The best news of the year for the island of Hispaniola is in a letter dated 25 August 2017. Mayor Ralph Youri Chevry of the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti has sent a letter dated 25 August 2017 to China’s Southwest Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute agreeing to a major Port-au-Prince Municipal Renovation Project. The scale of the project, reportedly US$4.711 billion, makes this acceptance note major good news for the Dominican Republic, too, because of the economic and social impacts on both countries.
The infrastructure works call for separate projects to be completed within three to five years. These encompass water, drainage and sewage works, improvements for 12 main roads (over 100 kms), environmental protections, drainage and sanitation (garbage collection), a communications network and reconstruction of the old city of Port-au-Prince including the port area, new 2,000MW power central with initial generation capacity for 600MW.
The project also encompasses installation of modern communication systems (itv, Internet, fixed telephone and mobile service), and major security system including surveillance systems, and PDAs and walkie-talkies for the police. A modern hotel is also contemplated as part of the Chinese construction works.
DR1 Forums has also been following the story that is being covered by the HuffPost.
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29 August 2017
