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RPichardo - 17 February 2012 02:38 PM RPichardo - 17 February 2012 01:13 PM Officials inaugurated the border market of Dajabón
The old way the bi-national market was carried out:
Dajabón
Dominican Republic and Haiti went a step further for the benefit of the union and good bilateral relations with the opening of the market in Dajabón at the border, through which it aims to establish a formal trade between Haitians and Dominicans in a respectful and friendly way.
This achievement was possible with the help of the European Union, which provided assistance with 5.6 million Euros to the total cost of the complex which was mostly financed by the Dominican state. The building was delivered on Wednesday of this week by the National representative of the European Funds for Development (DIGECOOM), Domingo Jimenez, adding that the new building will contribute to the collective health of the population, but emphasized more in the dignified character of the work.
"The market we are inaugurating today will contribute significantly to the business in better conditions, providing adequate facilities, eliminating the dirt and agglomeration atmosphere that prevailed, so we will have better health. But most important is that compared to what was the market now will be more rewarding to work in a supportive environment and it is specialized for trade, "said Jimenez.
The new building covers an area of ​​20,000 square meters was built on a foundation of an embankment, with footings and reinforced concrete beams, roof and perimeter fence of aluzinc with wire mesh, among others.
In terms of distribution, the new infrastructure consists of 2,264 modules, of which 641 correspond to the original design and the remaining 1,623 were added by an upgraded design version from the Dominican government.
Inside there are 243 posts and 1,380 added in the area that originally was to be used for indoors parking. All posts are the responsibility of the Dajabón City Council in coordination with DIGECOOM.
The border market will also feature cafes, four bathrooms modules with 50 facilities each, administrative area, electrical room, water pump house, solid waste deposits, booth monitoring, nursing station, freight elevator, electrical fixture, 12 air vents and a massive laundry area, among other facilities.
The opening ceremony was attended by Irene Horejs, ambassador of the European delegation, Dajabón senator Sonia Mateo, José Ricardo Taveras, director of Immigration, Esther Ramirez, provincial governor, Miguel Tatis Mayor of Dajabón, Ronny Pierre, mayor of Ouanaminthe and other civil and military authorities of the border population. On behalf of the merchants spoke Altagracia Reyes Baltallar Morel, who stated that the purpose of this market is a constant creation and cooperation so that the goals of human endeavor are affordable and profitable individually and collectively.
She quoted some words of St. Teresa: "We have to fight for what we want, if we want peace we can not deal with the war, because that would make another war. We will fight for peace. "
On the work of supervision, DIGECOOM said were made by firms Cye Consult-Simon & Christiansen—Mendar, as contractors companies were Unión Temporal de Empresas INYPSA and Acero Industrial.
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WORD OF THANKS
Domingo Jimenez took the opportunity to thank the countries forming the European Union for the assistance in the construction of the border market, Irene Horejs said she felt very honored and grateful for the good treatment and consideration that was given.
For his part, Pierre, mayor of the Haitian town of Ouanaminthe said "I think the island is a bird with two wings and both are needed for it to fly, hence both wings should be in harmony for the island to take flight," referring to the need to good relations between their countries to achieve development.
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Finally!
Haitians will have access to a commode in order to take a crap .
They'll have to enter another country to do it, but "It's better than nothing."
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