2008 – Page 250

This week, teachers, taxi drivers and doctors will take to the streets in protest. Despite being just 32 days short of the 16 May elections, these groups are insisting that their protests are not politically motivated, but have been provoked by the urgency of each respective set of issues. Conatra and CNTU transport union members …

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One of the PLD’s leading members and the head of the Agrarian Reform Institute, Quilvio Cabrera, has been killed in an accident on the new highway to Samana. His driver and wife were also injured in the crash. Cabrera, a member of the PLD Central Committee, was a Presidential advisor on agriculture before being appointed …

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Even though last week’s Dajabon border market days went ahead without incident, fewer people were in attendance. According to Diario Libre, the number of Haitian traders and buyers was considerably reduced due to fears of disturbances in their own communities provoked by the higher prices for basic foodstuffs. Many also cited the lack of security …

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Faced with rising tensions in Haiti, the Dominican Armed Forces has tested its plans for the evacuation of personnel through the frontier. Working together with United Nations peacekeeping troops in Haiti, the Dominican Specialized Frontier Security Corps (Cesfront) went through the protocols for evacuating international personnel and Haitian nationals in case the violence reaches crisis …

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Scientists working in the Central Mountains near Jarabacoa have discovered rocks dating back 160 or 170 million years, containing chromium, silver and platinum. The rocks also come from the Pacific Ocean. As a result, according to Diario Libre, a new type of tourism, scientific tourism, could develop as a result. The project that found the …

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Air fares from the Dominican Republic have increased by as much as 74% in just a few weeks as the result of increasing oil prices and the high taxes levied by the Dominican government on travel. The high price of air fares is in marked contrast to the “low season” for tourism when ‘special’ air …

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The Dominican delegation to the Lakeland Air Convention in Lakeland, Florida was pleased to announce the new government policies relating to fees for private small aircraft landing in the Dominican Republic. The news was well received, especially when the Santiago Airport Corporation announced that there would be no landing or parking fees for light aircraft. …

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El Caribe newspaper is holding a birthday party with 60 candles today. Stanley Ross founded the paper in Santo Domingo on 14 April 1948. A series of commemorative activities is planned, starting with a mass led by Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez at the Santo Domingo cathedral. A special supplement will appear in today’s paper, and a …

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The courts in Santo Domingo and the National District have declared that 861 people are fugitives from justice, according to the latest reports. Some of the individuals listed are considered “dangerous”. During 2007, a total of 697 people were declared fugitives by the seven courts of First Instance or the penal courts that operate in …

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Cucina is advertising 40% off its entire cooking inventory at their Roberto Pastoriza 321 store. La Isla is advertising major clearance sales starting tomorrow. Mueblex furniture store, Av. San Vicente de Paul in front of Bravo, is advertising 40-70% off. Telas Etcetera has 50% off upholstery materials at their Max Henriquez Urena 61 store. Plaza …

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