2007 – Page 291

The Weather Department has informed that strong winds and cool temperatures would continue to affect the DR for the next 48 hours. The meteorological office announced that the temperature could drop to 10 degrees Celsius in some areas. Temperatures of under 25C were common yesterday, and are expected to continue today. The Weather Department said …

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Diario Libre has announced the finalist for their “Woman/Man of the Year,” award, which will be presented next Thursday. The female finalists are: Yudelkis Contreras, a weightlifter who won two gold medals in the 20th Annual Central American and Caribbean Games; Ada Maria Gomez, director of Hogar de Ninas Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia; merengue …

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Ballet teacher Clara Elena Ramirez, who taught thousands of Dominican dancers, died yesterday. She was the founder of the Ballet Clasico Dominicano. Her son, Carlos Veitia is one of the country’s better-known dancers and choreographers. She is also survived by several new generations of ballet dancers and teachers. Her students include Irmgard Despradel, Eduardo Villanueva, …

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According to the head of the government’s telecommunications institute, INDOTEL, Jose Rafael Vargas, the major telecommunications companies currently operating in the Dominican Republic will be investing as much as RD$2 billion over the coming year as they compete to increase their local market share. With America Movil’s purchase of Verizon and the sale of Centennial, …

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The recently inaugurated bridge over the Higuamo River in San Pedro de Macoris is 628 meters long with a suspension span of 390 meters. It is not the longest, or the largest in the world, but the structure must surely set some record for cost. Originally budgeted at RD$60 million in 1999, the final price …

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EdeSur, the electricity distributor for much of Santo Domingo, has announced an increase of its “A” circuits to include customers in the areas around the Republic of Colombia and Monumental Avenues. These fourteen residential areas will now get a 24/7 electricity service because of their good payment track record. Work began yesterday on the necessary …

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One hundred million dollars that are part of a World Bank loan for the energy sector have not been issued due to the fact that the Dominican government has not fulfilled some of the requirements. This was the statement made by Cristina Malmberg Calvo, the World Bank representative in the Dominican Republic. Among those requirements, …

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The Chief Executive will submit a proposal to recapitalize the Dominican Republic Central Bank by means of a series of yearly bond issues that will tackle the problems arising from the quasi-fiscal deficit generated interest payments made on certificates of deposits during and after the banking crisis of 2003. Currently the deficit is pegged at …

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The secretary general of the United Nations Conference on Commerce and Development (UNCTAD) is suggesting that in order to make the electricity system sustainable, it should be privatized again. Supachai Panitchpakdi confirmed that the levels of fraud and non-payment that exist in the Dominican Republic are beyond any possible regulating framework, and this can only …

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Pushed by the declarations made by magistrate Aura Celeste Fernandez, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has approved Resolution 5-2007 that introduces changes to the Board’s salary structure. Beginning immediately, all salaries received, whether the “fixed” salary or the “incentives”, will be taxed under the Income Tax Code. This means that the RD$66,000 in monthly incentives …

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