San Juan, PR.– Officers and
special agents assigned to the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force arrested
six Dominicans trying to introduce 330 kilograms of cocaine and one
kilogram of heroin with an estimated street value of $8 million into the
United States.
Following an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the six individuals were arrested earlier
this week. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers onboard a marine
surveillance vessel detected the six men aboard a suspicious 25-foot
unmarked fiberglass boat transiting illegally towards Puerto Rico.
"Through these arrests and seizures we are sending a clear message
Puerto Rico will not be a safe haven for criminals looking to ship drugs
into Puerto Rico and the United States," said Angel Melendez, acting
special agent in charge of HSI San Juan.
The detainees are Jairo Torres-Balbuena, 29; José Manuel Rodríguez, 30; Anheli
Regalado, 25; Berner Balbuena-Perreaux, 38; Jorge King, 52; and Juan
Polanco-Rodríguez, 35. The 15 bales of suspected
contraband later tested positive for cocaine and heroin during a
field test.
Written by: josean, 9 Jun 2012 9:53 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
From NARCOLANDIA with PLD support!
Written by: Spimx, 9 Jun 2012 10:02 AM
From: Canada
Watch it dude, before this pourple assholes start attacking u like always.... I bet they are gonna say is all hippos fault!!!!
Written by: BASTA, 9 Jun 2012 10:12 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs/Free abortions for all
^^ 4****
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 10:13 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
Watch it dude, before this pourple assholes start attacking u like always.... I bet they are gonna say is all hippos fault!!!!
bet u its cold up there in canada?
SO TELL ME IDIOT WHOS FAULT IS IT?
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 10:16 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
45 indicted in Puerto Rico trafficking investigation all of this was eveing news all over florida the other day the above story also.
PUERTO RICO
Hundreds of federal and state agents were conducting sweeps of Puerto Rico's main airport Wednesday.Federal and local agents conducted raids Wednesday to arrest dozens of alleged drug traffickers and airline employees suspected of smuggling cocaine from Puerto Rico to the continental United States aboard commercial aircraft.
Forty-five people were indicted May 31 in connection with the smuggling network, according to two federal indictments unsealed Wednesday.
One network transported luggage full of cocaine to Miami and Orlando in Florida, and to NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY..
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 10:18 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
NYPD: Drug fight possible cause of 3 deaths in BMW
Originally published: June 8, 2012 1:37 PM
Updated: June 8, 2012 2:41 PM
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK - (AP) -- Three men found shot to death in a BMW on a quiet Manhattan street might have been involved in stealing from drug dealers and were hit in retaliation, police said Friday.
The car was parked across from the Manhattan School of Music and near a building owned by Columbia University on a stretch with little foot traffic when a passer-by came upon the bloody scene at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Heriberto Suazo, 26, was in the front seat, slumped against the window, his white T-shirt soaked in blood. Amaury Rodriguez, 30, was behind the wheel, and Luis Catalan, 25, was in the backseat. All the men were shot in the head, and Catalan was also hit in the chest.
Police spokesman Paul Browne said the gunman was believed to have been sitting in the backseat with Catalan when the car stopped, and he fired,
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 10:22 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
3 more dominicans dead from the drug business, how many 1,000 are rotting away in jails all around the world?
hippos fault? hes only part of the big picture and game the government plays on the people of the dr.
no education, no chance at a real life spend, 1/2 their lives living in the dark no jobs to speak of.
so this is the end result, but the good news is that we have the metro
choo choo
all aboard leos choo choo train.
Written by: Spimx, 9 Jun 2012 10:48 AM
From: Canada
No actually is pretty hot this last month thanks for asking u ignoramus moron.. It is not hippos fault, if anything is the government that in a way force them to do it, or help them to go away with it!!!
From: United States
spimx=joseano
Pepe Goico, quirino ,PPH Joseano and friends are on the streets!
Somebody please stop these guys!
Written by: Spimx, 9 Jun 2012 11:04 AM
From: Canada
Wat is it with this guy that thinks everybody is the same as joseann..... Because of poor thinking n lack of respect is the main cause our nation is the way it is... No, no education, low income stability n really really high violence on the streets... Please God help our people!!!!
From: Dominican Republic
Another three looser off the streets of NYC.
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 11:18 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
hey! idiot from canada.
when one is presdent every thing under is watch is his problem.
and i dont give a damn about the warm weather in canada this year your going to freeze your behind off.
think u have no clue what mr hippo did do u?
not only do i know what he did i also know what he did not do.
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 11:19 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
another three looser off the streets of nyc.
thats correct they have lost big time
yes the money is hugh but as above the price u may have to pay is also very hugh.
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 11:22 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
please god help our people!!!!
now u believe in god? guess u met a lady from cananda when u where working at a hotel maybe playa dora? {you going to drain her of her money?}
why u run from your country? for love? bull crap.. pimp
come back we need more intelligent people like u over here to help
From: Dominican Republic
What a bunch of morons you all are!
Just happy they caught the shit and the idiots who do this.
Any solutions instead of just political and personal slag???
@DDZERO don't mix Canada to your shittttt talk! They invest here you know!
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 11:27 AM
From: United States, NYC
Anyone who believes that DR drives this business is full of BS. The USA is wise to target the connection rich ports and air links in Puerto Rico. The HUGE Drug markets of the USA and Europe are sourced via Puerto Rico! So it pays great dividends to stop the source that flows from South America into the Caribbean at its crucial linkage hub: Puerto Rico.
From: Dominican Republic
Thanks for a level-headed answer Atabey. At least it is an opinion that is not pre-loaded with political bulllshit and bias.
C.
