Quake ready? Does that mean that unlike buildings, tunnels have nowhere to fall down to? When the big one hits, its Morlocks to the Mertro - Eloi to the Ozama River.

Top cat and his crew.

Please cave in, Please with the Pork chop!

Peña affirmed that the subway’s structure is ready to support any type of earthquake

I would love to see a earhquake hit on that same very day , to see if that structured holds up , god could use a good laugh that day.

The fish stinks from the head.

LF has a free ticket for Josean.

It will also have flood-gates for when the tsunami hits.

Leo is smart that is his double on that train

According to Barrick, OPRET's been tunneling in the wrong place. Yet I heard that many of the gold-diggers operate from Boca Chica.

Withstand any earthquake? Lets see how well it does with a 12.0. I doubt it could handle a big earthquake.Sounds like more stupidity to me.

here we have all these writers with unground services where they live and yet they wish death and havoc on the metro in Santo Domingo ...what sort of people can they be that want such disaster on other humans ..
I hope the second metro is a great success and that the 27 febrero is a a wonderfully successful day for all Dominicans free of any accidents and problems

Ricardito, is great to see something positive on this site…..we as a country are moving forward, regardless of what party win the presidency…..the amount of new highway, metro, housing, school, and foreign investment have the DR distractor on edge.

Where we live Ricky, people aren't starving and the electrical system is in excellent condition and we don't have illiterate police officers and education isn't just for the well-off and public schools are 7hrs long with breakfast and lunch and after school programs ...... Plus, we have THE WORLDS best collection agency and our president is not a real estate agent with ties to the narco world

look who chimed in

This will always be a country with a peasant population ,,,who are poor but not starving ,,,does that mean the rest of the DR can not progress

RobertoJose and BASTA "to cave in" how can you wish for something like that you, pricks! You know how much money it cost to build and you know how many people could die yet you wish for it to fall in. Sometimes i'm proud of being Dominican but rats like you make me sick!

it takes one to know one......christ-stuffer

By the way, I only wish for it cave in at a particular moment...douche


Ricky,
I respect your opinions, but, come on....this isn't good news. the money can be used elsewhere, the first metro is in the RED and leo is a crook and everyone that flocks with him. Everyone saw how his bean for oil program went, you forgot that, now DR has to pay CASH all of a sudden, what makes you think that the tab of almost a billion(at the end will be a billion) will be paid off in a timely fashion. I believe if it weren't for the USA chavez would invade this island that has more generals than soldiers. Look at the electric bill, DR owed 500mil and 700mil latter i'ts still there totaling 1.2 billion.....with the track record alone, this shouldn't happen. No one in the government contests leo's decision and it's sickening. In the states that man would have been jailed.

Written by: Ricardolito, 25 Jan 2012 8:16 PM


This will always be a country with a peasant population ,,,who are poor but not starving ,,,does that mean the rest of the DR can not progress?

Written by: Chris1010, 25 Jan 2012 8:26 PM

RobertoJose and BASTA "to cave in" how can you wish for something like that you, pricks! You know how much money it cost to build and you know how many people could die yet you wish for it to fall in. Sometimes i'm proud of being Dominican but rats like you make me sick!"


SO TRUE YOU TWO GUYS!

It's crazy and really disgusting to read Dominicans wishing ill upon our nation-its people. How dare they!

It's one thing to be critical and state your case about the allocation of funds. That's reasonable and crucial to debates over modernity. But to take criticism to the level of actually wishing ill and death upon their targets demonstrates the underlining lack of true humanity of these posters.
What an immoral expression!

Juanb, opini

You guys take it as you like....It's your mind , you do as you like. I'm against it.

Robert,

No one is saying you or anyone else has to accept the opposite opinion, just that you guys show Moderation and decent humanity towards these people. To wish that this Second line "cave in" is to wish death upon your fellow Dominicans. Remember these are humans, too!

If you truly respect humanity, the poor and hungry, you would NEVER agree with such an immoral idea!

Let's see what Basta says.

And Tocayo in Santiago, we await your take on this between your iPhone 4S calls.

here we again.how is a metro helping the rest of the dominican republic and how do u justify 800 million in tax payer money in this time of crise.is it fair for someone who lives say like in santiago to pay for something they don't even use.if ur can built a metro built something like a amtrack which goes from puerta plata,santaigo,the captol and then to punta cana.then i can see spending the money.ur better of taking that money and spending it on school and new roads which the whole country uses.there enough moto conches,pasolas, carritos and buses to take people around the capitol.this guy(leonel) is so not in touch with the people and reality its not funny.wants to make this country like new york and u can do that.u can't even make other states in the us like new york..

