2004 – Page 50

The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is looking at some of the former officials of the Mejia administration, in order to extradite them on drug charges. At the same time, the embassy officials are complaining about the failings of the Dominican justice system, especially with regards to drug cases. Richard Hawkins, the director of …

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In general terms, the root causes for the violence that has shaken the Dominican Republic over the past month, claming 45 lives in just the past two weeks, are to be found in the hasty pardons granted to convicted offenders, the repatriated criminals deported mainly from the United States and the unequal distribution of wealth, …

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Papal Nuncio Timothy Broglio argued for the need for families to teach values that should then be reinforced in the schools. For Bishop Broglio this is the only solution for both the short and the long terms. Broglio said that when the family is weak, all of the other parts of the society are weak, …

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No, not that UCLA, but rather the newly-conceived Community University at Las Americas (UCLA in Spanish).The new educational institution, the first of its kind in the Dominican Republic, is scheduled to open its doors in June of next year. The land on which the institution will be located measures 15,000 square meters and is next …

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On Saturday night, Dominican David Ortiz gave the Boston Red Sox a 3-0 lead with his very first swing of the bat. The MVP of the playoffs went 2-3 with four runs batted-in. Fellow countryman Mann Ramirez went 3?5 with two runs batted-in and two very costly errors in the field. Fortunately for Ramirez, Mark …

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In spite of a great day at the plate for National League star Alberto Pujols, the St Louis Cardinals fell once more to the Boston Red Sox by a score of 6-2 at Fenway Park in Boston. Pujols, who batted 3-4, could not carry his team to a win, as Curt Schilling threw six magical …

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Venezuela will finance 25% of its oil exports to the Dominican Republic. The announcement took place at the Presidential Palace in Santo Domingo. The agreement will allow the Dominican government to defer payment of around US$150 million per year, and this money can be used for infrastructure improvements. Venezuelan Energy & Mining Minister Rafael Ramirez …

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After several long, drawn-out meetings over the past few days, representatives of both the business and labor sectors arrived at a resolution for a new scale of minimum wages. This announcement was made at the Ministry of Labor, where the National Committee on Salaries’ office is located. Those small businesses, with declared capital of between …

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Lawyer Julio Cury voiced accusations yesterday that the previous government irregularly negotiated the extension of the Jaragua Hotel’s lease, as reported in today’s Listin Diario. The addendums to the original contract were drawn up in November and December 2002 by then legal advisor to the Executive Branch, Guido Gomez Mazara and Jose Lois Malkun, at …

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Central Bank governor Hector Valdez Albizu announced that inflation by the end of 2004 is supposed to be below the 36% level, about 9% less than the levels predicted by the IMF in its monetary program. The Consumer Price Index fell by 1.13% last September, the first time this has happened in the last twelve …

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