2007 – Page 283

Diario Libre’s prize-winning editorialist Ines Aizpun did not think much of yesterday’s speech. Her page two column, A.M., pointed out that President Fernandez is on the campaign trail and that he has new advisors. But that does not explain the children waving Dominican flags during the speech, or the paragraphs that sounded as if the …

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The president of the Grupo M industrial consortium, Fernando Capellan, has told reporters that the recent closure of several factories in the Santiago Industrial Free Zone has had “devastating effects on the local economy”. Capellan stressed that the current situation threatens the nation’s political stability, and applauded President Fernandez’s statement on the Dominican Republic’s very …

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President Fernandez has met with two key investors in the tourism sector, the head of AMResorts (Secrets, Dreams and Sunscape brands) and the CEO of Apple Vacations. Alejandro Zozaya of AMResorts told the President that his group was planning the construction of three five-star hotels this year and next to meet what he has described …

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The entire Central Electoral Board (JCE) met on Monday night and voted to recognize the incontrovertible legality of the judges’ pay incentives that cover overtime and work on legal holidays. Recently appointed judge Aura Celeste Fernandez has denounced the controversial payments as illegal and corrupt, on the grounds that they were devised to compensate for …

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President Leonel Fernandez has ordered the Office for the Reorganization of Transport (OPRET) to begin feasibility studies on the payment of subsidies for students, disabled and elderly people who use this unique system of transport, shared publicos – or public cars. The President did not mention where the funds for this subsidy would come from. …

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The Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) is getting ready to hit the streets with the new breathalyzers next week, enforcing Article 93 of the Traffic Code (Law 241). AMET spokesperson Jose Jaquez told reporters that there was no hurry (the equipment arrived in Santo Domingo a month ago), and promised that there would be no “witch …

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President Leonel Fernandez announced Decree 63-07 last night. The decree overrides all other provisions on police promotions of equal or inferior hierarchy. Five decrees are thus affected. The latest decree establishes the rules and legal procedures relating to police promotions. It states, according to El Caribe, that promotions should be automatic and be carried out, …

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As part of the celebrations for the 163rd anniversary of Dominican independence, a total of 12,700 members of the armed forces and the police have been given promotions. The breakdown was 7,200 members of the armed forces and 5,500 police force officers. The announcement was made by Major General Hector Antonio Lizardo Jorge. According to …

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Presidential decree number 62-07 has created the Police Auxiliary in order to strengthen the National Police’s working capacity. The decree places the Director General of the Police Auxiliary on the board of directors of the Superior Police Council. This Director General will be an active member of the police and will be appointed by Presidential …

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The National Police carried out a large dragnet in the Herrera area of Santo Domingo yesterday, detaining 125 people and seizing 75 motorcycles and five guns. The operation took place in the barrios that are considered the most vulnerable in the area, near the Guajima Creek. Listin Diario quotes unnamed sources as saying that the …

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