Written by: Spimx, 9 Jun 2012 11:34 AM
From: Canada
Hahaha that's what I'm talking about... Like every Dominican you know everything in politics, you are a kind of super secret investigator like a James Bond Domincan edition right.... Before you continue making off my life, I moved to Canada when a teenager as a legal permanent resident, left a first year university and finished here as a aircraft ingeneer.... Unlike you I do try my best to have a future, not hoping on any corrupted government to give me some money.....n yes i am Christian, I don't just call his name for nothing...... Ignorant
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 11:37 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
anyone who believes that dr drives this business is full of bs
iam any one i guess.
the dr is only a part of this plan to ship drugs i guess when uncle sam really cracks down then it just might slow down.
i have a big problem with all the fancy cars and suv's in the dr.
in santo domingo their are more fancy and very expensive cars then we have in miami.
the cond's that sell for major dollars in santo domingo who the hell is buying them up? the middle class and poor dominicans for sur are the buyers are they? pease dont tell me about mr hippo please.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 11:39 AM
From: United States, NYC
Josey, get out of the closet.
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 12:14 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
MARTIN AND MR VIVACUBA BE CAREFUL UNCLE SAM JUST MIGHT SEND ONE OF THEIR SHIPS OUT TO GET U GUYS.
.
....US Navy hopes stealth ship answers a rising China
By ERIC TALMADGE | Associated Press – Mon, Jun 8, 2012...
...…
....SINGAPORE (AP) — A super-stealthy warship that could underpin the U.S. navy's China strategy will be able to sneak up on coastlines virtually undetected and pound targets with electromagnetic "railguns" right out of a sci-fi movie.
$3 billion a pop, new DDG-1000 DESTROYER
With the first of the new ships set to be delivered in 2014, the stealth destroyer is being heavily promoted by the Pentagon as the most advanced destroyer in history — a silver bullet of stealth. It has been called a perfect fit for what Washington now considers the most strategically important region in the world — Asia and the Pacific
HEY! HOWS THE DR NAVY DOING?
GUESS JUST AS WELL AS THE DR ARMY IS.
Written by: danny00, 9 Jun 2012 12:20 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
uncle sam dont waste your money u dont have to sneak up on the dominicans. just wait until late at night or early morning when they are all drunk on their presidente cerveza.
then send about 6-7 navy seals and finish them off.
lol
have a great day mr canada, and mr martin from the north coast of the dr and mr vivacuba the guy that loves the castro brothers.
why don't u 3 get together and go for a ride on the choo choo train.
all aboard they now have tom and jerry cartoons on all the metros 4 u to watch and enjoy in the beautiful island the dominican republic.
all aboard.
From: Dominican Republic
tell me something new.lol.let me tell u something ,as much as it pains me to say the dominican republic lives on drug money.u know how many people are inter-twind with drug money from politicans to businessman to the average ladron.??? 70% lol u tell me why i always see better cars here then in the us haha lol.exagerating a little but its true.how can people afford suv's and bmw's on minium pesos or 15 to 20% intrest/.of course its drug money.it ant the average job.they ant even jobs here that u can pay a 300 dollar car payment comfortable monthy.jobs that pay in dr ,drugs,money londering,corrupted politicans."THATS THE FACT JACK" if the us gets more tough on drug shipments surrounding the islands like thy are on the us-mexico border,expect a mini version of whats happening in mexico.the drug dealers are going crazy.there be more crime and more killing because theres just to much money to be lose and be made.
From: United States
you guys just have to be patient with your remarks, and understand the mentality of the rank and file Dominican. this is the opening paragraph
San Juan, PR.– Officers and special agents assigned to the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force arrested six Dominicans trying to introduce 330 kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin with an estimated street value of $8 million into the United States.
arrested six DOMINICANS. however, it is not the Dominicans´fault for being involved. like everything else. NO ES MI CULPA. it is those terrible Americans, with their insatiable appetite for drugs. the poor Dominicans are just collateral victims, to have and hear Atabey tell it, the Dominicans just happened to mysteriously materialize into the mix, having nothing to do with drugs. as we all know, it is only people like Jamaicans who are involved in caribbean drug smuggling. Dominicans are too busy singing in church to even contemplate the possibility of criminal activity. Heaven Forbid!
From: Dominican Republic, puerto plata
every day i go on line and read the new york newspapers.
so many times their are storys about drugs and murders with dominicans being involved.
jails are full of dominicans in the states.
seems like its a relationship with the people from puerto rico.
dont like this image this crime wave is placing on the honest hard working dominicans.
and as i read many comments on this site i would like to give my views about ex.pres. hippo.
the police ran wild when he was in office, he did nothing about making jobs for us, the pesos was very high so my thoughts are that he did this so his family and close friends could cash in their dollars and get a big return when getting pesos
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:07 PM
From: United States, NYC
Of course, Dready's Jamaica would know a thing or two about drugs. LOL
NO ONE is saying that Dominicans don't play a role in the drug trade. The SALIENT point is that the CRUCIAL ENTRY PORTS FOR THE MEGA MARKETS OF THE USA AND EUROPE, Water and AIR, IN THE CARIBBEAN ARE LOCATED IN PUERTO RICO.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:11 PM
From: United States, NYC
114 nabbed in La Perla drug bust
June 30, 2011
Jorge Gómez is lead to the bus which will transport them the Hiram Bithorn Baseball Stadium to be booked.
THE DAILY SUN STAFF
A federal grand jury indicted 114 people Wednesday on charges of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute illegal and controlled drugs.
Early Wednesday morning more than 400 federal and state law enforcement officials swarmed the streets and alleys of the La Perla ward, a century-old community at the foot of the wall in Old San Juan. Operation Old World was the culmination of a one-and-a-half year investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Puerto Rico Justice Department and Police, and other federal law enforcement agencies.
“These indictments are related to a drug trafficking organization operating in La Perla Ward and headed by Jorge Gómez González, a.k.a. ‘Cara de Truck’ (Truck Face), a well-known community leader in La Perla,” said U.S. District Attorney Rosa Emilia R
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:12 PM
From: United States, NYC
U.S. District Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez.
According to Rodríguez, drug trafficking in La Perla, was controlled by the Martínez and Serrano families, who had been operating their criminal enterprise since 1998.
