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00:00Good morning.
00:02Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
00:04Here we are again with you
00:06in another installment of this
00:08which is your daily news, 1 plus 1.
00:10Jimba News.
00:12A lot of news.
00:14The newsroom is full.
00:16Yesterday was the president's weekly.
00:18He focused a lot on telecommunications.
00:20That's right.
00:22Don Guido.
00:24He made an exhibition yesterday
00:26of his achievements.
00:28Yes, in front of the...
00:30And it looked like a lot more.
00:32Yes, it looked like a lot more.
00:34But he has settled down.
00:36He arrived with an agent.
00:38It looks like he arrived well organized.
00:40That's right.
00:42And if the impact is not so much,
00:44at least there is noise.
00:46There is noise, there is information.
00:48Yesterday was about this.
00:50Of course, there immediately
00:52entered the bill of pressure
00:54and dissemination of thought
00:56to the national press.
00:58The president spoke about the issue
01:00and joined those who think
01:02that it should be consensual
01:04as much as possible.
01:06But he defended the essence
01:08of that project.
01:10And he will continue the criticism.
01:12I like, in a way,
01:14that those who are opposing
01:16the project
01:18are small groups
01:20that think
01:22that they are going to
01:24coerce freedom of expression
01:26and dissemination of thought.
01:28In some cases, it is not about freedom
01:30and expression of thought,
01:32but the abuse
01:34of that right that some are doing
01:36to damage honor,
01:38to say whatever they want
01:40and to make money.
01:42Because the issue is that
01:44on social networks,
01:46today, those who have
01:48a domain,
01:50those who have a YouTube program,
01:52they earn
01:54depending on
01:56if people reproduce
01:58what is said there.
02:00And it turns out that people reproduce
02:02the malcreation,
02:04the nakedness,
02:06the tragedy,
02:08the crime, the blood when it runs.
02:10And this is understood
02:12that it also hurts
02:14the process.
02:16I heard these days
02:18a girl who I appreciate a lot
02:20who is an expert on the subject of
02:22digital communication,
02:24saying that she does not like a program
02:26that changes it.
02:28Explain that to me.
02:30A part of this sector
02:32that you mentioned, Alberto,
02:34especially the digital spectrum,
02:36and that has nothing to do
02:38with traditional media,
02:40because it is a very significant part
02:42that has to do with traditional media
02:44that are present on social networks,
02:46is what is defending the impunity
02:48by damaging honors,
02:50generating speculations,
02:52it must be said, generating
02:54widespread disinformation.
02:56And that, evidently,
02:58in a democratic system
03:00like the one that is trying to preserve
03:02in the Dominican Republic,
03:04has to have limits.
03:06And it has to have limits precisely
03:08to prevent anyone,
03:10because it seems so,
03:12or because it has bad intentions,
03:14can really commit actions
03:16to that fundamental right
03:18that people also have,
03:20which is to be able to be informed
03:22in a truthful and objective way.
03:24Definitely, yes.
03:26Well, yesterday it was also said
03:28that the United States
03:30appreciates an improvement
03:32in security in Haiti.
03:34It is a surprising news, right?
03:36Because what does not reach us
03:38is that Havana continues to gain space.
03:40Now, that news
03:42that was produced yesterday
03:44coincides with a fact
03:46that was not highlighted
03:48by the media,
03:50but that I did have to
03:52analyze it, see it.
03:54And it is that
03:56the interim prime minister,
03:58there is an interimity
04:00that is already spoken of,
04:02of provisionality.
04:04Nobody knows who he is,
04:06nobody remembers.
04:08That prime minister made a tour
04:10through Haitian Cape,
04:12the greeting that a president
04:14or a prime minister deserves
04:16in the Haitian case.
04:18And it means that there is
04:20part of Haiti that was not highlighted,
04:22that it is controlled,
04:24that it has security.
04:26And also, if people went to greet him
04:28and mobilized for him,
04:30it means that there are
04:32some important levels
04:34of security.
04:36More details are needed.
04:38You have to know what is happening.
04:40More details are needed
04:42and more support is also needed
04:44for those who want to restore
04:46security, at least security
04:48in Haiti, to face the issue
04:50of violence.
04:52But if Marcos Rubio has that impression,
04:54he has to base it on him,
04:56because not everyone is saying it.
04:58He is talking about the chancellor
05:00of the United States, right?
05:02And the chancellor,
05:04a man of extreme confidence
05:06of the president of the United States.
05:08So much so that he says
05:10that he could be his substitute.
05:12We don't know if the PAVA
05:14will reach that level.
05:16The issue is that he is a man
05:18of extreme confidence.
05:20And with political power.
05:22And the president,
05:26revealed that detail
05:28and I think it is
05:30an important moment
05:34for that to have happened.
05:36And speaking of international news,
05:40yesterday, the Russian president
05:42and the president of the United States
05:44had a two-hour
05:46communication
05:48over the phone.
05:50It ended in an agreement.
05:52There was no agreement.
05:54Trump thought that
05:56if Ukraine alone could not
05:58reach an agreement with Russia,
06:00he could.
