2006 – Page 43

Sociologist Ramon Tejada Holguin comments on the disintegration of the DR’s political parties in the opinion page of El Caribe today. He mentions that the PRD is immersed in the process of choosing who will run for President in 2008, and has forgotten to seek answers to some key questions, such as “What were the …

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Dominican and French troops stormed the beaches of Bani yesterday, launched land to water missiles and evacuated injured citizens. No, it wasn’t war or a natural disaster; instead it was practice in case there ever is the need for such action. Both military squads practiced using live ammunition with 12.7mm rounds and 7.62mm precision sniper …

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Diario Libre reports that National Police Chief Bernardo Santana Paez and National District Mayor Robert Salcedo met yesterday in order to unveil their security plan for the city during the Christmas season. It was announced during the meeting that the number of police officers on duty from both the national police and the municipal police …

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The 48-hour strike called for Thursday and Friday by the CNTU transport union in protest at the announcement of the fiscal reform, as well as against the high cost of living and the energy crisis is being supported by the PRD and PRSC parties, but according to Diario Libre the threat has had little or …

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Dominican Police investigating the murder of Malian journalist Diakite Pierre can’t exclude the theory that he might have been murdered by a fellow journalist, while saying that they believe that his death was more likely to have been an accident than anything else, according to Diario Libre. Pierre, who was in the DR for a …

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Firefighters from 20 different countries met in San Pedro de Macoris yesterday in order to discuss a variety of issues about the service in the Caribbean region. Firefighters from Florida, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Jamaica, St. John, St. Lucia, St. Martin, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, and Trinidad and Tobago among others met at the Howard …

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Samuel Paula Rosario, a.k.a. “Quita Tenis”, will not go to trial or serve any jail time on drug charges, because the drugs he tried to flush down the toilet as he was being apprehended tested negative, according to El Caribe newspaper. The Department for Drug Control, however, did announce that he would be standing trial …

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The game stretched into the 11th inning last night until Jose Vargas scored the game-winning run as the Aguilas beat the Tigres 4-3. Jason Simontachi dominated the Escogido as the Estrellas won 4 1, and the Gigantes beat the Azucareros 6-2. Standings Team W-L Avg. Games Behind Licey 16 – 8 .667 – Gigantes 13 …

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Last night President Leonel Fernandez gave the speech that many have been waiting for since the announcement of the government’s third tax reform program was made in Washington, DC last month. In the run up to the speech, speculation about just what the President would say has filled many inches of newsprint, and the speech …

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According to Diandino Pena, the head of the Office for the Re-organization of Urban Transport (OPRET), his Metro project will receive between ninety and one hundred million dollars next year. Pena said that this money will not affect other government disbursements and will not violate the IMF Stand-by Agreement. The engineer also rejected recent stories …

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