NO CARNIVAL IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, AT ALL
(Defend Haiti) -
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Port-au-Prince is deprived of carnival festivities this year. The three days of carnival are being celebrated in the third largest city, Les Cayes, where tens of thousands of people have gathered since Sunday. The streets of the Capital city are somber, without parades, musical bands and hundreds of thousands of carnival-goers.
The mayor of the capital has discharged the responsibility of organizing a parade through the streets of the capital for lack of means. Mayor Jean Yves Jason said his administration could not engage in formally organizing the carnival in Port-au-Prince because of not having received any funding, or loans from the central government for the festivities in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Press Network reported.
However, the administration of the mayor promises to set up units to support various groups and musical bands wishing to perform ... during the three days of carnival.
The traditional “rara” bands have promised to the people dancing in the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince.
The mayor of Port-au-Prince said in a statement that the steps taken with the Haitian government and the private sector to collect the $50 million provided for organizing the carnival in Port-au-Prince were unsuccessful.
Therefore, Mayor Jason invites musical, and/or disguised bands and DJs eager to parade for Mardi Gras to inform the administration of the city hall, and they will provide them with support units.
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