2006 – Page 78

Diario Libre reports that Roberto Ramos, President of Latinvox, and an expert on the Latino market, is urging the Dominican Republic to make the most of the upcoming DR-CAFTA agreement by marketing its products to the Latino community in the United States, and then market products towards the Anglo-Saxon Americans. Ramos points out that there …

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Just one day after the deadline for the purchase of the license renewal stickers, hundreds of vehicles were seized by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) for moving around Greater Santo Domingo without the official “marbete”. The impounded vehicles were taken to the former dog-racing track on Sol Poniente Avenue in the National District. Listin Diario …

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Former Public Works Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado insisted that he did not have any connections to the people involved in the Marbella corruption scandal in Spain, and stated that the publication of information to that effect only has the purpose of damaging his Presidential aspirations. Clave Digital reports that Vargas denied any connection of any …

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Yesterday 570 convicts at Najayo prison graduated, receiving high school diplomas, English and technical certification. The graduates take part in the program in order to be better qualified once they return to the outside world. As well as English, prisoners can take classes in plumbing, refrigeration, electricity, accounting and basic education.

Dominican maestro Jose Antonio Molina continues to be one of the most sought-after musicians in the United States, having just created and directed the music for the opening show of the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. The show was produced by Emilio Estefan, who once again entrusted Molina with the musical creation …

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President Leonel Fernandez was in Samana yesterday, and as he kicked off the construction of the new aqueduct that will supply the city and surrounding areas with potable water, he announced that the government had received several offers to construct oil depots to avoid a recurrence of the recent fuel shortage. According to Fernandez, the …

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With Monday night’s announcement by President Fernandez that the reform of the Constitution would be carried out through a system of “popular consultations”, different groups have expressed their support or rejection for the idea. According to El Caribe, the opposition PRD party showed its displeasure with the President’s idea by not showing up for the …

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Tomorrow is the first day in what is to be a long process towards constitutional reform. The public consultations will begin simultaneously in Santiago, San Pedro de Macoris and Barahona where facilitators will fill out a questionnaire containing 77 questions about the proposed reform. Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado, Coordinator of the National Dialogue and Marcos …

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The Bishop for the Mao-Montecristi diocese has come out against the continued trafficking of illegal Haitians, drugs and guns across the border, and blames those who are responsible for protecting the border for making it so vulnerable. In his comments published in Hoy newspaper, Monsignor Espinal says that this is a problem that those same …

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If you go by today’s front-page coverage, the upcoming meeting between the Independent Power Providers (IPPs) and the Commission to Renegotiate the Contracts of the Electric Sector (CRCES) headed by commission coordinator, Radhames Segura could pass unnoticed. There are, however, full-page announcements of the meeting in every newspaper. Segura is inviting the IPPs as well …

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