Haiti's Interior Ministry Convenes Session on La Gonâve Challenges
Officials review insecurity, basic services and development potential of the island arrondissement.
Interior and Territorial Collectivities Minister Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé chaired a working session last week to analyze the situation in the La Gonâve arrondissement, according to icihaiti.com. The meeting aimed to identify the territory's primary difficulties, priority needs and development potential.
Participants included Secretary of State for Territorial Collectivities Sharina Lochard, West Departmental Delegate François Gérald, La Gonâve Vice-Delegate Ednel Désir, Coordination Unit head Elvire Js, and Director of Territorial Collectivities Mallew Étienne. Representatives of the Haitian National Police (PNH) and the ministries of Public Health, National Education and the Environment also took part, the outlet reported.
Key concerns raised included insecurity, limited access to basic services, socioeconomic constraints and challenges coordinating public action. Bien-Aimé called for collective awareness and concerted mobilization by public authorities, while highlighting the island's resources and development potential.
Lochard advocated stronger communication and more effective consultation between the State's decentralized services and local authorities. Désir outlined difficulties in health, education and security. In closing, Étienne stressed continuing the work underway to ensure follow-up and the implementation of concrete actions for La Gonâve's population, according to icihaiti.com.