NewsWhore
08-14-2007, 04:50 PM
Traffic between Veron and Higuey was affected for four hours when residents in La Otra Banda area held protests. One person was injured when police tried to break up the traffic jam that blocked traffic on the main road to Bavaro-Punta Cana area from 6 to 10am yesterday. The situation returned to normal around noon, after La Altagracia governor Pedro Rojas Morillo agreed to speak to protestors who were demanding the completion of the state high school (60% completed), a reduction in blackouts, repair of the Yabiki and Ojo-Aguey bridges, detour of traffic and improvements in the drinking water supply. An emergency meeting was called with representatives of the community and the governor, Senator German Castro, District Attorney Lucas Perez, Police commander Cepeda Urena and EdeEste power company representatives. The community has been threatening to block traffic for several days now if their demands were not heard.
There is an alternative dirt route from Veron through the sugar cane fields, but there is no signage on that route and it is only used by people who know the area well.
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There is an alternative dirt route from Veron through the sugar cane fields, but there is no signage on that route and it is only used by people who know the area well.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)