The two families apparently had agreed on the mechanisms to “distribute and supply controlled substances within La Perla.”
“They controlled all drug trafficking, especially heroine, in La Perla,” said Rodríguez, who affirmed most of the heroin distributed in Puerto Rico comes out of La Perla.
Nevertheless, the scope of the trafficking operation included other illegal drugs and extended beyond La Perla, according to the D.A. The defendants are being charged in a nine-count indictment with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone (“Percocet”) and alprazolam (“Xanax”).
“This violent organization was supplying and selling drugs not only to the people in La Perla but to people living in different municipalities, chi
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:13 PM
From: United States, NYC
“This violent organization was supplying and selling drugs not only to the people in La Perla but to people living in different municipalities, children and tourists,” said Rodríguez.
Rodríguez said the co-conspirators participated in the criminal endeavor as leaders (“bichotes”) (17), drug point owners or “magnates” (16), and enforcers, suppliers, runners and sellers, among other roles. Most of the indicted had more than one specific role in the operation.
Rodríguez also explained at least 30 of them possessed and used firearms to protect themselves, the drugs and the drug trafficking organization.
“We estimate the profit of this criminal organization to be some $5 million a year,” she added, who also estimated heroin sales between two and three kilos every two days.
The criminal leaders would allegedly “give out samples” of their products to heroin and cocaine customers for them to “test the quality of the drug and promote the sale of the product.” Bulk sales would tak
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:14 PM
From: United States, NYC
The criminal leaders would allegedly “give out samples” of their products to heroin and cocaine customers for them to “test the quality of the drug and promote the sale of the product.” Bulk sales would take place in the drug owners’ homes or on “Wipao” (Wipe-out), a sector on La Perla’s waterfront.
Sellers not born or raised in La Perla, were not allowed to sell their drugs beyond la Bóveda, the arched entrance/exit on the old city wall that gives access to La Perla from Norzagaray Street.
“They (the unauthorized sellers) could not go beyond a yellow line painted on the street just beyond the Bóveda. If they stepped over the line they were disciplined,” explained Rodríguez.
Most of these rules were established by Gómez González, who was identified by Assistant U.S. Attorney George A. Massuco as “one of the most powerful leaders in La Perla since 1998.”
From kingpin to community leader
According to the federal investigation, Gómez González was part of the drug traffic
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:15 PM
From: United States, NYC
According to the federal investigation, Gómez González was part of the drug trafficking organization in La Perla since its inception in 1998.
“It was him, along with other drug owners, who established the rules, for instance the yellow line,” said Massuco.
There were other rules that sellers had to follow in order to continue selling (their drugs), such as a rule of exclusiveness that prevented a seller from selling drugs from a “bichote” other than his own. These rules presumably established a sense of order and kept the peace in La Perla.
For several years, Gómez González had been very active in dealing with different situations affecting the centuries-old community. As a matter of fact, more than once he served as a kind of liaison between the municipal government and the community in matters regarding services and infrastructure development.
During election campaigns Gómez González would allegedly sponsor the visit of political candidates to La Perla.
“We have inf
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:16 PM
From: United States, NYC
“We have information confirming that whenever politicos would visit La Perla, drug owners, including Gómez González, instructed the boys selling (drugs) when they had to clear out of the street because politicians shouldn’t witness what was happening there,”said Massucco.
The federal indictment includes a series of forfeiture allegations in cash and properties located in and outside La Perla.
“The narcotics forfeiture allegation includes $20 million in cash and 50 properties located in La Perla,” said Money Laundering and Forfeiture Unit chief Miryam Fernández.
The money laundering indictment includes a forfeiture allegation for six other properties located in Toa Baja, but according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Roberto Escobar, other properties may be included in the allegation because the investigation is ongoing. If convicted, the defendants face a minimum of 10 years to life imprisonment and fines up to $8 million.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:17 PM
From: United States, NYC
36 arrested in Puerto Rico airport drug running ring
DEA: Detainees among 45 indicted for smuggling 61,000 pounds of cocaine into U.S. since 1999
Ricardo Arduengo / AP
DEA officers escort a handcuffed suspect after his arrest on drug smuggling charges in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday.
By Tom Brown
updated 6/6/2012 2:45:27 PM ET
Thirty-six people were arrested on Wednesday in a crackdown on a drug trafficking ring that used Puerto Rico's main airport to smuggle large quantities of cocaine off the island aboard U.S.-bound passenger flights, authorities said.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said the 36 detainees, including 22 suspects rounded up at San Juan's International Airport, were among 45 people indicted for smuggling more than 61,000 pounds of cocaine out of the U.S. territory on commercial flights to the U.S. mainland since 1999.
"It's an important blow," said Laila Rico, a spokeswoman for the DEA's Caribbean Division, which is head
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:18 PM
From: United States, NYC
"It's an important blow," said Laila Rico, a spokeswoman for the DEA's Caribbean Division, which is headquartered in Puerto Rico.
"The Puerto Rico airport is sought-after by drug dealers because it's basically a mid-point between South American countries and the United States and offers an easy entry point," Rico said.
She was referring to the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, the point from which the bulk of the drugs were flown to Miami and Orlando, in Florida, and Newark, New Jersey, aboard flights operated by American Airlines.
The DEA said in a statement that some suspects caught up in the drug bust were current or former American Airlines employees and airport personnel, who used a designated bathroom to hand over cocaine to couriers preparing to board U.S.-bound flights.
Cargo handlers on the payroll of the drug ring also worked to ensure that drug-laden suitcases were placed aboard U.S.-bound flights, the DEA said.
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Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:19 PM
From: United States, NYC
"The defendants in this investigation not only utilized their positions and security access to smuggle large quantities of illegal narcotics, but they also compromised the safety and security at one of the Caribbean's most vital airports," Pedro Janer, the special agent who runs the DEA's operations across the Caribbean, said in a statement."
