Rafael 'Papo' Blanco. File photo
SANTO DOMINGO.- The National Business Council (CONEP) last night said the electrical system, with its deficits, debts and conflicts has become a cancer for the country’s development.
“With an electrical sector structured such as ours is impossible to develop our country. The electrical sector has become a cancer that consumes our gross domestic product and prevents us as a nation to develop new formulas for development,” said Rafael Blanco, who together with Marisol Vicens, spoke for the organization.
The business leaders met yesterday with ex president Hipólito Mejia in an effort to find a solution to the problem.
Blanco Song said electricity has become the main element of cost for businesses. “This document tries to establish a serious and dispassionate discussion that integrates all the political sectors, because the problem has nothing to do with political factions.”
Vicens said there’s no a magical prescription to solve the electrical problem, rather a need of political will. “CONEP’s position is to do its part to look for a solution in an integral manner to solve the problem in a period of four years.”
From: Canada, Toronto ,Cabbagetown,Parliament and Gerrard
These guys must be idiots or worse......." The business leaders met yesterday with ex president Hipólito Mejia in an effort to find a solution to the problem.".......What a total waste of time unless they met to have a few laughs.....meeting with Hippo to solve problems is like Custer meeting with the Indians for a map to get to the" Little Big Horn "......I can here Custer saying to his men " Hurry up you guys or we will miss the Indians "
From: United States, Richmond, Texas
Or as the saying goes, "you look like your drunk, let me hold your money for you."
Written by: juanb, 7 Nov 2008 10:09 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Hippo? Are you kidding? They probably wanted to find out how much he got for extending the Madrid accords for 12 years. If he gave some back maybe the failed gov't could pay the generators what they owe.
The real cancer are the people in charge of our electricity, most notably Radhames Segura.
From: Dominican Republic
This speaks volumns!! The business leaders here have to speak to the Hippo in Lionel's absence and silence is a crime in and of itself. It's almost comical, but it's better to laugh than cry. For Lionel's sake (and the country's sake) let us hope he comes back with some real, right now solutions. Maybe those oil rich sheiks will help with some of their untold billions. Let's just hope he doen't sell his 1/2 of the island and retire to Switzerland or something. Has anybody seen what's going on in Dubai? Dubai now has the largest, tallest, most lavish,most beautiful of everything...It's going to be the center of the world soon!! With some regular electricity the DR could be the center of the Carribean, even more so than it already is. Maybe Lionel should stay over there and enjoy some of the monies he has accumulated and just send back one of his suits in his stead.................business as usual. Let someone who's honest and really cares fill the void and see to the people's needs.
From: Canada, Toronto ,Cabbagetown,Parliament and Gerrard
if Leonel were captain of the Titanic I can here his voice now over the ships intercom " Do not be alarmed we are just stopping to pick up ice "
From: Canada, Toronto ,Cabbagetown,Parliament and Gerrard
what is the difference between the Leonel administration and the Titanic ?.........answer ..... The Titanic had an orchestra
Written by: BASTA, 7 Nov 2008 12:45 PM
From: Dominican Republic, SPM
come on Lie-onnely fixed this problem when he was first elected. He said so.
Written by: josean, 7 Nov 2008 1:00 PM
From: United States
"if Leonel were captain of the Titanic I can here his voice now over the ships intercom " Do not be alarmed we are just stopping to pick up ice "
Now that's the old Chauncey we love!
Written by: josean, 7 Nov 2008 1:09 PM
From: United States
"Written by: gmiller261, 7 Nov 2008 12:57 PM
From: United States
Oh dear God. Do Dominicans have to show how stupid they are on a daily basis?
Hippo cause the Bank failures, allowed drug deal to be rampant in the armed services and I am sure his answer to the problem is "just steal it".'
Miller,
Do not forget Hipolitio is responsible:
For temptaion in the garden of eden,
The Great Flood,
The Dark Ages,
The Bubonic Plague,
The 1929 Stock Market Crash,
The Kidnapping of the Lindberg Baby,
And the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa !
PS
I haven't been able to link him to the bombing of Pearl Harbor yet, but I am working on it!
Written by: winstric, 7 Nov 2008 1:24 PM
From: United States
Hippo? The Barney Frank of the DR! CONEP With actions like these, How do you
even think that you are going to attract investment from anyone who has a little money
left? I use to have a bit of respect for what you are trying to accomplish! You (CONEP)
have just lost it! Bring out the fiddle boys!!!!
From: United States, Long island, NY
JOsean:
Dirt cookies are destroying your brain cells little by little..........
From: Dominican Republic
Forget the METRO and invest in alternative energy technologies! The Article states the obvious! DR electrical generation relies on hydrocarbon and distribution is plagued by old transmission technology and human sabotage (people stealing metal for money like it is happening in SC, Ga, LA, and MS in the U.S.). But the posters in this thread love to characterize this problems in terms of american or Haitian or PR historical or culturals icons! Stop the bologne and face the fact that without reliable electricity, the GNP/jobs/financial will take a hit! It is not corruption that is killing the supply of electricity. It is a combination of old technology, irresponsible people (who steal and don't pay), and a spike in commodity cost!