06:02And he had said it.
06:04But he could not.
06:06He could not.
06:08Donald Trump has made a lot of mistakes.
06:10Because it is not easy
06:12what is happening in Europe.
06:14For Europe,
06:16almost all of Europe,
06:18including those republics
06:20that were part of the Soviet Union,
06:22for all of them,
06:24the danger that
06:26Russia continues to expand,
06:28in the event that
06:30it wins the war in Ukraine,
06:32that scares them.
06:34And that danger increases.
06:36But it turns out that
06:38Russia is winning the war.
06:40That is the action.
06:42Russia continues to tighten its territories.
06:44Russia remains
06:46not very interested
06:48in the fact that
06:50there is a people that does not recognize them.
06:52That territory.
06:54Not only the territory,
06:56but there are two things they are raising.
06:58That Ukraine does not go to NATO.
07:00That is the main geopolitical element.
07:02That's right.
07:04And what could happen is,
07:06if an agreement is produced at this time,
07:08is that the Ukrainian president
07:10does not go to NATO.
07:12Because he is even out of the law.
07:14Yes.
07:16There must be elections.
07:18And that in Ukraine a pro-Russian is elected.
07:20That is one of the possibilities.
07:22And those who recognize them.
07:24The territory in dispute.
07:26The territories.
07:28That Russia has already conquered.
07:30That Russia has already conquered.
07:32So that scares
07:34not only the former Soviet republics,
07:36but also
07:38the most traditional countries
07:40in Europe.
07:42Like France, England,
07:44Spain, Germany,
07:46Italy.
07:48That's the issue.
07:50That's why it's not so easy.
07:52Of course,
07:54if Donald Trump
07:56does not defend the so-called
07:58military and political
08:00aid to Ukraine.
08:02There is little left.
08:04There is little left.
08:06Ukraine, with the support
08:08of the European Union,
08:10will not succeed there.
08:12And the other war,
08:14the invasion of Israel
08:16to Gaza,
08:18is also not seen as the end.
08:20Unfortunately.
08:22We are talking about a possible
08:24end to that war.
08:26What continues is the indiscriminate killing
08:28of civilians,
08:30above all.
08:32There is another news
08:34that I would like to tell you
08:36in the little time we have left.
08:38Look, today it is revealed,
08:40there are data
08:42that indicate the high proportion
08:44of Dominicans who stop in the United States.
08:48The data
08:50could be simple.
08:52There are 30,000
08:54women who have given birth in the United States.
08:56Dominicans.
08:58Dominicans.
09:00Not North Americans.
09:02Dominicans.
09:0430,000 and so many women
09:06from 2016 to 2023.
09:10And this comes to the case
09:12because here, the Haitians
09:14who get pregnant here
09:16or who come, because sometimes they come,
09:18they bring them to give birth here.
09:20We deport them
09:22and we try to mistreat them.
09:24In inadequate conditions.
09:26Notice how things are.
09:28We want fair treatment for our people
09:30who are outside
09:32and we do not guarantee the same
09:34to those who come
09:36to our territory,
09:38our homeland, for whatever reason.
09:40But read that.
09:42Read that data
09:44of the number of women
09:46that for the first time I see it quantified,
09:48that are full from the United States to Paris.
09:50Trump wants to take that away.
09:52Trump wants to
09:54get into that.
09:56And the United States continues to advance
09:58in that route of putting a stop
10:00to the whole issue of irregular migration
10:02even with legislations that it had
10:04in specialized conditions
10:06for cases like the Venezuelan national
10:08that effectively,
10:10also yesterday,
10:12the request was resolved
10:14that Trump had made
10:16that that special legislation
10:18that special protection
10:20and a judge finally
10:22ended up giving him the OK.
10:24Well, the issue is that with that law
10:26and without that law
10:28Trump has spoken a lot but done little.
10:30In other words, the issue of massive deportations
10:32Yes, there has been none.
10:34There has been none.
10:36It is the impression that one believes
10:38because the United States has almost 13 million
10:40undocumented in its territory.
10:42To us, the proportion that has been returned to us is little.
10:44I don't see the world.
10:46Trump has deported less than 200,000.
10:48And now, look,
10:50the man is advancing in his
10:52governmental period.
10:54What has been successful
10:56is to stop the caravans
10:58that were going from all of Central America
11:00to cross through Mexico.
11:02There, yes, the caravans
11:04have disappeared
11:06definitely
11:08and that creates a relief.
11:10And the effect of dominoes generated in all the countries
11:12Yes, definitely.
11:14Yes, because there were people from all over
11:16from Latin America to cross through there.
11:20That has been handled
11:22in that way.
11:24Well,
11:26let's leave it there because
11:28talking about motorists is like
11:30getting wet. Now we know
11:32that there are 10,000 motorists
11:34of almost 3.5 million
11:36that we have in the country
11:38who have a license.
11:40That's the mess in this country, my God.
11:42But what about the license?
