2001 – Page 10

A teacher in the northeast province of Salcedo has been fired for coming to school wearing a shirt displaying a picture of terrorist Osama Bin Laden. El Siglo reports the shirt also had the words "Yo apoyo a Bin Laden" (I support Bin Laden). The teacher, identified as José Salvador Cruz, denied the accusations and …

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The Tourism Development Association of Boca Chica is objecting to the construction of the Caucedo Multimodal port, saying it represents an attack on the environment. Spokesmen for the association point out that there is no guarantee the megaport will not damage the beach. Hoteliers Julio Aybar and Luis José Cabral told Listín Diario they are …

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According to the Financial Times of London, the Spanish wine and liquor company González Byass, has won its lawsuit against Dominican rum producer Barceló. A Santo Domingo court has ordered Barceló to pay more than RD$11 million in compensation for breaking its distilling and distribution contract with the Spanish company. The 1999 contract, signed by …

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The 2003 Pan Am Games Organizing Committee (COPAN) has approved CBC Sports of Canada as the official television broadcaster of the games. Listín Diario reports the contract is worth US$10 million. Copan executives agreed to Canada’s offer during a meeting yesterday. A Spanish broadcaster was also in the running.

After spending eight months languishing in the Chamber of Deputies, the Police Reform bill has been sent back to committee for more study. The Chamber also decided yesterday to convene a special police reform summit meeting involving legislators, the National Police, representatives from civic organizations, the Church and other interested parties. During yesterday’s session, the …

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President Hipólito Mejía has a tight schedule planned for his trip to the US. He arrived in New York City early this morning to meet with city and state officials and with the large population of Dominicans affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11. He was scheduled to meet this morning with New York …

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The Dominican Association of Teachers is on strike today in the National District and Santiago, demanding back pay owed to teachers across the country and a pay raise in next year’s budget. A report in Listín Diario says the work stoppage will give more than half a million students a day off. The union had …

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The Chamber of Deputies has finally approved an exchange of land for apartments where the Pan Am Village is being built. The contract was approved yesterday without any of the opposition and difficulties that had stalled it in previous sessions. With this act, the state passed ownership of a piece of land in La Caleta …

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US government authorities are in the DR investigating vehicles stolen in the states and brought to this country with fake consular documents. El Siglo says it has learned that more than 50 luxury vehicles of various makes and models were stolen in New York, Boston, Miami and New Jersey and sent here using false invoices …

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The majority of candidates for the 2002 congressional and municipal elections have broken an agreement not to put election posters on the main streets and avenues of the capital. The accord prohibits placing campaign publicity on public property on Avenida 27 de Febrero, John F. Kennedy, Independencia, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and other major thoroughfares …

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