Santo Domingo.- The United States Government is concerned and has its eyes set on the deterioration in citizen security in Dominican Republic, as occurs in the entire region, an official of that nation revealed Monday, quoted in an exclusive phone interview by newspaper El Caribe.
U.S. Undersecretary of State for Central America and the Caribbean, Julissa Reynoso, said security is a pending topic for the Dominican Government.
“We don’t have something specific as a complaint but to generally improve the internal institutions that handle the question of security is obviously necessary, that is to say the jails, the courts, the Police. The Dominican Republic is a priority for us, given the size of the island which is part of, its geographic location and the type of impact which a very high level of criminality can have in that country,” the official said.
“We are very keen on that and the Dominican Government has also indicated to us that it is extremely concerned with the situation,” Reynoso said.
But insecurity isn’t Washington’s only concern, because she also noted that Dominican Republic needs to improve in the topics of inequality and development.
The United States Congress approved US$5.0 million for Dominican Republic during the current U.S. fiscal year (October this year to October 2011) as part of a package of US$45 million from the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) for this nation and includes other parts of the Caribbean.
“It is necessary to clarify that those five million dollars are from the Initiative, because the amount that we provide to that nation regarding security and topics of justice and prevention are much more than that,” added Reynoso.
Written by: TexMex 
, 9 Nov 2010 7:57 AM
From: United States, San Antonio, TEXAS
big brother is watching
From: United States
Washington, where have you been?
Life has been cheap down there for 10 years.
Do not give them money. They will only steal it.
From: United States, Maryland
Do waste our tax dollars anymore.
Written by: telemeco, 9 Nov 2010 8:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
Why is Washington putting it nose in the carribean again. The U.S have it own problem attend to it,,stop telling other what is wrong with them when you own country does not look that great either
Written by: BASTA, 9 Nov 2010 8:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
and they want our guns so the gov. can protect us
From: United States
Structured Mafia in the DR. Police and Military operating with impunity under Leonel and his political cronies.
Must be an election in the works or Leonel is about to borrow more money. Any money borrowed will certanliy not go for education, police protection or paying down the 500 million US dollars it owes the electric generators.
Written by: matador, 9 Nov 2010 9:50 AM
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
I hope the gringos can do something agains those bunch of crooks and help DR get back to Normal.
From: United States
telemeco, i agree with this
From: United States, Paterson, New Jersey
Why is Washington putting it nose in the carribean again. The U.S have it own problem attend to
only thing is, when Washington is in need of money and assistance of all types, it does not run to the caribbean looking for help. get the picture?
From: United States, Maryland
Telemeco our country looks great enough for you to live in it.
From: United States
yes, loscoquitos, and he probably risked his life on a yola trying to get there. talk about ingratitude!
Written by: Atabey, 9 Nov 2010 10:24 AM
From: United States, NYC
When did Washington ever leave the Caribbean?
Folks, this is just Washington making its nascent new Corrector Julissa Reynoso, check out the "Notitia Dignitatum" for an historical account, better known to a troublesome part of the domain. She is being groomed for this job by the State Department. Consider her one of Hillary Clinton's girls. And that makes her, Julissa Reynoso, someone with power. Ms. Reynoso is part of the "Save Haiti" and the "DR had better do better" crowd, so coming after the 166 anniversary of Independence from Haiti, this does not bode well. Still, she can get into LF's ear really fast, so let's see how this pans out.
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... (Look, beyond the words)
"that is to say the jails, the courts, the Police. The Dominican Republic is a priority for us, given the size of the island which is part of, its geographic location and the type of impact which a very high level of criminality can have in that country,” the official said."
I guess the PR kingpins trial is going nowhere......
Jim,
yesterdays artical stated that the electric sector financed the US500 mil owed. Its realy US1 Biliion, because leo already took out US 500 million to pay for the money owed, but, never made it, disappeared like a fart in the wind......Corruption at its finest.......still no answer of its allocation and it seems as if no one cares....Not even a peep from the entity that loaned said amount.
DR is a lost cause.......