11:44What about the license is the same,
11:46Adalberto, because the most frequent
11:48is that everything is transferred
11:50in the Dominican Republic, and I dare to say
11:52that the entire national territory,
11:54because when you move in the provinces,
11:56you see that the attitude is not different.
11:58There are no motorists
12:00that repeat the traffic signs.
12:02But listen, Stalin,
12:04if you don't even have a license,
12:06some don't even have a license.
12:08It's an incredible mess
12:10that we have allowed in the Dominican Republic.
12:12And look,
12:14that's because the governments
12:16are afraid, because there are many already.
12:18There are many.
12:20We are talking about 3.5 million
12:22of people who ride
12:24on a motorcycle,
12:26either for motoconchar,
12:28either for delivery,
12:30or either for work,
12:32another job of courier,
12:34or simply for that job.
12:36We are the last people
12:38who are there,
12:40and we have not even been able to
12:42give them a license,
12:44a circulation permit,
12:46a permit for you to be able
12:48to drive a vehicle of this type.
12:50So people pay taxes,
12:52but they don't get a license.
12:54Motorists don't pay any of those taxes.
12:56Well, the purchase, the acquisition,
12:58the vehicle.
13:00Yes, definitely.
13:02Ladies and gentlemen,
13:04we are going to take a break
13:06with your permission,
13:08and when we come back,
13:10we are going to talk with the
13:12Senator of the province of
13:14Havana,
13:16Baní Isucruz.
13:18Baní Isucruz is a friend of ours.
13:20That's right, Julito Fulcar
13:22is already here with us.
13:24Yes, Julito.
13:26Yes, yes, affectionately,
13:28that's how he knows Dominican politics.
13:30There is a lot to talk about with him,
13:32about his party and, obviously,
13:34what is happening in his territory.
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13:54Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen,
13:56for continuing with this,
13:58your daily newscast, Uno Más Uno.
14:00This is a first-person interview.
14:02It's about Julito Fulcar,
14:04who is the senator
14:06of the province of Peravia.
14:08Welcome.
14:10Thank you very much. Good morning.
14:12I'm very happy to be with you.
14:14You were accepted
14:16as a black senator.
14:18Yes.
14:20Is this your first time?
14:22That's right.
14:24Well, compare it.
14:26In addition, you have a very high
14:28income.
14:30That's right.
14:32We're talking about the capital of mango.
14:34Before it was the vegetables, right?
14:36But now mango predominates as a production.
14:38The truth is that mango has been placed
14:40as the main production
14:42of the province of Peravia
14:44in agriculture.
14:46We are talking about around 80,000 tasks
14:48that are being cultivated.
14:50And the truth is that
14:52that popular long
14:54that has designated Baní as the capital
14:56of mango.
14:58We have expressed that popular sentiment
15:00in a bill
15:02that has already been approved
15:04in the Senate,
15:06which now goes to the House of Representatives,
15:08which declares Baní as the capital of mango.
15:10You are the capital of mango.
15:12Yes.
15:14I already have the aspiration
15:16that in the framework of the fair,
15:18which will be from June 18,
15:20to be able to deliver the law.
15:22It has a set of incentives
15:24to grant the Ministry of Agriculture
15:26in this case to the producers of mango
15:28and also a set of celebrations
15:30that are established
15:32in the framework of the law
15:34that will strengthen and dynamize.
15:36You know that now it is about two things.
15:38First of all, to promote
15:40this product at the national level
15:42and the fact of the law
15:44is an opportunity to do it.
15:46And second, to achieve a level
15:48of awareness
15:50and technicalization of the production
15:52of mango,
15:54in addition to being able to give
15:56business character to the commercialization,
15:58for which we are working
16:00with the Association of Mango Producers
16:02to develop this business plan
16:04that they need,
16:06and seeking support from the government
16:08also, because we have not only stayed
16:10in theory, for example,
16:12they have already obtained
16:14a mango pulper,
16:16which was donated through the Dominican government
16:18by the Chinese government,
16:20and now it is being installed
16:22in such a way that that mango,
16:24which is not used to export,
16:26can be used.
16:28Ok, process it.
16:30But, well, Vanita is exporting mango.
16:32Well, I don't know if that was interrupted,
16:34but a couple of years ago,
16:36two or three years ago,
16:38it is being exported to Russia.
16:40Yes, yes, yes, quite a lot.
16:42But I would like...
16:44Right now a delegation has just arrived
16:46that was at the
16:48Mafruga fair in Italy.
16:50Well, they have been
16:52attending for four or five years.
16:54They are mango producers
16:56as well as merchants from the province.
16:58And that is very expensive there.
17:00Of course.
17:02The fruit is exotic.
17:04Yes, yes.
17:06But I want to ask you,
17:08because you know Julito very well,
17:10the province.
17:12Vanita is an agricultural province
17:14all its life, but basically
17:16it produces vegetables.
17:18Onions, chili peppers,
17:20the tomato and salad
17:22came from this capital.
17:24Lechosa.
17:26That transformation
17:28from a multifaceted
17:30agriculture
17:32to an agriculture
17:34a little
17:36monoculture,
17:38is it better than the one it had before?
