2003 – Page 285

Ernesto Martinez and Mercedes Ramos, president and treasurer of the Organizaci?n Nacional de Empresas Comerciales (ONEC), an association that represents large department stores, said that companies have been making ends meet by cutting labor costs. He explained that if an employee quits or leaves a job for any reason, the post is eliminated. They mentioned …

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El Caribe newspaper focuses on how difficult it is to present a claim against the power distributors, highlighting the reduced staff available to serve customers, and the repeated visits that are necessary to get any action taken on a dispute. To make matters worse, Edesur and Edeste have chosen locations where parking accommodations are in …

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Harvard professor for four decades and winner of two Pulitzer prices, biologist Edward Wilson, is booked for a 5pm discourse today at the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo. The event is being sponsored by the National Botanical Gardens and the Minsitry of Environemnt and Harvard University. Considered to be one of the world?s greatest living …

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The Fundacion para el Desarrollo Integral de la Sociedad (Fudis) will be hosting on Tuesday, 11 March from 8 to 5pm a workshop on ?The New Challenges to Social Policies in the Dominican Republic?. Joseph Tulchin, director of the Latin American program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, will be the key speaker …

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Listin Diario?s Saturday edition, on the occasion of International Women?s Day, reports that 64 percent of students enrolled in Dominican universities are women. According to 2002 statistics from the Ministry of Superior Education (SEESCYT), of the 286,134 enrolled in university programs, 183,749 are women. Even in the case of foreign students enrolled in local universities, …

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Following an epidemic of violence unleashed against women by men over the past two years, another shocking incident is making news. Luis Enrique Alcantara (alias Bebe Gas) beat his two-month-old baby to death against a tree, and seriously injured his three-year-old son, who was rescued by his grandmother. Alcantara fled after committing the crimes and …

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Diario Libre reports that 1,637 individuals died in traffic accidents in 2002. The records of the National Police say that of the victims, 1,399 were male and 208 were female. The highest number of accidents occurred in the National District, where 323 incidents were recorded. The figures for other cities are as follows: La Vega …

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Marcos Diaz established a new long distance swimming record with a 60-kilometer swim in the pool of Club Deportivo Naco. His feat was accomplished between 6pm on Saturday and 9am on Sunday, breaking the 50-kilometer record mark with a time of 12 hours, 6 minutes and 4 seconds. Likewise, he beat the 53-kilometer record, established …

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President Hip?lito Mej?a again said he would not seek re-election in 2004 while addressing a group of visiting students at the Presidential Palace on Thursday. The main reason he gave was his wish to devote more time to his family. He also mentioned that the opportunity to become President should be left to others. The …

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Attorney General Victor Cespedes announced he would authorize the release of the 200-300 women from jail whose sentences have expired but remain incarcerated because they have not paid their fines. Former Mayor of Santo Domingo and current minister without portfolio, Rafael Corporan de los Santos, helped design the initiative, which will coincide with tomorrow?s International …

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