Without any incident, the march held on Wednesday by religious leaders, peasants and Ecologists in the highway Duarte, Sabana section of the Puerto- Bonaoin rejection of the construction of the new queue of tails of Barrick Pueblo Viejoand in which the participants assured that the mining activity in the Dominican Republic has only left misery in the localities where it is carried out.
The manifestation began at 10:00 in the morning and concluded after a route of almost 10 kilometers at 12:20 noon with the reading of a manifesto, in charge of the activist Rafael Jiménez.
In the document, the protesters They argue that, in 50 years of mining In the Dominican Republic, this activity has only left misery in the localities where it has been carried out.
It also establishes that the nation has a unique characteristic, which makes it incompatible with that industry“that devastates the foreststhemselves that convert into water the winds that are the main source of the rivers. “
In the manifestationmen and women of different ages made the route walking and in vehiclesoccupying the lane on the right of the land communication route, affecting the passage of those who moved in a Cibao-Santo Domingo direction.
The manifestation It was organized by several priests Catholics and organizations leaders peasants.
The protest joined Ecologists and representatives of Movements popular
The Catholic priest Ramón- nine-ram we warned that the deposit of waste Miners will negatively impact resources Water of the area, as well as the health of the locals.
Maintains that there is no way that such a space is built without affecting the environment.
He mentioned the Llagal queue dam as an example of the negative impact.
“It is a lot of poison that we are eating in the Cibao without us noticing. With that dam (the llagal), already collapsed, the earth, the water is being poisoned and also They contaminate he air“, says the religious.
On his side, Father Fausto García said that the fight is not only for damages to environment In Sánchez Ramírez province, but for all others Provinces that are affected by the mining.
He says, the activities miners They threaten Also the Ecosystem of San Juan, Barahona, the Northwest Line and other regions.
Police presence
A wide device of agents of the Police National accompanied the protesters during the route.
Colonel Diego Pesqueira, spokesman for the uniformed, reported that the police presence on the day was based on the protection of the protestersas well as to ensure that users of the highway Duarte will move without setbacks.
The good one highlighted behavior that showed the protesters throughout the route.
