Yesterday marked the opening of Port-au-Prince's historic Iron Market, a bustling and important space for commercial activity in the city center. Just one year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the famous landmark has been restored by UK firm, John McAslan + Partners, and was bankrolled completely by Irish mobile phone entrepreneur Denis O’Brien, whose company Digicel, dominates the Haitian cellphone market. The renovation went beyond restoring the open market to pre-earthquake status, and completely renovated and rebuilt the entire site with new solar panels on the roof.
May lhe Lord bless you Mr O’Brien.You are a savior.Haiti needs a lot of kindhearted creatures like you to be able to rename .Long life to you,and thank you so much for helping this beautiful island.
A lesson for the NGO’s: A private sector did it, not them. Thanks Mr. O’Brien for your unrelenting committment on Haiti. Not only the historic iron market, but also The Marriot hotel project & more. Why Can’t the NGO perform like that with all the funds availble to them?
Great job Mr.O’Brien, your determination proves anyone who really want to spent money to do something in Haiti is possible and can be done. You did in small period of time.congrats, and thank you for helping Haiti restore his beautiful iron market.