2007News

911 in the DR

The US government, through USAID, has donated US$600,000 to the Ministry of Interior Police Ministry with the objective of development a 911 program in the DR that would allow for fast and efficient response to emergencies. The funds will be disbursed once US Ambassador Hans H. Hertell and Interior and Police Minister Franklyn Almeyda sign …
2007News

Breathalyzers not reliable

Lawyer Julio Cury has called the Transit Authority’s breathalyzers “toys” and says that the US Transportation Department has not certified the breathalyzers being used, CDP 6000. This means, he explained, that the results of those breathalyzer tests have no legal validity. Cury, in an interview in the Listin Diario, criticized that the breathalyzers will only …
2007News

Construction on bi-national market begins

Representatives from the European Union, international organizations, and representatives from the Dominican and Haitian governments, inaugurated the construction of the RD$210 million binational market in the border province of Dajabon. This will be a place where Dominican and Haitian merchants can trade. The inauguration took place where the site will be erected, at the edge …
2007News

Re-election stirs more debate

Recent statements by prominent bishops who are critical of President Fernandez’s re-election ambitions have stirred a debate and provoked harsh remarks from leading PLD members. Franklin Almeyda, currently the Minister of the Interior and Police, told Hoy reporters that the bishops’ remarks were motivated by a political agenda. Higher Education Minister Ligia Amada Melo told …
2007News

Senate overrides veto

The Senate has overridden presidential observations on a legislative proposal aimed at creating a new municipal district for Sabana Iglesia, in the province of Santiago. President Fernandez had made a sort of “pocket veto” when he returned the proposal to the Senate with a note that said that he had not authorized the measure “because …