2008 – Page 16

Television and media personality Yaqui Nunez del Risco was given a favorable prognosis by neurologist Eduardo Yermenos yesterday. Del Risco was hospitalized at Cedimat after suffering a stroke and is being treated in the intensive care unit. Yermenos said that the prognosis is now very favorable in light of the progress that Nunez has made …

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The sale of ‘yaniqueques’ has proved to be one of the most profitable informal businesses over the last few years, according to a report in El Caribe. The market generates earnings of between RD$1,000 and RD$2,000 per day, depending of the location of the sales point. Street corners near private schools, public schools, markets and …

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Leticia Lizardo Santos, kidnapped in San Jose de Ocoa on her way to school last Monday, was left by her captors in La Cadena Supermarket parking lot on Sarasota Avenue in Santo Domingo yesterday afternoon. The National Police revealed that because of an operation by their anti-kidnapping unit, the kidnappers were forced to give up …

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The Chamber of Deputies approved the Small Business Act (Ley Pyme) that simplifies governmental requirements for small business yesterday. Issaachart Burgos, president of the Dominican Confederation for Small and Medium-scale Business (Codopyme) stressed the importance of the bill for job creation, especially at a time when large companies are cutting jobs. He is optimistic that …

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The National Business Council (CONEP) and the Industries Association called for prudence and caution in the proposal to pension funds, and that the priority should be to seek the highest possible yields for the workers. Pablo Piantini, of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) joined those who are of the opinion that the funds, …

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Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas says that he will guarantee 600 new jobs for public hospital nurses nationwide. In response to questions about doctors’ salaries, Rojas said that the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) should continue talks with legislators now that the 2009 budget is being debated. Rojas said that benefits, which had been withheld, would …

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Transport authorities have impounded 3,809 vehicles since 28 November because drivers failed to get their 2008-2009 stickers within the three-month renewal period. This represents an average of 380 per day. Diario Libre reports that 2,114 owners have paid for the renewal and the RD$1,530 in fines to get their cars back. According to DGII, 75,000 …

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Budget constraints for 2009 have led the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (SEESCYT) to announce a cut in the number of new scholarships for next year. The 2008 budget was for RD$6.5 billion, which provided funding that enabled 1,590 students to travel abroad for graduate and undergraduate university studies. SEESCYT’s 2009 budget will …

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Citizens will be able to ride the Metro for free in December, similar to the program that ran during the Book Fair in April, according to a report in Diario Libre. OPRET director Diandino Pena said the trial run would last two weeks and will be used as a way of educating the public about …

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Once again the Fenatrano bus union imposed a wildcat strike on citizens, leaving thousands of frustrated commuters waiting in long lines. The strike lasted from 6am-9am. This is the second such strike in as many days. According to union leader Juan Hubieres, these strikes will continue until the union gets its concessions. Hubieres is also …

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