These employees were vetted by their employer, The USA department of Transportation. I don't think too many Dominicans were working for the airline in PR.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 1:24 PM
From: United States, NYC
"Members of the Puerto Rico Police Department, U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA and FBI said the drug-trafficking organizations involved employees based in Puerto Rico from American Airlines, Ground Motive Dependable — a cargo-handling and airline-services company — Cape Air, the Port Authority and an airport gas station.
"The defendants in this investigation not only utilized their positions and security access to smuggle large quantities of illegal narcotics, but they also compromised the safety and security at one of the Caribbean's most vital airports," acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Caribbean Division Pedro Janer told reporters after the roundup began."
Dready, how many of these employees do you think were employees of these firms or departments?
From: United States
Atabey, i make no apologies for Jamaican drug dealers, unlike you. the difference between us is that i was raised in a home with a male role model, who taught me personal responsibility, and to accept blame for my shortcomings. therefore, i do not look for outs, but i face things squarely. you, on the other hand, have masculinity issues, and try to shift the locus of the problem to another place, thereby, by extension, absolving yourself. that is the difference between a man, and a boy looking for his father.
From: Dominican Republic
Thats it I had enough of these ICE + HSI + CBP + DEA people...they keep blocking my shipments! Americans want to get High, Dominicans want to get paid getting them High
Written by: juanb, 9 Jun 2012 2:56 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Dread:
+1
Written by: Pedrin, 9 Jun 2012 3:11 PM
From: United States
300 hundred keys? Se jodieron.
From: Canada
@ danny00
Cold up here in Canada? For heavens sake man, where were you in Geography class? LOL... It's near 90 flippin degrees here by Sunday!
Lose the igloos and sealskin coats imagery dude. LOL.
@ Concatchero
Don't worry about these tools lashing out at Canada. They've blamed everyone else for their misfortunes, so why not try to blacken the eyes of Canadians too? LOL..... Some children just love to parrot Rumpelstiltskin and have the need to stomp about and whine a sour note. Maybe they're just over-tired and need a nap.
From: Canada
Oh yeah..... On the REAL subject of this article;
Way to go TEAM ! Grab these bastards who are poisoning the population, lock em up, and lose the keys.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 5:25 PM
From: United States, NYC
Batty boy Dready,
When all else fails you go after family. That's your MO. As for Juanb, continue to suc* on Dready's blunt all day. Maricona*o.
From: Haiti
the dominicans want to arrive without doing effort.
they prefer steal, sold drugs.
this nation is stranger and so lazy.
Written by: josean, 9 Jun 2012 5:55 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD’s Political Committee are the number ONE Drug Entrepreneurs in the Caribbean!
They have the advantage of Hiding behind the legitimacy of a Failed State but, sooner rather than later, they will meet the fate of Manuel Noriega!
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
The prisons in new york are full of Dominicans who have been convicted of drug offences so are we now to say that the USA governemnet is at fault when any drug offender is caught ..the problem is that the Dominicans , i nparticular think they can get rich quickly in the drug business ,,,the only thing we know is that they all die young
Written by: Vivacuba, 9 Jun 2012 8:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Just place it on a USDOS aircraft and it will arrive to its final destination safely
From: Canada
@ Ricardolito
Re: "...think they can get rich quickly in the drug business, the only thing we know is that they all die young."
Exactly. Thank you! The lives of good people making bad decisions through desperation is the 'real' cost of the drug trade. It's a vicious and insidious trap that can do nothing but spiral inwards toward oblivion. Yet the lure of the 'quick fix' is far too tempting for many too many of your countrymen. The sad thing is that the RD does not have a monopoly on it and it's ravaging my country too as well as many others. Our collective governments don't seem to be able to do much more than scratch at the surface. The toll - measured in bodies - keeps in the plus column, and it's not just the indigent. Calculating and well healed opportunists join in the fray to make big sencillo dinero off of the backs of others. Perhaps the education advancement needs to begin with teaching our young about this.
Yet I still see some readers making jokes.
From: United States
says the imbecile, Atabey
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 5:25 PM
From: United States, NYC
Batty boy Dready,
When all else fails you go after family. That's your MO. As for Juanb, continue to suc* on Dready's blunt all day. Maricona*o.
I merely make reference to the fact that you have masculinity issues, and that comes from upbringing. you confirm it, by referring to me as Batty Boy, which is Jamaican slang for a homosexual. men who are secure in their own manhood do not label other people a homosexual,unless they know it to be a fact. any first year psychology student knows that. it is called ¨projection¨. your continued attempts to shift blame, compare the country with others when youhear inconvenient news, and rejoicing when the country receives a handout from the international community, proves that nobody taught you to grow up, and become an adult male. if you had found a way to achieve maturity, your postings would elevate themselves to a coherent level
From: United States
rather than being exercises in infantile remarks intended to be irritating, and childish. so, yes, you are deficient in the skillset requisite for becoming a MAN, and that comes from home.
From: United States
more adult remarks from Atabey
When all else fails you go after family. That's your MO. As for Juanb, continue to suc* on Dready's blunt all day. Maricona*o.
now you see why i say you have masculinity issues?
Written by: Atabey, 10 Jun 2012 11:38 AM
From: United States, NYC
The only issue I have stem from YOUR constant glass half-empty position regarding DR's rise. This IS Dominican Today, not Jamaican Today.
The DR has made excellent progress in stabilizing its macro-economic position and is growing at a good clip far surpassing J. And with Haiti's leadership FINALLY about to enter a modernization and development track worthy of the name, DR stands to make even more progress as her economic uplift is partly tied to its western neighbor's economic expansion. So things are looking up in DR and YOUR CONSTANT Jamaican negativity towards the process is what's at issue between us.
From: United States
says Atabey
The DR has made excellent progress in stabilizing its macro-economic position and is growing at a good clip far surpassing J.
far surpassing Jamaica in what? you are hung up on GDP, asif it means anything in terms of human development. have you surpassed Jamaica in
education?
income equality?
number of people under the poverty line?
number of people with food insecurity?
health care?
legal institutions?
civil service administration?
potable water?
electricity delivery?
