The Green Movement says that they are readying the next Green March for another major protest against corruption and impunity in government. They expect large crowds for the protest, given the government’s poor track record in investing in public projects in the region and the chronic mismanagement of funds destined for development works in Azua.
Organizers of the Green March have set the protest for Sunday, 21 May 2017. The Green March leaders, Yasel Marrero, Inabel Ramírez, Jocelin Melo and John Rossó said they are urging citizens of the region to turn out in force to support the Green Movement.
The march will commence at 10 AM at the La Bombita school. From there, the protestors will walk two kilometers to the Parque Enriquillo in Azua.
Some 100 buses will provide transportation to the March for people from 40 communities in Azua, Barahona, San Juan de la Maguana, Elías Piña, Pedernales and Bahoruco.
The organizers highlighted the case of the regional hospital in Azua that despite a generous donation by the government of Taiwan, physicians and staff do not have enough materials or equipment to operate the facility. Likewise, the housing units built for the victims of floods of Via River and Rosario community, were instead distributed to legislators, government officers and city officers and even benefited a priest.
Also mentioned is the public market, where the vendor spaces were distributed among people with influence in the government, with the true merchants being left out. Another case of government mismanagement is the failed agrarian project, Azua II, that was to be created with the controversial Sun Land loan for US$130 million under the Office of Supervisors of Public Works (OISOE).
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18 May 2017
