El Caribe newspaper reports that the Executive Branch has a week to sign into law the bill that creates the post of Ombudsman. As per the bill passed by Congress on 29 December 2000, the Ombudsman is an independent authority who will remain in the post for six years. The main role of the Ombudsman is to safeguard citizens’ rights and help them in cases where these are violated by government bodies. The newspaper proposes several candidates for the post: Enrique Armenteros, Juan Sully Bonelly, Danilo Caraballo, Jorge Cela, Erwin Cruz Bournigal, Flavio Dario Espinal, Lorenzo Fermin Cabral, Aura Celeste Fernandez, Rafael Tomas Hernandez, Antonio Isa Conde, Eduardo Latorre, Persio Maldonado, Felix Olivares, Juan Manuel Pellerano, Nicolas Pichardo, Luis Quinn, Rosanna Reyes, Mu-Kien Sang Ben, Rafael Damares Toribio, Manuel Arsenio Ureña, Ramon Antonio Veras.
