2004 – Page 156

The presidents of the Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs, Dave St Peter and Andy MacPhail, were in Santo Domingo yesterday for the formal opening of the Baseball City academy. The new training facilities are located at Km 25 of the Las Americas highway, on the way to the Las Americas airport. The center was formerly …

Read more…

Hoy newspaper reports on how the authorities apprehended a driver employed by the Dominican Institute of Social Security (IDSS) in La Romana, who disconnected and appropriated a kidney dialysis machine and was transporting it to an undisclosed destination. Dr. Juan Jose Santana said the theft was part of a plan to leave the public hospitals …

Read more…

Resolution 27-2004 from the Superintendence of Power brings good and bad news for consumers. While industrial and commercial power rates were reduced 2%-4% for June, the bad news is that residential power rates have suffered new increases. Those under the category BTS-1 consuming 201-700 KWH will be assessed a 4% increase on their bills. Those …

Read more…

Elena Viyella de Paliza, the president of the National Business Council (CONEP) and Ignacio Mendez, the former president of the Federation of Industrial Associations, concurred in that discussions regarding wage increases should be carried out by the National Committee of Salaries (CNS), reports El Caribe newspaper. Union representatives say that the CNS is only legally …

Read more…

The Dominican Republic and Haiti are among the few cases for whom the 2004 economic outlook is bleak, says the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC-CEPAL). The average growth for Caribbean nations is estimated at 2.9%, slightly less than last year. The Dominican Republic is the only country expected to have negative …

Read more…

Mario Perez, the president of the Sociedad Ecologica del Cibao, a leading Santiago environmental group, congratulated President Mejia for having vetoed the contentious environmental bill as passed by Congress. He said the rejection presents a fresh opportunity for legislators to carry out the necessary technical debates prior to making any changes to the status of …

Read more…

Two local TV talk shows (broadcast on Channel 11 and Telesistema) raised a sum of RD$23 million to rebuild the homes of 200 flood victims in the Jimani disaster area. ?El Dia? and ?De Medio a Medio,? produced by journalist Huchi Lora, launched the campaign titled ?A Little House for Jimani,? receiving on the first …

Read more…

The former president of Bancredito, Manuel Arturo Pellerano, sat for questioning for five hours by Judge Anikssa Serra de la Mota at the Palacio de Justicia in Ciudad Nueva. He was accompanied by his lawyers Eduardo Jorge Prats, Hipolito Herrera Vasallo, Pedro Catrain and Luis Rivas. Pellerano is accused of irregularities in the management of …

Read more…

Lawyer Jottin Cury Jr writes today in Hoy newspaper that President Hipolito Mejia, the politician, has more than enough reasons to feel indignant towards his closest aides, especially those who promoted the most recent changes to the Constitution made in 2002. He explains that in their quest to remain in power, this particular PRD contingent …

Read more…

Carnegie Hall is booked on 17 September for the presentation of Bachata Sinfonica, an evening on which the popular tropical beat will be played by symphony orchestra musicians. El Caribe reports that the performance of the Orquesta Filarmonica de Santo Domingo, conducted by Amaury Sanchez, will make a first appearance at the esteemed venue prior …

Read more…