2007 – Page 149

Dominican Nathalie Pena-Comas, who lives and studies in the Austrian capital Vienna, is taking part in the Salzburg Festival, one of the oldest festivals in the world. Pena-Comas, a member of the legendary Vienna State Opera since September 2006, has been chosen to sing in four productions. Nathalie will sing in “Leilo”, “Benvenuto Cellini”, “Eugene …

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The Chief Justice of the Dominican Supreme Court fired a broadside at the Justice Department bureaucracy yesterday. He warned the Attorney General that if the Justice Department continued making public statements about opinions expressed by judges, he would start doing the same about prosecutors and their performance. Jorge Subero Isa said that the Attorney General …

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In its first reading, the Chamber of Deputies has approved the modifications to the Social Security Law, as requested by the government. However, the deputies did send the bill to a committee for study, but they only gave the committee one day to turn in its report. The legislation that comes from the Executive Branch …

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A court in Santo Domingo has broken the National Health Insurance (SENASA) monopoly over all government employees. The Tax and Administrative Contentious Court ruled that SENASA’s privilege was an illegal monopoly that reduced public servants to second-class citizens and deprived them of freedom of choice. The court ruled to dissolve Resolution #00112-2007 issued on 11 …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has been complaining about budget cutbacks for several months now. Last Friday the entire board had a luncheon meeting with the President and everyone was smiles after that. Over the weekend the chief magistrate of the JCE met with the Minister of the Treasury (Hacienda), Vicente Bengoa and again, smiles …

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What might be a truly historic moment in the long life of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, the authorities paid a tribute to the Chief of Police, Bernardo Santana Paez. The historic decision, a unanimous vote of confidence from the University Council, recognized the chief for his efforts to assist the university in its …

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The Caribbean Center for Economic Research (CIECA) is warning that the recent municipal law might become a dead letter if some sort of monitoring mechanism is not put into place. CIECA said that the municipal authorities, community leaders and political activists should form part of this watchdog group. At the same time, the study group …

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If the Dominican Republic does not or is not able to pay for the petroleum products it is purchasing from Venezuela under the Petrocaribe Accords, the country can pay Venezuela back in goods and services. According to the Venezuelan ambassador in the DR Francisco Belisario Landis, this has already been agreed, and Venezuela has studies …

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The northwestern port of Manzanillo is falling apart according to its users, and the slightest accident could render it unusable for banana exports. Ninety percent of all bananas leaving the DR use this port facility. According to the members of the Northwest Line Association of Banana Producers, there is a possibility that some shippers will …

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Fifty years of experience have given Jose Leon, the youngest member of the Leon clan a unique view of the Dominican business scene. Interviewed by El Caribe editors as part of the newspaper’s 60th anniversary celebrations, Leon said that the human element was the most important aspect of his family’s success as well as the …

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