Truly sad commentary on how far we have come as an independent nation. With No respect for the resourceful, independent, self reliant people who paid a heavy price for independence.

I don't know the costs or the contractual details, however in general, I believe every city the size if Santo Domingo needs an underground passenger railway. Yes there are other priorities, but I'm sure that if corruption and waste was minimized, it could afford the metro and reasonable public education and health systems, adequate infrastructure, etc.

I doubt if anyone really wishes it would cave in, with people in it or not. They are just expressing their disapproval in perhaps an inappropriate manner.

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I doubt if anyone really wishes it would cave in, with people in it or not. They are just expressing their disapproval in perhaps an inappropriate manner.
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Exactly. Keep on posting, Roy!

DT ... a suggestion to the DT staff ... it would be perhaps most helpful to display both currency amounts ( Peso and US dollar) in all the articles ... I know it is simple math but the conceptualization of values discussed would be readily more comparable than jumping back and forth on a currency exchange website ... just a suggestion ...

Thank you Roy,
Some people just refuse to understand

I don't know what good it does to b/tch about this metro, when it's already a done deal!
Not only will there be two beautiful, clean, convenient, safe, modern, rapid-transit lines, in service; we still have four more, yet to build! ...Hahahaha!...Don't burst a gut!!
E pa' lante que vamo!

Smoke and Mirrors from Lie-onel Fernandez and his 40,000 thieves!

If you truly respect humanity, the poor and hungry= Sure right like our Narco Queen Puffta does.

So death and mayhem are the alternatives! And Who exactly ends up losing?

You think the fat cats? The people losing are those millions of Dominicans who need modernity and development to advance in our country of birth.

Wishing that people, even those who you don't agree with, to die is utter madness and speaks volumes about your true state.

Now, Atabey..... you're getting fired up for no reason, where did I include people in " I hope it caves in " and " I only wish for it to cave in at a particular moment".......I bet you woke up thinking about this also..Stop it, its not healthy.

@Jojo.

{"if ur can built a metro built something like a amtrack which goes from puerta plata,santaigo,the captol and then to punta cana.then i can see spending the money."}
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Hold on to your hat..It's coming!!... I'd dare predict that within the next decade, our nation would have constructed a rail system that'll knock your socks off!

The metro isn't being used by people in Santiago, true. But for those in SD, it's absolutely vital. One can not have a progressive nation without a modern transportation system.

Today, the city of New York is spending billions adding another line to its' system. It is money that perhaps could be used to help the many poor, disadvantaged, or homeless people, there. But it is being built, regardless. I don't hear anyone in NYC criticizing this project!...I wonder why?

Written by: RobertoJose, 26 Jan 2012 8:32 AM
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... (Look, beyond the words)
Now, Atabey..... you're getting fired up for no reason, where did I include people in " I hope it caves in " and " I only wish for it to cave in at a particular moment".......I bet you woke up thinking about this also..Stop it, its not healthy.

VeronicaDR, Be reasonable. When did this or any country last have a magnitude 12.0 earthquake? The biggest earthquake ever recorded was the Valdivia earthquake in Chile in 1960, at 9.5
Safety design criteria is usually based on withstanding the probability of an event within a certain time, like 200 years. It's not absolutely safe if it can't withstand a direct hit by a giant asteroid, which theoretically can happen, but is so unlikely it's not worth worrying about.
Santo Domingo will be totally flattened before any earthquake collapses the Metro.

Simple, cold, hard facts - nothing more. Whoever it is with the problem of multiple personalities, also has a problem with facing reality.

RonEvane,

Thanks for taking the words out of my mouth. These monkey brains of so called Dominicans are really special. They criticize and belittle the only man who's got vision towards the future because he knows there are 3 keys elements to moving a country forward:

Infrastructure = Roads, Bridges, Trains, Ports, Higways, etc
Healthcare = Clinics, Hospitals, Medical Centers, ect
Education = Biology, Chemistry, Math, Science, etc

Keep good roads so ppl make it to work on time and if they get sick we can provide the best services and be ready the very next day.

For some monkey brain Dominicans this is bad since they are used to living in encaved minds!!

PLANNING

Leonel Strategy Development Act promulgated



President Leonel Fernandez last night signed the law that contains the National Development Strategy (END) Dominican Republic 2010-2030, an instrument designed to move the country towards progress in different orders. "

http://www.listin.com.do/la-repub....romulga-Ley-Estrategia-Desarrollo

REASON FOR THE NEW INSTRUMENT
The END states the conclusion of three pacts in the education, energy and tax reform. The recently enacted law emerged from the Summit of National Unity against the Global Economic Crisis held in February 2009, outlines the general guidelines of the policy implemented by the State in the next 18 years in tax, energy and education. The National Development Strategy aims to create a public general efficient, transparent and results-oriented, ensuring the rule of law and public safety, and foster participatory democracy.

