المسلة | Haiti Introduces Special Police Force for Tourists

Haiti Introduces Special Police Force for Tourists

السبت 05 أكتوبر 2013 - 10:45 ص

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Haiti Introduces Special Police Force for Tourists

Almasalla Travel News - Haiti has formed a special police force to protect the legions of tourists the government hopes to bring to the troubled Caribbean nation. Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin said at a Friday ceremony that 53 agents will patrol the country’s tourist resorts.

Each has received 340 hours of classroom time to brush up on Haitian -----history and geography. They have also studied Spanish and English to better help tourists.

Haiti Tourism PoliceThe agents will carry 9 mm handguns and will report both to the tourism and justice ministries.

The two-year-old government of President Michel Martelly has sought to make tourism a priority. His government has doubled its tourism budget and is hoping that $27 million from Venezuela will help revive the once-thriving industry.

Source : A P