Santo Domingo.- Officials who’ve been identified as corrupt will not form part of President-elect Danilo Medina’s administration, and the new cabinet which will accompany him starting August 16 must be tuned like an orchestra, where those who aren’t in tune will be fired.
The statement is by Medina spokesman Roberto Rodriguez, who yesterday said the incoming chief executive is being accosted by people who demand government posts, from many of the ruling PLD party leaders and allies.
He warned officials named by the president-elect to not conduct mass layoffs against government workers, because they are people of the same party, whose work in his view helped win the May 20 election. "You shouldn’t cut party colleagues loose after you win."
He said the new Administration will implement new policies and changes in staff, stressing that only those capable and experienced individuals should fill the posts and not those who only wish is to get a good paycheck without knowing their duties.
He said the transition has been hard work for the president elect and his team, coordinating and organizing to fulfill the people’s expectations of Medina.
Rodriguez, interviewed by Laureano Guerrero on the official TV CERTEV, said Medina and his team spend time and effort to determine which government policies meet citizens’ demands and not on who’s going to be designated to which post.
From: Dominican Republic
The start of a new bulls34t pledge.
Corruption will not end Leonels pork chop will make sure of that.
Written by: BASTA, 9 Jul 2012 8:27 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs/Free abortions for all
Fire her first!
From: United States, Vivir sin Patria, es lo mismo que vivir sin Honor.
Lest give him the benefit of the doubt, I hope he delivers what he is promising.
From: Dominican Republic
hernadez you must also beleive in the tooth fairy.
Written by: josean, 9 Jul 2012 10:35 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"You shouldn’t cut party colleagues loose after you win."
Felix Bautista your unfettered ability to continue STEALING For Lie-onel, Margarita and yourself is not in Danger.
Obviously the shares will be a little smaller as now you will have to Grease Danilo as well!
Written by: synapse, 9 Jul 2012 10:56 AM
From: United States
All you have to do is check everyone's assets and bank accounts to know that they are all corrupt! It is that easy and you can start with your VP Margarita and see all the lovely assets she has been buying while first lady.
From: Dominican Republic
Where does he want to find these people?
Written by: juanb, 9 Jul 2012 11:42 AM
From: Dominican Republic
If only this were true.
Written by: generoso, 9 Jul 2012 11:49 AM
From: Dominican Republic, United States
We can only give the new incoming administration the benefit of the doubt.
"By their deeds they will be known".
All the comments forecasting gloom and doom, are unwarranted, and they are like old ladies gossip.
I for one believe that our future is bright, having ducked the Hipoloco bullet again, that would have meant four more years of ineptitude, public embarrassment, and much worse endemic corruption.
From: United States
Oh what a pile of crap.
Transparent corruption gives Dominicans their machismo, that they wear as a badge of honor.
They can't give it up, they won't feel manly.
Written by: generoso, 9 Jul 2012 12:04 PM
From: Dominican Republic, United States
gmiller261
Sir, you are the pile of crap that infest this website with your crappy daily comments.
I have yet to hear you say anything good about the DR, so why do you care what happens here anyway?
Your repetitious, boring and predictable commentaries say a lot about you and your MO, you are probably a decrepit, old, bitter and washed out person, who missed his chance while in the DR, to rise to his level of incompetence.
Written by: Escott, 9 Jul 2012 12:17 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera and Sosua a 2 days a month for payday
Generoso, with all due respect. You fluckin kidding me?
Written by: generoso, 9 Jul 2012 12:26 PM
From: Dominican Republic, United States
Escott
Why would I kid you?
I am sick and tired of all the negative innuendos that are posted daily about my fatherland, and us Dominicans in general, with never anything good to say.
Que se vayan a la M..... todos estos pendejos.
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
I think that some of the corruption is relatively easy to fix but the petty corruption will take longer ,,probably not until the police and others are paid a reasonabe wage
Written by: hvargas, 9 Jul 2012 1:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic
For someone who is to take the highest office of a country and to say that anyone who has been pointed out as corrupted will not take part in his government ... there is no benefit of the doubt to be given to this newly elected president. So, no one accused or pointed out as being corrupted will be brought to face justice or investigated. He, Danilito will not question his own party members instead he will replaced them with those that work in his campaign and they will be the newly created " RICH ".
From: United States
Generoso you are absolutely right..
