2007 – Page 63

The highest ranking Catholic official in the Dominican Republic, Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez, will address a national radio and television audience tomorrow and Sunday. He will speak about the serious consequences of permitting any form of abortion. The announcement was made by Father Luis Rosario, the head of the Youth Ministry, who also …

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The Third Joint Court of the National District has declared the criminal case brought by the monetary authorities (Central Bank and Superintendence of Banks) against former National Bank of Credit (Bancredito) officials Arturo Pellerano Pena and Juan Felipe Mendoza Gomez to be inadmissible. The case involved an accusation of fraud to the tune of RD$23 …

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Three people were wounded in a very confusing incident that occurred when police officers in Santiago confused plainclothes DNCD (Drug Control) agents with a gang of assailants. The DNCD agents were traveling in a vehicle with an improper license plate, and the police officers were also in an unmarked car. Two of the drug agents …

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The government continues to increase its spending. Today’s Listin Diario reports that government spending was up 12.6% from January to August of this year, compared to the same period in 2006. The government spent RD$91.45 billion in 2006 and then spent RD$102.97 billion during the first eight months of the year. The level of spending …

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On the heels of all the unanswered questions about a US$130 million loan with Sun Land Corp, on their CDN radio show yesterday, investigative reporters Huchi Lora and Nuria Piera revealed that the Fernandez administration had taken out another loan with Sun Land, this time for US$200 million. The contract is similar to the one …

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Deputy Minister Jose Manuel Mateo, the director of Protected Areas at the Ministry of the Environment announced his department has empowered the Attorney General for the Protection of the Environment to proceeed legally against the sale of protected land property by the Municipality of Bani in the southwest, as reported in the Listin Diario. Mateo …

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Francisco Dominguez Brito, a former Attorney General and current president of the Senate Justice Committee, says that yesterday’s judgment on the Baninter case weakens the justice system because the decision tried to appease all sides. Dominguez, speaking in Hoy, says that despite the Solomonic intent from the judges Antonio Sanchez Mejia, Pilar Rufino and Giselle …

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Venezuela has sent a delegation of civilian and military government employees to the DR in order to share their experiences in the area of migratory control and border security. Exchange meetings began yesterday with Venezuelan Ambassador Francisco Belisario Landis and officials at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, with legislators and directors of the National Border …

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Dominicans expatriates complained of the high costs of obtaining their cedula or identification card in Spain during a meeting at El Molino restaurant in Barcelona, where Angel Lockward was representing the Dominican government. Spokespersons for Dominicans in Europe also asked for facilities to renew their Dominican driver’s licenses in Spain. Earlier this year the Spanish …

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Diario Libre is reporting that the BDI Bank and the Banco Popular Espanol have signed an agreement in order to provide financing to Dominicans living in Europe who would like to buy homes in the DR. The agreement went into effect in September and could increase the number of Dominican emigres who return to live …

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