Written by: RoyStone, 26 Jan 2012 1:23 PM
From: Australia
Written by: RobertoJose, 26 Jan 2012 8:32 AM
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... (Look, beyond the words)
Now, Atabey..... you're getting fired up for no reason, where did I include people in " I hope it caves in " and " I only wish for it to cave in at a particular moment".......I bet you woke up thinking about this also..Stop it, its not healthy."

Actually, this is what I woke up from:

http://youtu.be/_JeQn8e8FPw

Damn...brutal. The doctor should have just pushed it in instead.

The oxycodone and naproxen have me humming along. But Basta will not get hold of any extras or left overs! LOL

In addition to STEALING from the future of the Dominican children by diverting their constructional guaranteed 4% to his Magic Cho Cho train, now Lie- Fernandez and his 40,000 thieves are going to build the Great Wall of China in la Romana!


Another get rich scheme before he leaves on August 16, 2012!

"CEA will spend 22.8 million pesos in construction of fence for a prison"

"SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic.-Even though they have debt of 15 million pesos with the cash checking companies for have issued checks without funds and thousands of their elderly former workers are calling for the payment of a paltry pension, the State Sugar Council (CEA) agreed with the Attorney General to build a fence of 22 million 844 thousand 183 pesos."

http://www.acento.com.do/index.ph....ion-de-verja-para-una-carcel.html

In other:

“The METRO is Sucking the Resources of the Country Dry” News:

“They said that the authorities informed them that they have not received the funds to pay for the military services payroll”

“SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic-Military personnel that provide services to the popular sales programs of the National Institute of stabilization of prices (INESPRE) reported that they do not receive their salaries for four months.”

http://www.acento.com.do/index.ph....tares-al-servicio-de-INESPRE.html

Las mismas gentes refunfuñando por el progreso de la Rep. Dominicana.

RonEvane said it best, "the city of New York is spending billions adding another line to its' system. It is money that perhaps could be used to help the many poor, disadvantage, or homeless people, there. But it is being built, regardless. I don't hear anyone in NYC criticizing this project!...I wonder why?"

Con eso le callo la boca a los "jediondos" de Josean, Dreads*, VeronicaCC (Culo Caga'o), BASTAtica,...

Fo!!!

jhcl2012 with all due respect to ur opinion,thats exactly what am saying.u can;t compare new york to dr,u just can't.u can build a 2nd ave line in new york because of the money generated in new york,(,the capitol of the WORLD).santo domingo is not the capitol of the world.iam pretty sure u know that and the capitol dosen't generate the income that ny does.iam all for progress but remember dr will always be a 3rd world country.take the money and fix roads and briges and make new expressways.and if ur gonna make a train system,make a system like amtrack and commercial railroad track that can shuttle people and cargo through out the country,not just THE CAPITOL(SANTO DOMINGO).let if benefit the whole country.si vas a invertir en la republica,k sera la republica entera y no solo mente la capitol.eso porque lo gente se pone fustrado con el goberno ahora

{".iam all for progress but remember dr will always be a 3rd world country.take the money and fix roads and briges and make new expressways.and if ur gonna make a train system,make a system like amtrack and commercial railroad track that can shuttle people and cargo through out the country,not just THE CAPITOL(SANTO DOMINGO)."}
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Totally agree, Jojo. We must do that and more! But it's coming.... The next logical step is to construct a rail system propelled by electricity and running every which way necessary to transport goods and passengers, independent of unions and finite fuels.
I see prosperity ahead! .... especially after we are rid of ignorance, and every Australian, Jamaican and some fellow, aka, Josean, who are obviously, anti- Dominican and must be dealt with extreme prejudice!! ..Que viva la patria!!

Ron proclaims "I see prosperity ahead! .... especially after we are rid of ignorance, and every Australian, Jamaican and some fellow, aka, Josean, who are obviously, anti- Dominican and must be dealt with extreme prejudice!! ..Que viva la patria!!"

You forgot to mention the Haitians. Are you sure you are Dominican? Let me hear you say "perejil".

On a serious note, New York is not the only city with a viable underground railway. Every functioning city the size of Santo Domingo has one.

{"When the big one hits, its Morlocks to the Mertro - Eloi to the Ozama River."}

See? Now you know it's real and intended purpose.....Talk about foresight, eh?

Ron, maybe you are the only Dominican to have read H G Wells?
Did you have school-boy fantasies about Yvette Mimieux in 1960 too?

Oh, yeah! I aspired to becoming a Morlock so I could eat her, too!!.... Yum!