2005 – Page 104

A heavily armed three-man gang has attacked and robbed a branch of the Popular Savings and Loan Association in Santo Domingo’s Cristo Rey barrio. The thieves killed the guard on duty and made off with half a million pesos. In San Francisco de Macoris, just a few hours after the President’s visit, thieves made off …

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The Dominican Republic is seeking to win a slot to the 2006 World Basketball Games in Japan when it matches nine other countries from the Americas in the Pre-World Basketball Championship that opens today at the Virgilio Travieso Soto Basketball Palace in Santo Domingo. The The FIBA-Americas Championship Games will take place from 24-28 August. …

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Six Dominicans placed DR-made music among the 6th Latin Grammy Awards to be announced by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in Los Angeles on 3 November. “The Latin GRAMMYs recognizes musical excellence while spotlighting the very best in Latin music from around the world,” said Latin Recording Academy President Gabriel Abaroa. In …

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President Leonel Fernandez has stated that if the price of petroleum continues to increase on the international market, this could lead to de-stabilization and lack of governance, which he believes should worry both rich and poor countries. According to Diario Libre, the President warned that some analysts are expecting that the price per barrel of …

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Although the Ground Transportation Department (OTTT) hasn’t fixed a new official fare, different transport trade unions have announced increases in the cost of public transportation. Diario Libre reports that the National Unified Transporters Center (CNTU) has increased their fares by RD$2, saying that the OTTT has not responded to their demands. Ramon Perez Figuereo of …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority is implementing a new system whereby public transport taxis would operate on an inter-daily basis in Santo Domingo and Santiago. Green or yellow identified taxis will operate on separate days. AMET director, General Jose Fernandez Fadul told the press that this will reduce contamination and traffic jams. He expects the system …

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The power outages that have been affecting the country are not due to lack of generation but rather to faults in transmission, an area that comes under the responsibility of the Dominican State-Owned Electrical Companies (CDEEE). As reported in Diario Libre, EdeNorte and EdeSur power distribution companies have proved that the payments to generating companies …

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Vice President Rafael Alburquerque led a meeting last Monday with representatives of the World Bank (WB) and the Central Electoral Board (JCE), where they discussed a US$50 million loan for the implementation of a program which will provide birth certificates and identification cards (cedulas) to undocumented Dominicans. According to Clave Digital, the Vice President said …

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The government made the first of several monthly disbursements of US$2 million to a group of businessmen for the completion and equipping of the private Metropolitan Hospital of Santiago (HOMS) last Monday. Clave Digital reports that the money was delivered by the Administrative Secretary of the Presidency, Luis Manuel Bonetti, and the Minister of Public …

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President Leonel Fernandez has ordered the Ministry of Public Works to take action in the town of Sanchez in the province of Samana. Several houses in the town have collapsed causing major concern to the community. Juan Payero, director of the seismology institute at the state university UASD, explained that the problems are mainly due …

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