2007 – Page 89

The president of the National Council for Business (CONEP) said that the fledgling Family Health Insurance (SFS) program is still plagued with issues concerning the services it is offering the public. According to the CONEP, the services do not justify the amount of money being contributed to uphold the system by workers and management. CONEP …

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The Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and the electricity distributors are worried about the recent increases in the price of crude oil. A barrel of crude traded at over US$80 on the New York Stock Exchange for most of last week. The electricity distributors have to work with consumer prices “frozen” by the government and most …

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Today’s A.M. editorial on page two of Diario Libre was written by Adriano Miguel Tejada, who did his graduate studies in Political Science. The lawyer, who is also editor of the newspaper, says that one of the best- studied areas of political science is the impact that candidates have on electoral mathematics. This refers to …

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Members of the ruling PLD party commemorated the military coup that removed Juan Bosch from power 44 years ago. Several other groups also remembered the event with floral tributes and small public gatherings near the Presidential Palace. Politicians and students listened to speeches that reminded the audience of how the army had ended the seven- …

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The US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee has initiated hearings on the nomination of Robert Fannin to the post of US Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. The hearing proceeded without any controversy or problems for Fannin, and Senator Robert Menendez even had words of praise for the Dominican Republic and President Fernandez. It is expected that …

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Dr. Ellen Baker, part of the first United States astronaut crew to visit the Russian spacecraft MIR, will take part in the V World Junior Science Congress at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). Baker will speak on “Living and Working in Space”. Also invited to the Congress are Illinois physics professor Anthony J. …

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The judge at the National District Permanent Jurisdiction has sent two teenagers, accused of cloning cable access modems, to preventive custody at the Najayo Model Prison in San Cristobal. Magistrate Keila Perez Santana decreed three months preventive custody for Jean Luis Pina Castro and Luis Eduardo Cordero Collado, both accused of cloning modems to access …

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The Expo Cibao 2007 opens at the Sports Complex at La Barranquita in Santiago today. This year’s event is dedicated to the Cibao Savings and Loan Association, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary. More than 200 commercial entities will exhibit their products and services and more than 450 stands will be located on the grounds. …

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The Ministry of Interior and Police has caved in to pressure and announced that it would extend the official time limit for selling alcoholic drinks to 1am at selected restaurants and businesses in Santiago de los Caballeros and Santo Domingo, the country’s two largest cities. The government has relaxed the measure already in tourist destinations. …

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The Santo Domingo Municipality has announced plans to rescue mistreated horses being used for transport and sale of farm products. Twenty-six horses found to have been abused by their owners were rescued by the city authorities and taken to the First Brigade of the Army, where they were examined by vets before being sent to …

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