2007 – Page 66

Huchi Lora yesterday shared with listeners of the Nuria & Huchi radio show on 92.5FM that during an interview with Heredia Lombert, general manager for Sun Land in the Dominican Republic, several details on the contracts the government has signed with that financial intermediary, presided by Daniel Mejia and headquartered in Florida. Lora said that …

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The National Council for Science, Technology and Higher Education has called a halt to opening any new medical schools in the Dominican Republic. According to Higher Education Minister Ligia Amada Melo, the idea is to strengthen the schools that currently exist as well as modifying and modernizing their curriculum. The ministry is coordinating the renewal …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced that it will use transparent ballot boxes and introduce Braille voting slips for blind voters. The ballots for use by visually impaired voters will be transported in special security cases. In another innovation, the JCE announced that it would set up a computer center for polling centers with …

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Yesterday the Central Electoral Board debated the issues raised by the controversial television campaign advertisement that features President Fernandez and an active member of the armed forces. After the meeting, the JCE voted 5-4 in favor of holding a meeting with PLD officials. The entire nine-judge panel argued over two positions. The first was the …

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The two United Nations observers currently looking at racism and minority rights in the Dominican Republic visited the Ministry of Foreign Relations yesterday and met with Alejandra Liriano, the deputy minister for Foreign Relations. Liriano assured reporters that the observers were here at the Ministry’s request. She explained that as part of their job, the …

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The highest ranking Catholic official in the Dominican Republic, Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez, will address a national radio and television audience tomorrow and Sunday. He will speak about the serious consequences of permitting any form of abortion. The announcement was made by Father Luis Rosario, the head of the Youth Ministry, who also …

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The Third Joint Court of the National District has declared the criminal case brought by the monetary authorities (Central Bank and Superintendence of Banks) against former National Bank of Credit (Bancredito) officials Arturo Pellerano Pena and Juan Felipe Mendoza Gomez to be inadmissible. The case involved an accusation of fraud to the tune of RD$23 …

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Three people were wounded in a very confusing incident that occurred when police officers in Santiago confused plainclothes DNCD (Drug Control) agents with a gang of assailants. The DNCD agents were traveling in a vehicle with an improper license plate, and the police officers were also in an unmarked car. Two of the drug agents …

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The government continues to increase its spending. Today’s Listin Diario reports that government spending was up 12.6% from January to August of this year, compared to the same period in 2006. The government spent RD$91.45 billion in 2006 and then spent RD$102.97 billion during the first eight months of the year. The level of spending …

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On the heels of all the unanswered questions about a US$130 million loan with Sun Land Corp, on their CDN radio show yesterday, investigative reporters Huchi Lora and Nuria Piera revealed that the Fernandez administration had taken out another loan with Sun Land, this time for US$200 million. The contract is similar to the one …

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