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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government today urged the international community to speed up the payment of the funds pledged for Haiti’s reconstruction after the January 12 quake.

In a meeting in Port-au-Prince yesterday the Interim Commission for Haiti’s Reconstruction headed by former U.S. president Bill Clinton and Haitian prime minister Jean Max Bellerive approved 29 projects at a cost of 1.6 billion dollars during next the three months.

However Dominican Economy minister Temístocles Montas, who attended the meeting, revered to official Haitian data that show only 11 of the 29 projects, with assured funding of 625 million dollars.

Montas noted however that the rest of the projects have only partial financing and some don’t even have it, despite the international community’s pledges in the conferences held in New York and in the east coast resort Punta Cana, to disburse 53 billion dollars within 18 months to support the country’s reconstruction.

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Written by: guillermone, 18 Aug 2010 6:02 PM
From: United States
Del dicho al hecho al mucho trecho.
Written by: juanb, 18 Aug 2010 6:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic
I hope that we continue to remind the world that the promises they made must be honored.
Written by: Ricardolito, 18 Aug 2010 6:36 PM
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
As I understand the situation . not all the money was promised for the immediate solving of the health and welfare problems after the earthquake but for the redevelopment of Haiti .The problem is that large areas remain much as they were the week after the earthquake and so the redevelopment programmes have not even commenced nor have been planned and so that money that was promised for projects that can not be commenced has not yet materialised.
That was the view put forward on several TV shows 6 months after the ´quake.
in addition there are some charities that specialise in dealing with the immediate problems after a natural disaster and not continuing assistance .so that makes things worse.
But in short , it is the Haitian government that is dragging the chain and if they moved along with the cleaning up stage , then the rebuilding stage could commence and hopefully more money forthcoming . No one wants to put up cash to see it spent on some thing different than was offered
Written by: Atabey, 18 Aug 2010 7:06 PM
From: United States, NYC
With what's happening in Pakistan and the likely events to come in the near future, Haiti's claims have better be affirmed or it might get truly horrific, especially if their ill-housed populations get hit by a big Hurricane. As always, DR will be the magnet for fleeing Haitians and we already understand that's clearly unsustainable. Keep their donor feet to the fire, and get those funds coming in!
Written by: CarlosFranco, 18 Aug 2010 7:43 PM
From: United States, Brooklyn

I predicted this attitude by the international community a few days after the earthquake...

Who wants their palm read?

Written by: ElFactor, 18 Aug 2010 8:06 PM
From: United States
I saw a report on CNN, where they had brand new machines to get rid of the rubble. But the person in charge an American i believe said, that the government in Haiti was taxing him for the equipment and storage namely of the machines. And the main problem was government coordination, and the people with the expertise to operate said machines.
Written by: DONT_BE_SILENT, 18 Aug 2010 8:58 PM
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Let's just close that nation and distribute its population around the world. DR already has its share.
Written by: juanb, 18 Aug 2010 9:04 PM
From: Dominican Republic
If their problems don't get solved they become our problems.
Written by: Juansantodomingo, 18 Aug 2010 9:20 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Mr. President sorry but no cash this time. Help will come in completed projects that meet international specifications. The Haitian Government, if they ever get one that really represents the people, will have to stop playing silly bugger by trying to tax the goods and services coming in to rebuild. The aid should be enough you greedy bastards.
Written by: daswolfgang, 18 Aug 2010 9:29 PM
From: United States, jackson heights ny
http://www.haitienmarche.com/
Written by: Ricardolito, 19 Aug 2010 12:12 AM
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
ElFactor yes I think that was typical of what is happening there ,,,the rubble is still there so that stage is no where near completed
Written by: juanb, 19 Aug 2010 1:44 AM
From: Dominican Republic
There's no money to clear the rubble.
Written by: Grosero, 19 Aug 2010 7:07 AM
From: United States
¿Lo siento Señor,

Pero lo que dinero?
Written by: THINK, 26 Aug 2010 1:59 PM
From: United States, SDQ -- Mia --NY
"The Dominican Government today urged the international community to speed up the payment of the funds pledged for ......."

Answer: Do not forget how many pledges that you did for your own people.......... therefore, DR Government is slapping his own faces and wants other countries believe HOW GREAT LIE-ONEL IS FOR HIS GOOD HEART, in fact, he does not even care his own people's life, living standard,....etc, so, this is good show for double faces......
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