Port-de-Paix residents renew calls for accountability in $5M city renovation scandal

Port-de-Paix residents renew calls for accountability in $5M city renovation scandal

PORT-DE-PAIX— As Haiti’s hurricane season looms, residents in Port-de-Paix are renewing calls for justice and accountability over a $5 million embezzlement scandal that derailed a crucial city renovation project. Approved in 2014 under the Martelly/Lamothe administration and funded through the PetroCaribe-backed Fund for Economic and Social Assistance (FAES), the project aimed to modernize the coastal city’s infrastructure, boost the local econo…