Santo Domingo.- President Leonel Fernandez promised yesterday to heighten public safety in the capital’s sprawling barrios, to fight the crime affecting its inhabitants, in the resumption of his “popular dialogues.”
The chief executive made the pledge after listening to the community leaders from the La Zurza, Capotillo, among others, in the impoverished barrio of Gualey, and received documents listing their needs.
“I promise that those needs presented at this time will be studied personally by me. We’re going to classify those requests, we’re going to work personally with the different officials of those areas that require an intervention for the solution of the problems,” he said in the gathering of representatives from La Ciénaga, Las Cañitas, Los Guandules, 27 de Febrero, Villas Agrícolas, Espaillat, Gualey, 24 de Abril, Luperón, La Zurza, Guachupita, Capotillo, Simón Bolivar, María Auxiliadora, Villa Consuelo, Villa Juana, Villa María, San Carlos and Villa Francisca.
Fernandez, in addition to instructing the officials and making them responsible for providing a response to the problems which the community posed, announced frequent visits to each of those barrios to follow up on the works. “You’re going to start seeing me personally more frequently in these barrios. It is not only this gathering today.”
“Today is the start, but you’ll see me in Gualey, Guachupita, 27 de Febrero, La Cienega and all parts, because I will be personally watching the fulfillment of the different officials,” he said.
Fernandez said with the government’s effort, the work of the communities and the churches, will show the world that the country was able to defeat the onslaught of a severe economic crisis.
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... (Look, beyond the words)
Start by giving back all the monies you took under the table and stolen by your government
Written by: zooma, 9 Aug 2011 8:55 AM
From: United States
If he needs funding take all the botellas off the government payroll and redirect the funds to the barrios.
Note: a 'botella" in dominican speak is a person, a political crony, on the government payroll. He has a title and does absolutely nothing to earn it other than to politically support his godfather. He has no office, no co-workers. All he needs to know is when and where to pick-up the check.
Written by: Yucahu, 9 Aug 2011 9:14 AM
From: United States, Miami
Leonel needs to listen. Right now he is DUMB, DEAF and BLIND.
From: Dominican Republic
LF Remember Actions speaks louder than words, stop talking caca, and do it already, come on your wasting time, hurry hurry.
Written by: THINK, 9 Aug 2011 10:17 AM
From: United States, SDQ -- Mia --NY
He is doing for the vote again........
You are getting one day's food and 364 days in miserable life.....
Use your brain.....
Written by: avocado, 9 Aug 2011 10:38 AM
From: United States, Minneosta
Some call it mierda but its all the same shit. False promises to the poor.
From: Dominican Republic
A programme to reduce poverty has to:
1. Recognize the truth.
The truth is that 99.99 percent of the officials are corrupt.
The truth is that most people, not just in the bario's of the Capital, are poor.
The fake contracts of the IMF and Worldbank are a drain for the country, not an improvement, privatising companies by stealing them from the owner, as the IMF wants, does not work and has not worked in any developing nation, worldwide.
2. Solve the problems, do not go around them.
SACK corrupt officials, do not give them another position, and confiscate their wealth, that was stolen anyway!
Fight poverty nationwide, not just in the Capital.
Cut the contracts and contacts with IMF and Worldbank, untill they stop medling in national affairs of the country (they never will, because they are corrupt neo-colonial pocket fillers (and sexually not right in the mind).
Do something about it Mr. President, before it is too late!
Written by: lovingit, 9 Aug 2011 12:57 PM
From: United States, Delaware
Gualey! Wow, not even the US president visits the worse barrios in the U.S. Obama reluctantly visited Harlem earlier this year, but it was one of the better parts of Harlem.
Written by: juanb, 9 Aug 2011 1:11 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Well, there you have it. Problem solved.
A commission will study it.
Thanks, President Scissor Hands.
From: United States
Please do not do anything to fix the Crime in the Dominican neighborhoods, the more Dominicans kill eatchother the better the world will be. Please let all crime get worse there, the more dead Dominicans the better. If they try to exile to the united states or peurto rico. the new immigration bill will be sending all illegal Dominicans back to d.r. by the end of 2012.
thank the lord. !!
Written by: Perez, 9 Aug 2011 4:26 PM
From: Dominican Republic
We been through this before! I pity the fools who believe what Ladronel is saying. How many times do u have to lie Ladronel????
From: United States, Reality Check
So after 8 years, he is just now finding out about the problemos?
Well, I guess he has to set a good foundation for his wife's VP bid.
