2007 – Page 317

One of the leading institutions in Santiago de los Caballeros, the Development Corporation, Inc. (APEDI), has issued a call for the resumption of programs by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID. APEDI’s head, Felix Garcia said that USAID has been in the Dominican Republic for 45 years, and over that period it had …

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The CDEEE’s attempt to collect a new 10% fee from non-regulated electric consumers – those producing their own electricity – has met with widespread rejection by industrialists across the Dominican Republic. The modifications to Law 125-01, the General Law on Electricity, set out to increase the minimum requirement for qualifying for non-regulated status in addition …

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Of the 134 business ventures that were approved by the Coordinating Commission for the Special Frontier Development Zone (CCDF) after the passage of law 28-01, only 36 have actually set up their industries. This has led to an investment of US$140 million and generated 4,500 new jobs. The speed with which businesses were supposed to …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), headed by Major General Rafael Radhames Ramirez Ferreira, has launched a drug awareness campaign and decried the fact that drugs were now an “issue of national security”. In his remarks, quoted in today’s Hoy newspaper, the General said that there was a “dramatic” increase in the use and abuse …

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Great pitching and some key hits allowed the Tigres del Licey to defeat the Aguilas Cibaenas in their own stadium last night, 3-2. The game, tied since the sixth inning came to a dramatic end as Juan Carlos Cruz mowed down the mighty Aguilas lineup. It has been over three months since Licey has been …

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After meeting with his cabinet, President Leonel Fernandez has decided that investment in education and health is a leading priority. As a result of this decision, RD$54 billion is being allocated to the modernization and improvement of the country’s public schools, hospitals and clinics. This year the education and health sectors will each receive RD$24 …

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The United States government has lifted a ban on Dominican commercial ships travel to US ports that had been in effect since 2003. American Coast Guard Rear Admiral D.W. Kunkel commended the Specialized Port Security Corps (CESEP) efforts that lead to the lifting of the ban that benefits six of 12 Dominican ports. Armed Forces …

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Today’s edition of “Que se dice,” in Hoy takes a scathing look at recent developments at the Central Electoral Board (JCE). The article mentions yesterday’s announcement by JCE judge Dr. Aura Celeste Fernandez that some departments in the JCE are composed of entire families, which she calls distortions in the payroll while at the same …

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Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez has announced that all the hotels in the Dominican Republic will be classified by beach, resort and city by the end of this year. According to Jimenez, this will make the tourism sector more competitive. Jimenez pointed out that there has not been an inventory of the hotels and resorts in …

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Preliminary studies for the Santiago tram system suggest that there will be a tunnel connecting Independencia and Las Carreras streets. The technical and feasibility reports were completed by a Spanish company and it had been previously been announced that the Santiago tramway would be completed through private investment. The initial plans show the tramway extending …

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