2007 – Page 137

It appears that political campaigning could become part of life in prison, now that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) is announcing that inmates that have not been found guilty by a court will be able to vote in the 2008 presidential elections. Voting stations will be opened at the Rafey (Santiago), Najayo (San Cristobal) and …

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Press reports carry today widespread support for The Ministry of Environment Resolution 16-07 that bans the extraction of construction material from quarries located on riverbanks. As reported in Hoy, Environment Minister Max Puig said that the time had come for a total ban on extraction of materials from rivers, with no exceptions. He said that …

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The Dominican Medical Association reported on a meeting with Haitian colleagues where they discussed working together on programs to eradicate HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, filariasis and other common medical issues, as reported in Diario Libre. Haitian Health Minister Robert August visited the DR yesterday and stressed the importance of health issues being dealt with by both …

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School reopens in the DR this coming Tuesday, 21 August. More than 2.4 million students are registered at 11,890 state schools and 1,927 private schools. To mark the day, inauguration ceremonies will be held at 22 new schools in Santo Domingo province. President Leonel Fernandez is scheduled to start the year off at 8 am …

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Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez proposed apartments to be built on the 50,000-meter site of a former chocolate factory known as La Chocolatera in the center of Puerto Plata city during a presentation at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The project also involves relocating two nearby slum areas. Jimenez is also a leading national real …

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The Ministry of Public Health determined that none of the canned green beans that were recalled in the US entered the country. Lakeside Foods of the US manufactured the products. Environment Deputy Minister Felix Roa said that members of his department determined that none of the canned goods on local supermarket shelves were made by …

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Ex-Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso will speak this Tuesday, 14 August at the auditorium of the Global Foundation (Funglode) about women and politics. Moscoso said she is delighted that Dominican investors want to invest in her country, pointing out that Panama is experiencing a boom with regards to foreign investment. Tonight Moscoso will also have dinner …

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Guests are arriving back to the Bahia Principe Rio San Juan resort in Gaspar Hernandez, Espaillat province after detoxification from a norovirus outbreak, brought in by a British tourist, that affected around 200 guests last week. Diario Libre reports that the tourists who were taken ill have recovered satisfactorily. The Norovirus infection typically lasts for …

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Traffic between Veron and Higuey was affected for four hours when residents in La Otra Banda area held protests. One person was injured when police tried to break up the traffic jam that blocked traffic on the main road to Bavaro-Punta Cana area from 6 to 10am yesterday. The situation returned to normal around noon, …

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24-year old US Army Sergeant Joan Duran has become the fourth Dominican-born soldier to die in Iraq. Duran immigrated to Boston as a child, as reported in the Boston Globe. His friends nicknamed him Superman because he was so strong. Recently, another Dominican-born soldier, Juan Alcantara was also reported dead in the Middle East. Duran …

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