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Haiti - Radio Kiskeya : The point of the Directorate on the fire that ravaged the station
28/12/2018 09:36:40

On Wednesday 26 December, Marvel Dandin, Director General and Secretary of the Board of Radio Kiskeya S.A. and Liliane Pierre-Paul, Director of Programming and Vice-presidnet of the Board of Radio Kiskeya S.A., gave an update on the fire that devastated the studios of Radio TV Kiskeya on December 21st https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26465-haiti-flash-radio-tv-kiskeya-reduced-to-ashes.html

"[...] While thanking the authorities for their offers of support, Radio Télé Kiskeya hopes that rather arrangements will be made and substantial resources mobilized in order to provide the firefighters with the means necessary for rapid interventions as quickly as possible nationally consistent with their core mission of emergency public service.

[...] Of a high intensity, the fire first broke out in a house in the vicinity before reaching with lightning speed the premises of the station, causing losses priceless. The firefighters in Port-au-Prince took a long time to respond to the SOS launched, the fire was finally able to accomplish its destructive work. The arrival of Delmas firefighters on site was able to prevent the entire building from disappearing into the flames.

[...] The Central Directorate of the Judiciary Police (DCPJ) immediately launched an investigation whose Radio Tele Kiskeya [...] wishes the effective outcome by the objective determination of the exact causes of the incident and an enlightening lighting with regard to the [...] areas of darkness that surround the circumstances and the management of this psychodrama. We are particularly referring to the arrival of firefighters on the scene more than an hour and a half after the start of the fire and the fact that they did not know the exact location of Radio Kiskeya.

While thanking the authorities for their offers of support, Radio Télé Kiskeya hopes that rather arrangements will be made and substantial resources mobilized in order to provide the firefighters with the means necessary for rapid and effective interventions as quickly as possible. nationally, in accordance with their core mission of public emergency service;

Damage assessment is initiated;

The recovery of emissions, even under limited conditions, is under study;

Initiatives are underway to ensure that the solidarity effort launched spontaneously for the reconstruction of the station, which has already been joined with as many people as possible, can be achieved in the best possible conditions and with the utmost transparency. individuals than organized groups;

That arrangements are being made for discussions with representatives of various sectors, including the private business sector, who are willing to contribute to the reconstruction effort.

[...]"

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26494-haiti-news-zapping.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26477-haiti-politic-words-of-sympathy-of-conatel.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26465-haiti-flash-radio-tv-kiskeya-reduced-to-ashes.html

HL/ HaitiLibre