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La corrupci?n atenaza la inversi?n extranjera en Rep?blica Dominicana ? ELPA?S.com
A correr fan?ticos...
La corrupci?n atenaza la inversi?n extranjera en Rep?blica Dominicana ? ELPA?S.com
A correr fan?ticos...
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wikileaks and Leonel's government
It is DR-specific, naming names and all:
WikiLeaks cita a Felucho y a Van Der Horst como funcionarios corruptos - DiarioLibre.com
The original cable the report is based on includes this gem:
Cable de WikiLeaks sobre RD - DiarioLibre.com
WikiLeaks cita a Felucho y a Van Der Horst como funcionarios corruptos - DiarioLibre.com
The original cable the report is based on includes this gem:
Cable de WikiLeaks sobre RD - DiarioLibre.com
But...
Example #1:
Example #2:
Example #3:
Cable en el que se habla de sobornos a inversores estadounidenses en Rep?blica Dominicana ? ELPA?S.com
It sounds DR-related to me.
I'll grant you that it is a he said/she said type of thing; but, it is what it is.
In typical Dominican fashion, expect sympathizer of the opposition to start having a field day with this; unless a new wikileak dating from 2000-04 comes out, then they quiet down.
Just like your opinion that this is a hate campaign etc.
If you don't like the channel, change it.
Ask anyone that undertakes large investments here. Ask the people at the CEI-RD that facilitate and promote external investments here.
Unless your making multi billion $$$ that give you enough clout to make things go away, then it can be muddled with corrupt intermediaries and a legal framework that is bent to satisfy the whims of public officials.
This is fact and investors need to be aware of the potential problems.
Felucho is crying like a baby and Van der corrupt is silent like a lamb...
I'm just waiting for the full list to come about!!!
This is getting interesting! For the first time the innerworkings of the DR's gov and biz on the open (from a foreign perspective, but open!)...
How corruption works in the DR! Err...! I meant how gov works in the DR!!!
LOL!!
I hope they list the energy sector, et all!!!
I'm just waiting for the full list to come about!!!
This is getting interesting! For the first time the innerworkings of the DR's gov and biz on the open (from a foreign perspective, but open!)...
How corruption works in the DR! Err...! I meant how gov works in the DR!!!
LOL!!
I hope they list the energy sector, et all!!!
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I agree! 100%
This is the reality of doing biz in the DR, no ifs or buts about it!
You should make a sticky with this here!
Those years would make for some good reading
That stuff is too old, the majority of people in the DR are in their early 20's late 30's. Too young to have been involved with the events and people then listed for that period.
But for the rest of us, it will be quite interesting indeed...
Those years would make for some good reading
Those would be the Mejia years...that right there would a time bomb. I think the art of lying, genuflecting and spinning would be propelled into something akin to an Olympic sport.
But many of those Diputados and party officials are still in power. Or in the public scene. No one slinked away like a bug under a stone when Mejia left. Even Mejia is still around dropping his name here and there, in DR and in Boston.
How far will the Wikileaks revelations date back, because there will be juicy stuff to read from every single government, not just the current one.
From what I hear the electricity sector would make particularly fascinating reading. In fact, even without Wikileaks this came out this week, as reported in Friday's DR1 News:
Remote controlled meters for the wealthy; Peruvian financial director of EdeNorte with RD$30 million in the bank and nowhere to be found....
From what I hear the electricity sector would make particularly fascinating reading. In fact, even without Wikileaks this came out this week, as reported in Friday's DR1 News:
Remote controlled meters for the wealthy; Peruvian financial director of EdeNorte with RD$30 million in the bank and nowhere to be found....
Now, this is the right attitude... Milos, you should read, learn & understand... This is your chance...
I've tried to see who's the CEO of Advent International. While the Wikileak document claims:
But, no such person appears in the company's website.
On the other hand, Luis Sol?rzano does appears on the website.
Another detail is in the following wikileak quote:
Advent International's website claims:
Hmm... maybe there's more to this than meets the eyes. :surprised
The Dominican government has been known to be bullied by multinational firms in the past (ahem, Gulf & Western, but you didn't heard it from me :cheeky. I'm not saying this was another bullying attempt, but anything's possible.
But, no such person appears in the company's website.
On the other hand, Luis Sol?rzano does appears on the website.
Another detail is in the following wikileak quote:
Advent International's website claims:
Press Release
Hmm... maybe there's more to this than meets the eyes. :surprised
The Dominican government has been known to be bullied by multinational firms in the past (ahem, Gulf & Western, but you didn't heard it from me :cheeky
. I'm not saying this was another bullying attempt, but anything's possible.
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More importantly here is, what is going to happen. If I had to venture a guess, it will be absolutely nothing. Oh man...there i go smearing DR again, silly me!
More seriously, the President himself is cited as having heard complaints from these investors and his actions subsequent to this were __________ [Insert what happened as a result].
Alejandrina Guzman, of all people, has come out to defend el PLD to say that corruption, albeit isolated, is not the norm! Audacity, is a word that comes to mind.
Predictably, el PRD has come out to say 'wham there go the comesolos', but this in and of itself does not deligitimize the claims leveled by the US Embassy.
Pero bueno, de cualquier manera those whom point the finger and say, 'pssst...hey look its corruption' are nothing more than a bunch of DR reputation smearers (ex US ambassador Robert Fannin included).
To you DR smearers out there I say, how dare you! [Insert cynicism here]
More importantly here is, what is going to happen. If I had to venture a guess, it will be absolutely nothing. Oh man...there i go smearing DR again, silly me!
More seriously, the President himself is cited as having heard complaints from these investors and his actions subsequent to this were __________ [Insert what happened as a result].
Alejandrina Guzman, of all people, has come out to defend el PLD to say that corruption, albeit isolated, is not the norm! Audacity, is a word that comes to mind.
Predictably, el PRD has come out to say 'wham there go the comesolos', but this in and of itself does not deligitimize the claims leveled by the US Embassy.
Pero bueno, de cualquier manera those whom point the finger and say, 'pssst...hey look its corruption' are nothing more than a bunch of DR reputation smearers (ex US ambassador Robert Fannin included).
To you DR smearers out there I say, how dare you! [Insert cynicism here]
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This thread should be removed, as clearly is a hate campaign against DR.
There is nothing about wikileaks in that text, or any proofs.
who died and left you in charge? some of us want to read it. if it bothers your sensibilities, go read something else.
This thread should be removed, as clearly is a hate campaign against DR.
There is nothing about wikileaks in that text, or any proofs.
who died and left you in charge? some of us want to read it. if it bothers your sensibilities, go read something else.
This issue has many Dominicans captivated, and there have been several articles in the local papers. What will it do? That remains to be seen.
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I wonder how many have paid for his services over the years?
At least the USA can always have the last laugh.
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At least the USA can always have the last laugh.
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