2004 – Page 15

Today’s Que se dice column in Hoy deals with the recently released results of a survey taken by the PRD political party of its membership. The columnist says that in viewing the results, the incident that took place during the party’s general assembly two weeks ago at the Mauricio Baez Club is now understandable. The …

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The proposed law on industrial incentives, which is supposed to substitute the 25% surtax on soft drinks using subsidized, imported HFCS (corn syrup), will benefit all of the nation’s business, by allowing local producers to be more competitive in the global marketplace. Nevertheless, Internal Revenue director Juan Hernandez says the law may have serious implications …

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The Superintendent of Electricity (SIE) ordered electricity distributors Ede-Norte, Ede-Sur and Ede-Este to return RD$11 million to their clients for billing errors of last November. The order came from the Consumer Protection Department of the SIE, which reported 948 claims filed for improper billing, of which 883 were deemed to be valid and whose claimants …

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The Supreme Court unanimously voted to fire the second vice-president of the Labor Court in San Francisco de Macoris, Washington David Espino Munoz. The SC found the judge to be guilty of serious faults in the exercise of his duties. A disciplinary hearing was begun in April 2003, following a complaint lodged by Juan Jeremias …

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Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez had harsh words for the National Police yesterday during the services to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sacred Heart Missionaries in the Dominican Republic. Speaking at La Altagracia Church in Santiago de los Caballeros, the cardinal said that, regarding the current spate of violent crimes, …

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The Armed Forces have arrested 300 Haitians and one Dominican, and seized a truck in the province of Dajabon near the Haitian border. El Caribe reports that the Haitians were rounded up in operations carried out in the farms and towns of Copey, La Vigia, Loma de Cabrera and Dajabon. The truck in question left …

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Jordanian authorities have deported four of the 70 Dominican truck drivers working in the Middle East for trafficking of contraband. The group, which consisted of three drivers and one supervisor, according to Diario Libre, was discovered using a water-storage vehicle to illegally transport alcohol and fuels from Jordan to Iraq. Syndicate members have said that …

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The French Press Agency reports that Canadian government officials have announced that anyone having visited the Dominican Republic cannot donate blood in Canada for six months after their return, for fear of contaminating the blood supply with malaria. At least eight Canadians have been infected with the tropical disease that is carried by the mosquito, …

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A new species of plant life has been discovered in the DR, furthering the richness of our local flora. The plant is new to scientists and is so distinct from existing species that it has earned its own name, Salcedo Mirabaliarum, in honor of the province where it was discovered and local heroines, the Mirabal …

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President Leonel Fernandez was scheduled to visit the New York Stock Exchange this morning in the company of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, as reported in El Caribe. As part of his official visit, Fernandez met with directors of New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service yesterday, and signed a cooperative teachers’ training agreement between the …

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