Written by: Atabey, 9 Nov 2010 10:27 AM
From: United States, NYC
Julissa holds a B.A. in Government from Harvard University, a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in the U.K., and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. After law school, Julissa clerked for the Honorable Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain. Julissa is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Nov 2010 10:27 AM
From: United States, NYC
Julissa Reynoso, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America and the Caribbean
Julissa Reynoso became Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America and the Caribbean in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State on November 16, 2009.
Julissa Reynoso is an attorney by trade and, prior to joining the U.S. State Department, practiced law at the international law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York, focusing on international arbitration and antitrust law. Reynoso also was a fellow at New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School. In 2006, Reynoso served as Deputy Director of the Office of Accountability at the New York City Department of Education. Reynoso has published widely in both Spanish and English on a range of issues including regulatory reform, community organizing, housing reform, immigration policy, and Latin American politics for both popular press and academic journals.
From: United States
I neither believe the intent is benevolent nor are they truely concerned about the stability in the region at least not the way it appears. To the contraray, it is precisely the US who is indirectly responsible together with LF and IMF policies which created and will continue to create the present day and future"dwindling citizen security"
Folks, the social conditions are deplorable and rapidly deteriorating. Washington is getting ready, preparing grounds by making the DR vulnerable for their next move and Julissa Reynoso is their key pawn for check mate, where there will be no escape or defense possible for the DR
I keep repeating myself over-and-over again, unless the DR changes to effective leadership, we are screwed. This Dude Leo has no spine, can't stand-up against nobody. I am convinced, he is unable to stand and fight for the things we believe in. He is the personification of WIMP in capital letters.The DR needs a leader, not a int'l mediator nor a diplomat in office.
From: Botswana, La reconnaissance est une lachete'
What's the point of your rant ?
Side-note most high appointments of the US government are always members of the council on Foreign relations regardless of political parties affiliates. Hence the foreign policy of the US always superseds the presidency only difference the republicans are more gangster about how they get things done.
From: United States
They are right citizen security is horrible with all those corrupt cops running around. Ask any typical Dominican who they are more scared of street criminals in the neighborhood, drug dealers, or the cops and you will be surprised to hear it is the cops people fear most. Why because they are corrupt. Their bosses are corrupt and they all feel they deserve their share. Big problem with this country is corruption and until its fixed nothing will ever get done.
Written by: ny4life, 9 Nov 2010 12:16 PM
From: United States, New York, NY
Julissa Reynoso, What a talented Dominican woman! I
Written by: Atabey, 9 Nov 2010 12:26 PM
From: United States, NYC
Written by: ny4life, 9 Nov 2010 12:16 PM
From: United States, New York, NY
Julissa Reynoso, What a talented Dominican woman! I
I think if she had been invited to participate in the 166th anniversary of the Independence of DR from Haiti, she may well have taken a pass. Get the point?
Written by: danny00, 9 Nov 2010 12:50 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
Written by: telemeco, 9 Nov 2010 8:38 AM
From: United States, Paterson, New Jersey
Why is Washington putting it nose in the carribean again. The U.S have it own problem attend to it,,stop telling other what is wrong with them when you own country does not look that great either
YES THE UNITED STATES HAS ITS OWN PROBLEMS.... BUT LET ME TELL U SOMETHING THAT U DONT UNDERSTAND.... IF THE UNITED STATES DID NOPT HAVE ITS EYE ON THE DR. DO U HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WOULD BE GOING ON IN THE DR GOVERNMENT?.. U THINK ITS BAD NOW... MAN THEY WOULD DO WHAT THE CASTRO BROTHERS DO PUT POPLE IN JAIL FOR NO REQASON AT ALL.HOLD THEM AS LONG AS THEY WANT, YES I KNOW THIS HAPPENS HOW BUT MAN IF UNCLE SAM WAS NO THEIR IT WOULD BE 1,000 WORST THEN IT NOW...
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES.
Written by: danny00, 9 Nov 2010 12:53 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
your in a country the dr.
90% of the crime is commited by the government
{for the government by the government} lol.. man its the laughing stock of the caribbean.
90% of the crime.... in la- la land.
