2006 – Page 73

The National Ethics Commission has banned officials and public employees from receiving Christmas gifts and recommended that all institutions, including City Halls, avoid spending public resources by refraining from the traditional practice of giving away expensive baskets this year. The Commission said that only baskets meant as gifts for poorer employees are acceptable and these …

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Commercial banks and savings and loans associations have lowered their passive interest rates by more than 65% over the last two years, while active rates have only dropped by 42%. According to Diario Libre, both rates should move in relatively equal proportions. Passive rates, the ones banks pay savers for their deposits, are currently at …

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A shipment of 550 kilos of cocaine from the Dominican Republic has been seized in the Spanish port of Barcelona. The drug was discovered in a container transporting bamboo furniture on 10 October. A 49-year-old Spanish citizen, identified only as “J.B. C.B.” has been detained in connection with the case, according to the local police. …

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Navy Vice Admiral Ivan Castillo Pena has acknowledged the stories reported in yesterday’s news about men robbing boats docked at Andres, Boca Chica, and has called for increased guarding of the area, both on foot and in the water, with the aid of the M-2 intelligence group. According to a report in Diario Libre, Rear …

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Haitian ambassador to the Dominican Republic Fritz Cinea has promised to help the country in the fight against the trafficking of illegal narcotics and would continue to work towards preventing Haiti from becoming a haven for traffickers who are wanted by the law. Cinea made his comments to the president of the National Drug Control …

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Over a thousand illegal migrants have been repatriated to Haiti after being caught in the northern region. The 1,170 Haitians were repatriated and a man accused of bringing some of the illegal immigrants into the DR, was charged with human trafficking. The repatriation is the conclusion of recent operations by immigration officials in order to …

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According to Hoy newspaper, some young prisoners held at the Najayo Prison rehabilitation center are punished by being tied to the bars of their cells in the crucifixion position. A report by the Program for the Reform and the Modernization of the State (PARME) says that these prisoners, as well as being physically punished are …

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Listin Diario is reporting that student registration is down at the UASD University. According to the paper, registrations have decreased in the last six months from 158,537 students in the first semester to 149,708, a total decrease of 8,829 students. University vice president Alejandro Pichardo said that 1,000 students didn’t return because of the protests …

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The United States Embassy is holding a workshop on Thursday for American citizens who reside in Santiago, in which they can carry out any processes that are normally only available at the embassy’s main office in Santo Domingo. The event will be run by the American Citizens Service (ACS), and US citizens in Santiago and …

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The African-Caribbean-Pacific cultural festival in Santo Domingo continues tonight with the following activities: 6:00pm – ACP Cinema at Cinemateca Nacional, Plaza de la Cultura 7:00pm – Dance recital (DR), Augusto Cuvilas (Mozambique), Sala Manuel Rueda, National Conservatory of Music 8:00pm – Mungal Patasar & Pantor, Trinidad & Tobago, Plaza de Espana, Colonial Zone 9:00pm – …

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