IT? internet speed? internet costs?
what exactly is this thing in which you have far surpassed Jamaica? BASEBALL MEDALS?
From: United States
Atabey, if you have FAR SURPASSED Jamaica, why is it that you rank below it in Human Development Indices? care to give a sabelotodo explanation?
Written by: Atabey, 10 Jun 2012 4:23 PM
From: United States, NYC
"...and is growing at a good clip far surpassing J."
DR's rate of growth Dready.!! Put those glasses on! Another 5-10 years and yes, we will have pulled ahead of you EVEN IN THE HDI. Let's see what happens in J with all these cut backs and other measures to reign in that desperate situation called J.
Read more carefully next time. LOL
Written by: josean, 10 Jun 2012 4:41 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
The PLD MAFIA and its Capo Narco-Lie-onel Fernandez have surpassed in Money Laundering and facilitating Drug Trafficking.
In that they are Number One in the Caribbean!
Written by: DaveB, 10 Jun 2012 5:58 PM
From: United States
You hide it behind a screen name and accuse somebody else is not being a man? You have no presence in the real world. Blog post psychoanalysis? Infantile!
From: Dominican Republic, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because they have rejected knowledge
keep me posted
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
If Jamaica, the land of pot is so good, why don't you take your business there?
Written by: Spimx, 11 Jun 2012 9:45 AM
From: Canada
Thats a good point!!!
From: United States
says Atabey
DR's rate of growth Dready.!! Put those glasses on! Another 5-10 years and yes, we will have pulled ahead of you EVEN IN THE HDI. Let's see what happens in J with all these cut backs and other measures to reign in that desperate situation called J.
another 5 to 10 years, and we will have pulled ahead. this comes from one of the most simple minded people i have ever encountered , in my life. the poor sould believes that economic growth is linear, and arithmetic, and everything is ceteris paribus. there are such things as cycles, Atabey. go and read some text. go read about a concept calle Creative Destruction, posited by Joseph Schumpeter. it helps to explain the changes in commodity prices, and explains, in part, the fall in the Jamaican economy, due to the fact that bauxite does not have the same strategic importance today that it had in the 1950s, and 60s. as i said,i waste my time arguing with simple minded creatures like you,.
From: United States
you know very little, but think you do. i would not waste my time trying to teach you anything, because you already know everything. you even know the difference between 200% and 400%
Written by: Atabey, 11 Jun 2012 4:02 PM
From: United States, NYC
Dready,
While the GDP PPP numbers aren't the end all of the discussion concerning the well being of the people of a nation, its growth over time reflects a changing and MORE sophisticated and prosperous economy and society. No one has ever said the the Dominican Republic does not have serious social problems to address. NO ONE. But if we are honest about things, and here you'll have to take your seat and have that Tall glass of Lemon Tea, the Dominican Republic IS demonstrating FINALLY a more mature posture that is driving her economy forward vis-a-vis J. And you of all people should acknowledge it and move on. DR was absolutely behind J some 40 years ago. DR has surpassed J in economic vitality growth for many years now. The gap is widening and little evidence of J getting close to the numbers of DR in the immediate future, say next 5 years. So a little more balance on your part. LOL
From: United States
says Atabey
While the GDP PPP numbers aren't the end all of the discussion concerning the well being of the people of a nation, its growth over time reflects a changing and MORE sophisticated and prosperous economy and society.
well, at least your heart is right about one subject...more education help for the DR. hopefully, it will happen, and the country will cease to produce illiterate, uneducated, uninformed, unevolved, primitive morons like you. by the way, do you really blive that anyone here thinks that you have anything sensible to say?
From: United States
says Atabey
DR has surpassed J in economic vitality growth for many years now
it has also surpassed Jamaica by way of uneducated people, people below the poverty line, people in grave poverty, people with hunger and malnutrition issues, corruption, government waste of funds, no electricity, very little in the way of potable water, prehistoric sanitation, resulting in episodic epidemics, a primitive attempt at a civil service, a mail delivery system which takes almost 3 WEEKS to deliver an air mail letter from the USA. yes, you sure have surpassed J.
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bet u its cold up there in canada?
SO TELL ME IDIOT WHOS FAULT IS IT?
PUERTO RICO
Hundreds of federal and state agents were conducting sweeps of Puerto Rico's main airport Wednesday.Federal and local agents conducted raids Wednesday to arrest dozens of alleged drug traffickers and airline employees suspected of smuggling cocaine from Puerto Rico to the continental United States aboard commercial aircraft.
Forty-five people were indicted May 31 in connection with the smuggling network, according to two federal indictments unsealed Wednesday.
One network transported luggage full of cocaine to Miami and Orlando in Florida, and to NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY..
Originally published: June 8, 2012 1:37 PM
Updated: June 8, 2012 2:41 PM
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK - (AP) -- Three men found shot to death in a BMW on a quiet Manhattan street might have been involved in stealing from drug dealers and were hit in retaliation, police said Friday.
The car was parked across from the Manhattan School of Music and near a building owned by Columbia University on a stretch with little foot traffic when a passer-by came upon the bloody scene at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Heriberto Suazo, 26, was in the front seat, slumped against the window, his white T-shirt soaked in blood. Amaury Rodriguez, 30, was behind the wheel, and Luis Catalan, 25, was in the backseat. All the men were shot in the head, and Catalan was also hit in the chest.
Police spokesman Paul Browne said the gunman was believed to have been sitting in the backseat with Catalan when the car stopped, and he fired,
hippos fault? hes only part of the big picture and game the government plays on the people of the dr.
no education, no chance at a real life spend, 1/2 their lives living in the dark no jobs to speak of.
so this is the end result, but the good news is that we have the metro
choo choo
all aboard leos choo choo train.