Written by: danny00, 9 Nov 2010 12:58 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
Written by: VeronicaDR, 9 Nov 2010 12:02 PM
From: United States
They are right citizen security is horrible with all those corrupt cops running around. Ask any typical Dominican who they are more scared of street criminals in the neighborhood, drug dealers, or the cops and you will be surprised to hear it is the cops people fear most. Why because they are corrupt. Their bosses are corrupt.
MOST PEOPLE IN SANTIAGO DO NOT LIKE TO GO AT NIGHT AS VERONICA HAS SAID ABOVE.
THEY ARE NOT SCARED AS MUCH OF THE THUGS IN THE STREETS THEY ARE SCARED THE POLICE WILL ROB OR KILL THEM.
SO THIS IS PARADISE? MAN TIRED OF LOOKING OUT OF MY APT AND ALWAYS SEE THE BARS ON MY WINDOWS.
ITS LIKE IAM IN ONE JAIL... I SHOULD BE LOOKING IN AT THE BARS ON THE THUGS BEHIND THEM. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.. MAN ITS ALL BACKWARDS.
Written by: telemeco, 9 Nov 2010 1:36 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
Danny
we should attend to our business, how is the U.S keep itself from being all corruct like DR..it doent, the corruption is behond what Dominican corruption is, no one is policing the U.S why are the putting the nose in other countries,? because that remove the attention from itself. There is corruption in DR and many other countries,we should keep an eyes on our own problem, no one come to my house to tell my he does not like the way my house in painted.
Why it is you need to depend on someone else to tell you this thing, we have to learn as a society and fix our own problems, not other come and tell you, this is what sovereign country does. Haiti does not anything about that. they are a colony in the whole sence of the world, they depend and everything and everybody to fix they problems, is your argument to have others come in and tell us what to do, when to eat, what to wear or what color to paint your house should be painted. cause i should heck will not allow that.
Written by: telemeco, 9 Nov 2010 1:38 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
if you answer is to let the U.S and dictated, we might as well become another Puerto Rico.
Written by: brootto, 9 Nov 2010 1:53 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
one thing i can say is someone, somebody or something need to police that island because there is no one with ball within to do it. And like many of you had said in inbred in the land so anyone have any options regarding the issues. let me guess don't think so. the closest we can come to fixing the issues is another trujillo yes believe it.
Written by: brootto, 9 Nov 2010 1:53 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
one thing i can say is someone, somebody or something need to police that island because there is no one with ball within to do it. And like many of you had said in inbred in the land so anyone have any options regarding the issues. let me guess don't think so. the closest we can come to fixing the issues is another trujillo yes believe it.
Written by: Rainman, 9 Nov 2010 1:55 PM
From: United States
I am so tired of everyone taking shots at everything the United States does, yet whenever they need help the US is there extending the hand. Maybe just maybe we should stop thinking of everyone else and just for a month hold back on all kinds of aid to the rest of the world including logistics, and money and see how soon they are all begging for our help.
I have noticed that every president comes to Washington as soon as they get elected to make sure they are in the hand out list . Come on lets be realistic here if the US steps back a lot of people will suffer
Written by: brootto, 9 Nov 2010 2:00 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
Rainman there is true to that. Although the US is doing it for it best interest.
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... (Look, beyond the words)
Tele,
"is your argument to have others come in and tell us what to do, when to eat, what to wear or what color to paint your house"........
Thats the way its been since leo came on board, we have foriegn entities telling us how and when to spend and writing us checks for education because the lack of, now we have them worried about the citizens security. I would hate to have some one tell me that I'm not running my business correct and would be even more embarrassed if I were telling everyone that things are smooth and then to have evryone call me a liar because of my smoke and mirror act.......Leonel should be set adrift on wooden planks and a tarp w/o food and water, 50 miles west of Punta Cana.
Written by: telemeco, 9 Nov 2010 2:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
i just love those famous frase from JFK
"Dont ask what you country can do for you but what can you do for your country." but it seen that in the forum is more like
I am not doing anything for my country and let others assume all the reponsabilities, i dont give a F**ck provide it does not hurd me and hurd others
Robertojose
Leo should go,,,i totally agree, new young blood should be in power
Written by: brootto, 9 Nov 2010 2:40 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
do you mean new young crooks please. in order to be change in corruptions u need a new dr with new people in that case never. it is unrealistic.
