Haiti - Energy : Electrification of the city of Terrier-Rouge
Me Thierry Mayard Paul, Minister of Interior and Local Authorities took swift action to achieve the electrification of the town of Terrier Rouge. During a visit in this town, Friday, April 20, the Minister announced the start of work for Thursday, April 26, 2012. This displacement of the Minister of the Interior, follows a tense situation recorded in the department of Northeast where residents of Terrier-Rouge had barricaded the road linking the city of Cap-Haitien to Fort-Liberté, for ask local authorities to have electricity in the town.
Me Mayard Paul immediately addressed the requests to the Secretary of State for Energy, René Jean Jumeau and to the Secretary of State for Public Works, Philippe Cinéas. The signing of an agreement with the company Elmecen, responsible for carrying out the work in the city, was made effective the same day. An amount of three million gourdes has already been released for the start of this project.
Accompanied by the Departmental Delegate, Hugo Charles, of Mayor of the city, David Jean-Louis and of Director of Police, Abner Vilmé, the Minister Mayard Paul has listened the inhabitants of the city and informed them of the steps taken and results achieved. The population expressed its satisfaction to the quick solution provided by the Minister.
