2008 – Page 100

Labor Minister Max Puig says that the Labor Ministry (SET) will only provide technical advice as negotiations for a private sector minimum wage increase proceed. Puig added that the Ministry would not impose or draw conclusions during the process. Discussions about a potential pay raise have been taking place as the cost of living increases …

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The Dominican government is sending 500 tons of food and construction materials to Cuba. The RD$17 million donation is being made to help the neighboring island recover from the devastating damage caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The DR government is sending 2,750 quintals of rice, 1,000 quintals of beans, 204,400 planks of wood and …

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The recent heavy rains have put the November opening of the Santo Domingo Metro in jeopardy. Hoy writes that the intersection of Hermanas Mirabal and Charles de Gaulle Avenues are still flooded and mud in the surrounding areas has made construction work difficult. According to two engineers quoted in Hoy, the intersection will not be …

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Hoy writes that 80% of maternal deaths occur at seven of the country’s largest hospitals. These are Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia, Luis Eduardo Aybar (Santo Domingo), Juan Pablo Pina (San Cristobal), San Vicente de Paul (San Francisco de Macoris), Jose Maria Cabral y Baez (Santiago) and the Antonio Musa Hospital (San Pedro de Macoris). …

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Colombian Ambassador in the DR Juan Jose Chaux Mosquero has resigned from his post, saying he will return to his native Colombia to defend his name and his 30 years of public service. According to published reports, Chaux Mosquera is being investigated for connections to Colombian paramilitary groups. Chaux does admit to meeting with members …

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General Hilario Gonzalez has gone on the offensive against Peravia Senator Wilton Guerrero, making his own set of accusations. Gonzalez is asking for Guerrero’s financial records to be investigated, insinuating that the Senator is not as clean as he claims. Gonzalez said: “According to people from Bani, Guerrero used to sell papayas from an old …

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In today’s Diario Libre AM editorial, Ines Aizpun writes on the sharing of knowledge about criminals between those in charge of prosecuting crime in the Dominican government. “If military officials are involved in drug trafficking, it is the same military that knows who is doing what. If police officers are in criminal gangs, the police …

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Fatima Henriquez, the only person charged in the Quirino Drug Case, and the only one not to negotiate with the judiciary has been found guilty of money laundering. Judge Kimba Woods has yet to issue the jail sentence. Henriquez’s lawyer Eric Franz maintained his client’s innocence, claiming that she had been duped into her role …

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At a ceremony in Paris, France Juan Luis Guerra received his UNESCO Artist for Peace designation from UNESCO director general Koichiro Matsuura, exclaiming: “I am a Guerra who loves peace.” His last name translates as “war” in English. Guerra’s words were brief and then he delighted guests with some songs. Guerra was accompanied by his …

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Dominican boxer Joan Guzman’s inability to make weight for his Saturday night bout against Nate Campbell could cost him more than just a championship belt. Reports indicate that the Mississippi Boxing Commission will try to have Guzman banned from boxing anywhere in the US for a year. Adding to the tangle, Sycuan Ringside Promotions offered …

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