17:40Look, the force of reality
17:42and of the market
17:44is forcing the producers to migrate.
17:46In terms of production,
17:48in fact, the onion in the province
17:50is produced a little in Izao
17:52and Don Gregorio.
17:54Don Gregorio belongs to San Cristobal,
17:56but it borders there.
17:58And so Vanita has been migrating
18:00to two fundamental products,
18:02precisely mango,
18:04but also avocado.
18:06The province, the mountainous area
18:08has a lot of avocado
18:10that is being produced
18:12in large quantities,
18:14but mainly mango.
18:16It is the main product
18:18that we have at the moment
18:20and, according to the producers,
18:22it is much better.
18:24Because sometimes they produced the onion
18:26when there was no market,
18:28when prices were low.
18:30Other times they had to sell
18:32the credit to the Ministry of Agriculture.
18:34They had a whole plant there.
18:36They paid when they felt like it.
18:38And it was a permanent struggle.
18:40Without anyone taking a resolution
18:42at any time.
18:44It was transformed.
18:46And this did not displace
18:48many small producers,
18:50because today the production of mango
18:52is also very concentrated,
18:54especially for export,
18:56in large farms.
18:58Look, there are small and medium producers.
19:00There are.
19:02But logically, the cultivation
19:04of the sortaliza,
19:06of the lechosa, of the onion
19:08is much more popular.
19:10Much more producers
19:12participated, logically,
19:14than those who produce the mango.
19:16It was said that in Baní
19:18there were no landowners.
19:20Because the land was very divided.
19:22Yes, and there is still
19:24a large segmentation of the land.
19:26But logically, you know that
19:28the reality of Baní is not far from
19:30the national reality.
19:32Many people who lived in the countryside
19:34have decided to emigrate.
19:36To do informal activities,
19:38the motoconcho,
19:40the informal colmado,
19:42the sale in the market, etc.
19:44However, it should be noted
19:46that also the people
19:48of Baní, of the province of Peravia,
19:50pay a lot of attention to the issue
19:52of trade, to business.
19:54You move to the capital
19:56and the vast majority of the colmaderos
19:58are from Baní.
20:00And many of those people
20:02who produced also emigrated
20:04to the colmado, to work in the colmado
20:06or to set up their colmado.
20:08That both here in the capital
20:10and in the United States
20:12there is an extraordinary presence.
20:14In fact, the landowners of the United States
20:16have historically led
20:18the people of Baní.
20:20Baní has, in Boston, for example,
20:22that of Baní Lejo.
20:24Yes, yes, there are extraordinary
20:26commercial areas that few municipalities have.
20:28Well, let's talk about something else.
20:30Look, what is the government doing in Baní?
20:32The circumvallation that is being done.
20:34That circumvallation,
20:36at what stage is it?
20:38And how will it benefit Baní?
20:40Look, first,
20:42the benefit, because it is a road,
20:44I say it is international,
20:46because that's where it goes to the border
20:48with Haiti,
20:50that's where it gets to Haiti.
20:52Second, it will solve the traffic problem
20:54of nine provinces
20:56that are to the south.
20:58If we go from the east
21:00to the west,
21:02to the southwest,
21:04and it will solve the problem
21:06of the great congestion
21:08that exists today in the municipality of Baní.
21:10It's true that you walk
21:12Baní is terrible,
21:14with the passage of heavy vehicles,
21:16the contamination,
21:18the congestion of traffic,
21:20the danger it represents,
21:22the noise,
21:24it's a worrying situation.
21:26We did a test
21:28and we were able,
21:30in coordination with the contractor,
21:32to open the circumvallation
21:34from Thursday
21:36until Sunday.
21:38And look,
21:40it was extraordinary
21:42the happiness
21:44that the people of the town had.
21:46When does the work finish?
21:48I don't want to give dates.
21:50They have given you a lot of dates.
21:52What I can assure you
21:54is that
21:56before October
21:58we will have
22:00the circumvallation avenue.
22:02By the way,
22:04I am managing again
22:06with the Minister of Public Works,
22:08we spoke last night,
22:10and I spoke with the President of the Republic
22:12so that on Mother's Day
22:14we can open it again,
22:16at least on Saturday and Sunday.
22:18Yes, because the issue is the south.
22:20For the south, there is no doubt
22:22that this avenue is key,
22:24one of the fundamental elements
22:26of the development
22:28is its communication routes.
22:30But some businesses
22:32that live
22:34from the people
22:36that come and go
22:38could be affected.
22:40Look, above all,
22:42the businesses
22:44that are in the municipal district of Paya
22:46will be more affected.
22:48Because there is the confectionery
22:50and the mangoes.
22:52There is no alternative
22:54to move forward.
22:56I dream,
22:58and we have been talking
23:00together with the strategic plan committee,
23:02about the possibility
23:04of creating the Plaza del Dulce
23:06and moving forward
23:08because the people
23:10that come or go from Asia to the south
23:12will not be able
23:14to return.
23:16So,
23:18we have to find a way out.
