2006 – Page 324

The Director of the Passport Department, Maritza Ortiz, has told Diario Libre that the DR would be willing to have a common passport with some Central American countries. The idea has not yet been proposed formally but Ortiz has already discussed it with Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. Ortiz believes that the idea is …

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Former dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo’s vacation home in San Cristobal is being transformed into the National Penitentiary School, where training in penitentiary treatment will be given to prison wardens. As reported by Diario Libre, the once-luxurious property, known as the “Castle on the Hill”, is undergoing refurbishment by the government with an investment totaling RD$10 …

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Duarte Bridge in Santo Domingo will be closed to traffic from 23 January to 24 February to guarantee the precision and quality of engineering work being performed during its refurbishment, and to assure the security of passers-by. Due to the chaos that is expected in traffic between the western and eastern Santo Domingo during the …

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The director of the Office for the Reorganization of Transport (OPRET) Diandino Pena, is waiting for the arrival of an “invitation” announced by the Chamber of Deputies, to go there and explain all there is to know about the metro project that he is overseeing, as reported by Diario Libre. Pena said that he was …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) will study the applications for the recognition of 36 political parties and movements today, although none complies with conditions required by the law to contest the elections next May, according to Listin Diario. The organizations do not meet the required minimum numbers of offices, members, and organizational structures in all …

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Dozens of women from Santiago, Valverde, Esperanza, Puerto Plata, La Vega, Moca, and San Francisco de Macoris are complaining that they were cheated by a mafia that charged between RD$150,000 and RD$170,000 each, promising to take them to The Netherlands, according to a report in El Caribe. However, they were abandoned in Suriname. They said …

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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is staging a soap opera regarding his possible participation in the World Baseball Classic, and the latest episode is a rumor that now he will play for the US, according to EFE News Agency, quoting the New York Times. However, a source close to A-Rod, who is on …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic explained that the recent increase in the foreign-exchange rate was due to seasonal issues as well as the Christmas vacation taken by many of the foreign banks operating in the DR. According to Pedro Silverio, the manager of the Central Bank, there are plenty of dollars on hand …

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The CDEEE, the state-run energy business, reported yesterday that the government would continue its policy of subsidizing the energy supplied to the poorest areas of the major cities to the tune of US$80 million during the current fiscal year. This policy will continue in spite of IMF urgings to bring the subsidies to a halt. …

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As of yesterday afternoon, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce had sent 269 orders for reimbursement to the Dominican Refinery (Refidomsa). Each case was presented individually, and the costs varied betweenRD$3,500 and RD$90,000. According to the ministry’s press office, a total of 211 cases had been sent to Refidomsa by 3 pm yesterday. All of …

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