2007 – Page 309

The National Salaries Committee (CNS) is meeting today to discuss salary increases for private sector workers. The meeting is scheduled for 10am. A consensus is being sought but Diario Libre reports that labor unions and employers are not willing to budge from their positions. The private sector is offering a 12% wage increase on minimum …

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An unnamed Dominican diplomat is claiming that diplomats in international postings have not received their paychecks since November and that this is making life extremely difficult, because life in the countries they are posted to is very expensive. The diplomat, who is quoted in Diario Libre, says that this situation reflects the fact that the …

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Julio Demorizi, a doctor specializing in infectious diseases, is warning Metropolitan Transit Authority officers (AMET) that repeat use of the tips on the new breathalyzers may be dangerous as it would be a conduit for transmitting disease and infections. Demorizy says that the tips on the machines should be disposable, as is the case in …

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During yesterday’s first meeting between OPRET (Office for the Reorganization of Transport) and the transportation unions, the subject at hand was money. As they seek to solve a range issues in order to prevent a public transport strike in the coming months, the unions presented the idea of offsetting debts that the government and the …

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Santo Domingo’s Villa Juana area will now get 24 hours of power. EdeEste guaranteed the 24-hour service after 30,000 Villa Juana residents signed a social contract promising to pay their electricity bills in full and on time. The agreement is part of a plan by EdeEste to provide power to communities that pledge to pay …

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Belize, Panama and the Dominican Republic have become strategic members of the Central American Economic Integration Bank (BCIE). BCIE president Harry Brautigam commended the three countries, describing their joining the Bank as an unprecedented event. The BCIE is the largest financial institution in Central America. The DR imported US$366 million from and exported US$47 million …

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The sums of RD$11.3 million and US$53,000 have been handed over to the National Committee for Laundered Assets by the National District prosecutors office. The money came from interests accrued on properties that were confiscated from former military captain Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo. Quirino (as he is known) is in jail in the United States …

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The United States government is proposing to increase the costs of obtaining citizenship and becoming a permanent resident. If accepted, the proposal would double citizenship costs and almost triple permanent residence costs. US Citizenship Immigration Services (CIS) announced that citizenship services would increase from US$330 to US$595 and permanent residence services would increase from US$325 …

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World famous Dutch DJ Tiesto will be performing at the Don Julian Barcelo Go-Kart track near the Feria Ganadera on Santo Domingo’s Malecon this weekend. Tiesto, who is making his third appearance in the Dominican Republic, is ranked as the No. 1 electronic music DJ in the world. Tickets are on sale at Tickets Express …

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The long-awaited comedy “Sanky Panky” premieres in Dominican theaters tonight. The movie stars Fausto Mata (Boca de Piano), Tony Pascual (Pachuli) and Cassandra Award winner Aquiles Correa in a comedy based around the male sex workers known as Sankie Pankies in the DR. Jose Enrique Pintor is the executive producer of this RD$10 million movie.