2006 – Page 27

Long lines, long waits and violent outbursts affected public transport in Santo Domingo yesterday. Press reports say that 17 people were reported injured as a result of clashes between two bus companies that seek to maintain their route monopolies. As a result, The conflict that has led to the rising tensions and stoppages in service …

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Edward Juarez Pagliocco, director of the International Immigrant Foundation, is urging Dominicans to wait for the new immigration laws in the United States to be passed before they decide to try to travel to the US and remain there illegally. Juarez says that Dominicans need to be patient and that the new immigration laws would …

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Drug traffickers took another hit yesterday as Department of Drug Control (DNCD) officials found 67 kilos of cocaine in 64 packets during a raid in La Romana and Miches. According to Diario Libre, seven men were caught in connection with the case.

Today is International World AIDS Day. An estimated 39.5 million people are affected by HIV/AIDS worldwide. The Dominican Republic is one of the countries in the region that is most affected by the disease, with an estimated 1.1% of the population infected. In recent years, there has been progress on AIDS awareness in the country, …

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The owner of Jazzy’s Elite strip club and its administrator Wilkin Casado Patricio have both been sent to jail for one year, accused of responsibility for a fire at the establishment. The fire broke out in the early hours of Monday this week and claimed the lives of nine people. Santo Domingo prosecutor Perfecto Acosta …

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The cool breezes that are typical of winter in the DR have arrived earlier than usual this year, thanks in part to the weather phenomenon known as El Nino, according ot the National Weather Office (Onamet). Onamet said that 13 tropical storms had been expected to hit the region this year and that four would …

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The wins just keep on coming for the Gigantes. With a 6-3 victory over the Aguilas last night, the Gigantes matched their team record of 11 straight wins and stretched their lead in the Dominican Winter Baseball League. The Gigantes now lead the second place Tigres by two games and the third place Aguilas by …

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President Leonel Fernandez met with a group of Spanish investors who are interested in completing a marina project in Samana with an investment of US$150 million. Fernandez was informed of the remodeling of two government hotels now under Bahia Principe management. Bahia Principe is booking stays at four new hotels in Samana this winter season. …

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$21 million loan to modernize public resources management. A press release by the IDB explains that the loan will help efficiency, transparency and accountability in the public sector. IDB project team leader Roberto Camblor said that this loan would allow the government to put existing resources into …

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Director for the National Council for Resident Medics Pedro Sing said that the decision to suspend the doctors for going on strike was taken because they had not met with their superiors to inform them of their problems. Hoy newspaper reports that the doctors at the Dario Contreras and Moscoso Puello hospitals had gone on …

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