DR slips in corruption ranking
The Dominican Republic remains below the Latin American average and its citizens continue to perceive widespread corruption in government. Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) launched on 23 September highlights the fatal link between poverty, failed institutions and graft in 180 countries. The DR declined from 99th place to 102nd place. In the region, only Haiti (177), Venezuela (158), Ecuador (151), Paraguay (138), Nicaragua (134), Guyana (126), Honduras (126), Belize (109) were ranked worse than the DR. Others in the region ranked in the survey are Bolivia (102), Guatemala (96), Jamaica (96), Panama (85), Trinidad (72), Suriname (72), Mexico (72), Peru (72), Colombia (70), El Salvador (67), Cuba (65), Costa Rica (47), Puerto Rico (36), Dominica (33), St. Vincent (28), Chile (23), Barbados (22) and St. Lucia (21).
News commentator Huchi Lora commented that the high perception of corruption in government among Dominicans contrasts with the millions the [...]
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