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Santo Domingo.– The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed a declaration to become one of the latest partners in a new regional coalition on water and sanitation for the elimination of cholera in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

The coalition was launched in Salvador, Bahia, in June of this year to harness the necessary technical expertise, raise new funds, and mobilize previously committed pledges to fight cholera the Hispaniola island.

In signing the declaration, CARICOM has pledged to support efforts by the Domincan and Haitian governments to harmonize and streamline international assistance and investments in water and sanitation infrastructure aimed at eliminating cholera from the two countries.

According to PAHO, even before the January 2010 earthquake, only 69% of Haiti’s residents had access to safe drinking water. Access to sanitation had declined from 26% of the population in 1990 to only 17% in 2010.

In the Dominican Republic, 86% of the population had access to improved drinking water sources and 83% had access to improved sanitation in 2010.

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24 comment(s)
Written by: josean, 22 Sep 2012 2:53 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

Can they help with the Bankrupt METRO as well!

Written by: Danilo, 22 Sep 2012 10:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic, www.DuckyDeals.com
Joseano suffers from Cholera of the mouth!
Written by: josean, 22 Sep 2012 11:08 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

And you have Cholera for Brains!

Written by: originalmrb, 23 Sep 2012 9:50 AM
From: Canada, Ontario

I thought cholera was a nice green vegetable that I'd been enjoying for a number of years. That is, until I realized it was kohlrabi.

Toe-may-toes / toe-mah-toes.
Written by: dreamkiller, 23 Sep 2012 6:39 PM
From: Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fighting Joseans lunacy .Stop Guillermo the commie thief in 2016
Help from anyone is appreciated even from this useless organization
Written by: crisiano, 24 Sep 2012 9:24 AM
From: United States
Josean this is something positive and has nothing to do with the Metro. Think before you type it has ingnorance written all over it...
Written by: dreadlocks, 24 Sep 2012 10:10 AM
From: United States
says dreamkiller

Written by: dreamkiller, 23 Sep 2012 6:39 PM
From: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Guayacannes on the beach
Help from anyone is appreciated even from this useless organization

the fact that they can offer help attests to the fact that they have some usefulness. such a quality is not present in your case.
Written by: josean, 24 Sep 2012 10:41 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

" it has ingnorance written all over it..."


So does the METRO!


Written by: Trinitario809, 24 Sep 2012 11:14 AM
From: United States
Josean:

One of these days,Josean's worst nightmare will become true....The Metro is going to run through his house and take him with it.

:D
Written by: crisiano, 24 Sep 2012 12:58 PM
From: United States
Written by: Trinitario809, 24 Sep 2012 11:14 AM
From: United States
Josean:

One of this days,Josean's worst nightmare will become true....The Metro is going to run through his house and take him with it.

LMAO!!!!!!!!
Written by: crisiano, 24 Sep 2012 1:01 PM
From: United States
Josean since the metro is your biggest concern here...why dont you ride the metro by yourself strap a bomb to yourself and take you and the metro away. That will solve your problem..

KABOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Written by: josean, 24 Sep 2012 1:55 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

Written by: crisiano, 24 Sep 2012 1:01 PM
From: United States
Josean since the metro is your biggest concern here...why dont you ride the metro by yourself strap a bomb to yourself and take you and the metro away. That will solve your problem..

KABOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Look who was talking about ignorance, Mr. Stupidty himself!


Written by: josean, 24 Sep 2012 1:56 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016


My biggest concern is EDUCATION, as it should be yours!



Written by: dreamkiller, 24 Sep 2012 8:47 PM
From: Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fighting Joseans lunacy .Stop Guillermo the commie thief in 2016
Josean your biggest concern ......Educaion ?.....because you are so lacking in every way
Written by: josean, 24 Sep 2012 9:00 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

With the exception of you we are never to old to learn!

Written by: originalmrb, 25 Sep 2012 6:31 AM
From: Canada, Ontario
Dreamkiller; Sorry my friend but you are way off base with this one. Josean's right, (God that hurt LOL)

Josean has always had education as his number one priority within his myriad comments. Yes, it’s a well beaten drum, but he is unwavering in pointing out what he feels to be a severe imbalance of priorities which should have been directed toward the children of the nation. He is - as a secondary message - issuing a warning about the quality of more installations, (such as the Metro which he feels was erected in the name of political legacies), into the future.

His commentaries may not be eloquent from time to time, and they are certainly fraught with sarcastic emotion. However, you have to respect his message, his tenacity, and his priority - if not the tedium of his ad nauseum delivery.

(Btw: double double right?)
Written by: bieke4, 25 Sep 2012 7:11 AM
From: Dominican Republic
please guys or women, why din`t you stick to the story. I would appreciate that. I am a foreigner and I had Cholera in Punta Cana en believe me, you are sick like 2 weeks and get very weak. Hope this organization really do something, because this terrible disease is spreading all over the country. Thank you for your attention and to stay polite. I wish you all the best. And I hope they will do something with the metro to. We just have to wait and see what improvements we get.
Written by: crisiano, 25 Sep 2012 7:36 AM
From: United States
Joseann

KABOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Written by: crisiano, 25 Sep 2012 7:38 AM
From: United States
poof be gone
Written by: josean, 25 Sep 2012 7:54 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

Put your pants on Homeland Security could arrive at your illegal basement apartment at any moment!

Written by: crisiano, 25 Sep 2012 8:12 AM
From: United States
DR has homeland security Josie?
Written by: crisiano, 25 Sep 2012 8:23 AM
From: United States
Josie since your priority is education go back to school take a trade or a short course like them commercials you see on tv and become a productive citizen you low life loser.
Written by: crisiano, 25 Sep 2012 8:28 AM
From: United States
Im busy at work now.. Have a good day.
Written by: crisiano, 25 Sep 2012 8:48 AM
From: United States
And fyi Josean I hope you and your family never get sick from cholera. I have a family member who almost died of dehydration after getting sick from this. Hopefully we can fully get rid of this plauge so we can get good drinking water as any human rightfully deserves.
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