Strikes in Bonao, Salcedo and Santiago

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Two people were wounded and 10 arrested during demonstrations in support of the 24-hour strikes in Bonao and Salcedo. The strikes were successful in both provinces, with schools, public offices and stores all shut down. In the province of Monsignor Nouel (Bonao), the people were asking for a roadway between the villages of Arroyo Toro and Masipedro, the completion of the UASD university branch, a public library and the paving of streets in the barrios. All the reported injuries and arrests were in Bonao. There were no reports of injuries in Salcedo. The strike was lifted in order to open negotiations with government officials, including the Minister of Public Works, Freddy Perez. Like Bonao, the Salcedo strikers were calling for better roads and other public works. In Santiago, residents of the Yaguita de Pastor area took to the streets in demand of street repairs. Homemade explosive devices and police tear gas were both in evidence.

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