There is too much negativity here about the Dominican Republic and the Dominican people.
There are a lot of good decent people living here in the Dominican Republic.
There are bad, lying, corrupt, thieving Weasels, masquerading as humans, in every country.
Including los Estados Unidos.
Give President Elect Medina’s administration an opportunity to get in office.
We will see how well they do and what they do for the country.
Written by: josean, 9 Jul 2012 1:50 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"He, Danilito will not question his own party members instead he will replaced them with those that work in his campaign and they will be the newly created " RICH."
PRECISELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Written by: josean, 9 Jul 2012 1:51 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Remember you heard it here first from josean, Danilo’s Campaign Slogan for 2016 when the Lie-onelistas and the Noveau-Rich Danilistas battle it out for the nomination:
“If Lie-onel had THREE Why Can’t Danilo Have TWO!”
¿Si Leonel Fue Tres Porque Danilo No Puede Ir Dos?
From: United States
This is not PRD vulture party...
Medina and his team spend time and effort to determine which government policies meet citizens’ demands..
This is not pepe Goico, alvarez renta, jose cuervo, mazourka, johmy Norales, Hipoloco part, etc, etc,..
Danilo is having a good start... That's why we will ALWAYS choose PLD !
From: United States
What has he done, Victor?
Written by: josean, 9 Jul 2012 4:42 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Manny,
Be careful asking logical questions!
From: United States
When I see proof I will believe until then everything remains the same as it always has.Corruption is by far our single biggest problem and eventually someone educated will become President and deal with it.Lets hope its our new president.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Jul 2012 7:05 PM
From: United States, NYC
Written by: cheyenneasanti, 9 Jul 2012 1:43 PM
From: United States
Generoso you are absolutely right..
There is too much negativity here about the Dominican Republic and the Dominican people.
There are a lot of good decent people living here in the Dominican Republic.
There are bad, lying, corrupt, thieving Weasels, masquerading as humans, in every country.
Including los Estados Unidos.
Give President Elect Medina’s administration an opportunity to get in office.
We will see how well they do and what they do for the country."
+++++++++++++
Written by: Trujillo, 9 Jul 2012 8:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic
As always Aristy has something negative to say. Give the man a chance, he's not even president yet.
Written by: RonEvane 
, 10 Jul 2012 4:06 AM
From: United States, Gaithersburg, Maryland
" Officials who've been identified as corrupt will not form part of President-elect Danilo Medina’s administration."
The fact that Medina's announcing his position in standing up to the old guard, seemingly without fear of consequences, says a lot about his character and courage!
Who knows in what direction our nation will be heading in his administration, but so far there are encouraging signs that he may be the anti-thesis of Leonel's, and past governments.
It's possible we may have found us an honest man, among many thieves!
We'll see.
From: United States
@ronevane & Atabey.
.
Very realistic..I got the same impression! I think he is trying to establish a clear trademark since the beginning.
So far, well done..
Written by: josean, 10 Jul 2012 11:10 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
The LITMUS TEST for Medina will be what he does regarding the very serious allegations against Felix Bautista.
Particularly him having accumulated and extraordinary amount of WEALTH if a very short period of time, which he himself has said is so large he doesn’t know the exact amount.
Bautista’s involvement with José Figueroa Agosto under the orders of Lie–onel Fernandez, as testified by Mary Pelaez in open court, and his alleged involvement in very serious acts of corrupt both nationally and international, Haiti, Panama and Peru!
This where the Rubber will Meet the road for his Administration in honoring his BIG PROMISE to the Dominican People of “DOING WHAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE!”
From: United States
@ joseano
I dont remember that Hipo try to fix Johny morales, , pedro franco badia, , Alavarez renta, feliz calvo, Jose Malkum from central bank, the people from Plan renove, el embajador chino, Vladimir garcia and his parner Capt . Quirino, Gomez massara,Martin Abreu espinal, Andres carraman,, pepe Goico,Vivian Lubrano, Mazourka etc, etc, etc..
Did he try to fix those "serious allegations" ? Most of them already served time, but some of them are on the run..
For example, Plan renove was a scam of $1.8 BILLIONS
Dont you think that Hipo should say something about it first?
Even Hipo, in his tax declaration form , he mention that he raise his personal fortune in just those 4 years in 46 MILLIONS..
