Good intention Guy's

BUT

The PIGS will be back out tomorrow and it will be a mess again...

Dominicans love to shit in their own back yard...

It's a National life Style...

Why not Teach or better yet "TRAIN" them not to throw trash all over the God Damn Place..PIGS

Key word "TRAIN" like animals

elBuscoon, correct.

There are a million ready to make it filthy again because they were never taught not to litter.

When I first visited Santo Domingo in the late 90's, one things I noticed was how locals throw trash any & everywhere. They could be 2 steps from a Trash Can, but they would still throw it in the streets are on the ground. If this country could get rid of the Garbage and clean up their Air Polution it would be a more attractive vacation destination to visit. Santo Domingo is a beautiful city. I don't think the locals relize what they got. Though a Jewel in the Ruff, IT JUST NEEDS A LOT OF BUFFING AND IT WILL SHINE

Agree with Buscoon, Dominicans need to be trained in the ways of civilized people. It starts in kindergarten and up, and also put up posters indicating to "put garbage in it's place" or else get a fine or imprisonment or both.!
But one important part of this equation is that there aren't many thrash bins throughout SD, and, even worse, when they're full, thrash isn't picked up!
The govt must assign trucks for that purpose on a daily basis. Don't let it pile up!

Bayman, I've had the same experience. But it doesn't change. Very frustrating.!

I'm sure Havana is sparkling and squeaky clean

I'ts a wise man who knows his own.
I think overall Dominicans are clean in their own homes, I know this.= not true. A smoker in a Dominican House with an ashtray will put the ashes on the floor! In the states you will always know where we live because outside our windows Trash.

@ elBuscoon,


Don't generalize! I'm not one of those! my house / backyard clean 24/7 , hate mess.

I think overall Dominicans are clean in their own homes, I know this..

GeeWhizMiller
Good thing in the U.S we have laws with stiff fines for littering, give hoot don't pollute, recycling, banned plastics, EPA etc..etc.. and millions of environmentalist. What will we do when our landfills reach full capacity ?

Proud Dominicans. How does one get involved with this group?

el buscon

I am dominican and i live in miami. i just came from cuba and believe me it is worse than cambodia only if you are a tourist that you are able to live, otherwise i rather be in cambodia believe me i am a veteran i been there. the only place that is clean is the tourist locations which are the hotels and resort that's it.

If you want to get them to learn, start an education program. Good media presentation would help. Then on top of all of this punish those who litter by forced labor to clean the streets they foul. The public will ge the message. Dream on Zooma, dream on.

i live in vermont usa. so called green mountains and it is buitiful. when i was a kid smelly fires always burned at the town dump. ower back roads had dumpsites at pulloffs. refrideraters ,stoves. couches, bottles all along the roads. peoples suwers ran into a canal in town. the next town up the river had 3 woolen mills. the river had the coler of whatever dye was being run in the lot. iol was spread on back roads to keep dust down. and then green up day started. slowly but surely things changed. you wouldn't even know it today things where like that, unles some one told you. thats my storie. i bet someday you here the same storie from the mouth of a dominican. IT"S JUST A MATTER OF TIME !

Zooma
We share the same dream.

It also starts in the home. When I was growing up as a child we were poor, but my parents tough me to be neat and clean.

In many Latin American country's it's the same story minus the tourist spots.

My Dad used to told me that during the Trujillo years the DR streets were at least clean.

new to the site, what interests me the most is the passionate dedication that curtain writers "josean, Danny00, etc." seem to have when writing on this blog. they never miss a story, and manage to post their elaborate, rather incoherent opinions. my question is, if they find this nation so deplorable, why not just pick a different country that suits there needs? its no secret that DR has a sack full of problems, everybody knows that. but why? i find it even more commicle when i find out the pessimists are Haitian cause... well... its like pot calling the kettle black, ya know. and if you are a foreigner, and seem so repulsed by this small island nation, why not pick a different nation to b***h and moan about? because at the end of the day, the people who hate you the most are the ones who are tentatively watching your every move, cause they are your biggest fans:) so to all the haters on this site who dedicate themselves to keeping track of dominican affairs, Dominicans love you too.

@ Miamilive1

Those characters want and live for attention, they wants us to get upset and argue with them. That shows you how miserable they are, im starting to think they are part of DT and are doing this on purpose. DT doesn't do anything about it, out of 20 comments 10 are from haitians and foreigners, just like they come to DR wanting to change our laws, they do they same on this forum. But the worst part is when domincans start this back and fourth arguments with them, adding more fuel and not knowing what their purpose is. Sad what has become of this forum.

ZonaApache- I also suspect those guys are part of DT and having them around keeps the wheels rolling. If anyone knows best are people from Miami who understand that bad wheather keeps the media ratings high and this is the same technique DT uses to keeps the the forum alive and going. If everything was sugar, spice and everything nice, it would get rather boring and would probably get half the amount of readership.

Hey this is a start to the right path , it shows dominicans care about there enviroment im proud of them , all we need is more education , and awareness on cleaning and stopping littering .

There are three kinds of patriots, two bad and one good. The bad ones are the uncritical lovers and the loveless critics. Good patriots, on the other hand, carry on a lovers quarrel with their country

Daniel o'rourke

Another year gone, the same story is back with not one thing done about it... My last drive down past that "beach" (in pic) not one bin in sight... Same amount of garbage to clean up...

So? how many more years will go by before something other than talk and good intentions happens?
There are a lot of very smart people on here, can we not join together on just this one thing we all see as a big problem nation wide and start something?
I'm open to ideas and have a few of my own, So enough talk, I'll start a forum and lets go past the ideas and act upon them...
Please leave all personal vendettas out....

I'm with you on this one, Stillhere. I'll be returning by November and have plenty of time to dedicate to whatever makes our nation a little better. In any capacity deemed necessary.

Finally, some decent comments from elsewhere. Thank you.
Let's not let the few over-indulge themselves so regularly.

I know they'll continue......but are alone in their mind set.
That won't change, not ever. The downfall is predictable
responses.... and it carries on. They are irate, sad people.
Not everyone is.

Finally, some decent comments from elsewhere. Thank you.
Let's not let

Finally, some decent comments from elsewhere. Thank you.
Let's not let

A few years back I was staying at a resort in Sosua. The place was spotless from Monday-Thursday. Beginning Friday the place became noticeably dirtier and louder. The music being played throughout the resort was at earsplitting levels and the amount of trash (including pampers/diapers) on the beach must have quadrupled. I soon realized that Friday -Sunday the clientele became predominantly Dominican. As the old saying goes......... We have met the enemy and he is us.

Pedrin- I know exactly what you mean. I had a similar experience. That is why I do not visit Sosua during major Dominican holidays.

"We have met the enemy and he is us."

Sad, but true.! There are way too many of us, inconsiderate of one's neighbour, with the constant blasting of "music' and the refusal of putting thrash where it belongs.

We have a home in SD which we're trying to sell, exactly for this reason. My next home will be located far from anyone. Perhaps in the small town of Cabrera, in the North-East. Presumably, a better kind of people there, I hope.

Guillermore - You are correct !