Santiago.- The two top bishops of Dominican Republic’s Catholic Church urged president elect Danilo Medina to show no fear when dealing with the two major ills he’ll face: crime and government corruption.
Santo Domingo archbishop Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez and Santiago archbishop Ramon Benito de la Rosa Carpio said Medina must be protected from those who only seek their own welfare, and reminding him that he’s the President of all Dominicans.
"There will be many people who go to seek their share because they voted for him and the president has to remember that he is there for and for the good of the country, not for the good of the group. Knows that very well," de la Rosa said in a mass to mark Corpus Christi, in Santiago’s cathedral.
In the Corpus Christi mass held in Santo Domingo’s Olympic Stadium, Lopez Rodriguez asked God to illuminate Medina’s path. “We know that the President elect is in the process of organizing his Administration, so we ask the Lord to help him in this delicate moment.”
Written by: josean, 8 Jun 2012 8:27 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
He me must be fearless of Capo Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD NARCO Political Committee First!
And that is very unlikely to happen!
From: United States
Good words said by the church...
oh God here goes Josean again.
From: United States, Dame LUZ..24/7 and everyone will progress!
Yes... the same crew/families that are causing the corruption in the country are the ones who go to Church every Sunday and ask for forgiveness, get the church's blessing, and than they go on the next day corrupting the system all over again. What a beautiful life it must be for them.
From: United States
@ marmolejos
I agree..People start talking about important things, and Jose Ano comes with his disnformation - speculation campaign..
This crook always comes twisting the reality.. and with a mythomaniac syndrom that gets everybody sick..
Gloom and doom all the time..Jose Ano is such a LOSER
Written by: danny00, 8 Jun 2012 11:25 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
gloom and doom all the time..jose ano is such a loser
if hes a losser then whats a winner?
maybe my self and mr joe are just looking at the past and see no change and think why in the world will it today change?
{way too much money to be made when working in the government for any real change to happen}
but i guess its also good to be postive and hope for a bright future for the country and its people.
From: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), The Dentist will see you now
Nicky the Hat " after the ceremony asked for a public flogging of josean followed by expulsión
Written by: RonEvane 
, 8 Jun 2012 4:00 PM
From: United States, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Medina can set a presedent for all future governments by standing hard against the status quo.
He must seek support from the international community in the fight against the parasites and leaches that won't let go without a fight.
Intimidation by the military and and other govt corrupts, can be fought with the help of the US ambassador and the powerful nation backing him.
He must build strong/solid leverage to fight those that will surely challenge his authority. What I mean is, that strong allies in congress and senate, along with the justice dept. must be recruited to fortify his stance and position as president. One can only bargain from a position of strenght to be successful!
Kick them out of government and jail their asses, Medina. You too, Margarita.
From: Dominican Republic
I know a guy who owes me a fair sum of money and because he is forgiven every week at confession for not paying his debt...he sees no problem. Gotta love the Catholic system.
Written by: josean, 8 Jun 2012 7:45 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Mike,
You’re stepping on Roy’s TURFf!
From: Norway
For real - are the bishops willing to confess their crimes now and take the punishment???????
Written by: josean, 10 Jun 2012 5:16 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
It appears that Danilo’s boys are beginning to throw Lie-onel Fernandez under the Bus of Government Corruption to soil his efforts at reelection in 2016!
The Split in the PLD may have Begun!
Gustavo Montalvo: Man of ethics heads Medina transition team
Will there come a time for a change in the way of doing politics in the Dominican Republic? The present widespread wasteful government spending, political patronage and discretion of government officials, all in the name of retaining power, could get a dent. There are indications that ethics and corruption could take a turn for the better in the new PLD administration that starts 16 August 2012. The appointment of Gustavo Montalvo to head the Danilo Medina presidency transition team, and comments on Monday by close aide Ramon Tejada Holguin about even the President adhering to the law have brought some optimism.
continued:
Written by: josean, 10 Jun 2012 5:17 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
The optimism derives from Gustavo Montalvo's track record. Montalvo resigned from the position of director of the technical unit of the National Commission of Ethics and for the Fight Against Corruption in August 2005. The Commission had been created in the second Fernandez government to fight administrative corruption. At the time he also resigned from the position of director of Pro Reforma, an intra-government reform department, and from his post as liaison between the National Competitiveness Council and the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency (now Ministry of Planning).
He resigned on the grounds that he did not feel the government had the political will to confront corruption. News media at the time said he left because he could not accept the violations of rules, ethical problems and institutional matters taking place in the Fernandez administration.
continued:
Written by: josean, 10 Jun 2012 5:18 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
The scandal that preceded his abrupt resignation was the case of the Office of the Presidency for Information Services (OPTIC) in which a quote for electronic government increased from US$1 million to US$13 million without any explanation. The person responsible for the project, Domingo Tavarez was never dismissed, despite a report disclosing the situation from the National Ethics Commission.