Written by: ny4life, 9 Nov 2010 4:27 PM
From: United States, New York, NY
Atabey,
I doubt it.
From: Spain, Ibiza, Minorca, Mallorca
Julissa is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
That's all I need to hear to know that this is a globalism (World Government) incroachment.
No hay que hablar mas nada, mi colega! Se acabo la musica.
Henceforth: United world government intervention on the island to form a nation like Cyprus:
Half Greek, half Turkish, by international demand. End of discussion.
Written by: Pepe32, 10 Nov 2010 5:47 PM
From: Dominican Republic
I'm sure she wouldn't miss the Haitian independence if invited!
From: Spain, Ibiza, Minorca, Mallorca
Julissa is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
That's all I need to hear to know that this is a globalism (World Government) incroachment.
No hay que hablar mas nada, mi colega! Se acabo la musica.
Henceforth: United world government intervention on the island to form a nation like Cyprus:
Half Greek, half Turkish, by international demand. End of discussion.
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Washington, where have you been?
Life has been cheap down there for 10 years.
Do not give them money. They will only steal it.
Must be an election in the works or Leonel is about to borrow more money. Any money borrowed will certanliy not go for education, police protection or paying down the 500 million US dollars it owes the electric generators.
From: United States, Paterson, New Jersey
Why is Washington putting it nose in the carribean again. The U.S have it own problem attend to
only thing is, when Washington is in need of money and assistance of all types, it does not run to the caribbean looking for help. get the picture?
Folks, this is just Washington making its nascent new Corrector Julissa Reynoso, check out the "Notitia Dignitatum" for an historical account, better known to a troublesome part of the domain. She is being groomed for this job by the State Department. Consider her one of Hillary Clinton's girls. And that makes her, Julissa Reynoso, someone with power. Ms. Reynoso is part of the "Save Haiti" and the "DR had better do better" crowd, so coming after the 166 anniversary of Independence from Haiti, this does not bode well. Still, she can get into LF's ear really fast, so let's see how this pans out.
I guess the PR kingpins trial is going nowhere......
Jim,
yesterdays artical stated that the electric sector financed the US500 mil owed. Its realy US1 Biliion, because leo already took out US 500 million to pay for the money owed, but, never made it, disappeared like a fart in the wind......Corruption at its finest.......still no answer of its allocation and it seems as if no one cares....Not even a peep from the entity that loaned said amount.
DR is a lost cause.......
Julissa holds a B.A. in Government from Harvard University, a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in the U.K., and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. After law school, Julissa clerked for the Honorable Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain. Julissa is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
Julissa Reynoso became Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America and the Caribbean in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State on November 16, 2009.
Julissa Reynoso is an attorney by trade and, prior to joining the U.S. State Department, practiced law at the international law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York, focusing on international arbitration and antitrust law. Reynoso also was a fellow at New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School. In 2006, Reynoso served as Deputy Director of the Office of Accountability at the New York City Department of Education. Reynoso has published widely in both Spanish and English on a range of issues including regulatory reform, community organizing, housing reform, immigration policy, and Latin American politics for both popular press and academic journals.
Folks, the social conditions are deplorable and rapidly deteriorating. Washington is getting ready, preparing grounds by making the DR vulnerable for their next move and Julissa Reynoso is their key pawn for check mate, where there will be no escape or defense possible for the DR
I keep repeating myself over-and-over again, unless the DR changes to effective leadership, we are screwed. This Dude Leo has no spine, can't stand-up against nobody. I am convinced, he is unable to stand and fight for the things we believe in. He is the personification of WIMP in capital letters.The DR needs a leader, not a int'l mediator nor a diplomat in office.
Side-note most high appointments of the US government are always members of the council on Foreign relations regardless of political parties affiliates. Hence the foreign policy of the US always superseds the presidency only difference the republicans are more gangster about how they get things done.
From: United States, New York, NY
Julissa Reynoso, What a talented Dominican woman! I
I think if she had been invited to participate in the 166th anniversary of the Independence of DR from Haiti, she may well have taken a pass. Get the point?
