In a file photo, residents of Santiago south villages protest against tattered road.
SANTIAGO.- Six of this province’s communities southern today awoke to a protest to demand that the authorities keep their promises to repair the Santiago-Puñal highway.
The road which links that township with the city Santiago and the rural communities Palo Amarillo, Laguna Prieta, Estancia Nueva, El Papayo and Baitoa, was blocked with large trunks, planks, boulders, among other heavy objects.
The protest’s organizers also set tires afire to prevent vehicle traffic and to call the attention of the authorities.
Early this morning hundreds of employees walked to work and to alternate routes as the blockage of the Santiago-Puñal highway caused a massive traffic jam.
Ten months ago the Public Works Ministry had to promise the roadway’s reconstruction after protests affected thousands of passengers who use public transport between Santiago to the communities Baitoa, and Sabana Iglesia.
The organizers haven’t made a statement as to how long the protest will last.
Written by: Edward, 28 Apr 2008 11:09 AM
From: United States, Leominster, Massachusetts
I hope they fix those roads soon!!
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
fast eddy they are unhappy because they did not get a metro
From: United States, Spring Valley, NY
Hmmmm.... Seems like whenever theres reports of Dominicans Protesting and burning stuff Rubi is nowhere to be seen.
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
ruby is takin it to the streets........dont get stuck with one of those tires around your neck on fire ruby
From: United States
I don't understand why Dominican protest because of roads. Whatever happened to medical necessities, food, and other basic needs.
From: United States
"I don't understand why Dominican protest because of roads. Whatever happened to medical necessities, food, and other basic needs."
What good are medical facilities and food emporiums if you can't get to them? I'm from the area that these protests are going on in and believe me when I tell you that good roads are VITAL to the well-being of the area. Some people will circumvent entire towns if they could due to road conditions. I don't need to tell anyone what that does to a small town's economy when drivers are bypassing it alltogether.
From: Haiti
"Hmmmm.... Seems like whenever theres reports of Dominicans Protesting and burning stuff Rubi is nowhere to be seen."
Interestingly enough, he seems to vanish...
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
ruby is an outside agitator....his specialty is burning tires in the street....he gets paid for it.....nobody but nobody can burn a tire like Ruby
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
they even wrote a song about him "This Wheels on Fire" by Bob Dylan
Written by: dagtan, 28 Apr 2008 8:29 PM
From: United States
Men, I really remember those ugly days, except that I was a bit happy about not going to school. I am from pastor bella vista and we have one main road to go in and out of the small town. It really sucked bad and was never repaired and no one payed attention except when people were sick of it and hit thr street. This is the unfortunate condition in DR, that people have come to realize that the only way to get any public work done where tourist do not go is by resorting to violence.
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
I hope ruby did not get busted for burning tires.....Pyromania is his life
From: United States
to gouletcolonial, it seems you never know what your talking about. If the people can't get it to the regional capital which is santiago why would they be mad about a metro system. And who's ruby and what does he have to do with any of this? I really don't understand half the comments on this website, they always talk about something else other than the topic on hand : {
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
Ruby is in Santiago burning tires in protest because Santiago did not get a Metro or any money to fix the roads..........I suppose .....it is a grassy knoll theory......what do you think
Written by: dagtan, 30 Apr 2008 9:58 PM
From: United States
sleepy, you do not want to know who RUBY is, (lol). He is just a bit crazier than goulet, so only imagine (no harm intended, goulet).
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
good evening dag I just took my lithium and I am feeling fine....how have you been?
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
how have you been in mexican spanish is.......como frejole?
Written by: dagtan, 1 May 2008 9:04 AM
From: United States
goulet, I am fine thank you.
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What good are medical facilities and food emporiums if you can't get to them? I'm from the area that these protests are going on in and believe me when I tell you that good roads are VITAL to the well-being of the area. Some people will circumvent entire towns if they could due to road conditions. I don't need to tell anyone what that does to a small town's economy when drivers are bypassing it alltogether.
Interestingly enough, he seems to vanish...