Road to Constanza: Constant and critical repairs.
SANTO DOMINGO.
- The Public Works Ministry will contract 10,000 temporary workers to repair
and maintain streets, highways and country roads, to relaunch its National
Asphalt Plan.
Public Works minister Victor Diaz Rúa said the Plan aims to make the
country’s roads safer for traffic.
He said more than 400 works were already evaluated to determine those that
are 75 percent finished and to conclude them, as president Leonel Fernandez
announced Thursday.
He mentioned highways, bridges, bypass avenues, buildings, hospitals and
sports facilities among the works, to finish then at a cost of more than RD$50
billion. “That is an investment of more than 50 billion pesos, what happens is
that they are being done by turn and many of them already have a big
investment, and many are more than 75 percent concluded.”
Interviewed by newspaper Listin, Diaz Rúa said many other works will have to
be paralyzed for lack of funds and others will have to wait until 2009, and
that the hiring of road crews doesn’t imply a boost of the government payroll.
From: Canada
they better double the guards at the border this will cause another invasion
Written by: BLANCO, 21 Jul 2008 10:10 AM
From: Dominican Republic
this is manual labour, much below the dominican standard. if not the haitian labor, then who
Written by: juanb, 21 Jul 2008 12:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Sounds like good work for a man of the people, like belial
From: Canada
Just like they used to say in Moscow " dress for cold weather and bring a shovel "
From: United States
hopefully this will not be yet another political stunt like the election projects. amazing how many works were initiated just before elections, only to be stopped right after. now all that is left is mountains of pebbles and clouds of dust. these guys are so childish and transparent, one wonders if they ever attain adulthood!
From: Canada
They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed the mob,
When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there right on the job.
They used to tell me I was building a dream, with peace and glory ahead,
Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?
Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad; now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower, up to the sun, brick, and rivet, and lime;
Once I built a tower, now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?
Say, don't you remember, they called me Al; it was Al all the time.
Why don't you remember, I'm your pal? Buddy, can you spare a dime?
Great song from the Depression 1931
From: Canada
This is where Paul Simon got the song "You Can Call me Al "
From: United States
did you say you were in line waiting for the bread, or waiting for the dread?
From: Canada
yeah those blind and deaf chicks
Written by: Escott, 21 Jul 2008 2:54 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Sosua/Cabarete
Work is too demeaning for us Dominicans. How dare you insult us and even suggest we do that sort of work.
I will be playing Dominos and Drinking Brugal instead which suits my level in Society!
Written by: santanar, 21 Jul 2008 7:16 PM
From: United States
This is the Dominican "economy stimulus package", here in the US we seat and way for the checks over there they have to work for it. In opinion a very smart move by the government.
Written by: ny4life, 21 Jul 2008 7:40 PM
From: United States, New York, NY
Escott,
Shut up you ex-pat!! Demeaning DR while you live there. It isn't that bad huh you gringo??
From: United States
As a maybe one of the few true economist here, this is a good stimulus package but even better that "infrastructure" is being built which will have a ripple-effect for years to allow movement of goods & people more efficiently.
A next step, is a state of the art RAIL transit system connecting northern ports (POP, STI) with southern ports (SDQ, LRM, PUJ). To more efficiently transport Dominicans, tourists, goods for export & goods imported.
The RAIL system reduces traffic, oil imports, buses & pollution. This rail system would be run off electric an efficient nuclear power plant which also eliminates black-outs. The reduced transport costs & efficiencies should lower prices while all transport revenues & sales of excess electric sold go to the RD Gov (not bus company owners) to put the new revenues into education, industrial parks (jobs) and cyber parks (more jobs in technology and call centers).
Lower energy costs improves competitiveness.
Juan_de_eeuu@hotmail.com
From: Canada
A rail system would really be revolutionary for freight and help screw the sindicatos and it would absolutely beat riding the hound
Written by: MitaR, 22 Jul 2008 1:19 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Ja, problably many of those worker are not even present on day to work. Like many of the government position "botellas" that make our economies weaker and weaker, and those drinking beer in their houses.
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When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there right on the job.
They used to tell me I was building a dream, with peace and glory ahead,
Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?
Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad; now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower, up to the sun, brick, and rivet, and lime;
Once I built a tower, now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?
Say, don't you remember, they called me Al; it was Al all the time.
Why don't you remember, I'm your pal? Buddy, can you spare a dime?
Great song from the Depression 1931
I will be playing Dominos and Drinking Brugal instead which suits my level in Society!
Shut up you ex-pat!! Demeaning DR while you live there. It isn't that bad huh you gringo??
A next step, is a state of the art RAIL transit system connecting northern ports (POP, STI) with southern ports (SDQ, LRM, PUJ). To more efficiently transport Dominicans, tourists, goods for export & goods imported.
The RAIL system reduces traffic, oil imports, buses & pollution. This rail system would be run off electric an efficient nuclear power plant which also eliminates black-outs. The reduced transport costs & efficiencies should lower prices while all transport revenues & sales of excess electric sold go to the RD Gov (not bus company owners) to put the new revenues into education, industrial parks (jobs) and cyber parks (more jobs in technology and call centers).
Lower energy costs improves competitiveness.
Juan_de_eeuu@hotmail.com