2005 – Page 268

The Abraham Lincoln Avenue that crosses the city of Santo Domingo from south to north was the setting for yet another scandal. An investigative TV report showed a video of two women having sex on the roof of a parked SUV, to the cheers of onlookers. District Attorney’s office Prosecutor Roxanna Reyes Acosta says that …

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The Dominican Olympic Committee announced the winners of the Athlete of the Year award. Felix Sanchez received the trophy for Best Athlete of the Year, a check for RD$75,000 on behalf of awards ceremony sponsor, Presidente Beer. Other winners were: Chess: Ramon Mateo, Kenia Jose Polanco Archery: Paris Goico, Ybel Feliz Track & Field: Felix …

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Just a few details regarding the nation’s electric sector remain on the list of requirements placed on the country by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It appears therefore, that the stand-by accord will come into effect within the next three weeks as was announced by the Finance Minister last week. The 2005 Budget and the …

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The “light” at the end of the tunnel may not be a train charging down the tracks. With the launch of the “Electricity Sector Recovery Plan” the IMF and the CDEEE as well as millions of consumers are hoping for better service over the coming months and years. The problems and the causes are well …

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The talks leading to a consolidation of the debts between the AES Dominicana and the CDEEE came to an abrupt halt in spite of President Leonel Fernandez’s intervention. The President insisted that the amounts under discussion had to be resolved and the issue put to rest. According to sources, the Listin Diario learned that the …

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Altagracia Paulino, president of Fundecom, the Foundation for Consumer Rights, said that with the new increases to the price of fuel in the DR the Ministry of Industry & Commerce is violating Art. 8 of Hydrocarbons Law 112-00. Over the past four weeks, the government has consistently increased the prices of gasoline and diesel. The …

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The walkout by business sector representatives on the board of directors of the Dominican Institute of Social Security (IDSS) has deepened the crisis and could threaten its very existence. Business representatives walked out because they refused to accept the government proposal that business increase the wages of contributors to the IDSS fund. IDSS director Doctor …

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The political committee of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party ordered that its members employed in the government and earning up to RD$20,000 a month pay a 3% contribution to the party. Those making more than RD$20,000 would pay a 5% contribution. Secretary General of the PLD, Reinaldo Pared Perez made the announcement after a five-hour …

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Those traveling by land to Puerto Plata from Santiago should allot extra time for the stretch that usually takes around half an hour. Two weeks of steady rains that have fallen on the Septentrional Mountain Range have caused landslides affecting dwellings located right on the highway on the Luperon and Moca routes. In the case …

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The nearly four weeks of continuous rains were still front- page news over the weekend and the beginning of this week. Each day new communities report buildings, both public and private, damaged and abandoned because of safety fears. In Santiago, the Listin Diario reports that a small quake and more rain damaged another fifty houses. …

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