2007 – Page 257

International organizations reportedly are preparing to launch a US$30 million international campaign accusing the Dominican Republic of enslaving Haitians that work here and of denying Dominican nationality to Haitians that are born here, as reported in El Dia. The month-long program is scheduled to kick off in France in May sponsored by Amnesty International, the …

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Due to the epidemic that affects 60,000 people in the DR, between the ages of 15 and 49, and has challenged the country’s health care system, local and international health authorities have decided to launch the National Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV/AIDS 2007-2015. Humberto Salazar, director of the …

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Vice President Rafael Alburquerque met, to no avail, with business and worker’s unions representatives yesterday. Alburquerque did, however, point out that at this point he wasn’t negotiating for either side and that he was just merely listening to both sides and their proposals. Alburquerque listened as the worker’s unions explained that they will not continue …

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Office for the Reorganization of Transit head Diandino Pena and driver’s unions leaders Juan Hubieres, Ramon Perez Figuereo, Alfredo Linares and Antonio Marte will resume negotiations tomorrow after weeks of set backs in the negotiations. The meeting will take place at 9am and Juan Hubieres says that the main issue on the agenda is bus …

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Electricity expert Bernardo Castellanos criticizes that the government again seeks to grant privileges to foreign companies and their local associates that seek to enter the Dominican electricity market, as reported in the Listin Diario. He criticized as damaging the contract that has been allotted to Chinese investors for the installation of a coal-fired plant. The …

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Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto Salcedo has announced the location for the Santo Domingo heliport. The heliport will be located at the Plaza Omar Torrijos, between the George Washington Avenue and the Abraham Lincoln Avenue. Salcedo said that construction of the heliport could begin within the next month and is estimated to cost RD$6 million. The …

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After spending months out of the headlines, Public Health officials are addressing the recent concerns of another dengue fever outbreak. The Public Health minister is reporting 1,000 new cases up to this point in the year, for an average of 400 dengue cases per every month in 2007. Listin Diario writes that 3 people have …

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Seems that Dominicans are not ready for the breathalyzer test system. Diario Libre reports that because of the confusion and inconvenience caused by the breathalyzers random examinations have been reduced. The Diario Libre does quote a Transit authority official who says that AMET officials will be conducting breathalyzer tests during Easter Week (Semana Santa) on …

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The fifth version of a poll conducted by the Argentinian firm Carlos Fara & Asociados between 16 March and 19 March showed that President Leonel Fernandez remains extremely popular among possible voters. 1,000 people were polled of which 88.8% said they would vote for Fernandez if he were the PLD’s candidate in the 2008 elections. …

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Continued heavy rains have been blamed for the death of four people in the province of Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris) and the Weather Department says that the heavy rains will continue until at least Thursday. Hoy writes that 3,000 homes have been flooded and that 15,000 other homes have been affected by the heavy …

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