Pepe Goico, quirino ,PPH Joseano and friends are on the streets!
Somebody please stop these guys!
when one is presdent every thing under is watch is his problem.
and i dont give a damn about the warm weather in canada this year your going to freeze your behind off.
think u have no clue what mr hippo did do u?
not only do i know what he did i also know what he did not do.
thats correct they have lost big time
yes the money is hugh but as above the price u may have to pay is also very hugh.
now u believe in god? guess u met a lady from cananda when u where working at a hotel maybe playa dora? {you going to drain her of her money?}
why u run from your country? for love? bull crap.. pimp
come back we need more intelligent people like u over here to help
Just happy they caught the shit and the idiots who do this.
Any solutions instead of just political and personal slag???
@DDZERO don't mix Canada to your shittttt talk! They invest here you know!
Anyone who believes that DR drives this business is full of BS. The USA is wise to target the connection rich ports and air links in Puerto Rico. The HUGE Drug markets of the USA and Europe are sourced via Puerto Rico! So it pays great dividends to stop the source that flows from South America into the Caribbean at its crucial linkage hub: Puerto Rico.
C.
iam any one i guess.
the dr is only a part of this plan to ship drugs i guess when uncle sam really cracks down then it just might slow down.
i have a big problem with all the fancy cars and suv's in the dr.
in santo domingo their are more fancy and very expensive cars then we have in miami.
the cond's that sell for major dollars in santo domingo who the hell is buying them up? the middle class and poor dominicans for sur are the buyers are they? pease dont tell me about mr hippo please.
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....US Navy hopes stealth ship answers a rising China
By ERIC TALMADGE | Associated Press – Mon, Jun 8, 2012...
...…
....SINGAPORE (AP) — A super-stealthy warship that could underpin the U.S. navy's China strategy will be able to sneak up on coastlines virtually undetected and pound targets with electromagnetic "railguns" right out of a sci-fi movie.
$3 billion a pop, new DDG-1000 DESTROYER
With the first of the new ships set to be delivered in 2014, the stealth destroyer is being heavily promoted by the Pentagon as the most advanced destroyer in history — a silver bullet of stealth. It has been called a perfect fit for what Washington now considers the most strategically important region in the world — Asia and the Pacific
HEY! HOWS THE DR NAVY DOING?
GUESS JUST AS WELL AS THE DR ARMY IS.
then send about 6-7 navy seals and finish them off.
lol
have a great day mr canada, and mr martin from the north coast of the dr and mr vivacuba the guy that loves the castro brothers.
why don't u 3 get together and go for a ride on the choo choo train.
all aboard they now have tom and jerry cartoons on all the metros 4 u to watch and enjoy in the beautiful island the dominican republic.
all aboard.
San Juan, PR.– Officers and special agents assigned to the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force arrested six Dominicans trying to introduce 330 kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin with an estimated street value of $8 million into the United States.
arrested six DOMINICANS. however, it is not the Dominicans´fault for being involved. like everything else. NO ES MI CULPA. it is those terrible Americans, with their insatiable appetite for drugs. the poor Dominicans are just collateral victims, to have and hear Atabey tell it, the Dominicans just happened to mysteriously materialize into the mix, having nothing to do with drugs. as we all know, it is only people like Jamaicans who are involved in caribbean drug smuggling. Dominicans are too busy singing in church to even contemplate the possibility of criminal activity. Heaven Forbid!
so many times their are storys about drugs and murders with dominicans being involved.
jails are full of dominicans in the states.
seems like its a relationship with the people from puerto rico.
dont like this image this crime wave is placing on the honest hard working dominicans.
and as i read many comments on this site i would like to give my views about ex.pres. hippo.
the police ran wild when he was in office, he did nothing about making jobs for us, the pesos was very high so my thoughts are that he did this so his family and close friends could cash in their dollars and get a big return when getting pesos
Of course, Dready's Jamaica would know a thing or two about drugs. LOL
NO ONE is saying that Dominicans don't play a role in the drug trade. The SALIENT point is that the CRUCIAL ENTRY PORTS FOR THE MEGA MARKETS OF THE USA AND EUROPE, Water and AIR, IN THE CARIBBEAN ARE LOCATED IN PUERTO RICO.
114 nabbed in La Perla drug bust
June 30, 2011
Jorge Gómez is lead to the bus which will transport them the Hiram Bithorn Baseball Stadium to be booked.
THE DAILY SUN STAFF
A federal grand jury indicted 114 people Wednesday on charges of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute illegal and controlled drugs.
Early Wednesday morning more than 400 federal and state law enforcement officials swarmed the streets and alleys of the La Perla ward, a century-old community at the foot of the wall in Old San Juan. Operation Old World was the culmination of a one-and-a-half year investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Puerto Rico Justice Department and Police, and other federal law enforcement agencies.
“These indictments are related to a drug trafficking organization operating in La Perla Ward and headed by Jorge Gómez González, a.k.a. ‘Cara de Truck’ (Truck Face), a well-known community leader in La Perla,” said U.S. District Attorney Rosa Emilia R
According to Rodríguez, drug trafficking in La Perla, was controlled by the Martínez and Serrano families, who had been operating their criminal enterprise since 1998.
The two families apparently had agreed on the mechanisms to “distribute and supply controlled substances within La Perla.”
“They controlled all drug trafficking, especially heroine, in La Perla,” said Rodríguez, who affirmed most of the heroin distributed in Puerto Rico comes out of La Perla.
Nevertheless, the scope of the trafficking operation included other illegal drugs and extended beyond La Perla, according to the D.A. The defendants are being charged in a nine-count indictment with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone (“Percocet”) and alprazolam (“Xanax”).
“This violent organization was supplying and selling drugs not only to the people in La Perla but to people living in different municipalities, chi
“This violent organization was supplying and selling drugs not only to the people in La Perla but to people living in different municipalities, children and tourists,” said Rodríguez.
