4. Is there a CID or detective brach of the police - if not, why not?
5. Get foreign embassies to put pressure on the govt and stop pussyfooting around. If tourism and investment slowed down that would not be too good for anyone.Matilda
4. Well there is both DNI and DNCD but sometimes their organisational skills are concentrated on rooting out their own........rolleyes: This report in Diario Libre tonight indicates the sums of money distributed each week and the number of times staff are replaced
Diario Libre Online
5. Some of the other Caribbean islands are using policing from outside the island e.g. Scotland Yard
BBCCaribbean.com | Crime triggers fear of tourism backlash
I'd agree that the DR isn't the only Caribbean country facing this. Link is to a Reuters report of a year ago.
CDNN :: Crime Wave Swamps Caribbean Tourist Destinations