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10-10-2009, 07:07 AM
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And the "beach battle" rages on......
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Dozens of Dominicans wearing flip-flops and swim suits and carrying coolers and surfboards soaked in the sun outside Congress on Friday to protest a proposal they say will limit public access to beaches and rivers.
"This is not the constitution of my country," they yelled, referring to a recently approved constitutional amendment that allows for private property along coasts and rivers.
One man spread several towels on the asphalt road and lay down. Another set up an inflatable palm tree.
"The beaches belong to the people, not to businessmen," the protesters chanted.
One of the Caribbean country's biggest attractions is its white-sand beaches and turquoise waters along its eastern coast, which is peppered with dozens of celebrity homes and exclusive resorts.
Legislator Minou Tavarez Mirabal went outside to talk with them. "These kind of protests are to let us know that citizens are watching us," she said.
People also have spoken out against other constitutional amendments, such as denying citizenship to children of foreigners born in the Dominican Republic and prohibiting abortion even in cases of rape, incest or a health threat to a woman.
President Leonel Fernandez and opposition leader Miguel Vargas Maldonado supported the amendment that guaranteed the right to private property along beaches and rivers, without giving any reasons.
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10-10-2009, 08:21 AM
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The two political leader leader$ did not need any rea$ons...Besides, what i$ theoretically
going on i$ that acce$$ to the beach it$elf i$ what i$ re$tricted....
However, this i$ bu$ine$$ at it$ be$t...
Get my drift???
HB
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10-10-2009, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by LA71009
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Dozens of Dominicans wearing flip-flops and swim suits and carrying coolers and surfboards soaked in the sun outside Congress on Friday to protest a proposal they say will limit public access to beaches and rivers.
"This is not the constitution of my country," they yelled, referring to a recently approved constitutional amendment that allows for private property along coasts and rivers.
One man spread several towels on the asphalt road and lay down. Another set up an inflatable palm tree.
"The beaches belong to the people, not to businessmen," the protesters chanted.
One of the Caribbean country's biggest attractions is its white-sand beaches and turquoise waters along its eastern coast, which is peppered with dozens of celebrity homes and exclusive resorts.
Legislator Minou Tavarez Mirabal went outside to talk with them. "These kind of protests are to let us know that citizens are watching us," she said.
People also have spoken out against other constitutional amendments, such as denying citizenship to children of foreigners born in the Dominican Republic and prohibiting abortion even in cases of rape, incest or a health threat to a woman.
President Leonel Fernandez and opposition leader Miguel Vargas Maldonado supported the amendment that guaranteed the right to private property along beaches and rivers, without giving any reasons.
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Thanks for posting this.. Could you cite the source?
I was there and would have put the number in the hundreds,,, as in perhaps 300. Not a lot of people but very big energy in that they were mostly young, and kept drumming and chanting for the entire hour that I was there despite a pouring rain that had the press with cameras huddling under the umbrellas of the ice cream vendor.
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10-10-2009, 09:19 AM
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And "the people's voice" is seen in today's cartoon in Diario Libre:
Boquechivo en DiarioLibre.com
Annie: and what were you doing there? Sunning or drinking Presidente.?
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10-10-2009, 11:49 AM
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I wish!
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Originally Posted by Hillbilly
And "the people's voice" is seen in today's cartoon in Diario Libre:
Boquechivo en DiarioLibre.com
Annie: and what were you doing there? Sunning or drinking Presidente.?
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Naw, I was walking around with the camera and tape recorder and press pass trying to find someone intelligent to get an interview... which I did.
but it did have the makings of a fun party .. with lots of people who brought spaghetti and bread. There were ice cream vendors all over but once I saw that some of the vendors were selling beer, I figured that it was going to last a long time.
At the start, there were more police and press than people,.. but I suspect that the kids just stayed and stayed.
Anyone have any idea when it dispersed?
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10-10-2009, 12:02 PM
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No but Boquechivo says that the beaches are for those who drink beer, eat "espaguettis" and use "voladoras"....
A smart protest, IMO...and with one PLD deputy calling her coworkers "Borregos" = +/- to 'idiots' , you really have to appreciate the state of things...
HB
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10-10-2009, 12:17 PM
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Minou?
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Originally Posted by Hillbilly
No but Boquechivo says that the beaches are for those who drink beer, eat "espaguettis" and use "voladoras"....
A smart protest, IMO...and with one PLD deputy calling her coworkers "Borregos" = +/- to 'idiots' , you really have to appreciate the state of things...
HB
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Was that Minou who did the name calling? I have yet to sit down with today's papers.
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10-10-2009, 12:24 PM
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Some photos from yesterday's protest
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10-10-2009, 12:25 PM
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10-10-2009, 12:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mountainannie
Was that Minou who did the name calling? I have yet to sit down with today's papers.
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No, PLD deputy Isabel Bonilla made the remark about a week ago and said she would probably not seek re-election.
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