2008 – Page 172

The Alternative Social Forum (FSA), a protest movement, took to the streets yesterday in support of a 60% wage increase for Dominican workers who make less than RD$100,000 per month. The FSA has been central in organizing national strikes in the past. The FSA protested outside the Ministry of Industry and Commerce offices. FSA coordinator …

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A contest sponsored by Listin Diario and the First Lady’s Office, “Inteligencia para el buen funcionamiento del mundo,” will take six Dominican students and two teachers on a 10-day tour of NASA facilities in Huntsville, Alabama. The students will take part in the Student and Science Technology Competition during their visit. First Lady Margarita Cedeno …

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Dominican boxer Francisco Lorenzo is at the center of one of boxing’s oddest and most confusing controversies. The Dominican boxer is technically the WBC super-featherweight title holder after his bout with Mexico’s Humberto Soto. Technically though, he is not the WBC super-featherweight title holder. A bizarre incident occurred in the fourth round of the fight …

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If all goes according to plan, Michael Inoa’s next stop will be Cooperstown. There has been a tremendous amount of hype and media scrutiny surrounding the 16-year old’s signing with the Oakland Athletics. Expectations for Inoa’s success are becoming seemingly insurmountable. During a press conference yesterday, Inoa, a 6’7 and 210lb prospect, officially signed with …

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Bravo supermarket is advertising frozen chicken for RD$24.95lb, beef fillet for RD$159.95lb, fresh octopus for RD$89.95lb, and broccoli for RD$13.95lb. Jumbo supermarket is advertising osobuco meat for RD$36.95lb, short ribs for RD$36.95lb, and California steak for RD$45.95lb. Pola supermarket has frozen chicken for RD$22.95lb, frozen chicken breasts for RD$84.95lb, imported pork chops for RD$64.95lb, and …

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The Chamber of Accounts members who have not resigned go on trial at the Senate today. The legislative body will become a General Commission for the trial of the government’s auditors, who are accused of misconduct, as required by the special report presented by the Chamber of Deputies. The senators rejected a request submitted by …

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The Dominican Corporation of State-owned Electricity Enterprises (CDEEE) announced yesterday that it was going to focus the electricity subsidy on the poorest consumers. For consumers not in this category, this means that their electricity bills, already among the highest in the region, will be going up shortly, to reflect the added expense of rising fuel …

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The National Federation of Dominican Transportation (Fenatrado) will hold a six-hour work stoppage today in protest against the removal of the subsidy given to the transport unions as a way of holding down the cost of freight and passenger services. Ricardo de los Santos, the union vice-president, told reporters that the work stoppage would start …

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After a series of strikes by the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) over the last six months, with hospitals all but shut down across the country, the government has set up a special commission to negotiate with the doctors and sort things out. The dialogue begins today with the government’s economic team, headed by Presidential Minister …

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Eleven filling stations, the old term for gas stations, were closed at the orders of the Specialized Corps for the Control of Fuels (Cecom). The eleven stations also sold LPG (propane) for vehicular use, and the agency, part of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, said that this posed a danger to the public. Any …

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