2007 – Page 32

The mayor and some of his staff are being sued by Impacto Urbano, a foreign capital publicity company. According to lawyers for the company, the mayor and his staff have not heeded five judicial orders in favor of the company. Mayor Roberto Salcedo ordered 619 illuminated signs to be dismantled, and assigned many of the …

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On Sunday, the National Police announced that two men had been killed during a shoot-out in the Vista de Cerro Alto section of Santiago de los Caballeros. The men were identified as Eddy Antonio Torres, a.k.a. Edgar Kila, and Eddy Sarate. They belonged to a gang that murdered four people in the Pastor section of …

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Just two more confirmed cases of leptospirosis were reported over the weekend and three other cases are being investigated. No further deaths have been reported due to the disease. Armed Forces units, together with teams from the Public Health Ministry, spent the weekend combing Santo Domingo barrios, looking for people with fevers, providing advice on …

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Five of the six sextuplets who were born on 26 December 2005 are adjusting well to their new routine at a childcare facility at the parish center in San Felipe, Villa Mella. According to the children’s mother, the five are more sociable and are learning to live with other children. Now they can eat with …

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Clandestine flights over the southernmost territory of the Dominican Republic are becoming ever more frequent, according to reports from the Dominican Air Force. Air Force Chief-of-Staff General Rafael Pena Antonio told Diario Libre reporter Leoncio Compres that radar units at Punta Cana and Las Americas did not have the range to track these illegal flights …

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The big news from Friday’s games was that the Tigres del Licey clobbered former big-leaguer Jose Lima and beat the champions Aguilas Cibaenas 11-4. Lima was lifted after the second inning after the Tigres had scored six runs. The Leones del Escogido were not very nice guests at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium in San Pedro …

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President Leonel Fernandez is awaiting a report that will determine whether the DR needs to find a private partner for the DR’s total purchase and management of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery. Speaking to reporters outside the National Police headquarters, Fernandez explained that the Ministry of Hacienda would be in charge of purchasing Shell’s remaining shares …

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President Leonel Fernandez presented new alternatives for public transport to run on bio-diesel and natural gas at the Presidential Palace yesterday. An OMSA bus that has been converted to run on bio-diesel, fuel provided by the recycling of cooking oil from hotels and restaurants was on display. OMSA director Ignacio Ditren announced that 10 buses …

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The government has decided to remove ITBIS (VAT) on dried herring and cod so that more people can afford to buy these Dominican food staples. The measure came into effect yesterday. Manuel Cabrera, president of the Dominican Warehouse Importers Association (ASODAI), provided the information and added that herring and cod with bones would be sold …

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The Ministry of Tourism and the National Competitiveness Council have agreed to launch a National Hotel Classification System in the country’s eight main tourist areas. The classification system will include infrastructure, services, environmental sustainability and consumer rights. In its first phase, the project will include hotels in Santo Domingo, Boca Chica, Juan Dolio, Punta Cana-Bavaro, …

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