Abner Septembre the Minister of the Environment and Nader Joiseus Minister of Public Works notify the general public and those concerned in particular (Entrepreneur-operator, transporters, worker and others) that following the visit carried out on June 12, in Morne à Cabris https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31031-haiti-politic-the-prime-minister-visits-works.html with Prime Minister Jouthe, the sand quarries in operation in this place, are closed and will remain closed until further notice.

Remember that the quarries of Morne à Cabri were already banned in January 2018 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23300-haiti-notice-suspension-of-extraction-of-sand-at-the-morne-cabri.html

The purpose of this closure is to curb the anarchic and abusive exploitation of the sites in question, which endangers the lives of workers, the environment, the electricity pylons and the National Road number 3 among others...

The Minister Septembre, specifies that the General Direction of the National Agency of Protected Areas (ANAP) is authorized to deploy agents of the Brigade of Surveillance of Protected Areas (BSAP) on the sites concerned in Morne à Cabris in order to enforce this State decision.

Entrepreneurs who operate the sand quarries at Morne à Cabri are invited to collaborate and fully respect this closure measure, which takes effect from Monday, June 15, 2020, from 11:00 am. They are also invited to contact the either of the two ministries from June 19, 2020, for matters that concern them.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31031-haiti-politic-the-prime-minister-visits-works.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23300-haiti-notice-suspension-of-extraction-of-sand-at-the-morne-cabri.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23422-haiti-security-towards-a-more-rational-and-safe-exploitation-of-quarries.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22399-haiti-environment-89-of-quarries-are-illegal-in-the-west.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9566-haiti-environment-illegal-exploitation-of-quarries-and-rivers.html

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