23:20We don't do business,
23:22because what happens inside Baní
23:24normally doesn't stop.
23:26What does the government do in Baní?
23:28A lot of things.
23:30To promote development.
23:32To promote development.
23:34Look, recently,
23:36the President of the Republic
23:38had a dialogue table
23:40with the different sectors,
23:42social, business, commercial,
23:44religious, of the province.
23:46We had a whole morning
23:48discussing the needs of the sectors.
23:50For example,
23:52the proposal came out
23:54that the producers of mangoes
23:56requested a ship
23:58that is available
24:00in the Franca area
24:02to install the one in Pulpadora,
24:04which was already authorized by the government.
24:06This will greatly contribute
24:08to the dynamization and efficiency
24:10and exploitation
24:12of that crop.
24:14The government,
24:16after the convalescence,
24:18is already bidding
24:20for the La Jina dam,
24:22which will be a significant investment.
24:24Where will it be built?
24:26In La Jina.
24:28The northern part?
24:30This is the northern part,
24:32the rural part of the town.
24:34We are talking about 5 or 6 kilometers
24:36from the town of Baní.
24:38It will solve the water problem,
24:40which is a big problem.
24:42Water for irrigation and consumption?
24:44Yes, water for irrigation and consumption
24:46is a big headache.
24:48Even though we have the Valdezia dam,
24:50the water that is produced
24:52comes mainly from Santo Domingo.
24:54The same injustice of all the provinces?
24:56Exactly.
24:58And the good thing is that
25:00that water comes here,
25:02it should receive the province of Peravia
25:04for the water business,
25:06but it does not receive it either.
25:08We supply a large part
25:10of the drinking water capital
25:12to the province of Peravia.
25:14This is a problem that will be solved.
25:16The university city is already in operation.
25:18It was a modern installation
25:20built and inaugurated
25:22by the President of the Republic.
25:24It is one of the most modern
25:26installations that the UAS has.
25:28They have enough auditoriums and classrooms.
25:30This is a model of Felipe Batista.
25:32The Dominican Republic
25:34has rehabilitated
25:36more than 150 kilometers
25:38of inter-partisan roads.
25:40We are talking about
25:42the fact that the Dominican government
25:44has paved more than 170 kilometers
25:46throughout the province of Peravia.
25:48We continue to work
25:50on the issue of asphalt,
25:52sidewalks, containers,
25:54to modernize society.
25:56We have rehabilitated
25:58more than 500 houses
26:00in government management.
26:02Through the Agricultural Bank
26:04and the Solidarity Bank,
26:06small and medium-sized enterprises
26:08have been promoted.
26:10This is a way to democratize
26:12the economy.
26:14Baní is a small and medium-sized
26:16enterprise town.
26:18Yes, to generate entrepreneurs
26:20and somehow get people
26:22out of poverty.
26:24What contributes
26:26to the democratization
26:28of wealth is the emergence
26:30of small and medium-sized enterprises.
26:32There has been an extraordinary
26:34momentum in this area.
26:36What are the main issues
26:38that the Baní Lejos demand?
26:40The people demand
26:42roads, water,
26:44sidewalks and containers,
26:46energy efficiency,
26:48better quality of education.
26:50In terms of health,
26:52the hospital was practically
26:54rebuilt.
26:56But they didn't get
26:58a tomography.
27:00But it is already authorized.
27:02We publicly request it
27:04to the President.
27:06We are in the process
27:08with the Ministry of Administration
27:10of the Presidency.
27:12It will be a reality.
27:14When I talk about tomography,
27:16I am referring to the equipment
27:18that is needed to diagnose
27:20patients.
27:22You don't have to say,
27:24take this,
27:26you have to find out what's going on.
27:28A hospital as important as this
27:30was semi-paralyzed for a long time.
27:32It was a great achievement.
27:34It was paralyzed for two years
27:36because it was a great achievement.
27:38It was expanded in terms of services.
27:40Now there will be a dialysis unit,
27:42an oncological unit
27:44and a diabetic unit.
27:48What about the legislative agenda?
27:50What are the priorities?
27:54He loves to talk about Baní.
27:56Before we get to the legislative agenda,
27:58I would like to say that
28:00in the framework of the
28:02elaboration of the
28:04Sustainable Development
28:06Strategic Plan,
28:08which we have been promoting
28:10for 30 years,
28:12we are in this stage of diagnosis.
28:14We are working on four major axes,
28:16an axis of inclusion
28:18and social services,
28:20an axis of governability
28:22and governance,
28:24an axis of economy
28:26and employment.
28:28Under these four axes,
28:30we have
28:3227 months of work
28:34and we are in the stage of diagnosis
28:36to then move on to the proposal.
28:38In the framework of the elaboration of the plan,
28:40we are going to define everything we want
28:42for the future.
28:44But, for example,
28:46we have to say that Peravia
28:48needs to boost tourism.
28:50We have all the conditions.
28:52In addition to this and the strategic plan,
28:54we have also been doing things
28:56in Congress.
