NewsWhore
10-20-2006, 04:20 PM
The Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice (FINJUS) has asked to see contract documents from the Pro-Hygiene and Health Services Company (SEHISA) that was awarded the contract for refuse collections in eastern Santo Domingo. According to Diario Libre, at least two of mayor Juan de los Santos' family members are either shareholders or employees in the company and it is said that only three councilmen were against SEHISA receiving those contracts. Diario Libre says that there was also no proper bidding for the trash collection contracts, and the paper is quoting a source form the betting chain "Juancito Sport", owned by de los Santos, which said that up until very recently the president of SEHISA worked in the accounting department of one of de los Santos' companies. Speaking for FINJUS, Julio Cesar de la Rosa said that because of his actions, de los Santos could be brought to trial on corruption charges. De los Santos defended himself by saying that he had no choice in the matter since he was looking for a quick solution to the problem. He is quoted in El Caribe as saying that he was also not given the full 100 days to find a proper resolution, as has been the case with other projects.
Adding to the controversy is an interesting point made by Diario Libre's "page 2" writer, Homero Figueroa when he says in his column that the contractors don't even have any expertise in garbage disposal and hygiene, aside from the daily showers they take. Figueroa clarifies that yes, corrupt politics are always bad, but contracting a company that doesn't have any experience in garbage disposal, on top of the corrupt politics is even worse, and that a desperate situation is not an excuse for a desperate solution.
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Adding to the controversy is an interesting point made by Diario Libre's "page 2" writer, Homero Figueroa when he says in his column that the contractors don't even have any expertise in garbage disposal and hygiene, aside from the daily showers they take. Figueroa clarifies that yes, corrupt politics are always bad, but contracting a company that doesn't have any experience in garbage disposal, on top of the corrupt politics is even worse, and that a desperate situation is not an excuse for a desperate solution.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)