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SANTO DOMINGO.- The Government, averting getting caught ‘asando batatas’, will hold a Cabinet Meeting next week to review a series of commitments assumed with various sectors, although the Presidency’s Chief of Staff Cesar Pina affirmed that the agreements reached have been gradually met.

He said in Wednesday’s meeting the points which have already been fulfilled will be discussed and according to the schedule, will immediately go to work on those pending.  "A public review will be done on the status of these agreements, those cases that have been solved will be announced and the proposals which are going to be handled in the immediate future.”

Citizens across the country have embraced the new "pilgrimage" modality as the way to protest, even to the National Palace to demand community works.

The official said that since the first of those activities were successful, others have imitated it.

"I urge the officials, particularly the Cabinet officers, responsible for topics which are object of demands, as soon as that type of activity is announced, to make contact with their organizers so that they can offer the correspondent responses,” Pina said.

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Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 28 Jul 2009 11:10 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Rubber bullets ,Gas ,and Dogs ...............Woof woof ,,,,,,,,Cough cough ........Ouch ouch
Written by: Escott, 28 Jul 2009 1:30 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera and Sosua a 2 days a month for payday
Are you losing your mind? You were annoying enough before you started responding to every piece of drivel you write. Get a life for heavens sake or get a girl friend and get laid or even pay a hooker for a blow job. You are over the top with the BS.
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 28 Jul 2009 1:38 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Escxott you should take remedial reading lessons
Written by: josean, 28 Jul 2009 4:24 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
DT Editor:

"asando batatas’," is not "hoeing turnips" it is baking or roasting yams!
Written by: pelaut, 29 Jul 2009 8:22 AM
From: United States
They're not yams. They're white sweek potatoes.
Written by: EDITOR, 29 Jul 2009 10:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Trying to translate expressions is challenging, mebbee 'gettin' caught with yer pants down'?
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 29 Jul 2009 10:50 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
you say potatoe and I say batatas he says potato she says tomatas batatas tomatos potatos lets call the whole thing off You like potato and I like potahto,
You like tomato and I like tomahto;
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto!
Let's call the whole thing off!...............................A Yam is a potato sort of ....its a sweet potato
Written by: mrios, 29 Jul 2009 12:37 PM
From: United States
WOW !
Those masked Town's People.....Nothing like looting, burning, rioting and stopping the Towns economic structure for a couple more Days.
Then the same masked Men [minus the masks] will return after the aftermath look at their self made destruction and lawlessness.
Then demand the Gov. help with assistance and when that does not work......Nothing like a little more self made DESTRUCTION......
I'm so proud of my People.
REAL SMART....
God save the DR, from our selves.
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 29 Jul 2009 4:52 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
rubber bullets ...gas ...and dogs
Written by: mrios, 29 Jul 2009 6:50 PM
From: United States
more like 12 ga. finned rifle slugs, CS gas hand grenades and Pit-Bulls and numerous Rottweilers with spiked collards. Too bad the masked Men won't burn, loot and destroy there own private property and for once spare the already badly needed resources.
God save the DR.
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