The government wants to build a modern capital

English version (translation):

The Haitian government is considering building a new Port-au-Prince as part of the reconstruction plan. The new capital will have great business districts, parks, hotel chains and the headquarters of several public bodies. Port-au-Prince will be in the coming months declared a public utility to enable the launch of these great sites.

Finance minister Ronald Beaudin says that over 140 million dollars will be needed for the construction of public buildings. Several projects will be implemented by the Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti (HRIC) advance the great financier of the republic.

Planners and architects are already hard at work to give birth to a modern capital. The new city will face the sea

it is not difficult to build this new town as Port-au-Prince was 80% destroyed by the earthquake of January 12. The government plans to make expropriation when necessary, "Watson said Beaudin.


The new Port-au-Prince will be a great city with electricity 24 hours a day and regular police patrols. Its streets are no longer blocked by the stall-keepers and hawkers.

The Haitian authorities do not intend to skimp on resources or waste time. The work will be launched before the end of this year the Minister said Beaudin.

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