2006 – Page 61

Diario Libre is reporting that the Santo Domingo East town council has formally agreed to rescind the refuse collection contract given to the Pro-Hygiene and Health Services Company (SEHISA), though the company will continue to clean up trash for the next three months. The council also announced that a public bidding process would begin within …

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Diario Libre reports that Director of Migration Carlos Amarante Baret has admitted that there are “clandestine consulates” operating around the country, trying to swindle unsuspecting Dominicans by offering them what they claim are legitimate trips and visas to Europe. Amarante did however point out that the National Police and the State Intelligence Department are working …

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Dominican Municipal League (LMD) chairman Amable Aristy Castro has voiced his opposition to suggested reforms to the powers of the Dominican Municipal League. Castro says that this is an example of a political witch-hunt. Castro says that the initiative by PLD member Francisco Dominguez Brito is no more than an attack on the LMD and …

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Police Chief Major General Bernardo Santana Paez has disclosed that since the launch of the measures aimed at reducing crime, known as the Democratic Security Plan, the country has seen a reduction of 564 homicides this year in comparison to 2005, which represents a fall of 23%. He explained that the information is contained in …

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According to Hoy newspaper, blackouts persist in parts of Santo Domingo and across the country, some lasting as long as 14 hours. The blackouts have created a desperate situation and in some cases even those who have power inverters are victims of this latest wave of blackouts, since inverters are being heavily overworked and are …

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Hoy newspaper quotes Central Bank vice-president Clarissa de la Rocha Torres who has come forward with clarifications on the subject of regulating credit card interest rates. De la Rocha said that it is the job of the monetary authorities, and only theirs, to regulate credit cards and their interest rates. The vice-president made her statements …

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Several basic foodstuffs have increased in price over the last few weeks, most notably select rice, sugar, milk, cooking oil and pinto beans. Other products which have gone up in price include eggs, toilet paper, seasonings, chicken bouillon cubes and cod, as reported by Diario Libre.

Five armed men dressed in military uniform robbed a branch of Asociacion Popular de Ahorros y Prestamos located on Charles de Gaulle Avenue in Santo Domingo East at noon yesterday, and took an undetermined amount of cash. Their faces were disguised by military camouflage paint. Listin Diario reports that they overpowered the security guards, threatened …

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Only 400 buses out of a total fleet of 928 assigned to the metropolitan office of bus services (OMSA) are in service in Santo Domingo and Santiago. This represents only 43.1% of the total. Meanwhile, 120 units are in mechanics workshops for repair and 80 are being rebuilt. Another 185 are unusable junk. A further …

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The public consultation for the planned constitutional reform that is being held during the month of November will have a website to offer guidance to the public on the consultation. No URL for the future site has been announced as yet. Diario Libre reports that there will eventually be radio and television programming and a …

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