2005 – Page 36

The City Council session at the National District City Hall yesterday ended abruptly when members of PRD demanded replies to their questions from Office of Transport Reorganization (OPRET) Director Diandino Pena, who was escorted out of the session hall by Gabriel Castro who had called for a five-minute break in the middle of the disturbance …

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The Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation is willing to participate in a public tender to design and build a public transport system in the DR. According to Diario Libre, the proposal consists of a four-wagon train with a capacity of 100 passengers per wagon using diesel and electric technology, or both. The train’s speed …

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Cinema critic and Assistant Director of the National Cinema Department Felix Manuel Lora will present a full-length documentary called “A roll in the sand, vision and illusion of Dominican cinema” as his contribution to the understanding of the current film production process in the DR. Listin Diario reports the documentary will be shown tonight at …

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Dominican group “Negros” will be taking part in the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publicists (ASCAP) awards next Tuesday, 15 November 2005, in the Joe’s Pub Public Theater in New York. They will also participate in interviews on Univision Channel 41’s “Al Despertar” program and at Amor radio station. The members of the group …

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The state university, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) has opened its new, state-of-the-art library, named after national poet Pedro Mir, during a public function attended by President Leonel Fernandez. According to a report in Listin Diario, the building was refurbished at a cost of RD$250 million and has US$20 million worth of equipment. The …

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The presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, Andres Bautista Garcia and Alfredo Pacheco, are in favor of a constitutional amendment to clarify the process for acquiring Dominican citizenship. According to Listin Diario, Pacheco believes that the basic problem is the inclusion of the ‘jus soli” judicial precept and said the Constitution is …

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Labor Minister Jose Ramon Fadul has said that his Ministry will indict companies that do not comply with the Labor Code’s maximum quota of 20% foreign workers. Diario Libre reports that he specified that this does not just apply to Haitians, but includes other foreigners working in middle range positions in companies, especially Cubans, Colombians …

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During an interview with Listin Diario, US Agency for International Development (USAID) Director Elena Brineman stated that corruption and the lack of transparency represented the greatest threat to the DR’s democracy and social and economic development, and could hinder the benefits the country could derive from DR-CAFTA. She called for greater transparency and specifically mentioned …

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El Caribe opinion columnist Marisol Vicens Bello calls for moral sanctions against political impunity and says that although the electoral campaign officially begins on 16 February 2006, large-scale publicity resources are already in evidence, something that casts doubts as to the origin of the money used and the good intentions of the candidates. A large …

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Two Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) judges have addressed requests made from several quarters calling for the retirement of judges who have reached the age of 70, according to Listin Diario. The Judicial Career Law establishes that these judges should resign from their posts. The President of the Criminal Chamber of the SCJ, Hugo Alvarez …

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