Rodríguez said the co-conspirators participated in the criminal endeavor as leaders (“bichotes”) (17), drug point owners or “magnates” (16), and enforcers, suppliers, runners and sellers, among other roles. Most of the indicted had more than one specific role in the operation.
Rodríguez also explained at least 30 of them possessed and used firearms to protect themselves, the drugs and the drug trafficking organization.
“We estimate the profit of this criminal organization to be some $5 million a year,” she added, who also estimated heroin sales between two and three kilos every two days.
The criminal leaders would allegedly “give out samples” of their products to heroin and cocaine customers for them to “test the quality of the drug and promote the sale of the product.” Bulk sales would tak
The criminal leaders would allegedly “give out samples” of their products to heroin and cocaine customers for them to “test the quality of the drug and promote the sale of the product.” Bulk sales would take place in the drug owners’ homes or on “Wipao” (Wipe-out), a sector on La Perla’s waterfront.
Sellers not born or raised in La Perla, were not allowed to sell their drugs beyond la Bóveda, the arched entrance/exit on the old city wall that gives access to La Perla from Norzagaray Street.
“They (the unauthorized sellers) could not go beyond a yellow line painted on the street just beyond the Bóveda. If they stepped over the line they were disciplined,” explained Rodríguez.
Most of these rules were established by Gómez González, who was identified by Assistant U.S. Attorney George A. Massuco as “one of the most powerful leaders in La Perla since 1998.”
From kingpin to community leader
According to the federal investigation, Gómez González was part of the drug traffic
According to the federal investigation, Gómez González was part of the drug trafficking organization in La Perla since its inception in 1998.
“It was him, along with other drug owners, who established the rules, for instance the yellow line,” said Massuco.
There were other rules that sellers had to follow in order to continue selling (their drugs), such as a rule of exclusiveness that prevented a seller from selling drugs from a “bichote” other than his own. These rules presumably established a sense of order and kept the peace in La Perla.
For several years, Gómez González had been very active in dealing with different situations affecting the centuries-old community. As a matter of fact, more than once he served as a kind of liaison between the municipal government and the community in matters regarding services and infrastructure development.
During election campaigns Gómez González would allegedly sponsor the visit of political candidates to La Perla.
“We have inf
“We have information confirming that whenever politicos would visit La Perla, drug owners, including Gómez González, instructed the boys selling (drugs) when they had to clear out of the street because politicians shouldn’t witness what was happening there,”said Massucco.
The federal indictment includes a series of forfeiture allegations in cash and properties located in and outside La Perla.
“The narcotics forfeiture allegation includes $20 million in cash and 50 properties located in La Perla,” said Money Laundering and Forfeiture Unit chief Miryam Fernández.
The money laundering indictment includes a forfeiture allegation for six other properties located in Toa Baja, but according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Roberto Escobar, other properties may be included in the allegation because the investigation is ongoing. If convicted, the defendants face a minimum of 10 years to life imprisonment and fines up to $8 million.
DEA: Detainees among 45 indicted for smuggling 61,000 pounds of cocaine into U.S. since 1999
Ricardo Arduengo / AP
DEA officers escort a handcuffed suspect after his arrest on drug smuggling charges in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday.
By Tom Brown
updated 6/6/2012 2:45:27 PM ET
Thirty-six people were arrested on Wednesday in a crackdown on a drug trafficking ring that used Puerto Rico's main airport to smuggle large quantities of cocaine off the island aboard U.S.-bound passenger flights, authorities said.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said the 36 detainees, including 22 suspects rounded up at San Juan's International Airport, were among 45 people indicted for smuggling more than 61,000 pounds of cocaine out of the U.S. territory on commercial flights to the U.S. mainland since 1999.
"It's an important blow," said Laila Rico, a spokeswoman for the DEA's Caribbean Division, which is head
"It's an important blow," said Laila Rico, a spokeswoman for the DEA's Caribbean Division, which is headquartered in Puerto Rico.
"The Puerto Rico airport is sought-after by drug dealers because it's basically a mid-point between South American countries and the United States and offers an easy entry point," Rico said.
She was referring to the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, the point from which the bulk of the drugs were flown to Miami and Orlando, in Florida, and Newark, New Jersey, aboard flights operated by American Airlines.
The DEA said in a statement that some suspects caught up in the drug bust were current or former American Airlines employees and airport personnel, who used a designated bathroom to hand over cocaine to couriers preparing to board U.S.-bound flights.
Cargo handlers on the payroll of the drug ring also worked to ensure that drug-laden suitcases were placed aboard U.S.-bound flights, the DEA said.
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"The defendants in this investigation not only utilized their positions and security access to smuggle large quantities of illegal narcotics, but they also compromised the safety and security at one of the Caribbean's most vital airports," Pedro Janer, the special agent who runs the DEA's operations across the Caribbean, said in a statement."
These employees were vetted by their employer, The USA department of Transportation. I don't think too many Dominicans were working for the airline in PR.
"The defendants in this investigation not only utilized their positions and security access to smuggle large quantities of illegal narcotics, but they also compromised the safety and security at one of the Caribbean's most vital airports," acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Caribbean Division Pedro Janer told reporters after the roundup began."
Dready, how many of these employees do you think were employees of these firms or departments?
Dread:
+1
@ danny00
Cold up here in Canada? For heavens sake man, where were you in Geography class? LOL... It's near 90 flippin degrees here by Sunday!
Lose the igloos and sealskin coats imagery dude. LOL.
@ Concatchero
Don't worry about these tools lashing out at Canada. They've blamed everyone else for their misfortunes, so why not try to blacken the eyes of Canadians too? LOL..... Some children just love to parrot Rumpelstiltskin and have the need to stomp about and whine a sour note. Maybe they're just over-tired and need a nap.
Way to go TEAM ! Grab these bastards who are poisoning the population, lock em up, and lose the keys.