Written by: josean, 8 Nov 2008 8:36 AM
From: United States
See how investing in the METRO is paying off!
Source DR1
National exams reveal deficiencies
A total of 32,827 high school students, or 16%, failed the national exams in 2007, which forced them to repeat eighth grade. This is compounded by the fact that 15,000 students failed to finish the eighth grade because they dropped out or were unable to reach the minimum 65% score needed in order to take the national exams. Of the 205,173 students who took the national exams in 2007, 183,976, or 89.6%, performed dismally and were forced to retake the exams later in the year.
Eh Pa Lante Que Vamos in the Failed State!
Written by: generoso, 9 Nov 2008 7:37 AM
From: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Now we are really desperate when we ask Hipoloco the moron to lend a hand. This ninkenpoop resembling Moe of the three stooges is more to blame than anybody for the present electrical crisis.
Balaguer at the end became senile and let his cronies sell him the stupid contracts that we signed
under duress when new power generation was urgently required. Then came the PLD "privatization"
and Hipoloco's PRD Madrid accords that were more corruption treaties and the buy back of the bankrupt power companies in order to try to be graceful with his majesty the king of Spain before Mejia left for his tour of Spain. (While Hipoloco was there King Juan Carlos publicly put him down in front of everybody present.)
So we are back at square one having to pay the ridiculous Balaguer contracts for plants that don't have to be producing electricity to get paid.
There is only one way out of this mess is by facing the problems head on and solving it with whatever it takes!
Testicular fortitude!
From: Canada, Toronto ,Cabbagetown,Parliament and Gerrard
Hear hear
Written by: josean, 9 Nov 2008 8:30 AM
From: United States
While Lie-onel the can do no wrong, do nothing presidente is being cheered and applauded by the KOOL-AID DRINKING PLD Seals, as he waste's his time on another world junket with an entourage of 65 lambones at the Dominican taxpayers expense, real leaders come up with real possiblities to address the energy crisis!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environ....ature-nuclear-reactors-los-alamosWritten by: generoso, 9 Nov 2008 9:14 PM
From: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico
josean;
this link with mini nuclear plants is my cup of tea.
I have a long track record on endorsing safe nuclear energy and its clean uses.
The question remains whether the new technology will be allowed for export to banana republics.
$25 million to power 25,000 homes comes out to 0.10 cents a kilo for 10 years. Cheaper that what we are paying now for irregular service and constant and unending aggravation.
Written by: josean, 9 Nov 2008 10:03 PM
From: United States
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The real cancer are the people in charge of our electricity, most notably Radhames Segura.
"if Leonel were captain of the Titanic I can here his voice now over the ships intercom " Do not be alarmed we are just stopping to pick up ice "
Now that's the old Chauncey we love!
From: United States
Oh dear God. Do Dominicans have to show how stupid they are on a daily basis?
Hippo cause the Bank failures, allowed drug deal to be rampant in the armed services and I am sure his answer to the problem is "just steal it".'
Miller,
Do not forget Hipolitio is responsible:
For temptaion in the garden of eden,
The Great Flood,
The Dark Ages,
The Bubonic Plague,
The 1929 Stock Market Crash,
The Kidnapping of the Lindberg Baby,
And the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa !
PS
I haven't been able to link him to the bombing of Pearl Harbor yet, but I am working on it!
even think that you are going to attract investment from anyone who has a little money
left? I use to have a bit of respect for what you are trying to accomplish! You (CONEP)
have just lost it! Bring out the fiddle boys!!!!
Dirt cookies are destroying your brain cells little by little..........
Source DR1
National exams reveal deficiencies
A total of 32,827 high school students, or 16%, failed the national exams in 2007, which forced them to repeat eighth grade. This is compounded by the fact that 15,000 students failed to finish the eighth grade because they dropped out or were unable to reach the minimum 65% score needed in order to take the national exams. Of the 205,173 students who took the national exams in 2007, 183,976, or 89.6%, performed dismally and were forced to retake the exams later in the year.
Eh Pa Lante Que Vamos in the Failed State!
Balaguer at the end became senile and let his cronies sell him the stupid contracts that we signed
under duress when new power generation was urgently required. Then came the PLD "privatization"
and Hipoloco's PRD Madrid accords that were more corruption treaties and the buy back of the bankrupt power companies in order to try to be graceful with his majesty the king of Spain before Mejia left for his tour of Spain. (While Hipoloco was there King Juan Carlos publicly put him down in front of everybody present.)
So we are back at square one having to pay the ridiculous Balaguer contracts for plants that don't have to be producing electricity to get paid.
There is only one way out of this mess is by facing the problems head on and solving it with whatever it takes!
Testicular fortitude!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environ....ature-nuclear-reactors-los-alamos
this link with mini nuclear plants is my cup of tea.
I have a long track record on endorsing safe nuclear energy and its clean uses.
The question remains whether the new technology will be allowed for export to banana republics.
$25 million to power 25,000 homes comes out to 0.10 cents a kilo for 10 years. Cheaper that what we are paying now for irregular service and constant and unending aggravation.
Here is another link related to possible uses of Nuclear Power, you may find interesting as well.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5024190.ece