Do you think Danilo should finish prosecuting these scumbags and crooks?
Written by: josean, 10 Jul 2012 11:36 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Danilo should investigate and prosecute EVERBODY; HIPPO , Lie-onel, and ANY other person with suspicious wealth PERIOD!
Since he promised “DOING WHAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE!"
Do you have a problem with that Ms. Vickey?
Written by: JDJones, 10 Jul 2012 11:52 AM
From: Dominican Republic
If he gets rid of Felix, I'll start to believe he's serious about eliminating corruption.
Written by: josean, 10 Jul 2012 11:59 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
JDJones,
My Point Excatly!
Written by: josean, 10 Jul 2012 12:00 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
ingle23,
BINGO!!!!!!!!!
Written by: bieke4, 10 Jul 2012 4:05 PM
From: Dominican Republic
this country sucks, the corruption, the criminality, sucking out the people from Europe or and US, because they only see dollars instead of eyes. I hate this country. I just want to get out of this corrupted Island, and Danilo, he can not change the system, because he has got corrupt friends working for him, and he is not gonna fire them, he needs them........
Written by: josean, 10 Jul 2012 8:47 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Written by: ingle23, 10 Jul 2012 12:19 PM
From: United States
Folks, we love our Dominican Republic, we just hate its non-patriotic, corrupt leaders who continuously abuse and milk the economy of our beloved land....
ingle23,
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!
Like the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner: "I'll Have Another!"
Written by: josean, 10 Jul 2012 8:55 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
bieke4,
I understand the frustration in your comment, but with all due respect, the country doesn’t suck nor do the vast majority of the people; it’s the Minority Kleptocray that is currently running it, in a dictatorial manner that SUCKS.
So keep the faith my friend!
As the Poet said IT IS ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE DAWN!
From: United States
Written by: ingle23, 10 Jul 2012 12:09 PM
From: United States
Felix in singular, or plural????The "Felixes" are a very peculiar DNA strain in the PLD official, functional illiterate politicians. These herds of thieves need to be audited upon relinquishing of power in Aug. Let's compared their bank accounts before and after.
Written by: ingle23, 10 Jul 2012 12:19 PM
From: United States
Folks, we love our Dominican Republic, we just hate its non-patriotic, corrupt leaders who continuously abuse and milk the economy of our beloved land....
EXACTLY !!!!!
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Corruption will not end Leonels pork chop will make sure of that.
"You shouldn’t cut party colleagues loose after you win."
Felix Bautista your unfettered ability to continue STEALING For Lie-onel, Margarita and yourself is not in Danger.
Obviously the shares will be a little smaller as now you will have to Grease Danilo as well!
All you have to do is check everyone's assets and bank accounts to know that they are all corrupt! It is that easy and you can start with your VP Margarita and see all the lovely assets she has been buying while first lady.
If only this were true.
"By their deeds they will be known".
All the comments forecasting gloom and doom, are unwarranted, and they are like old ladies gossip.
I for one believe that our future is bright, having ducked the Hipoloco bullet again, that would have meant four more years of ineptitude, public embarrassment, and much worse endemic corruption.
Oh what a pile of crap.
Transparent corruption gives Dominicans their machismo, that they wear as a badge of honor.
They can't give it up, they won't feel manly.
Sir, you are the pile of crap that infest this website with your crappy daily comments.
I have yet to hear you say anything good about the DR, so why do you care what happens here anyway?
Your repetitious, boring and predictable commentaries say a lot about you and your MO, you are probably a decrepit, old, bitter and washed out person, who missed his chance while in the DR, to rise to his level of incompetence.
Why would I kid you?
I am sick and tired of all the negative innuendos that are posted daily about my fatherland, and us Dominicans in general, with never anything good to say.
Que se vayan a la M..... todos estos pendejos.
There is too much negativity here about the Dominican Republic and the Dominican people.
There are a lot of good decent people living here in the Dominican Republic.
There are bad, lying, corrupt, thieving Weasels, masquerading as humans, in every country.
Including los Estados Unidos.
Give President Elect Medina’s administration an opportunity to get in office.
We will see how well they do and what they do for the country.
"He, Danilito will not question his own party members instead he will replaced them with those that work in his campaign and they will be the newly created " RICH."
PRECISELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remember you heard it here first from josean, Danilo’s Campaign Slogan for 2016 when the Lie-onelistas and the Noveau-Rich Danilistas battle it out for the nomination:
“If Lie-onel had THREE Why Can’t Danilo Have TWO!”
¿Si Leonel Fue Tres Porque Danilo No Puede Ir Dos?
This is not PRD vulture party...
Medina and his team spend time and effort to determine which government policies meet citizens’ demands..
This is not pepe Goico, alvarez renta, jose cuervo, mazourka, johmy Norales, Hipoloco part, etc, etc,..
Danilo is having a good start... That's why we will ALWAYS choose PLD !
Manny,
Be careful asking logical questions!
From: United States
Generoso you are absolutely right..
There is too much negativity here about the Dominican Republic and the Dominican people.
There are a lot of good decent people living here in the Dominican Republic.
There are bad, lying, corrupt, thieving Weasels, masquerading as humans, in every country.
Including los Estados Unidos.
Give President Elect Medina’s administration an opportunity to get in office.
We will see how well they do and what they do for the country."
+++++++++++++
" Officials who've been identified as corrupt will not form part of President-elect Danilo Medina’s administration."
The fact that Medina's announcing his position in standing up to the old guard, seemingly without fear of consequences, says a lot about his character and courage!
Who knows in what direction our nation will be heading in his administration, but so far there are encouraging signs that he may be the anti-thesis of Leonel's, and past governments.
It's possible we may have found us an honest man, among many thieves!
We'll see.
@ronevane & Atabey.
.
Very realistic..I got the same impression! I think he is trying to establish a clear trademark since the beginning.
So far, well done..
The LITMUS TEST for Medina will be what he does regarding the very serious allegations against Felix Bautista.
Particularly him having accumulated and extraordinary amount of WEALTH if a very short period of time, which he himself has said is so large he doesn’t know the exact amount.
Bautista’s involvement with José Figueroa Agosto under the orders of Lie–onel Fernandez, as testified by Mary Pelaez in open court, and his alleged involvement in very serious acts of corrupt both nationally and international, Haiti, Panama and Peru!
This where the Rubber will Meet the road for his Administration in honoring his BIG PROMISE to the Dominican People of “DOING WHAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE!”
@ joseano
I dont remember that Hipo try to fix Johny morales, , pedro franco badia, , Alavarez renta, feliz calvo, Jose Malkum from central bank, the people from Plan renove, el embajador chino, Vladimir garcia and his parner Capt . Quirino, Gomez massara,Martin Abreu espinal, Andres carraman,, pepe Goico,Vivian Lubrano, Mazourka etc, etc, etc..
Did he try to fix those "serious allegations" ? Most of them already served time, but some of them are on the run..
For example, Plan renove was a scam of $1.8 BILLIONS
Dont you think that Hipo should say something about it first?
Even Hipo, in his tax declaration form , he mention that he raise his personal fortune in just those 4 years in 46 MILLIONS..
Do you think Danilo should finish prosecuting these scumbags and crooks?
Danilo should investigate and prosecute EVERBODY; HIPPO , Lie-onel, and ANY other person with suspicious wealth PERIOD!
Since he promised “DOING WHAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE!"
Do you have a problem with that Ms. Vickey?
JDJones,
My Point Excatly!
ingle23,
BINGO!!!!!!!!!
Written by: ingle23, 10 Jul 2012 12:19 PM
From: United States
Folks, we love our Dominican Republic, we just hate its non-patriotic, corrupt leaders who continuously abuse and milk the economy of our beloved land....
ingle23,
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!
Like the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner: "I'll Have Another!"
bieke4,
I understand the frustration in your comment, but with all due respect, the country doesn’t suck nor do the vast majority of the people; it’s the Minority Kleptocray that is currently running it, in a dictatorial manner that SUCKS.
So keep the faith my friend!
As the Poet said IT IS ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE DAWN!
From: United States
Felix in singular, or plural????The "Felixes" are a very peculiar DNA strain in the PLD official, functional illiterate politicians. These herds of thieves need to be audited upon relinquishing of power in Aug. Let's compared their bank accounts before and after.
Written by: ingle23, 10 Jul 2012 12:19 PM
From: United States
Folks, we love our Dominican Republic, we just hate its non-patriotic, corrupt leaders who continuously abuse and milk the economy of our beloved land....
EXACTLY !!!!!