28:58We have already approved the law,
29:00our initiative, the law that declares
29:02Peravia an ecotourist province,
29:04which orders the formation
29:06of an ecotourist council
29:08and establishes the budget.
29:10That is fashionable now, to declare a ecotourist province.
29:12But what are the implications?
29:18The implications of this
29:20and why?
29:22First, Peravia,
29:24beyond the dunes,
29:26beyond the dunes,
29:28beyond the salt mines,
29:30beyond the fact that we have
29:32one of the best beaches,
29:34several beaches, but Salinas stands out
29:36as a reference beach
29:38in the national geography,
29:40that we have in the mountainous area
29:42one of the provinces that has
29:44the best waterfalls,
29:46we have a prosperous area
29:48to develop ecological tourism,
29:50mountain tourism,
29:52cultural tourism.
29:54We have there in Recodo a great museum
29:56that a young entrepreneur has made.
29:58A historical museum,
30:00of all the traditional things.
30:04We have the San Martín de Porres Sanctuary
30:06to practice religious tourism.
30:08In other words,
30:10Peravia has everything to be declared
30:12an ecotourist province
30:14and that is why
30:16we wanted to approve
30:18this law
30:20that was already submitted
30:22yesterday to the executive
30:24for its promulgation.
30:26In that law it is established
30:28that in the first four years
30:30the government must contribute
30:32through the Ministry of Tourism
30:34some funds, some 10 million pesos
30:36for the council to start operating
30:38and to develop.
30:40Because we say
30:42that although Peravia
30:44has a great vocation
30:46for traditional commerce,
30:48its great potential today,
30:50apart from the mango,
30:52is tourism and ecotourism.
30:54Tourism has already been developing
30:56in San Martín.
30:58We are planning to build a great hotel
31:00because one of the weaknesses
31:02we have is the lack of accommodation.
31:04And the investors appeared for the hotel.
31:06The local businessman
31:08appeared
31:10and we are also coordinating
31:12with the government
31:14that has agreed to give
31:16funding to build
31:18in the Matanzas area
31:20a great hotel,
31:22in principle a boutique hotel
31:24to move forward.
31:26And we are really betting
31:28on coordinating
31:30the multi-factor
31:32development policy
31:34of the province of Peravia.
31:36The senator,
31:38Julio Furcán,
31:40what is he doing
31:42in Congress
31:44to benefit the province
31:46beyond the project of the mango law?
31:48Many things.
31:50We have worked with initiatives
31:52that have to do
31:54with the province.
31:56There are two laws,
31:58one that protects
32:00the Matanzas ponds,
32:02an area on the coast
32:04of the urban center of Matanzas
32:06where Salomé Ureña de Enrique
32:08was going to write poetry
32:10and read.
32:12So we are sending to protect
32:14that area in national terms.
32:16We have deposited
32:18some important initiatives.
32:20We have deposited the project
32:22of the consultative referendum law
32:24that is in discussion,
32:26in commission at this time.
32:28It is the one that commands the Constitution.
32:30It is the one that commands the Constitution of the Republic.
32:32And we have submitted the bill
32:34that declares blood as a public good.
32:36It is the one that promotes
32:38the great blood deficit
32:40that the Dominican Republic accuses.
32:42But that has to do with the creation
32:44of the banks of Cabanos.
32:46Because there are other projects.
32:48Is it the one that creates,
32:50strengthens the network
32:52of blood banks?
32:54No, it is another project.
32:56And why don't they unify that?
32:58Because we have two laws.
33:00In the end,
33:02there are two visions
33:04that invoke the form.
33:06One vision that encourages
33:08the sale of blood.
33:10And another vision that declares
33:12blood as a public good.
33:14Because blood should not be a commodity
33:16that is sold and bought.
33:18And that generates enormous headaches.
33:20It is a service that,
33:22from the state itself,
33:24can be used by citizens
33:26as an incentive policy.
33:28Are there senators who support this initiative?
33:30Yes, of course.
33:32Julio Fulcar,
33:34thank you for coming.
33:36Thank you very much.
33:38This space is open.
33:40Manny, you have to have a meeting today.
33:42And if not,
33:44the program is on YouTube
33:46and you can recommend it to your friends.
33:48No, no, no.
33:50We finished very quickly.
33:52What happened?
33:54The time on television went by very quickly.
33:56I want to take this opportunity
33:58to invite you
34:00because we are going to have
34:02the mango fair.
34:04You can go to Baní
34:06not only to enjoy the fair
34:08and taste the mango,
34:10but to see all the attractions we have
34:12and I offer you as a host
34:14so that you can be there.
34:16And I hope you are encouraged to do
34:18a one plus one from there.
34:20Well, we will try.
34:22I love Baní.
34:24I go to Baní very often.
34:26It is close because of the mangoes,
34:28yes, you have not said it,
34:30but it is an interesting project
34:32between Baní
34:34and the border with Asua.
34:36Tourist projects.
34:38Several tourist projects.
34:40Very interesting.
34:42Ladies and gentlemen,
34:44with your permission,
34:46we return with the expert
34:48in economics,
34:50the dean of economics
34:52at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo,
34:54Antonio Siriaco.
