A recent protest against government corruption.
Santo Domingo.- The same day the 2009 Global Report on Corruption is released where Dominican citizens see much corruption, the most recent of a spate of scandals in the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has led to the firing of to 27 lawyers and Legal department employees on Wednesday, though there’s no mention of charges being filed.
Transparency International presented the report ‘Corruption and private sector’ today in New York and just like in 2007, the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) gave the country a score of 3.0 in a scale from a low of zero to high of 10, and ranks Dominican Republic 102 in a list of 180 countries.
In the JCE the firings occur after an investigation confirmed irregularities in its Legal section, which confirmed that even fugitives managed to get issued several identities.
For Dominican Republic, Transparency International’s corruption figures when analyzed show a regression, since the CPI places it in the same level with Bolivia, Djibouti, Lebanon, Mongolia, Rwanda and Tanzania, whereas Chile and Uruguay are ranked best in Latin America, with a CPI of 6.9, the same as France. They are followed in the region by Puerto Rico, Cuba, El Salvador, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Guatemala, the English Caribbean, and Jamaica.
From: Puerto Rico, Oso Blanco Rio Piedras
I am shocked shocked
Written by: xwill7, 23 Sep 2009 3:05 PM
From: United States, Chicago
the needed a report to figure this out?
Written by: Lopez31, 23 Sep 2009 3:11 PM
From: United States
House cleaning is needed in every sector. Scum bags all of them...
Written by: josean, 23 Sep 2009 3:27 PM
From: United States
"For Dominican Republic, Transparency International’s corruption figures when analyzed show a regression,"
Y no era Pa' Lante Que Ibamos!
From: United States
Instead of firing the corrupt officials how about making examples of them with a stiff sentence and forfeiture of all of their assets including their families. Start punishing people to get a grip on this. The only thing I am shocked about is that we are not number one on the list for most corrupt country on the planet.
From: United States
VeronicaDR is so correct.
Stop just firing them. Send them to jail.
How stupid can you be? You know that people will keep doing bad things unless they get the ‘stick’.
From: United States
who is going to arrest the corrupt politicians? the police? they will be in jail themselves. then, who would try the cases? the judges would be in jail. and who would man the jails? the wardens would be in jail, mostly for aiding and abetting the escape of dangerous druglords. oh, well.
Written by: juanb, 23 Sep 2009 4:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Thanks for telling us something that we already knew. Our national slogan should be:
If you do the crime, you won't do the time.
Written by: danny00, 23 Sep 2009 5:24 PM
From: United States
ranks Dominican Republic 102 in a list of 180 countries., its a not a good or correct report the dr should he much higher the this report states.... just look at all the expensive suv's in any big city and the at the VERY EXPENSIVE HOMES these so called government guys live in just look!
as they TREAT their OWN PEOPLE AS SLAVES.... yes SLAVES....
Written by: danny00, 23 Sep 2009 5:28 PM
From: United States
u know the football player from the giants..... they gave him 2 years, as of today hes in the big sh-t house RIKERS ISLAND... in new york ..... he had a gun and shot himself in his own leg.....
in the dr... they would have given him the KEY TO SANTO DOMINGO.... WHAT A JOKE THE ISLAND MADE OF "SMOKE AND MIRRORS"
Written by: danny00, 23 Sep 2009 5:32 PM
From: United States
Stop just firing them. Send them to jail., WHY? LYNCH a few of them...as u would do with a common crook in the streets., they steal more then cell phones and chains dont they?.... they steal chances for any one to have ONE CHANCE TO MAKE IT DONT THEY?...
Written by: agibus 
, 23 Sep 2009 9:37 PM
From: United States
Do you fell what I smell ......
From: United States
Eso tiene que ser lo mas ridiculo que eh oido, hablan de progreso entre el gorvierno but then again sh-t like this happens everyday in DR, where cop, generales hasta el mismo presidente are all corructed. La pregunta seria into when? hasta cuando segira la corrupcion en nuestro pais?
Written by: pelaut, 24 Sep 2009 8:33 AM
From: United States
It's like politics from Berlin to Washington: you can't send someone to jail who has the goods on you too.
Everyone 'has the goods' on everyone ele — it's circular Russian roulette...
From: United States, FREEPORT,( The other Dominican Republic) Long Island....(We should be proud of our country not embarassed by it.)
Why is it when Leo leaves the country SHET hits the fan .
Written by: Escott, 24 Sep 2009 11:32 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera and Sosua a 2 days a month for payday
It is embarrassing that this happens every day. Every loan is just an opportunity for another dominican to line their pockets.
Written by: FireFtr, 24 Sep 2009 12:51 PM
From: United States, Florida
Mabye the report is corrupt and the coruption is actually very low !! HaaHeee
From: United States
very astute, pelaut. they all know where the bodies are buried. so, there is a gentlemen's agreement to take turns stealing. that agrement is called "elections"
Written by: josean, 25 Sep 2009 6:27 PM
From: United States
"gentlemen's agreement to take turns stealing. that agrement is called "elections"
dread,
If you see a guy wearing a T Shirt with that slogan it wii be me dread, that's if i am not violating your copyright!
From: United States
Josean, as the Dean of Studies, you are entitled to whatever strikes your fancy.
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Y no era Pa' Lante Que Ibamos!
VeronicaDR is so correct.
Stop just firing them. Send them to jail.
How stupid can you be? You know that people will keep doing bad things unless they get the ‘stick’.
If you do the crime, you won't do the time.
as they TREAT their OWN PEOPLE AS SLAVES.... yes SLAVES....
in the dr... they would have given him the KEY TO SANTO DOMINGO.... WHAT A JOKE THE ISLAND MADE OF "SMOKE AND MIRRORS"
Everyone 'has the goods' on everyone ele — it's circular Russian roulette...
Why is it when Leo leaves the country SHET hits the fan .
dread,
If you see a guy wearing a T Shirt with that slogan it wii be me dread, that's if i am not violating your copyright!