“You are in our hearts, we love you, and we made sure that Sainte Marie will never be forgotten, we must develop Sainte Marie.” And that is what we are doing here today, Ladies and Gentlemen. True or false?
The gateway to Sainte Marie is the airport. True or false? Because Sainte Marie is famous for tourism, famous for whales. That’s why I spoke to the Minister of Tourism, spoke to the Minister of Transport: we need to help the people of Sainte Marie, we need to help the tourists, we need to help all the development here in Sainte Marie Marie. That is why we are here today.
Because today it will be officially singled out the balisage, which sets the lights that allow the airplanes, airplanes who come here, live at night. Because there are many flights from La Réunion, from Mauritius and from the sister islands, but they cannot come here without this balisage.
You can’t get here unless this Sainte Marie is classified as an international airport. We have wanted this for a long time. True or false? So if there are many international airports, such as in Antananarivo, in Nosy Be, in Toamasina, today the international airport of Sainte Marie, Tompokolahy and Tompokovavy.
In my heart Sainte Marie. That is why every effort was made to develop this Sainte Marie. As it is a tourist destination of Sainte Marie, tomorrow (July 15, 2023) we will set aside a law. It is huge because the road here has been destroyed. It’s 27 km from Vohilava to Saint Joseph, all of this road will be finished with standard tar. Is it right or wrong?
Both the Bajaj and the bike when it’s done will just slide but you won’t suffer like you do now. That’s it I told you that when I campaigned, the parents spoke, the officials spoke said: Monsieur le President, if this is resolved, we will never leave you again.
It was fulfilled today. True or false? We are bound together, and we will never be separated. It is attached like a skin tag, it lives inside our skin. True or false? That’s why I tell you that we have a lot of work to do. The Center for Professional Training in Tourism has also been completed there. In other words, the people who will work in these hotels, whether it’s receptionists, or housekeepers for cleaning and everything, or cooking… you don’t need to go to Antananarivo, you don’t need to go to Toamasina, because there is a Training Center The Professional Training Center has already been completed and we will inaugurate this Professional Training Center soon.
We have done many things and there is still much to be done, but above all, development does not exist and cannot be done unless there is light, or electricity generation.
We will install 1 Megawatt (1,000,000 Watt) here. This is why I am telling you that we have a lot of things to do, a lot of infrastructure to be installed, and especially the provision of solar kits, which will start in September. That is, those who do not have a Jirama branch will also be distributed solar kits at a low price, to those who do not use candles, do not use petroleum anymore, each house in Sainte-Marie, Sir and Mistress.
Tomorrow we will still be together; tomorrow we will still celebrate because tomorrow we are holding the Whale Festival. There will be a big Carnival tomorrow and lots of dedications tomorrow. The real thing is that Sainte-Marie is also home to the first Catholic church in Madagascar. Then it was repaired. We will pray together tomorrow at eight o’clock and it will be private, for those of you who can, please come and we will pray together, because we need to put everything in the hands of God, the life of Madagascar, each of our lives . True or false?
May our plans for the development of Sainte Marie come true. And the message I make, and I always make, every time I make a speech is this: “No one, no group of people, no group of people will be able to stop the will of God”. Thank you, Sir, Goodbye, Madam.
The President Andry Rajoelina
Sainte-Marie Island, July 14, 2023
Transcribed: Jeannot Ramambazafy
