2005 – Page 222

Although some sources are telling El Caribe that the fires in the Central Mountain Range are 70% under control, new outbreaks in Los Haitises and Villa Altagracia threaten to further destroy the little forest that is still standing. The Ministry of the Environment is trying to obtain international assistance in order to more effectively fight …

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The Police says it has recovered 741 vehicles, 50 luxury SUVs, 103 pick ups, 27 trucks, 3 minibuses and 23 motorcycles that had been stolen since 16 August. As reported in the Listin Diario, the Police now uses a new system to register the reports of stolen vehicles, in order to not repeat the scandalous …

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The investigative commission that looked into the fire in the Higuey prison that killed 136 prisoners has requested voluntary homicide charges against eight prisoners and eleven Police officers, including one colonel, a major and five first lieutenants. Nine of the Police were suspended from duty and the others were fired immediately. The two dismissed agents …

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In just two months, January and February, there have been 414 new adolescent mothers at the Cabral y Baez Hospital in Santiago de los Caballeros. This represents fully 31% of all births recorded at the hospital during this period. These are births to females under the age of 18 years old. Each day, according to …

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Judge Rosalba Garib Holguin ordered the temporary closing of Le Blanc Dance and Lounge at Plaza Andalucia. Several youths were intoxicated at the disco, including one who died trying to win RD$10,000 in a tequila drinking contest. The judge set a RD$5 million bail for the two responsible persons of the discotheque, Franklin del Rosario …

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Radhames Segura, vice president of the Corporacion Dominicana de Empresas Electricas Estatales (CDEEE), said that it will be another year before blackouts diminish. “It is part of a process that will take about a year and will improve as collections increase and losses of power distribution companies diminish and the system becomes more efficient as …

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With funding from the European Union, a first model jail unit was opened at the Najayo jail in San Cristobal. The new facilities have eradicated free market operations that are common in Dominican jails, replacing these with a jail-operated store where inmates will make purchases with vouchers. Attorney General Francisco Dominguez was present when the …

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The Ministry of Environment confirmed that in addition to the fire affecting the Cordillera Central (Pico Duarte), there are several others blazing in Loma Novillero in Villa Altagracia, in Macutico, in the province of San Juan de la Maguana and in Los Haitises. The Ministry says that the fires in the Cordillera Central have been …

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Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa says that the government has met the requirements of the stand by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund despite the rising price of petroleum because of the appreciation of the peso. As reported in Hoy newspaper, he said that the exchange rate has been fluctuating between RD$28-RD$29 to the US$1, or …

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The president of the Association of Exporters (Adoexpo), Jose Antonio Flaquer Lopez said that if the exchange rate continues as it is, it will negatively affect Dominican exports and the flow of hard currency to the country. As reported in Hoy newspaper, he said that in a planned way, the exchange rate should be allowed …

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