2008 – Page 27

The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) impounded 314 vehicles last weekend in operations against drivers who had not renewed their license stamps on time. Metropolitan Police commander Colonel Ernesto Rodriguez Garcia said the vehicles were taken to the old Dog Track, where, after paying a fine and purchasing the sticker, they were returned to their owners. …

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Since the weekend, the Dominican Customs Department began to allow returning Dominican expatriates to bring in US$2,500 worth of goods, duty free. The traditional Christmas tax exemption only applies to one appliance, as per Law 9-96.

The Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET), in charge of the Santo Domingo Metro construction, is going for its second line, and RD$337 million has been assigned to the project in the 2009 budget. Also appearing in the 2009 national budget is an item for RD$371 million for the construction of a train line for freight and …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) warned yesterday that as of January, anyone who has not supplied their biometric data will not be able to make any banking transactions or get a firearms permit, for instance. The biometric data is unique to each individual, and includes scans of fingerprints, retinas, iris, facial patterns, veins in the …

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The new president of the Dominican Municipalities Federation (FEDOMU) and mayor of La Romana, Jose Reyes, has asked all the country’s mayors and council members to join him in his fight to secure the fulfillment of the required 10% of the budget as required by Law 166-03 on municipal governments. The president of the Dominican …

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The steep slope did not bother Rafo Sanchez who at 200 meters above sea level, without getting excited or losing a drop of sweat, took long steps along a ridge named after a relative of his. “Before, I used to come up here to plant tobacco” he said, and at nearly 60 years of age …

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The condition of the Luperon Tourist Highway that links Puerto Plata and the north coast with Santiago and the Cibao region is as bad as ever, and local inhabitants are saying that their patience is wearing thin. Travelers to Puerto Plata from Santiago have the option of the Navarrete highway and the highway through Moca-Sabaneta, …

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The poor condition of the Presidente Troncoso Bridge over the River Haina once again halted the normal flow of traffic to and from the southern region of the country. The bridge had to be closed to traffic at 10:15am on Friday. Reporters from Hoy were told that it would be partially re-opened today, Monday. This …

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For over 15 years the Dominican Republic has had the AIDS Law, a piece of legislation which, like many others, is more real on paper than in actuality. Most of the nearly 60,000 people who live with HIV/AIDS, according to the latest statistics, prove this on a daily basis. Marcos (not his real name) worked …

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Although public figures, politicians and associations have complained, the ban on civilians carrying handguns begins today. According to the decree, citizens can still possess licensed weapons, but may not carry them in public. A gun may still be carried inside a handbag or in a vehicle glove compartment. The measure is set out in Resolution …

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