A couple of years ago, Prez LF came to the US to meet with Rangel and push back on a new US tobacco tax because the DR was a poor country. Prez LF wanted to leverage his friendship with Rangel and kill the bill via personal pressure.
However, we talked with the congressman's office and gave them talking points for Prez LF to get his own house in order on all the problems in my Santiago barrio (no street lights, dirt roads, Tigeres crime & drugs, new youth addictions etc).
All of a sudden, we got street lights, paved roads and frequent police visits and ride throughs and even an official impromptu visit from Prez LF himself who had never been close to this barrio in all his years in office.
These politicians are just camillion's that change colors with the wind, for their own survival and best interests.
From: United States
Simple solution to many problems is to create a work force dedicated to cleaning up the island of trash and debris that litter the roads and countryside. Thousands of people hired in each area to make the island more presentable to foreign investors and tourists who are fearful about entering half the country.
Second step would be to hire more police for the areas and actually arrest those who are criminals.
Third would be to provide proper water, sewer and electrical lines to the area and create a urban plan for the area.
Fourth EDUCATE the people to a higher standard and provide them with a way out of the barrio.
From: Dominican Republic
@sweetbabyj,
Good ideas, there is a 'but' however.
If this government cleans and paves all streets in the country, would hire police from other countries (and sack all local thugs in uniform), get all services in place and working, And educate the people, there would be too many educated people. They would not accept the lies from this government, nor from any future president, be it Danilo with Mrs. president, or Papa (potatoe?) or any other corrupt guy from the two so called socialist parties.
That would mean we will have to start a new political party, from the people, by the people and with the people!
Wait a minute, it IS a good idea! Who else wants to help here?
Written by: danny00, 11 Aug 2011 2:11 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
Written by: lovingit, 9 Aug 2011 12:57 PM
From: United States
Gualey! Wow, not even the US president visits the worse barrios in the U.S. Obama reluctantly visited Harlem earlier this year, but it was one of the better parts of Harlem.
how lucky we are then to have this mr. as president.
thank god for this.
now the poor can dance in the streets their will be milk and honey for all.
please, please, please , please, please,
stop the crap and grown up . pres obama had a vist to harlem? what the hell are u taking about?
Written by: danny00, 11 Aug 2011 2:14 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
u.s. obama reluctantly
reluctanly? he called u and told u this?
man give it up with uncle sam
better listen to mr. charlie he knows what hes saying.
iam off for the day so ddont waste your time with the flack
better u go watch tom and jerry cartoons
Written by: danny00, 11 Aug 2011 2:19 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
Written by: charlieNYC, 9 Aug 2011 1:20 PM
From: United States
Please do not do anything to fix the Crime in the Dominican neighborhoods, the more Dominicans kill eatchother the better the world will be. Please let all crime get worse there, the more dead Dominicans the better. If they try to exile to the united states or peurto rico. the new immigration bill will be sending all illegal Dominicans back to d.r. by the end of 2012.
thank the lord. !!
MAN THEY MUST HAVE REALLY GOT HOLD OF U? SORRY IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPEN WITH U IF IT DID OVER HERE IN THE DR.
NOT AND EASY COUNTRY TO BELIEVE IN ANY THING.
NOTHING IS FOR REAL IN THIS ISLAND MADE OF LUST AND GREED
TRUST NO ONE DONT TUN YOUR BACK FOR EVEN A MINUTE,
NOTHING IS FOR REAL NOT THE LADYS NOT THE POLICE NOT ARMY NOT THE GOVERNMENT
NO ONE WILL HELP U IN THIS MAKE BELIEVE LAND NO ONE, TRUST ME ON THIS. YOUR ON YOUR OWN.IF U HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.
Written by: danny00, 11 Aug 2011 2:25 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
many on this site try and protect the image of this island, but the world is learning the more folks they kill and rob from ,the more the world learns the truth about this island made up of trash.
just watch the ones that say they loves their country then throw their trash into the rivers and streets, go to santo domingo just look on therriver and see the hugh amounts of trash floating though the river, just look at the trash tha lines the streets and roads just look and u will see
look at the poor people that have to live behind bars in their own homes every home and business is behind bars why? just look and u will see the truth if u want to find the truth about this island.
Written by: danny00, 11 Aug 2011 2:26 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
buy a home and wait 5 years for your tittle papers
many times they never come do they?
bullshit island.
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If he needs funding take all the botellas off the government payroll and redirect the funds to the barrios.
Note: a 'botella" in dominican speak is a person, a political crony, on the government payroll. He has a title and does absolutely nothing to earn it other than to politically support his godfather. He has no office, no co-workers. All he needs to know is when and where to pick-up the check.
