SANTO DOMINGO.- President Leonel Fernandez and the first lady Margarita Cedeño last night headed the inaugural of the Barrio Chino (Chinatown), built by the Government at a cost of more than RD$46 million, in an event where hundreds of members of the Dominican Chinese community attended.
The keynote speech was delivered by Rosa Ng, president of the Flor para Todos Foundation, who said the Chinese district’s construction was important for that community, and thanked the authorities for their collaboration.
Those present in the ceremony, held in the Duarte Avenue, enjoyed a dance by lions and dragons, as well as local rhythms.
Public Works minister Víctor Diaz Rúa said the construction works made in more than 50,000 square meters included colored cobblestone streets and repaved intersections, extended sidewalks, the reconstruction of the storm drainage and the pedestrian walk.
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
A million bucks is a small price for the hundreds of millions of dollars in support from Taiwan....we thank the Chinese Community for their stalwart support and cultural contributions you make the Dominican Republic a better place by being here.......MUCHAS GRATIAS
From: United Kingdom
Goulet, I agree with you the Chinese community is one of the most important ex-pats groups in the DR.
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
a million bucks is a small price etc............see above
From: Dominican Republic
gouletcolonial,
A small Price to Pay? say that to the poor, which are the majority in this country.
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
small price relative to the size of the monies given to this country by Taiwan.....now do you get it?
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
stop concerning yourself with the Chinese and get the Dominican politicians to stop stealing
From: United States
Wow, they spend so much money on this project. While thousands of children go without a standard education and most people priase such pointless projects. I wounder how long the republic can keep it's own people down. If I wanted to go to china town I would go to nyc, not the Dominican Republic.
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
maybe the Chinese in Chinatown got tired of the Dominicans throwing garbage in their streets and wanted to clean it up ....show a little pride ....you know they have given a lot of help to the DR.....Financial and otherwise
From: United States
to gouletcolonial;
First of all not every Dominican throws garbage in the streets, Though I do believe there has to be more education about the enviroment in the DR, Oh yea i forgot they're spending all that money on some unless project. 2nd of all you seem to fail to see all the jobs that are lost worldwide by china, that hurt countries like the DR. I'm Dominican living in westchester (which every clean towns and villages and I don't seem to recall throwing garbage on the streets), which is the 8th wealthiest county in the US. The reason for it's success is Education and development not useless projects.Though I believe the republic should support minorties but not at that cost. When theres strikes in hosptials and in the education system, is having a china town really going to help? So before you go on your Anti-Dominican statements maybe you should think about it before you say something you don't seem to understand..
From: United Kingdom
don't forget Y O
From: United States
Don't forget Y O????
From: United Kingdom
“Yonkers”(Y O is what some people from the city call it) has its darks spots that are nothing to brag about, and it just illustrates that even in 8th richest County in the richest country in the world there’s still poverty , and that in my opinion speaks to peoples motivation and drive to succeeded. Some people just don’t take the initiative and work their asses off to a better they’re future. I’m usually ur side of this debate, and think if your comments were directed to some other more capricious examples of government misallocation then I would not be responding to your comments. The Chinese community in Dr deserved this and in my opinion much more they are some of the most enterprising and innovative ex-pats in the Dr.
Written by: juanb, 18 Apr 2008 2:52 PM
From: Dominican Republic
As a resident of the US you have adapted to the ways of the other citizens. Here almost all the citizens show no regard for their country or their fellow Dominican. The streets and highways are where most people throw their garbage, because that is what they want to do. One of the greatest problems here is that the people do and think of only what they want......not about its effect on their fellow man. That's why the music is at times is so loud, and the drivers show no respect to other motorists and drive as though they have a death wish. It's what they want to do. The list of such examples is endless. Maybe if we were a little better educated we would know to respect others.
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
thank you Francois ,I would not have made the garbage in the street comment ,if not provoked by the lack of gratitude by the other posters
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
This is not a bad thing people is even better! to improve the social environmet between the Chinese and Dominican culture! :)
From: United States
46 Million $RD approx 1.4M $USD. Not much considering the copious amounts of money Taiwan has contributed to DR.
To add, most Dominicans do deposit their trash in the streets and highways just like it was customary to do so in the U.S. several decades past. I see this all the time. Just look at the streets, and ask your self where does all the trash come from? If this wasn't the case, you would see most Dominicans picking up the trash in their cities. Instead People prefer to throw the trash on the floor rather than walking 10-20 feet to a garbage-can to deposit the trash.
