2008 – Page 141

With one newspaper reporting that the recent rains have hurt the electricity sector and another saying that the Superintendent of Electricity has announced a return to the “normal ” level of 85% of capacity, many Dominicans continue to sit out 12-hour blackouts. Diario Libre says that the weekend spat of blackouts appeared to diminish yesterday …

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Last Saturday, while he was driving along Winston Churchill Avenue, a stoplight halted Adriano Miguel Tejada at the corner of Heriberto Nunez. While waiting for the light to change, and in sight of a young AMET agent, some Haitian children were running around asking for money and trying to clean windshields. According to the Diario …

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The joint congressional commission will talk to Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa this morning about the supplementary budget request submitted by the minister last week. The RD$31 billion proposal must be approved by the Congress. The meeting is set for 10am in the conference room of the Senate. One of the issues pending is the request …

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The chief of the National Police, Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin, said his institution has nothing to do with the recent spat of lynchings that have happened over the last few days. The chief attributed the lynchings to the leniency of the justice department towards criminals and robbers that sow fear among the citizenry. When reporters …

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The lack of rains in the high mountains that nourish the watersheds of the major rivers has caused a significant fall in the water levels in the many dams around the country. Water for agricultural production and electricity generation has significantly been reduced, nevertheless, the president of the National Dam Committee, Octavio Rodriguez, said that …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) reported that on Friday 12 houses in Barrio Lindo, a part of La Caleta, Boca Chica, lost their roofs. On Sunday, in the Lemba barrio, San Cristobal, 21 houses were completely left without roofs. Over at Kilometer 18 of the Sanchez Highway, neighbors were surprised by strong gusts of …

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The owners of private cars received a little breather over the weekend when the Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced six and ten peso reductions in the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel. This relief should be taken with a grain of salt, because for the rest of the year and for 2009, there does …

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The head of the Office for Land Transportation (OTTT) has told reporters that there is no reason for the transportation syndicates or local authorities in Dajabon to prohibit the Caribe Tours buses from operating the route Santo Domingo-Cape Haitian. Franklin Beltre Cabral, said that the OTTT has authorized Caribe Tours to operate the route but …

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The Deputy Minister for Environment says that in spite of the ministry’s efforts, it has been impossible to protect the famous sand dunes in Bani. The dunes represent one of the natural treasures of the Dominican Republic, but they also represent millions in building supplies for construction companies. As such, they are the target for …

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Dominican cacao is getting famous around the world. In the DR there are 48,000 cacao producers. This year cacao exports are expected to bring in around US$90 million. Beginning in September, Dominican chocolate will be served in schools in Italy, Simone Sebaini, director of the Italian consortium CMT announced at Choco-Caribe workshop on cacao in …

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