Meeting with the communities of the Dominican Republic

President Leonel Fernandez proposed a strategic alliance between the State and the different sectors from the country to be able successfully to meet the communities social demands.

Speaking at the start of a meeting of his Cabinet gathered in the northern city, the chief executive said the solution to the current problems isn’t just the Government’s responsibility, in reference to the strikes staged in several provinces across country in the last few weeks.

The meeting with senior officials began at 11 a.m. in the Offices of Provincial Governor, where the ministers of the Economy, Temistocles Montas, and of Hacienda, Vicente Bengoa and Taxes director Juan Hernandez of the measures taken to face the affects of the world financial crisis of the country.

The Cabinet has sparked expectations among business leaders who expect the chief executive to announce the restart of construction on several currently stalled works.