From: United States, Paterson, New Jersey
Why is Washington putting it nose in the carribean again. The U.S have it own problem attend to it,,stop telling other what is wrong with them when you own country does not look that great either
YES THE UNITED STATES HAS ITS OWN PROBLEMS.... BUT LET ME TELL U SOMETHING THAT U DONT UNDERSTAND.... IF THE UNITED STATES DID NOPT HAVE ITS EYE ON THE DR. DO U HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WOULD BE GOING ON IN THE DR GOVERNMENT?.. U THINK ITS BAD NOW... MAN THEY WOULD DO WHAT THE CASTRO BROTHERS DO PUT POPLE IN JAIL FOR NO REQASON AT ALL.HOLD THEM AS LONG AS THEY WANT, YES I KNOW THIS HAPPENS HOW BUT MAN IF UNCLE SAM WAS NO THEIR IT WOULD BE 1,000 WORST THEN IT NOW...
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES.
90% of the crime is commited by the government
{for the government by the government} lol.. man its the laughing stock of the caribbean.
90% of the crime.... in la- la land.
From: United States
They are right citizen security is horrible with all those corrupt cops running around. Ask any typical Dominican who they are more scared of street criminals in the neighborhood, drug dealers, or the cops and you will be surprised to hear it is the cops people fear most. Why because they are corrupt. Their bosses are corrupt.
MOST PEOPLE IN SANTIAGO DO NOT LIKE TO GO AT NIGHT AS VERONICA HAS SAID ABOVE.
THEY ARE NOT SCARED AS MUCH OF THE THUGS IN THE STREETS THEY ARE SCARED THE POLICE WILL ROB OR KILL THEM.
SO THIS IS PARADISE? MAN TIRED OF LOOKING OUT OF MY APT AND ALWAYS SEE THE BARS ON MY WINDOWS.
ITS LIKE IAM IN ONE JAIL... I SHOULD BE LOOKING IN AT THE BARS ON THE THUGS BEHIND THEM. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.. MAN ITS ALL BACKWARDS.
we should attend to our business, how is the U.S keep itself from being all corruct like DR..it doent, the corruption is behond what Dominican corruption is, no one is policing the U.S why are the putting the nose in other countries,? because that remove the attention from itself. There is corruption in DR and many other countries,we should keep an eyes on our own problem, no one come to my house to tell my he does not like the way my house in painted.
Why it is you need to depend on someone else to tell you this thing, we have to learn as a society and fix our own problems, not other come and tell you, this is what sovereign country does. Haiti does not anything about that. they are a colony in the whole sence of the world, they depend and everything and everybody to fix they problems, is your argument to have others come in and tell us what to do, when to eat, what to wear or what color to paint your house should be painted. cause i should heck will not allow that.
I have noticed that every president comes to Washington as soon as they get elected to make sure they are in the hand out list . Come on lets be realistic here if the US steps back a lot of people will suffer
"is your argument to have others come in and tell us what to do, when to eat, what to wear or what color to paint your house"........
Thats the way its been since leo came on board, we have foriegn entities telling us how and when to spend and writing us checks for education because the lack of, now we have them worried about the citizens security. I would hate to have some one tell me that I'm not running my business correct and would be even more embarrassed if I were telling everyone that things are smooth and then to have evryone call me a liar because of my smoke and mirror act.......Leonel should be set adrift on wooden planks and a tarp w/o food and water, 50 miles west of Punta Cana.
"Dont ask what you country can do for you but what can you do for your country." but it seen that in the forum is more like
I am not doing anything for my country and let others assume all the reponsabilities, i dont give a F**ck provide it does not hurd me and hurd others
Robertojose
Leo should go,,,i totally agree, new young blood should be in power
I doubt it.
That's all I need to hear to know that this is a globalism (World Government) incroachment.
No hay que hablar mas nada, mi colega! Se acabo la musica.
Henceforth: United world government intervention on the island to form a nation like Cyprus:
Half Greek, half Turkish, by international demand. End of discussion.
That's all I need to hear to know that this is a globalism (World Government) incroachment.
No hay que hablar mas nada, mi colega! Se acabo la musica.
Henceforth: United world government intervention on the island to form a nation like Cyprus:
Half Greek, half Turkish, by international demand. End of discussion.