2004News

Film-making boom

The Listin Diario highlights today how a booming movie-making industry has taken hold of the Dominican Republic, providing hundreds of new jobs to Dominican technicians, actors, extras and many others. Film producer Agliberto Melendez says that times have changed from the days when he filmed Pasaje de ida, which became the first Dominican film that …
2004News

Meet the winners

The winners of the XX Biannual Eduardo Leon Jimenez Art Contest will appear at the Centro Leon on Thursday, 4 November as of 7pm. The contest is the longest-running private art contest in the Caribbean. Participants will have the chance to meet Maritza Alvarez, Robert John Alvarez, Rafael Jacobo de Lemos, Gerard Phillippe Ellis Ruiz, …
2004News

Blackouts to cost more

At a time when the government has reactivated talks about improving the competitiveness of Dominican industries, the Superintendence of Power has announced a 13.6% increase in the electricity tariff applied to industries and commerce. As for residential service, the Superintendence said that households consuming more than 700 kWh would see a 9% rise, but that …
2004News

Disarming the politicians?

Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda dissolved the Municipal Police force last Friday and banned its members from using military and police garb and from bearing weapons. Now, the president of the Dominican Federation of Municipalities Fausto Ruiz is disputing this decision and says he will contest the action taken before the Supreme Court of …