He is doing for the vote again........
You are getting one day's food and 364 days in miserable life.....
Use your brain.....
1. Recognize the truth.
The truth is that 99.99 percent of the officials are corrupt.
The truth is that most people, not just in the bario's of the Capital, are poor.
The fake contracts of the IMF and Worldbank are a drain for the country, not an improvement, privatising companies by stealing them from the owner, as the IMF wants, does not work and has not worked in any developing nation, worldwide.
2. Solve the problems, do not go around them.
SACK corrupt officials, do not give them another position, and confiscate their wealth, that was stolen anyway!
Fight poverty nationwide, not just in the Capital.
Cut the contracts and contacts with IMF and Worldbank, untill they stop medling in national affairs of the country (they never will, because they are corrupt neo-colonial pocket fillers (and sexually not right in the mind).
Do something about it Mr. President, before it is too late!
Well, there you have it. Problem solved.
A commission will study it.
Thanks, President Scissor Hands.
thank the lord. !!
Well, I guess he has to set a good foundation for his wife's VP bid.
A couple of years ago, Prez LF came to the US to meet with Rangel and push back on a new US tobacco tax because the DR was a poor country. Prez LF wanted to leverage his friendship with Rangel and kill the bill via personal pressure.
However, we talked with the congressman's office and gave them talking points for Prez LF to get his own house in order on all the problems in my Santiago barrio (no street lights, dirt roads, Tigeres crime & drugs, new youth addictions etc).
All of a sudden, we got street lights, paved roads and frequent police visits and ride throughs and even an official impromptu visit from Prez LF himself who had never been close to this barrio in all his years in office.
These politicians are just camillion's that change colors with the wind, for their own survival and best interests.
Second step would be to hire more police for the areas and actually arrest those who are criminals.
Third would be to provide proper water, sewer and electrical lines to the area and create a urban plan for the area.
Fourth EDUCATE the people to a higher standard and provide them with a way out of the barrio.
Good ideas, there is a 'but' however.
If this government cleans and paves all streets in the country, would hire police from other countries (and sack all local thugs in uniform), get all services in place and working, And educate the people, there would be too many educated people. They would not accept the lies from this government, nor from any future president, be it Danilo with Mrs. president, or Papa (potatoe?) or any other corrupt guy from the two so called socialist parties.
That would mean we will have to start a new political party, from the people, by the people and with the people!
Wait a minute, it IS a good idea! Who else wants to help here?
From: United States
Gualey! Wow, not even the US president visits the worse barrios in the U.S. Obama reluctantly visited Harlem earlier this year, but it was one of the better parts of Harlem.
how lucky we are then to have this mr. as president.
thank god for this.
now the poor can dance in the streets their will be milk and honey for all.
please, please, please , please, please,
stop the crap and grown up . pres obama had a vist to harlem? what the hell are u taking about?
reluctanly? he called u and told u this?
man give it up with uncle sam
better listen to mr. charlie he knows what hes saying.
iam off for the day so ddont waste your time with the flack
better u go watch tom and jerry cartoons
From: United States
Please do not do anything to fix the Crime in the Dominican neighborhoods, the more Dominicans kill eatchother the better the world will be. Please let all crime get worse there, the more dead Dominicans the better. If they try to exile to the united states or peurto rico. the new immigration bill will be sending all illegal Dominicans back to d.r. by the end of 2012.
thank the lord. !!
MAN THEY MUST HAVE REALLY GOT HOLD OF U? SORRY IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPEN WITH U IF IT DID OVER HERE IN THE DR.
NOT AND EASY COUNTRY TO BELIEVE IN ANY THING.
NOTHING IS FOR REAL IN THIS ISLAND MADE OF LUST AND GREED
TRUST NO ONE DONT TUN YOUR BACK FOR EVEN A MINUTE,
NOTHING IS FOR REAL NOT THE LADYS NOT THE POLICE NOT ARMY NOT THE GOVERNMENT
NO ONE WILL HELP U IN THIS MAKE BELIEVE LAND NO ONE, TRUST ME ON THIS. YOUR ON YOUR OWN.IF U HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.
just watch the ones that say they loves their country then throw their trash into the rivers and streets, go to santo domingo just look on therriver and see the hugh amounts of trash floating though the river, just look at the trash tha lines the streets and roads just look and u will see
look at the poor people that have to live behind bars in their own homes every home and business is behind bars why? just look and u will see the truth if u want to find the truth about this island.
many times they never come do they?
bullshit island.