According to Edmond Mulet, the Representative of the Secretary General of the UN in Haiti [until May 31 2011], the power cut during the swearing in of the 56th President of Haiti, Michel Martelly is a premeditated act. He reveals that the electric cables supplying the building where the ceremony took place were cut with a machete ! "It is not possible, It is an anti-democratic act", Mr. Mulet said. Speaking without ambiguity, of an attempt of "destabilization", he invited the judicial authorities to punish, without delay, the perpetrators of this act.
Yesterday Monday, Me Auguste Harrycidas, the Commissioner of the Government of the prosecution of Port-au-Prince, visited the Parliament to gather information about this incident "We opened an investigation to establish all the light around this issue," he told journalists, after a visit of the places, affirming to have met various political personalities about this case.
In a note, Saurel Jacinthe, President of the House of Deputies, said that the Bureau of the chamber had no responsibility in this incident, stating that the building where took place the swearing-in was built and supplied with electricity by a firm of engineers-architects, under the direct and exclusive control of the Organizing Committee of the ceremony. He asks the justice to act quickly in this investigation.
For his part, Fritz Jean-Louis, Coordinator of the inauguration, said that for now, the committee had no comment to make "If there is an investigation on the issue, that it leads..."
As for Prague Fabien, Communications Director of Electricity of Haiti (EDH), he reiterated Monday that the EDH had no responsibility in the incident, stating once again that the building had not been supplied with electricity by the Electricity of Haiti and that the joint committee which organized the various ceremonies of investiture, had assured to have made arrangements to supply electricty to the building with a generator.
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Martelly's Power Problem, 90% of the Nation's Problem
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - An unexpected power failure interrupted the inauguration ceremony of Michel Martelly, that was recorded by national and international press, broadcasting on television as well as on the internet.
With many dignitaries, in attendance it was a moment of confusion as security for President Preval, the President-elect and others scampered to secure the transitioning leaders and their respective entourages
The unfortunate incident did not prevent Michel Martelly from swearing to uphold the constitution and his reception of the Presidential Sash from the hands of Senate President, Rodolphe Joazile.
Immediately after the ceremony power had fully been restored.
Seemingly ominous, the power outage represented perhaps one of the earliest problems that the new President will try to tackle, the country's electricity problem.
In a press release from the administration on Wednesday, spokesman Herold Israel said said that only 10% of Haitians are connected to the electrical grid in Haiti leaving more than 8 million citizens in the dark.
The press release continued by saying that the state can no longer afford to pay more than $100 million per year in subsidies, to fund the operations of Electricite d'Haiti (Ed'H) , which could better be used to finance new housing projects, construct better schools and ensure the future of the young people.
A Review of Electricite d'Haiti
The President-elect, at the time, expressed that he was in support of a formal and ongoing review by his Council of Modernization of Public Enterprises (CMEP), to determine how to resolve the electricity problem in Haiti and eliminarte the time, the burden that its subsidies put on the Nation's Treasury Department.
On May 12th, the still then President-elect, visited Les Cayes where a facility offered by the Canadian company was located.
"This is a first step in a process aimed at improving the functioning of the assessing the performance of standing institutions and correcting those of poor performance, and to offer new opportunities to companies and households," Michel Martelly was quoted in the press release.
"This is for an Ed'H stronger, better equipped, with a capacity of service designed to adequately meet the needs of the population", said the elected President.
A Problem for 90% of Haitians
Trade, hospitals, universities, schools, police stations need energy to provide essential services to the population. Companies require continuous electricity to increase productivity and create jobs. Schoolchildren and students need electricity to do their work at home. ElectricPublish Postity can't be a luxury, the communication stated.
It has long been a recurring problem in Haiti, for decades, the issue of electricity and its distribution. In 2001, a famous musician, Fabrice Rouzier, recorded his classic album "Blakawout" which titled track was directly related to the issue.
Blackouts are the norm in Haiti. Many citizens schedule their days around the expectation that power would be cut off at some point, and for the majority of the day. The problem of electricity is just one in a line of many problems that President Michel Martelly hopes to address in the next 5 years.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - An unexpected power failure interrupted the inauguration ceremony of Michel Martelly, that was recorded by national and international press, broadcasting on television as well as on the internet.With many dignitaries, in attendance it was a moment of confusion as security for President Preval, the President-elect and others scampered to secure the transitioning leaders and their respective entourages
The unfortunate incident did not prevent Michel Martelly from swearing to uphold the constitution and his reception of the Presidential Sash from the hands of Senate President, Rodolphe Joazile.
Immediately after the ceremony power had fully been restored.
Seemingly ominous, the power outage represented perhaps one of the earliest problems that the new President will try to tackle, the country's electricity problem.
In a press release from the administration on Wednesday, spokesman Herold Israel said said that only 10% of Haitians are connected to the electrical grid in Haiti leaving more than 8 million citizens in the dark.
The press release continued by saying that the state can no longer afford to pay more than $100 million per year in subsidies, to fund the operations of Electricite d'Haiti (Ed'H) , which could better be used to finance new housing projects, construct better schools and ensure the future of the young people.
A Review of Electricite d'Haiti
The President-elect, at the time, expressed that he was in support of a formal and ongoing review by his Council of Modernization of Public Enterprises (CMEP), to determine how to resolve the electricity problem in Haiti and eliminarte the time, the burden that its subsidies put on the Nation's Treasury Department.
On May 12th, the still then President-elect, visited Les Cayes where a facility offered by the Canadian company was located.
"This is a first step in a process aimed at improving the functioning of the assessing the performance of standing institutions and correcting those of poor performance, and to offer new opportunities to companies and households," Michel Martelly was quoted in the press release.
"This is for an Ed'H stronger, better equipped, with a capacity of service designed to adequately meet the needs of the population", said the elected President.
A Problem for 90% of Haitians
Trade, hospitals, universities, schools, police stations need energy to provide essential services to the population. Companies require continuous electricity to increase productivity and create jobs. Schoolchildren and students need electricity to do their work at home. ElectricPublish Postity can't be a luxury, the communication stated.
It has long been a recurring problem in Haiti, for decades, the issue of electricity and its distribution. In 2001, a famous musician, Fabrice Rouzier, recorded his classic album "Blakawout" which titled track was directly related to the issue.
Blackouts are the norm in Haiti. Many citizens schedule their days around the expectation that power would be cut off at some point, and for the majority of the day. The problem of electricity is just one in a line of many problems that President Michel Martelly hopes to address in the next 5 years.
electricity is big priority for haiti to be recovered from: (avec ce dernier on peut tout faire tout avoir et pourra faire de tout)
ReplyDeleteI runned a small business in the south part of Haiti once. Out of 4 years of operation, this unfortunate town had seen electricity for five (5) days. The whole time I had to count on my own generator with countless amount of gas not to mention the use of an inverter. Zero profit! The entire country needs electricity.
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