Williams a no-show

[DR_DEFENDER]

"Once again Senator Alejandro Williams (PLD-San Pedro de Macoris) was a no-show at the Senate. The excuse relayed on behalf of the Senator was that he could not fly down because he was carrying out a poll on the upcoming constitutional reform in the US. Williams works a full-time dentist in New York. Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez expressed regret at William's absence, saying he has continuously tried to contact the Senator. Though Pared has promised to open an investigation into Williams's controversial absence from Congressional work, the Senate president said he would like to hear Williams' version of the latest controversy involving his bodyguards visiting local journalists and trying to pass themselves off as FBI inspectors inquiring into the Medicaid fraud case and his alleged involvement, as featured in the local press earlier this year."


ONLY IN DR!!!! What a f-----g joke! A senator who gets a free check from the back of every dominican citizen. Only in Dominican Republic! What a thief!!!!

[jorgesarduysousa]

this is what happens when you keep the general population ignorant
this would be a good slogan "Keep'm stupid and reelect"

[Dolores]

His excuse is that he is doing a poll on constitutional reform in NY among Dominican expatriates (they can vote in the DR elections). Talk shows, such as Huchi Lora's and Carmen Imbert Brugal are scandalized at the laissez faire attitude of the Congress and the government to this person who was elected senator and seems to aspire to hold the record of absences in the Congress. In the DR he is only heard of for different scandals -- such as his demanding special treatment at the Las Americas International Airport, his way of handling the probe into alleged Medicaid fraud, and now the scandal of his harassing Dominican journalists that have investigated the Medicaid case. And now for not coming to the DR to answer to the inquiries.
I've heard twice on Huchi Lora's afternoon radio talk show calls made to his dental office in NY where the secretary tells that he cannot take the call because he is seeing a patient. But that his working hours are 9 to 9pm on Monday to Fri and 9 to 8pm on Saturday and to 6pm on Sunday. Wonder when he gets the time to do the poll? Probably with his own patients?

[Dolores]

"Stats on the attendance of Williams to the Senate indicate that during his term as senator he has put in 65 hours and 14 minutes," reports El Caribe today. Williams' term began 16 August 2006.
Williams: un senador que intriga a muchos

[Hillbilly]

At a cost of nearly 46,000 RD$ per hour!! Not bad "work" if you can get it....

This is an embarrassment for the whole nation.

HB

[BushBaby]

Originally Posted by Hillbilly

At a cost of nearly 46,000 RD$ per hour!! Not bad "work" if you can get it....

This is an embarrassment for the whole nation.

HB

VERY true HB, but the question is ..........
Is anyone in the Nation prepared to make an issue of this (or any other violation of Government positions) so as to 'RID' itself of these lazy & corrupt officials? Regrettably I fear not. Regrettably Dominicans & Ex-Pat residents who have the right to vote etc shy away from their responsibility to call the respective officials to task. gre:

Whether this is because (generally speaking) they know they will not get the support of the Senators/Deputies &/or Administration officials I do not know but certainly the Law Courts are not showing any signs of supporting individual actions against misuse of public money!! It would appear that large scale demonstrations & public outcry through the media are the ONLY things making the Administration take note of public opinion - & it is not just THIS Administration that is guilty of ignoring it's voters!!

It is well past time for the 'ELECTORATE' to join forces & demand a better deal from those who get paid so much ..... for so little!!

Any ideas on how we on DR1 can help join all the discontent into an organisation that HAS to be listened to by the 'Authorities'?? ~ Grahame.

[Dolores]

Who did you figure the RD$46,000 an hour? I thought he made more such as RD$700,000 a month, including the "barrilito." So he has been in office for about 30 months (since August 2006). So figure he is making above RD$300,000 an hour for the 65 hours put in so far.

[Lambada]

The absentee Senator on why he hired the heavies......excuse me, 'investigators':
Senador admite ordenó investigar a periodistas

[DR_DEFENDER]

My curiousity kills me and I must ask the following question Is there any way that we can bring more exposure to this? I am assuming that this has been out within the Dominican Republic but would it be possible to get foreign media to expose this a little? I am thinking that the more this gets attention...the more of an embarassment it will be for this thug of a senator. My God! The outrage and no one does a damn thing about it! What's the point of having a goverment when in reality all you have is a name that will collect a check and do no work???

AMAZING!!!!

DR_DEFENDER

[El Tigre]

This is the kind of $hit that makes me feel embarrased of being Dominican sometimes. If this was here in the US his A$$$ will be crucified!