2001 – Page 9

A large Dominican beer company says a trial run of the so-called “4 x 4” work schedule has been working well and their employees like it. The Cervecería Nacional Dominicana was the first business to adopt the new scheduling mode. A special resolution of the Labor Department allowed the beer company to run a pilot …

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The president of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery says the cost of electricity should be going down since the cost of fuel has gone down. Amaury Justo Duarte said the price of gas oil and fuel oil has been dropping “enormously” in the last few weeks but this hasn’t been reflected in electric bills. He told …

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Sugar growers are convinced that sugar cane pulp is the future of the business. Depressed international sugar prices and the United States’ reduced sugar quota have prompted cane growers to look elsewhere. Their hopes are now focused on a project to use sugar cane pulp to produce alcohol which could then be mixed with gasoline …

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Two groups have offered two different proposals to end the problem of homeless dogs roaming the streets of Santo Domingo. The Rabies Center is asking for land to build a dog pound. But the Animal Friends Foundations (PADELA) says it already has a piece of land and only wants the municipal council to provide a …

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A study conducted by the Central Bank has found a high percentage of people work for themselves. The statistics show more than 41% of those working are self-employed, according to Hoy. About 3% are in the category of boss or active partner and 38.7% say they work on their “own account”. The same study, entitled …

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President Hipólito Mejía has invited Dominicans living in New York to come back home for Christmas to help release some of the tension and depression brought on by the terrorist attacks. The President was in New York City yesterday, touring the ground zero area with NY Governor George Pataki. He said “I hope that in …

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A National District court judge has issued a subpoena for the police officer known as “Tayson” to appear in court November 22. The officer, Francisco Santana Reyes, is to be questioned about the killing of Pedro Manual Contreras in Villa Francisca on September 29. El Siglo reports the 18-year-old was shot inside his home, escaped …

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The quarreling over the sovereign bond money has begun. PRD senators and members of the Santo Domingo Accord started a small rebellion when they alleged that the government is trying to exclude some provinces from planned construction projects and claimed that the sovereign bond funds were being “detoured” into the construction of megaprojects in the …

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The Armed Forces has announced the creation of the Voluntary Military Service (SMV) which will begin operations January 7, 2002. The service is intended for young people from 16 to 25 years of age and is mandatory for those planning a military career or hoping to enter state security services. Three-month training camps will take …

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Haitian officials do not appreciate the Dominican government’s decision earlier this week to give refuge to 11 Haitians believed to have been involved in an armed assault on police stations in that country. The Haitian government is insisting on their extradition to Haiti even though no extradition treaty exists between the two countries. “We will …

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