When all else fails you go after family. That's your MO. As for Juanb, continue to suc* on Dready's blunt all day. Maricona*o.
they prefer steal, sold drugs.
this nation is stranger and so lazy.
Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD’s Political Committee are the number ONE Drug Entrepreneurs in the Caribbean!
They have the advantage of Hiding behind the legitimacy of a Failed State but, sooner rather than later, they will meet the fate of Manuel Noriega!
@ Ricardolito
Re: "...think they can get rich quickly in the drug business, the only thing we know is that they all die young."
Exactly. Thank you! The lives of good people making bad decisions through desperation is the 'real' cost of the drug trade. It's a vicious and insidious trap that can do nothing but spiral inwards toward oblivion. Yet the lure of the 'quick fix' is far too tempting for many too many of your countrymen. The sad thing is that the RD does not have a monopoly on it and it's ravaging my country too as well as many others. Our collective governments don't seem to be able to do much more than scratch at the surface. The toll - measured in bodies - keeps in the plus column, and it's not just the indigent. Calculating and well healed opportunists join in the fray to make big sencillo dinero off of the backs of others. Perhaps the education advancement needs to begin with teaching our young about this.
Yet I still see some readers making jokes.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jun 2012 5:25 PM
From: United States, NYC
Batty boy Dready,
When all else fails you go after family. That's your MO. As for Juanb, continue to suc* on Dready's blunt all day. Maricona*o.
I merely make reference to the fact that you have masculinity issues, and that comes from upbringing. you confirm it, by referring to me as Batty Boy, which is Jamaican slang for a homosexual. men who are secure in their own manhood do not label other people a homosexual,unless they know it to be a fact. any first year psychology student knows that. it is called ¨projection¨. your continued attempts to shift blame, compare the country with others when youhear inconvenient news, and rejoicing when the country receives a handout from the international community, proves that nobody taught you to grow up, and become an adult male. if you had found a way to achieve maturity, your postings would elevate themselves to a coherent level
When all else fails you go after family. That's your MO. As for Juanb, continue to suc* on Dready's blunt all day. Maricona*o.
now you see why i say you have masculinity issues?
The only issue I have stem from YOUR constant glass half-empty position regarding DR's rise. This IS Dominican Today, not Jamaican Today.
The DR has made excellent progress in stabilizing its macro-economic position and is growing at a good clip far surpassing J. And with Haiti's leadership FINALLY about to enter a modernization and development track worthy of the name, DR stands to make even more progress as her economic uplift is partly tied to its western neighbor's economic expansion. So things are looking up in DR and YOUR CONSTANT Jamaican negativity towards the process is what's at issue between us.
The DR has made excellent progress in stabilizing its macro-economic position and is growing at a good clip far surpassing J.
far surpassing Jamaica in what? you are hung up on GDP, asif it means anything in terms of human development. have you surpassed Jamaica in
education?
income equality?
number of people under the poverty line?
number of people with food insecurity?
health care?
legal institutions?
civil service administration?
potable water?
electricity delivery?
IT? internet speed? internet costs?
what exactly is this thing in which you have far surpassed Jamaica? BASEBALL MEDALS?
"...and is growing at a good clip far surpassing J."
DR's rate of growth Dready.!! Put those glasses on! Another 5-10 years and yes, we will have pulled ahead of you EVEN IN THE HDI. Let's see what happens in J with all these cut backs and other measures to reign in that desperate situation called J.
Read more carefully next time. LOL
The PLD MAFIA and its Capo Narco-Lie-onel Fernandez have surpassed in Money Laundering and facilitating Drug Trafficking.
In that they are Number One in the Caribbean!
DR's rate of growth Dready.!! Put those glasses on! Another 5-10 years and yes, we will have pulled ahead of you EVEN IN THE HDI. Let's see what happens in J with all these cut backs and other measures to reign in that desperate situation called J.
another 5 to 10 years, and we will have pulled ahead. this comes from one of the most simple minded people i have ever encountered , in my life. the poor sould believes that economic growth is linear, and arithmetic, and everything is ceteris paribus. there are such things as cycles, Atabey. go and read some text. go read about a concept calle Creative Destruction, posited by Joseph Schumpeter. it helps to explain the changes in commodity prices, and explains, in part, the fall in the Jamaican economy, due to the fact that bauxite does not have the same strategic importance today that it had in the 1950s, and 60s. as i said,i waste my time arguing with simple minded creatures like you,.
While the GDP PPP numbers aren't the end all of the discussion concerning the well being of the people of a nation, its growth over time reflects a changing and MORE sophisticated and prosperous economy and society. No one has ever said the the Dominican Republic does not have serious social problems to address. NO ONE. But if we are honest about things, and here you'll have to take your seat and have that Tall glass of Lemon Tea, the Dominican Republic IS demonstrating FINALLY a more mature posture that is driving her economy forward vis-a-vis J. And you of all people should acknowledge it and move on. DR was absolutely behind J some 40 years ago. DR has surpassed J in economic vitality growth for many years now. The gap is widening and little evidence of J getting close to the numbers of DR in the immediate future, say next 5 years. So a little more balance on your part. LOL
While the GDP PPP numbers aren't the end all of the discussion concerning the well being of the people of a nation, its growth over time reflects a changing and MORE sophisticated and prosperous economy and society.
well, at least your heart is right about one subject...more education help for the DR. hopefully, it will happen, and the country will cease to produce illiterate, uneducated, uninformed, unevolved, primitive morons like you. by the way, do you really blive that anyone here thinks that you have anything sensible to say?
DR has surpassed J in economic vitality growth for many years now
it has also surpassed Jamaica by way of uneducated people, people below the poverty line, people in grave poverty, people with hunger and malnutrition issues, corruption, government waste of funds, no electricity, very little in the way of potable water, prehistoric sanitation, resulting in episodic epidemics, a primitive attempt at a civil service, a mail delivery system which takes almost 3 WEEKS to deliver an air mail letter from the USA. yes, you sure have surpassed J.