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08-09-2011, 03:10 PM
President Leonel Fernandez took time out to visit a Dominican slum yesterday. He visited the Gualey slum area yesterday where he spoke for 8 minutes, received a barrage of requests from barrio members, and listened to community leaders speeches of the pros on the governmental Barrio Seguro programs and problems of the community. Major issues in the community are crime, lack of adequate classrooms, reliable electricity and garbage collection, in addition to the rising cost of food.
Listin Diario highlights that garbage authorities made sure garbage was collected by Santo Domingo Municipality along the route the President would travel in his visit to the barrio where he received written petitions by residents in Gualey, La Zurza, Capotillo, Las Canitas, Los Guandules, Villas Agricolas, Espaillat, 24 April, Luperon, Guachupita, Simon Bolivar, Maria Auxiliadora, Villa Consuelo, Villa Juana, Villa Maria, San Carlos and Villa Francisca neighborhoods.
Fernandez promised to personally review the petitions and work with his officers to solve the problems.
"You will start to see me in person more often in these neighborhoods", he promised. He promised programs of micro-credit to help generate jobs, and that the Presidential Supervisory Office of Public Works would carry out patching and paving of barrio streets, and that there would be support for senior citizen programs.
"I know there are many needs and problems, as the Dominican Republic faces the global economic crisis," he said. "We have resisted, the economy has continued to grow, we continue stable, but I know that greater government involvement is required together with the neighborhoods to overcome the global economic crisis", he said.
The President said that the Office of Supervising Engineers of State Projects and the Ministry of Public Works would be active in the barrios to patch up the streets.
During the hour encounter at Barney Morgan street opposite the Politecnico Santa Ana, three community leaders extolled the work of the Barrio Seguro program of the Fernandez government, but exposed the difficulties of living in areas affected by deteriorated streets, lack of schools and environmental problems generated by streams, creeks and the overflowing waters from Ozama and Isabela rivers.
President Fernandez was accompanied by the Interior & Police Minister Ramon Fadul, Presidential Minister Cesar Pina Toribio, Public Works Minister Victor Diaz Rua, Sports Minister Felipe Payano, Attorney General Radhames Jimenez, director of Metropolitan Transport Authority Major General Jose Anibal Jiminian Sanz.
Following the speeches, the President walked on foot for about six corners and visited the Oscar Santana Cultural and Sports Center where he handed over sports gear. There he promised a government-built apartment for Panamerican karate gold medalist Gustavo Dionisio and to boxing trainer Manuel Sosa of the Club Billy Thompson.
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Listin Diario highlights that garbage authorities made sure garbage was collected by Santo Domingo Municipality along the route the President would travel in his visit to the barrio where he received written petitions by residents in Gualey, La Zurza, Capotillo, Las Canitas, Los Guandules, Villas Agricolas, Espaillat, 24 April, Luperon, Guachupita, Simon Bolivar, Maria Auxiliadora, Villa Consuelo, Villa Juana, Villa Maria, San Carlos and Villa Francisca neighborhoods.
Fernandez promised to personally review the petitions and work with his officers to solve the problems.
"You will start to see me in person more often in these neighborhoods", he promised. He promised programs of micro-credit to help generate jobs, and that the Presidential Supervisory Office of Public Works would carry out patching and paving of barrio streets, and that there would be support for senior citizen programs.
"I know there are many needs and problems, as the Dominican Republic faces the global economic crisis," he said. "We have resisted, the economy has continued to grow, we continue stable, but I know that greater government involvement is required together with the neighborhoods to overcome the global economic crisis", he said.
The President said that the Office of Supervising Engineers of State Projects and the Ministry of Public Works would be active in the barrios to patch up the streets.
During the hour encounter at Barney Morgan street opposite the Politecnico Santa Ana, three community leaders extolled the work of the Barrio Seguro program of the Fernandez government, but exposed the difficulties of living in areas affected by deteriorated streets, lack of schools and environmental problems generated by streams, creeks and the overflowing waters from Ozama and Isabela rivers.
President Fernandez was accompanied by the Interior & Police Minister Ramon Fadul, Presidential Minister Cesar Pina Toribio, Public Works Minister Victor Diaz Rua, Sports Minister Felipe Payano, Attorney General Radhames Jimenez, director of Metropolitan Transport Authority Major General Jose Anibal Jiminian Sanz.
Following the speeches, the President walked on foot for about six corners and visited the Oscar Santana Cultural and Sports Center where he handed over sports gear. There he promised a government-built apartment for Panamerican karate gold medalist Gustavo Dionisio and to boxing trainer Manuel Sosa of the Club Billy Thompson.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)