2004 – Page 58

Hidden in car washes, cafeterias and bars, prostitution often involving minors is a problem in the Cibao Valley. This news comes on the heels of the discovery of a pornographic Internet site that featured more than 50 local young women, many of them under-aged in highly explicit poses. One cabaret was shut down and the …

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The police opened fire on a chaotic mass of people clamoring for part of the food and supplies being disbursed in Nagua yesterday. The patio of the Holy Trinity church in Nagua was the scene of this catastrophe. According to El Caribe, hundreds of people were trying to get some of the relief supplies being …

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Pedro Martinez disappointed his fans in the Dominican Republic and the US when he was unable to restrain the New York Yankees from winning the second game of the best-of-seven American League playoffs. Boston lost 2-0. But Albert Pujols, batted a home run in the bottom of the first inning to tie the game. The …

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The government will renegotiate the sovereign bonds as it seeks to borrow US$250 million in Spain to meet the requirements of the Paris Club and resume the standby arrangement with the International Monetary Fund, as reported in El Caribe. Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa said that they are in the process of choosing the company that …

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Central Bank governor Hector Valdez Albizu told representatives of the business community during a meeting at the Central Bank on Monday that the government has eliminated 39,271 jobs (or 12.2% of occupied posts) from the public payroll in the past two months. As reported in the Listin Diario, Valdez Albizu said the dismissals represented savings …

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Diario Libre ironically points out today that, thanks to a conflict of interests, one of the most serious environmental problems caused by the Duquesa garbage dump may be resolved. Prior to leaving government in 2000, the Fernandez administration granted the lands of the Herrera International Airport to a group of engineering companies in lieu of …

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US members of Congress Hilda Solis, Henry Waxman, Charles Rangel, Ciro Rodriguez, Sherrod Brown, Sander Levin, Linda Sanchez, Thomas Allen, Jim McDermott, Raul Grijalva, Xavier Becerra and Pete Stark have sent President George W Bush a letter, dated 30 September, addressing concerns that provisions in the DR-CAFTA free trade agreement signed by the US and …

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The ambassador of Venezuela in the Dominican Republic, Francisco Belisario Landis, said that the Dominican mission made up by Secretary of the Presidency Danilo Medina, Technical Secretary of the Presidency Temistocles Montas and Ambassador Miguel Mejia have been meeting with Venezuelan government officers regarding the fuel issue, as reported in the Listin Diario. On the …

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The government advanced US$14.8 million to the Cogentrix power plant in San Pedro de Macoris so that the facility may be activated to fill the void left by AES Andres that goes offline tonight. Since the start of this government administration, Cogentrix has already received payments of US$19.4 million, signifying a total of US$34.2 million. …

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A large number of Dominican private companies have increased the wages of their employees, by a range of 22% to 40% so far this year, according to a survey of businesses, says the Listin Diario. Elena Viyella, the president of the National Business Council, said that the adjustments that the companies have already made should …

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