If every Business and resident dedicated one employee/person daily for 15-30 minutes to clean their immediate areas, you wouldn't see the streets littered as they are. By far this 1.4M gesture will produce a greater return, that will not only be tangible but one that will reciprocate itself over time.
Written by: Trujillo, 20 Apr 2008 5:49 PM
From: Dominican Republic
To can't fight poverty by giving handouts. If you don't work or do anything to better yourself, then maybe you deserve what you have, don't you think?
From: United States
Trujillo:
No offense, didn't understand your comments. Try writing and elaborating in spanish.
Written by: muchacho, 21 Apr 2008 12:02 PM
From: United States, New York City
Fighting poverty...yes the country needs to do that.
But things like these are necessary. The country is heavily dependent on the money that tourism brings in...this will only help increase its tourist appeal.
Many of the projects that have come about during Fernandez' administration have been critized as being lavish and taking money that could be used to help this one or that...people want quick fixes. But the payoffs to many things aren't always immediate. But make no mistake their will be a payoff in terms of tourism and the image the country will give to the all-important foreigners that are needed to invest in the Dominican economy so that it can create the jobs for those that need it most.
From: Dominican Republic
Tourism not reaching the poor
Miguel Ceara-Hatton, of the United Nations Development Program and coordinator of the Human Development reports for the DR, highlighted the fact that the DR has many challenges ahead if tourism is to translate into progress for the poor of the Dominican Republic. He said that new data that is just becoming available because of in-depth research into development indicators at municipal level has made it possible to compare national indicators with indicators in the leading tourism areas, Puerto Plata and La Altagracia (Punta Cana). He says that the findings show that human development indicators lag behind in these two provinces, which are home to the largest concentration of hotel rooms.
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tonightWritten by: gouletcolonial, 17 Apr 2008 12:05 PM
From: Canada
taiwan paid for this one....and if your already here it is a plus
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inaugural of the Barrio Chino (Chinatown), built by the Government at a cost of more than RD$46 million,
A small Price to Pay? say that to the poor, which are the majority in this country.
First of all not every Dominican throws garbage in the streets, Though I do believe there has to be more education about the enviroment in the DR, Oh yea i forgot they're spending all that money on some unless project. 2nd of all you seem to fail to see all the jobs that are lost worldwide by china, that hurt countries like the DR. I'm Dominican living in westchester (which every clean towns and villages and I don't seem to recall throwing garbage on the streets), which is the 8th wealthiest county in the US. The reason for it's success is Education and development not useless projects.Though I believe the republic should support minorties but not at that cost. When theres strikes in hosptials and in the education system, is having a china town really going to help? So before you go on your Anti-Dominican statements maybe you should think about it before you say something you don't seem to understand..
Speaking about Education, TEACHERS were protesting yesterday.
http://www.listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=55437
Maestros marchan en calma desde el parque Independencia hasta la Secretaría de Educación
To add, most Dominicans do deposit their trash in the streets and highways just like it was customary to do so in the U.S. several decades past. I see this all the time. Just look at the streets, and ask your self where does all the trash come from? If this wasn't the case, you would see most Dominicans picking up the trash in their cities. Instead People prefer to throw the trash on the floor rather than walking 10-20 feet to a garbage-can to deposit the trash.
If every Business and resident dedicated one employee/person daily for 15-30 minutes to clean their immediate areas, you wouldn't see the streets littered as they are. By far this 1.4M gesture will produce a greater return, that will not only be tangible but one that will reciprocate itself over time.
No offense, didn't understand your comments. Try writing and elaborating in spanish.
But things like these are necessary. The country is heavily dependent on the money that tourism brings in...this will only help increase its tourist appeal.
Many of the projects that have come about during Fernandez' administration have been critized as being lavish and taking money that could be used to help this one or that...people want quick fixes. But the payoffs to many things aren't always immediate. But make no mistake their will be a payoff in terms of tourism and the image the country will give to the all-important foreigners that are needed to invest in the Dominican economy so that it can create the jobs for those that need it most.
Miguel Ceara-Hatton, of the United Nations Development Program and coordinator of the Human Development reports for the DR, highlighted the fact that the DR has many challenges ahead if tourism is to translate into progress for the poor of the Dominican Republic. He said that new data that is just becoming available because of in-depth research into development indicators at municipal level has made it possible to compare national indicators with indicators in the leading tourism areas, Puerto Plata and La Altagracia (Punta Cana). He says that the findings show that human development indicators lag behind in these two provinces, which are home to the largest concentration of hotel rooms.
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