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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Integrated Development Institute and leading Dominican sugar company the Vicini Group are working on a five-year aid program that by 2008 will have spent over RD$30,923,543.26 benefiting 35,000 residents in the sugar cane settlements known as ‘bateyes’ in the country’s eastern region.

The areas IDDI has been working in include the Bateyes of San Felipe, Atilano 1 and 2, Batey Central (Angelina sugar mill), Batey Hoyo del Toro, Copeyito, Contador, Cayacoa and Laura (Cristóbal Colón sugar mill), in San José de los Llanos, and in Quisqueya, the Santa Lucía, Brujuelas Sur, Santa Lucía, Caey, Canasta del Negro, Dos Hermanas, Sabana Tosa and Comate bateyes.

The projects are aimed at helping prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and to detect and control tuberculosis in 20 bateyes in the provinces of San Pedro de Macorís and Monte Plata.

David Luther, executive director IDDI, explained that the program aimed to promote the integration of social networks and volunteers and to reduce stigma and discrimination, with the ultimate aim of reducing the incidence of AIDS in the country’s eastern region.

The project is also working to improve the quality of information and health services that are provided in response to the disease, for 80% of the workers employed in the sugar mills and specialized areas in the Angelina, Cristóbal Colón and Caei mills.

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6 comment(s)
Written by: Cesar Morales, 3 Sep 2007 12:14 PM
From: New York
What the article said above is bogus, I been in San pedro de Macoris and they are doing exactly the opposite killing, terrorizing, and abusing no only Hetian but locals Dominicans the Human rights commisin should sent people to investigate, thier goals are to remove people from thier land and sell the same claiming this is thier, the land in Guayacanes are coastal and there for with today tourims increases the value, ask me I can provide proof of some of the killing including a child 14 years ol
Written by: Cesar Morales, 3 Sep 2007 12:21 PM
From: New York
Continue the article, the local goverment is backing up everything the Vicini group is doing in turn of the abuses to the locals since they are sponsoring the govermnet presidential campaing of the president Leonel Fernandez, also there are quit a few police generals eligally using the police force to remove families eleigally and killing and terrorizing, th United States should take a look at the degree of democracy in the Dominican Republic, I can't believe this is really happening in 2007 US
Written by: Cesar Morales, 3 Sep 2007 12:22 PM
From: New York
Here is my email address cesarmorales@frontiernet.net
Written by: Rigo Frias, 7 Nov 2007 6:32 PM
From: New York
I'm from Guayacanes San Pedro de Macoris, and the Vicini had tace all my family land, my family went to cort with them in tht 1930 and got part of the land, but they took againt because they pay to the goverment. Thay are killing our people and the Human Right haven't do nothin.
Written by: Pedro Nunez, 12 Nov 2007 11:00 AM
From: New York
The Vichinis are a monsters.One of the biggest thieves in the Country.
They are practicing slavery for some many years,with the protecion of the Justice and Government.
Written by: Maria Diaz, 12 Nov 2007 11:03 AM
From: New York.
They are criminals.
They should be taking to the international court.
FOR COMMITED CRIMES AGIANST MANKIND.
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