Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic canceled an
Independence Day military parade amid public outrage over scandals linking
soldiers and police to crime and drug trafficking.
President Leonel Fernandez's cancellation of the Friday parade marking the
Caribbean nation's 165th independence anniversary followed a succession of
cases implicating military and law enforcement officials with serious crime.
"The military march-past has been suspended by decision of the
president," an armed forces spokesman said. The crime involving soldiers and police has raised alarm among local business
and church leaders who fear it will damage the Dominican Republic's image as a
major Caribbean tourist destination for North American and European tourists.
Caribbean governments are already worried about a sharp fall in tourist
arrivals in the global recession. Dominican Republic's national police service said it had arrested 22 of its own
officers and three assistant prosecutors in the northern city of Puerto Plata
who were accused of links with organized crime and drug trafficking.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
send a signal .....will it be just genoroso walking around with his tank helmet on
From: United States
"raised alarm among local business and church leaders who fear it will damage the Dominican Republic's image"
Damn you people are as dumb as a stump.
It is the Dominican transparent corruption in all ranks of your society, your pervasive 'entitled' attitude and wearing both as a badge of honor and 'machismo' that HAS damaged what other countries think of you. You did it, take responsibility for the damage.
Written by: generoso, 27 Feb 2009 9:07 AM
From: United States, Quisqueya
This info is incorrect and was publicly corrected.
The parade is on and will start at 3PM
Whoever published this is FUBAR.
Written by: juanb, 27 Feb 2009 9:26 AM
From: Dominican Republic
If the parade takes place I, for one, will be out there letting them know exactly what I think of them.
Written by: lovingit, 27 Feb 2009 10:15 AM
From: United States, Delaware
You know what, I feel for those members of the armed forces who do server the country appropriately. I know the public is disgusted, but usually, the majority are good people.
Written by: etiennc, 27 Feb 2009 12:18 PM
From: United States
Graet God, look at Roso.
Written by: etiennc, 27 Feb 2009 12:19 PM
From: United States
Great God, look at Rubi !
From: Dominican Republic, Civil Rights and Peace Activist for Our Dominican People
Lets be careful how we address comments to the military. Not all in the in military are corrupted and some they deserve respect because at the end they will protect the public.
We should not weaken our military, other wise the tigres in the streets will take over! and of course the Haitians.
Written by: generoso, 27 Feb 2009 2:40 PM
From: United States, Quisqueya
poponlaburra
The military is the only retaining wall sheltering us from a full scale Haitian tsunami inundating our country, as per the wishes of certain elements in the international community.
The 53,000 members of the armed forces, most of them making less than RD$15,000 pesos a month, and most of them on the average or about $250 dollars a month. Have to withstand increased public demands and criticism of a carefully designed smear campaign to discredit the armed forces.
Out of 53,000 law abiding members there are some bad apples that were quickly removed from the armed forces, discharged and sent to the civilian jails.
These few "bad apples" are in no way a refection of our armed forces. The smear campaign that augments and magnifies the criminals acts, has the intention to discredit all the proud
wearers of the military uniform, for their long range plans of disbandment of the armed forces and unification of the island.
From: United States, Reality Check
The Tigueres have already taken over many barrios & do as they please without fear of the unseen military in these areas like ENSANCE CAONABO in Santiago which is not far from the old airport which is now a military base. The Tigueres deal, move narcotics & commit crimes and have bought many police & other officials.
The police must be paid a bribe to come to our barrio near the Cibao Stadium and do there job (which most can not afford to pay). Even still the police only do their job lackluster. The military state may be the best option for the RD (without being controlled by the US). The RD Gov is rotten as a dog's vomit!
In your heart of hearts, we all know this becuz each week there is a new scandal. Instead of feeling guilt or self-correcting the RD officials will quickly verbally get defensive against the US as the Cardinal did recently.
We all love the RD & its culture but the the RD Gov must do significantly much better to gain credibility in the world!
From: Dominican Republic, Civil Rights and Peace Activist for Our Dominican People
Generoso,
As always you’re right. Thank you for the information. I'm afraid that is why is behind.
We must support our forces and remove "the bad apples". It is a type of situations as in a family matter. You do not smear your family or spouse with the public; you divorce a bad spouse, distance yourself from bad family members, but do not discredit them with the neighbors.
