2006 – Page 16

US Ambassador to the DR Hans H. Hertell calmed concerns when he said that regardless of what the US delegation in the country thinks, the country’s entry into DR-CAFTA will proceed as planned, seeing that there are only a few details need to be hammered out, which President George Bush needs to sign off on. …

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The Japanese government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed off on a donation for the province of Bahoruco with a total value of US$228,000. The funds will be implemented through the program “Improvement of Nutrition for Children in Bahoruco Province,” and is part of the “Educational Schools Garden program.” The funds will help …

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Today is the run-off election in Kissimmee, Florida (located near Orlando) for the two largest vote-getters in the November 7 city elections. Jaime Matos, a Dominican with strong roots in the Kissimmee/Orlando region, is vying to become the first Latino ever elected to the Kissimmee City Commission and the first Dominican ever in the State …

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Business consultant Federico Martinez expresses his concern for the lack of capacity for Dominican governments’ lack of capacity of rectifying. He brings up the issue in Hoy newspaper’s economic section, commenting on a recent talk by Jared Diamond, author of the best-selling “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” and stresses two points made …

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Public Works Minister Freddy Perez is denouncing the robbery of power cables from the Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge over the Ozama River, as reported in Diario Libre. The robbery of power cables has become a common occurence in the DR, leaving many main thoroughfares in darkness. Journalist Marino Zapete, who became famous during the Hipolito …

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A judge has denied retired Colonel Pedro Julio “Pepe” Goico permission to leave the country. El Caribe writes that Goico had asked permission to leave the DR for Spain for a period of 10 days so he could tend to business regarding his residency in that country. The Attorney General’s office said that his departure …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is to submit its case against DataCentro to the Corruption Prevention Department (Depreco) for what they believe is fraud. The JCE paid DataCentro US$16 million for the automation of government offices, design of the new cedula identification card, and fingerprinting, but the new JCE members feel that the company has …

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National District prosecutor Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero has expressed his concern about a loophole in the Dominican Penal Code that allows foreigners to post bail after they have committed a crime. Hernandez said the penal code should be reformed so that no undocumented foreigner who is accused of committing a crime in the country can …

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Colombians Jaime Alonzo Calle Munoz and Juan Reynaldo Ramirez Rondon will be allowed to post bail if they pay RD$50 million each in cash This was the ruling handed down by Judge Daira Medina Tejada for two drug dealers who were found in possession of 442 kilos of cocaine during a raid at a hotel …

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As the year draws to a close, El Caribe newspaper takes a look back at this year’s artists and entertainers who are “in” and those whose 15 minutes of fame are winding down. The list includes musicians, comedians, designers, actors, models, fashion designers, and other celebrities and television personalities in the Dominican spotlight. On the …

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