Abinader meets with Macron, announces France could finance mass transit expansion, Haiti also discussed

[Dolores]

President Luis Abinader says that the government of France is willing to finance the larger part of the cost of the next phases of the Greater Santo Domingo mass transit plan. The city of Santo Domingo is practically collapsed under major traffic bottlenecks.

The ambitious Metro Train project for Santo Domingo aims to alleviate congestion and mobility issues in the capital city and its surrounding provinces. The project, already in the planning stages by the Trust for the Development of Mass Transportation in the Dominican Republic (Fitram) requires substantial funding. The French government has agreed to finance up to 85% of the Santo Domingo Metro Train and the Comprehensive Transport Plan initiated by Dominican authorities.

Project phases and benefitsAs outlined on Fitram’s website, the project is divided into two phases. The first phase will connect the...

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[livio]

In a move that redefines generosity, France has graciously agreed to finance
85% of the Dominican Republic’s shiny new metro system, because, as we all know,
the DR is just too poor to afford its own infrastructure projects.

President Luis Abinader, struggling to contain his excitement, announced that French taxpayers
will foot the bill for most of this urgently needed transit expansion.
Never mind that the Dominican Republic is one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America,
with record breaking tourism, booming exports, and a GDP that leaves Haiti’s in the dust.
Why should Santo Domingo dip into its own ample reserves when France is so eager to play sugar daddy?

It’s truly heartwarming to see Macron prioritize a country that already has functional highways,
airports, and a metro system over, say, Haiti where clean water and electricity remain a luxury.
But hey, why rebuild a nation France helped destroy when you can subsidize a middle income country’s second metro line?

Perhaps next, France can fund a Dominican space program. After all, if they’re willing to throw money at a nation
that doesn’t really need it, why stop at trains? Meanwhile, Haiti can keep enjoying its traditional
French imports: cholera, coups, and crushing debt.