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By Atty. Emmanuelli Rolando Jiménez, JD, LL.M.








rolando@bufete-emmanuelli.com



At this time the Port of the Americas is a white elephant. Approximately 215 million investment that idle waiting for an operator whose function and meaning. However, instead of a white elephant, I'd rather see it as an elephant was asleep from boredom by the negligence and inaction of the Port of the Americas (APA). Fortunately, it is an elephant that despite his long sleep, I can stretches with a big jolt.

But to achieve that dream act of sudden interruption, there is very little time and requires a heroic act of will Ponce regional impact. The Mayor of Ponce not to renew the memorandum of understanding between the Municipality of Ponce and the APA, so you should keep the port facilities to implement a plan to shake the heavy elephant stayed the Puerto de las Américas Rafael Cordero Santiago.

However, this plan is successful in the short term must have six key requirements. The plan should be participatory, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, non-partisan, transparent and regional levels. Do not include any of these fundamentals, we will skate in the same vicious circle of the last two years under the control of the APA.

The plan should be participatory for all business sectors, academics, communities, business associations, unions and municipalities in the South Region to contribute their ideas and therefore feel included and heard. In this way they can plan investments and efforts in keeping with their wishes, interests and needs.

With the participation of everyone in the Plan, we will commitment and action needed to advance the project. All these sectors are already grouped into DISUR. Therefore, there is an entity participatory, democratic, multi-sectoral, expert in many subjects, non-partisan, transparent and regional, which means the port and is committed to its development. DISUR should be a star next to the Municipality of gestation in this important regional power.

Plan must be multidisciplinary, ie, that not only must have multi-stakeholder participation, but must have the support and understanding of individuals and scientific organizations and experts in all fields of social and natural sciences. Pooling knowledge Port will be safe behind the decisions will be validated and in tune with the latest trends in global markets.

Plan must be detailed, with the methodology and accuracy of a strategic plan. Not only must include vision, mission, goals and objectives in the short, medium and long term, but more importantly, it expresses the people in charge, the time available to discharge the responsibility and accountability mechanisms. The participation of all sectors in the drafting of the Plan, shall ensure that lead to the table the best ideas and we are all responsible for implementation of a coherent and scientific. The

Plan should be nonpartisan. The port can not be displayed in an exclusive manner, as political spoils and for the benefit of a particular sect. No party has all the legitimacy and quality human resources needed to manage a massive project. People and organizations are trained and committed all parties within and outside. Therefore, the approach to incorporate human resources for the implementation of the Plan should be merit and not the party they belong. It is the only way to break the Peter Principle which states that you should never hire or promote a person to a job that is not qualified. Promote or promote a person who does a good job in current job, can lead to the height of his incompetence The Peter Principle impose the yoke of incompetence that spoil the good governance.

Plan must be transparent. One of the most devastating to the confidence needed to push a project of this nature has been the secrecy and lack of transparency with which it has handled this project over the past two years. This secrecy has increased given the evident failure of the APA in getting an operator and unfortunately continues today in many other dimensions. Nobody is going to trust and invest in relevant if Puerto issues remain state secrets. Should open the doors of information on the port for individuals and companies interested to make their investment plans and schedule.

Finally, the Plan should be regional. The scope of an international transshipment port with deep draft, value-added and free zone projects it beyond the borders of the host municipality. Only the synergy of the 15 municipalities grouped into DISUR with the social and economic rights, has the ability to promote the full development of the port.

In unity there is strength. The South Region is vital to the success of single economic development project we have at our disposal. We must align and strengthen their DISUR to capital intellectual and action is co-star in this great feat with the Municipality of Ponce and Maria Eloisa Meléndez Mayor Hon Altieri.







By Atty. Emmanuelli Rolando Jiménez, JD, LL.M.
rolando@bufete-emmanuelli.com
The author is a probate lawyer, Chairman of the Firm
Emmanuelli
in Ponce, President of the South

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