature of a contract with the enterprise RUIZ ALEMAN CONSTRUCCIONES for the supply, installation and exploitation of an temporary treatment plant for domestic wastewater including the staff training. November 28, 2011 The Government of Haiti, together with the U.S. government, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and Korean apparel manufacturer Sae-A Co. Ltd., officially laid the foundation stone for the Caracol Industrial Park. Haitian President Michel Martelly, along with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, presided at the ceremony. October 28, 2011
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From the Press
IDB hails new industrial park in northern Haiti
Monday, 22 October 2012 21:16 UTC
Manufacturing facility generates jobs, exports in less than one year since groundbreaking.
WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A. (IDB) -- Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno today joined Haitian President Michel Martelly, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former U.S. President Bill Clinton for the inauguration of the Caracol Industrial Park (CIP), a modern manufacturing facility in northern Haiti.
La BID : 50 millions de dollars pour le Parc industriel de Caracol
La Banque interaméricaine de développement (BID) a annoncé l’accord pour l’octroi d’un don pour Haïti s’élevant à 50 millions de dollars américains. Ces fonds sont destinés à la deuxième phase de construction du Parc Industriel de Caracol dans le nord d’Haïti.
FACT CHECK — THE NEW YORK TIMES: Earthquake Relief Where Haiti Wasn’t Broken
On July 6, 2012, the New York Times published an article entitled: “Earthquake Relief Where Haiti Wasn’t Broken”. The piece has numerous factual errors and does not address many of the most salient points about the development of the Northern Corridor.
«Je suis impressionné», s'exclame le président Martelly - Haïti: Lundi 7 mai 2012. Il est 11 h 25 a.m. Le président Michel Joseph Martelly arrive à bord d'un hélico. Il foule le sol du parc industriel de Caracol en compagnie de l'ambassadeur américain Kenneth Merten et du ministre de l'Éducation nationale et de la Formation professionnelle, Réginald Paul. Tenue décontractée : chemise rayée, pantalon jeans bleu bottes. Il n'a pas effectué une visite surprise, car on l'attendait depuis son retour au pays après quelques jours d'absence pour des raisons de santé. Il n'y a pas eu de foule au parc industriel, mais des employés qui criaient vive Martelly!
Caracol : le rêve de 20 000 emplois prendra forme très lentement : Ceux qui avaient visité le Nord et le Nord-Est, à la fin de 2011 et au début de cette année 2012, ont constaté toute la propagande, à travers d'énormes panneaux publicitaires faite autour du parc industriel de Caracol, avant parc industriel de la région Nord. Ces messages annonçaient la création de 20 000 emplois au cours de cette année. La réalité en a décidé autrement. Quelle réalité ? --Le Nouvelliste 3 mai 2012
"We're no longer talking just about garment assembly. We are talking about a true textile industry short of planting cotton. That is what is being developed', said George Sassine, who is also responsible for implementing the US congress-approved duty-free legislation benefitting the garment industry". -- The Miami Herald, 29 March 2011