Montalvo's abrupt departure led the National Ethics Commission to become another of the long list of government departments entrusted with fighting corruption in government but having very little to show for the millions spent on the effort.
continued:
Written by: josean, 10 Jun 2012 5:19 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Gustavo Montalvo now has been appointed by President-elect Danilo Medina to head the transition team. Others on the team are Ruben Bichara, Carlos Amarante Baret, Cesar Prieto and San Cristobal senator, Tommy Galan. Montalvo headed the technical team that prepared Danilo Medina's government program. The Fernandez government is represented by Minister of the Presidency Cesar Pina Toribio, Minister of Planning Temistocles Montas, Controller General Simon Lizardo, Minister of Hacienda Daniel Toribio and Administrative Minister Luis Manuel Bonetti.
continued:
Written by: josean, 10 Jun 2012 5:20 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Yesterday, another close Medina associate, sociologist Ramon Tejada Holguin said that President-elect Danilo Medina is committed to creating the Department for Ethics and Transparency in government to ensure an effective fight against corruption and the respect of the law. Speaking on the TV show El Bulevar with Pablo McKinney on CDN Channel 37, the political analyst said that in the government that starts 16 August, "the law will have to be respected starting with the President."
"All in the State will have to respect the law," said Tejada Holguin.
He said that the great deficit in respect for institutions is not the norm, but rather that while the laws exist, they are not effectively applied, and citizens do not demand that they be applied.
"The State has been slow in the application of the laws," he said when referring to a government and the municipal planning system.
DR1
Written by: Trujillo, 11 Jun 2012 12:56 AM
From: Dominican Republic
PuntaCanaMike: What you described is not the "catholic system". Don't trust religious people, communists/socialists, or populists.
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He me must be fearless of Capo Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD NARCO Political Committee First!
And that is very unlikely to happen!
oh God here goes Josean again.
@ marmolejos
I agree..People start talking about important things, and Jose Ano comes with his disnformation - speculation campaign..
This crook always comes twisting the reality.. and with a mythomaniac syndrom that gets everybody sick..
Gloom and doom all the time..Jose Ano is such a LOSER
if hes a losser then whats a winner?
maybe my self and mr joe are just looking at the past and see no change and think why in the world will it today change?
{way too much money to be made when working in the government for any real change to happen}
but i guess its also good to be postive and hope for a bright future for the country and its people.
Medina can set a presedent for all future governments by standing hard against the status quo.
He must seek support from the international community in the fight against the parasites and leaches that won't let go without a fight.
Intimidation by the military and and other govt corrupts, can be fought with the help of the US ambassador and the powerful nation backing him.
He must build strong/solid leverage to fight those that will surely challenge his authority. What I mean is, that strong allies in congress and senate, along with the justice dept. must be recruited to fortify his stance and position as president. One can only bargain from a position of strenght to be successful!
Kick them out of government and jail their asses, Medina. You too, Margarita.
Mike,
You’re stepping on Roy’s TURFf!
It appears that Danilo’s boys are beginning to throw Lie-onel Fernandez under the Bus of Government Corruption to soil his efforts at reelection in 2016!
The Split in the PLD may have Begun!
Gustavo Montalvo: Man of ethics heads Medina transition team
Will there come a time for a change in the way of doing politics in the Dominican Republic? The present widespread wasteful government spending, political patronage and discretion of government officials, all in the name of retaining power, could get a dent. There are indications that ethics and corruption could take a turn for the better in the new PLD administration that starts 16 August 2012. The appointment of Gustavo Montalvo to head the Danilo Medina presidency transition team, and comments on Monday by close aide Ramon Tejada Holguin about even the President adhering to the law have brought some optimism.
continued:
The optimism derives from Gustavo Montalvo's track record. Montalvo resigned from the position of director of the technical unit of the National Commission of Ethics and for the Fight Against Corruption in August 2005. The Commission had been created in the second Fernandez government to fight administrative corruption. At the time he also resigned from the position of director of Pro Reforma, an intra-government reform department, and from his post as liaison between the National Competitiveness Council and the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency (now Ministry of Planning).
He resigned on the grounds that he did not feel the government had the political will to confront corruption. News media at the time said he left because he could not accept the violations of rules, ethical problems and institutional matters taking place in the Fernandez administration.
continued:
The scandal that preceded his abrupt resignation was the case of the Office of the Presidency for Information Services (OPTIC) in which a quote for electronic government increased from US$1 million to US$13 million without any explanation. The person responsible for the project, Domingo Tavarez was never dismissed, despite a report disclosing the situation from the National Ethics Commission.
Montalvo's abrupt departure led the National Ethics Commission to become another of the long list of government departments entrusted with fighting corruption in government but having very little to show for the millions spent on the effort.
continued:
Gustavo Montalvo now has been appointed by President-elect Danilo Medina to head the transition team. Others on the team are Ruben Bichara, Carlos Amarante Baret, Cesar Prieto and San Cristobal senator, Tommy Galan. Montalvo headed the technical team that prepared Danilo Medina's government program. The Fernandez government is represented by Minister of the Presidency Cesar Pina Toribio, Minister of Planning Temistocles Montas, Controller General Simon Lizardo, Minister of Hacienda Daniel Toribio and Administrative Minister Luis Manuel Bonetti.
continued:
Yesterday, another close Medina associate, sociologist Ramon Tejada Holguin said that President-elect Danilo Medina is committed to creating the Department for Ethics and Transparency in government to ensure an effective fight against corruption and the respect of the law. Speaking on the TV show El Bulevar with Pablo McKinney on CDN Channel 37, the political analyst said that in the government that starts 16 August, "the law will have to be respected starting with the President."
"All in the State will have to respect the law," said Tejada Holguin.
He said that the great deficit in respect for institutions is not the norm, but rather that while the laws exist, they are not effectively applied, and citizens do not demand that they be applied.
"The State has been slow in the application of the laws," he said when referring to a government and the municipal planning system.
DR1