Let’s keep our country integrity intact by not smearing the whole armed forces. Let’s remove the bad apples and provide better benefits for the lower ranks armed forces, like free housing, and discounted food and goods supply items for the military and their immediate family.
From: Dominican Republic, Civil Rights and Peace Activist for Our Dominican People
JD_Dominguez,
I hear you.
Isn't ensanche Caonabo the same as Los Platanitos? Next to the Ensanche El Ejido?
If that is the case that barrio has always been a slum fill with crimes. Needless to say, the drugs lords should not free reins.
Again the community and public have to take conscience.
First, the whole community needs to be involved to eradicate the drugs cartel. The police will not do anything until they hear the community uproar and complaints. So someone has to organize marches against drugs and crime.
Second, community leaders and Clubes Deportivos y Culturales (like in the late seventies) need to be reinstated in the barrios for they were the cultural and physical main source feeding the common masses in the late seventies and early eighties.
Clubes Deportivos y Culturales I believe are non-existent now days.
Third, school and broadcasting needs to campain against drugs and dealers.
From: Dominican Republic
And yet Leonel just fired Julio Cesar Ventura as head of the Dominican Navy who was leaching the bad apples (the corruptables) out of the Navy! Leonel is not sincere about sanitizing the FFAA! This action speaks a lot about the intentions and status quo Leonel wants!
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Damn you people are as dumb as a stump.
It is the Dominican transparent corruption in all ranks of your society, your pervasive 'entitled' attitude and wearing both as a badge of honor and 'machismo' that HAS damaged what other countries think of you. You did it, take responsibility for the damage.
The parade is on and will start at 3PM
Whoever published this is FUBAR.
We should not weaken our military, other wise the tigres in the streets will take over! and of course the Haitians.
The military is the only retaining wall sheltering us from a full scale Haitian tsunami inundating our country, as per the wishes of certain elements in the international community.
The 53,000 members of the armed forces, most of them making less than RD$15,000 pesos a month, and most of them on the average or about $250 dollars a month. Have to withstand increased public demands and criticism of a carefully designed smear campaign to discredit the armed forces.
Out of 53,000 law abiding members there are some bad apples that were quickly removed from the armed forces, discharged and sent to the civilian jails.
These few "bad apples" are in no way a refection of our armed forces. The smear campaign that augments and magnifies the criminals acts, has the intention to discredit all the proud
wearers of the military uniform, for their long range plans of disbandment of the armed forces and unification of the island.
The police must be paid a bribe to come to our barrio near the Cibao Stadium and do there job (which most can not afford to pay). Even still the police only do their job lackluster. The military state may be the best option for the RD (without being controlled by the US). The RD Gov is rotten as a dog's vomit!
In your heart of hearts, we all know this becuz each week there is a new scandal. Instead of feeling guilt or self-correcting the RD officials will quickly verbally get defensive against the US as the Cardinal did recently.
We all love the RD & its culture but the the RD Gov must do significantly much better to gain credibility in the world!
As always you’re right. Thank you for the information. I'm afraid that is why is behind.
We must support our forces and remove "the bad apples". It is a type of situations as in a family matter. You do not smear your family or spouse with the public; you divorce a bad spouse, distance yourself from bad family members, but do not discredit them with the neighbors.
Let’s keep our country integrity intact by not smearing the whole armed forces. Let’s remove the bad apples and provide better benefits for the lower ranks armed forces, like free housing, and discounted food and goods supply items for the military and their immediate family.
I hear you.
Isn't ensanche Caonabo the same as Los Platanitos? Next to the Ensanche El Ejido?
If that is the case that barrio has always been a slum fill with crimes. Needless to say, the drugs lords should not free reins.
Again the community and public have to take conscience.
First, the whole community needs to be involved to eradicate the drugs cartel. The police will not do anything until they hear the community uproar and complaints. So someone has to organize marches against drugs and crime.
Second, community leaders and Clubes Deportivos y Culturales (like in the late seventies) need to be reinstated in the barrios for they were the cultural and physical main source feeding the common masses in the late seventies and early eighties.
Clubes Deportivos y Culturales I believe are non-existent now days.
Third, school and broadcasting needs to campain against drugs and dealers.