34:56Here we have Dr.
34:58Antonio Siriaco.
35:00Like every Tuesday.
35:02The owner of Tuesdays.
35:04The economy, let's talk about the economy.
35:06I have heard several economists
35:08talking these days
35:10about being scared,
35:12worried about the drastic reduction
35:14of public investments.
35:16Of course, that is a topic
35:18that I think has come
35:20during the last few years
35:22affecting the potential
35:24liquidity of the Dominican
35:26economic growth.
35:28Although it is true that there has been
35:30a relatively moderate growth,
35:32however,
35:34in these times
35:36where there is a kind of
35:38more, a certain atonement
35:40of the world economy,
35:42not only should our economy
35:44clearly depend
35:46on the private sector,
35:48as it has always done,
35:50but also that the public sector,
35:52the Dominican Republic,
35:54should play an element
35:56of complementary
35:58to the growth
36:00in the Dominican Republic
36:02and that this growth
36:04is close to its potential growth.
36:06And when one observes
36:08the trend
36:10of public investment
36:12in the Dominican Republic,
36:14well, during this period
36:16it has been 2%,
36:182.5% of the GDP.
36:20It has been lower
36:22in 70 years.
36:24When you compare previous governments,
36:26it is true, in average terms.
36:28For example, the previous government
36:30had an average public investment
36:32of around 3.2%,
36:343.5%.
36:36And the period,
36:38for example, of Dr. Leonel Fernández
36:40was above 4%.
36:42And not to mention, for example,
36:44in the case of Dr. Balaguer,
36:46who had a very high investment,
36:48let's say 6%, 6.5%,
36:50on average,
36:52with respect to GDP.
36:54And that is not good
36:56because it generates
36:58a lot of problems
37:00for the government,
37:02in terms of delaying
37:04important public works,
37:06of promoting economic activities,
37:08economic growth.
37:10During these first three months,
37:12the first three months,
37:14the economy,
37:16of course,
37:18decelerated,
37:20slowed down.
37:22It did not grow,
37:24but it grew much less.
37:26And despite that,
37:28the economy is still
37:30generating employment.
37:32The Central Bank
37:34has just published a report
37:36that I think should give more information
37:38to see more details
37:40about the composition
37:42and structure of the creation
37:44at the sectoral level
37:46of those jobs.
37:48It simply gives you a global data
37:50and says, look,
37:52176,500 jobs were created
37:54in the first quarter
37:56with respect to...
37:58And the Central Bank
38:00has not uploaded those details?
38:02No, the Central Bank
38:04made a publication,
38:06but in terms of the details
38:08that traditionally,
38:10I imagine that these days,
38:12there is a quarterly labor market.
38:14So there is much more detail
38:16for one to observe, obviously.
38:18What has grown?
38:20Where did the jobs appear?
38:22Because we are not denying
38:24that the economies are still
38:26in a process of less growth,
38:28they continue to generate jobs,
38:30because there is a gap.
38:32But I have heard two concerns.
38:34One is that of the low state investment,
38:36which could be an important cause
38:38for the economy
38:40to grow very little this year.
38:42And the other is
38:44that it will also have an impact
38:46on the economy,
38:48the repatriation of Haitians,
38:50because it leaves producers
38:52in a fairly difficult situation
38:54who already have their processes,
38:56both in the construction industry,
38:58especially in housing,
39:00as well as in agriculture.
39:02Well, there are two sectors
39:04that are very sensitive
39:06to foreign labor,
39:08both in the construction sector
39:10and in the agriculture sector.
39:12And let me tell you the following.
39:14I believe that what must be established
39:16there is a process
39:18of ordering
39:20the migratory flows.
39:22The Dominican Republic
39:24has to,
39:26and on the pretext
39:28of that meeting
39:30that sends a good signal
39:32between the President
39:34of the Republic
39:36and the ex-presidents,
39:38President Leonel Fernández,
39:40Danilo Medina
39:42and Polito Mejia,
39:44on a topic
39:46that, in a way or another,
39:48is a topic that
39:50generates a lot of passion
39:52in the Dominican Republic,
39:54as in other countries.
39:56And I believe that from there
39:58we have to start applying,
40:00there is even a national pact
40:02on migration,
40:04but that is probably
40:06part of what is being discussed
40:08now in the Economic
40:10and Social Council.
40:12Now, the economic repercussions,
40:14what are their projections?
40:16They are immediate,
40:18because you cannot,
40:20in one way or another,
40:22neglect
40:24or neglect
40:26a sector that depends
40:28in the short,
40:30in the medium term,
40:32on foreign labor.
40:34And that simply means
40:36that sectors as important as construction
40:38begin a process of slowdown,
40:40they grow less,
40:42or in the case of agriculture,
40:44which has been growing
40:46with relatively good rates,
40:48between 4 and 4.5.
40:50So, when suddenly
40:52you, in a sector
40:54as important as rice,
40:56or a sector as important as coffee,
40:58or cocoa,
41:00or banana,
41:02you do not have a workforce,
41:04then what is the consequence?
