2001 – Page 192

President Hipolito Mejia honored 50 outstanding university students yesterday at a ceremony at the National Palace. University students honored were from the following universities: Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Iberoamericana, Interamerica, Catolica de Santo Domingo, Pontificia Madre y Maestra, Pedro Henriquez Ureña, Central del Este, Accion Pro Educacion y Cultura, Tecnologica de Santiago, Organizacion & Metodos …

Read more…

The Listin Diario reports that the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) and the Puerto Plata Attorney Office (Fiscalia de Puerto Plata) closed down a small marijuana farm uncovered in the upscale Costambar residential community of Puerto Plata. Some 242 plants of marijuana planted in oil cans were found in the plantation located between three nurseries. …

Read more…

The Ministry of Labor is considering approving new working hour labor schemes for Dominican industries. The Ministry recently authorized the Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana to operate four days a week in 11-hour shifts (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday), as a pilot program. Workers would get 3 days off (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). The president of the …

Read more…

The Dominican Association of Customs Agents is presenting the workshop: New Customs and Tax Structure in the DR. The workshop is sponsored by UNAPEC, a local university. The workshop will discuss Law 147-00, which incorporated changes to the law on the ITBIS tax and the Selective Tax on Consumption, Law 140-00 on tariffs, GATT valorizations, …

Read more…

The Dominican Medical Association and the Executive Commission for the Reform of the Health Sector agreed on 18 modifications to the Social Security Bill. The bill passed a first Senate reading, and then met with strong opposition from the union of medics. The medics oppose the bill and have threatened to paralyze public hospitals if …

Read more…

The Environmental Commission of the state Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo concluded in a study of what contaminated the Presa de Hatillo artificial lake that Falconbridge, a ferronickel mining company, was responsible. The company denies the responsibility for the contamination that caused the death of thousands of fishes in the lake. Meanwhile, the Ministry of …

Read more…

Former Minister of Sports Cristobal Marte accused Dominican sports leaders of being lazy, incapable, jealous, selfish and unorganized. Interviewed by Hoy newspaper, he said that the country has many sports leaders who can’t even read and write. Marte is vice president of the International Volleyball Federation and is known as responsible for the development of …

Read more…

The XXII Vuelta Independencia Nacional will take place 20-27 February. The International Cycling Union internationally allots the race (2.5 points) towards participation in the UCI World Amateur Championship. The cycling race is broken down into nine stages in seven days that take competitors throughout the DR. Participants are coming from Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, …

Read more…

President Hipolito Mejia reaffirmed his support to the Santo Domingo Pan American Games on Saturday, 17 February when interviewed during the opening of a softball tournament. "The Pan American Games are on, regardless," he said, referring to the latest impasse over the use of the Mirador del Este Park for the location of sports venues. …

Read more…

Hoy newspaper reports that former President Joaquin Balaguer’s opposition to the construction of facilities for the Santo Domingo Pan American Games at the Mirador del Este Park was due to a misunderstanding that the athletes’ village would be located there. The news item also says that now the former statesman’s strongest opposition is to the …

Read more…