2004 – Page 63

Many people have darkened their vehicles’ windows in an attempt to raise the efficiency of their air-conditioning units. Others, however, have done it for more nefarious reasons and, as a result, the National Police has issued a decree outlawing the use of sunscreen paper on the front windscreen of any vehicle, on grounds of dispositions …

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Traffic headed from Nagua on the Northeast Coast to San Francisco de Macoris is being obliged to take a detour, following the collapse of the bridge over the Helechal River due to intense flooding. The detour is being made through El Pozo and on to Matanzas.

Dominican shortstop Rafael Furcal, already in the news for his DUI convictions, has hit the front pages of the sports sections of all the papers in Georgia and the Dominican Republic. His latest achievement was a dramatic eleventh inning walk-off home run that gave the Atlanta Braves a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros in …

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President Leonel Fernandez sent two loan proposals, for a total of US$35 million, for the Senate’s approval in letters dated 1 October. The missives were received by Senate leader Andres Bautista. The first loan was underwritten in June of 2003 and ties the Dominican Republic with the World Bank (IRDB) and, according to the note …

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has observed some improvement in the DR’s monetary and public financial areas, according to Jacques Mandeng, the IMF representative in the Dominican Republic. The IMF team visited the Dominican Republic recently for talks on the resumption of the suspended StandBy Agreement, an event that complemented the trip made by the …

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The Venezuelan government has decided to ratify its decision to augment the supply of oil to the Dominican Republic, but only under the condition that the deal be made directly between the two nations, without any involvement of businesses or individuals thought to have conspired against President Hugo Chavez in any way. Miguel Mejia, a …

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The Ministry of Police & the Interior reported that, of the nearly 700,000 weapons estimated to be in the hands of civilians, only 6,611 weapons have regularized the holding of these under new rules of the present government, accounting for perhaps a trifling 1%. Despite the fact that the grace period to renew gun permits …

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Armed Forces Minister Sigfrido Pared Perez believes that the number of generals in the Armed Forces is still too high, despite a review process that saw 99 generals placed into retirement, thereby the diminishing the number by almost half. As reported in Hoy newspaper, while it is customary to retire generals upon a change of …

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Following a meeting yesterday with representatives of the CONEPREC (Industrial Council to Prevent Crime), National Police Chief Manuel de Jesus Perez Sanchez said that a “prophylaxis” of the institution’s ranks would be conducted in order to render the force more professional in technical matters and to strengthen moral values. Perez Sanchez explained the need for …

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The PRD party has rejected accusations that it has played a vital part in the latest wave of violence that is shaking the country’s population. The party also issued a statement criticizing the massive firings that are affecting the government patronage jobs, as well as the demotions and forced retirements in the ranks of the …

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