THE BAY CENTER OF Manzanillo For regional development (Cebamder) this Saturday was an emphatic call to the Minister of the Presidency, José Ignacio Beicho, to intervene firmly and political will in order to specify the construction of a center of the National Institute for Professional Technical Training (Infotep) In the municipality ManzanilloMontecristi, on land already donated by the municipal town hall.
The citizen organization recalled that, although it recognizes and values the efforts of President Luis Abinader to position Manzanillo Like a National Investment Strategic Polethat impulse runs the risk of being limited by the lack of concrete actions that ensure the training of local human capital.
Frank Valenzuela, president of CebamderHe said that the president’s vision cannot be fully done if he is not invested in the preparation of People who live in Montecristi. “Otherwise, we run the risk that development becomes a focus of social exclusion.”
Valenzuela reminded the Minister of beating his role as coordinator of the meeting held in June 2021 between President Abinader and the Development Council of the Development of the Pepillo Salcedo municipalitywhere the installation of the center of the Infotep.
“That day, the minister himself Beating expressed firmly: ´Mor President, in this development plan is everything to do in Manzanillo´. Almost four years after that promise, we are still waiting for it to be fulfilled, “he lamented.
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The civic leader said that the lack of official action contrasts with the urgency reflected in the Master Plan for Development of Manzanillopromoted by the government itself.
“It is not a whim. This center has been requested in multiple spaces for concertation, and is the only way for residents of Manzanillo access to worthy jobsaccording to the investments that reach the area, “he said.
Cebamder insisted that the absence of Technical Training Center Seriously limits the opportunities for the young people of the municipality.
“If they are not trained, the manzanilleros will not be able to occupy the Quality jobs They are announced, and will be relegated to low remuneration works such as motoconchists or vigilantes. Employment fairs, without prior training, only show the existing gap, “said Valenzuela.
- The organization also denounced with concern a possible deviation in the use of The land already assigned for community development.
“There is a founded fear that the 32,000 square meters donated by the City Council for educational and social projects are being considered for other purposes, contrary to the collective interest“He warned.
Cebamder described as unacceptable and illegal the stoppage of a work on those lands by the commander of the Dominican Navy in Manzanillo.
“That action constitutes an abuse of authority, since there is no Legal Foundation that justifies it. We categorically reject this way of proceeding, which disregards the institutional function of our Armed Forces, “he said.
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Faced with these facts, Cebamder made a civic and respectful call to the minister beating to visit Manzanillo and listen directly to his people.
“This working people It deserves clarity and answers. His presence would be a forceful sign that the government listens and acts, “said Valenzuela.
Finally, the entity appealed to President Abinader’s democratic commitment and his vision of a Border with opportunities.
“The CONSTRUCTION OF THE INFOTEP And of the Polytechnic is not just a physical work: it is an act of social justice. It is the only way to ensure that the announced development first benefits the children of this land, where the Dominican Republic is born, “he concluded.
