2008 – Page 363

The City Council of San Cristobal has voted to give itself a 49% pay rise and the mayor is not happy. According to the national newspapers, the mayor says that this will use up the money needed to pay the firemen and the city police. The pay rise gives the council members a total of …

Read more…

For the second week running fuel prices have hit historic levels with giant price increases for gasoline and a RD$2.00 increase in the price of diesel fuel. Premium gasoline was hit with a RD$6.60 peso increase, bringing the cost of a gallon of lead-free premium gasoline to RD$171.20, about US$5.11 at current exchange rates. Regular …

Read more…

Eighth-grader Roberta Serravalle Tholenaar, 13, was found alive and well high up in the mountains near Duarte Peak, the highest point in the Caribbean. She was missing for 30 hours. She was found in good shape by two mountain guides in Hoyo de Agua, together with her mule. It was her third trek to the …

Read more…

The Ministry of the Environment has issued a resolution prohibiting the construction of houses along the banks of the Yaque River, thereby taking control of the areas that were affected by the Tavera Dam floodwaters released after Tropical Storm Olga. At the same time, the minister, Omar Ramirez, is asking the National Housing Institute, (INVI) …

Read more…

Linda Read de Portela, the founder of the Yaque School for Women in Santiago, a unique educational center in the La Joya area of the city, handed government officials the damage estimate on the school that was totally flooded out by the waters released from the Tavera Dam after Tropical Storm Olga. The school has …

Read more…

A car being driven by a 16-year old hit a house in the Guisa section of San Francisco de Macoris, killing six people and injuring two more. Among the victims was a six-year old child. The victims were mostly young people in their twenties and teens. Guisa is a wide spot on the highway between …

Read more…

One of the people linked to the murder of the assistant to Ramon Baez Figueroa, the former banking czar, got up and walked out of the courtroom while he was being identified as one of the people present during the actual crime. Jose Bladimir Fernandez Tavera, a.k.a. Papo, surprised the prosecutors by just getting up …

Read more…

The Dominican Republic has been shaking quite frequently these past few days. In less than a month, five quakes stronger than 3.0 on the Richter scale have been registered in the east and in the Cibao Valley. The last small quake, 3.2 on the Richter scale was felt in Higuey. This was the third quake …

Read more…

The Weather Office (ONAMET) has announced that the recent rains and low temperatures would continue to affect the entire country, with a frontal system going from east to southeast bringing cloudy skies and more rain. Heavy surf action was also predicted for the eastern coastline. Hospitals have reported an increase in patients complaining of flu-like …

Read more…

The traditional Three Kings Parade, celebrating the arrival of the Magi in Bethlehem, organized by the Santo Domingo Fire Department and the National District City Council provided a wonderful experience for thousands of children and adults yesterday. In fact, El Caribe reports that it was uncertain who enjoyed the parade more, the parents or the …

Read more…