2005 – Page 58

Amidst the public airing of major irregularities in civil registration offices under the Central Electoral Board (JCE) jurisdiction, the JCE announces it will be using RD$29 million to house the offices of the Segunda Circunscripcion del Estado Civil del Distrito Nacional, as published in Hoy newpaper. The new civil registry office is intended to be …

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The director of the department for immigrants at the Attorney General’s office, Frank Soto, has asked that a judge declare the passport case to be “complex” and so order an ever wider investigation. This will permit the Attorney General to investigate the ins and outs of the case for up to a year. The widely …

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Aure Ricardo Florentino Garcia has told reporters that even though he is being investigated along with the group of false councilmen who obtained diplomatic passports, his case is clear on the one hand, but a bit confusing on the other. It seems that Florentino Garcia handed in his birth certificate and some photos to the …

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One union, MOCHOTRAN, has requested the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (AMET) to permit all its members to work during peak traffic hours, from 6 until 9 in the morning, no matter what color the car’s roof is painted. The two other major union leaders, Juan Hubieres and Ramon Perez Figuero have opposed the suggestion. Mochotran president …

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In Santiago de los Caballeros, local officials have revealed that RD$10.0 billion in different public works projects is currently on hold. The Hispano-American Avenue, the Northern Beltway, and the highway between Santiago and Tamboril are just three of the projects on hold. In some cases, open trenches have cut off access to neighborhoods. A recent …

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The Ministry of Public Health invited Monsignor Antonio Camilo, the bishop of La Vega, to give the sermon during the ceremonies marking World Food Day. The bishop said that there were many people in the Dominican Republic suffering from hunger and that every sector should do something to alleviate the situation. The Food and Agriculture …

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At 12:45 on Friday afternoon the first baby conceived through in-vitro fertilization, was born in Santo Domingo under the auspices of the Pan American-Israeli Institute medical program, according to Listin Diario. The baby, Frank Jesus Rodriguez Gonzalez, was born at the Corazones Unidos clinic under the care of Dr. Placido Montero, and weighed in at …

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Jan Tollefson has been granted the Lee Endowment for Global Freshwater award for her work in the DR to construct and install water filters. Tollefson, from Calgary in Canada has spent the last eight years helping integrate BioSand water filter technology to provide clean drinking water in the DR. She taught Dominicans to build simple …

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At least 127 families have been forced to evacuate their homes in different parts of the country due to the continuation of the recent heavy rainfall across the Dominican Republic. Another 319 people were moved out of their houses to refugee centers. Several dozen other families have not been able to return to their homes …

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The rains held off and the huge crowd, estimated to be almost 50,000 strong, celebrated the last day of the Presidente Music Festival in the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo. Starting at 6:15 in the evening, the show lasted well into the early hours. Krisspy, Julian de Oro, Franco de Vito, Pavel Nunez, …

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