41:06Well, the levels of production
41:08relative to exports fall.
41:10Why? Because you are not
41:12serving a production
41:14and the orders it has
41:16to important markets.
41:18So the production flows
41:20are broken.
41:22One thing that was raised
41:24at the beginning of the year,
41:26and in fact the same president
41:28mentioned it,
41:30was the aspiration
41:32of the Dominican government
41:34to double the GDP.
41:36Is it possible to double the GDP
41:38in the Dominican Republic
41:40without foreign labor?
41:42No, it is something very evident,
41:44and not only,
41:46there is still foreign labor,
41:48or there is not,
41:50in the Dominican Republic
41:52to reach,
41:54at this time,
41:56$20,000 per person.
41:58But in 2036, to double
42:00the GDP,
42:02per capita, of the Dominican Republic.
42:04That is, to take it
42:06almost to $24,000.
42:08But for that,
42:10you have to grow
42:12an average rate
42:14in all those years,
42:16in those 12 years,
42:18to 6%.
42:20How much is going to grow this year?
42:22This year, possibly,
42:24the economy is not
42:26a predictive science.
42:28Now,
42:30economists must
42:32make good diagnoses.
42:34Now, taking into consideration
42:36and doing different types
42:38of scenarios,
42:40among the scenarios,
42:42let's say, more optimistic,
42:44starting from the fact that the government
42:46says, look, we are going to grow 4.5%,
42:48that is the most optimistic scenario.
42:50There are other scenarios,
42:52obviously, that are more moderate,
42:54and others that are more pessimistic.
42:56I believe that the Dominican Republic,
42:58this year, if these conditions are maintained,
43:00can be growing between 3.5%
43:02and 4%.
43:04There are some economists
43:06who say that
43:08if it reaches 2.5%,
43:10a lot.
43:12One does not know,
43:14that is why I say
43:16that there are many elements
43:18that you do not control.
43:20International organizations
43:22also say that.
43:24But I believe that there will be
43:26a moderation of growth
43:28if the conditions are maintained until now.
43:30And that can reduce
43:32growth between 3.5%
43:34and 4%.
43:36I believe that the economy
43:38can be growing.
43:40And all this despite the fact
43:42that the international concept
43:44has not been so adverse
43:46to the Dominican economy.
43:48And to the country.
43:50But,
43:52in a certain way,
43:54that allows the Dominican state
43:56to have more resources.
43:58More resources?
44:00And less pressure on the payment.
44:02For example, for each increase
44:04of $1
44:06in oil prices,
44:08the oil bill increases
44:10by $45.
44:12That is to say,
44:14if the government estimated this year
44:16an average of $70,
44:18and they end up at $70,
44:20they are saving
44:22almost $10.
44:24We are talking about almost $350 million.
44:26Now, also,
44:28the low oil prices
44:30reflect an atony
44:32of the global demand.
44:34In our case,
44:36we do not have a problem.
44:38Gold is at the highest prices
44:40in the world.
44:42Cacao,
44:44for example,
44:46has already surpassed
44:48the price of bananas
44:50in terms of oil generation.
44:52What we report
44:54still has a market.
44:56Not to mention the Franco area,
44:58which has continued
45:00with stable markets.
45:02But what I want to tell you
45:04is that we have to see the net effects.
45:06Because while it is true
45:08that there are variables
45:10that are favorable to the Dominican Republic,
45:12for example,
45:14when the world economy grows less,
45:16it obviously demands
45:18less oil.
45:20And that harms
45:22exporters
45:24and benefits the importers.
45:26But that also means
45:28that more people
45:30travel less.
45:32So,
45:34it affects a sector like tourism.
45:36That means that demand
45:38is reduced,
45:40but exports
45:42can be reduced.
45:44So, we have to see all this
45:46in terms of the net effects.
45:48What I can tell you is that
45:50the kind of change in the Dominican Republic
45:52if that situation occurs,
45:54can remain stable and manageable.
45:56But for now,
45:58the country has benefited
46:00from the low price of oil.
46:02The remittances have continued to grow,
46:04far from decreasing.
46:06Our export products
46:08are favorable to the market.
46:10So, we have to explain the crisis
46:12with internal factors.
46:14Yes, but let me tell you
46:16the following.
46:18It's not that the Dominican economy
46:20has a catastrophe.
46:22It's simply
46:24that we are used to
46:26high levels of growth.
46:28Growth is moderate.
46:30But when you analyze
46:32the global economy
46:34and basically the region,
46:36you realize that we are going to be
46:38one of the countries that grows the most,
46:40even with a much lower rate
46:42than in previous years.
46:44We are running out of time.
46:46Professor, thank you very much.
46:48It's great to have you here
46:50for free, ladies and gentlemen,
46:52on the behavior of the economy.
46:54An authorized voice
46:56to talk about the subject.
46:58And thank you for your company.
47:00The invitation continues
47:02so that tomorrow
47:04we meet again.
47:06See you tomorrow.
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