2008 – Page 320

Banana growers in the northwestern Cibao Valley between Santiago to Montecristi are waiting for the government assistance that they were promised following the floods caused by Tropical Storms Noel and Olga. The disastrous release of water from the Tavera Dam was seen as the major contributor to the loss of the area’s most profitable crop. …

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Faced with increasing losses due to the Haitian ban on Dominican poultry products, local farmers are lowering their production guidelines for the coming month. According to Hoy newspaper, the Association of Poultry Producers of the North (Asopollon), local producers will restrict their output to supply just the local markets. The Minister of Agriculture, Salvador Jimenez, …

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The Haina Industrial Association (AEIH) is proposing a new structure for the National Education Council, to include business representatives and people who are genuinely concerned about education. In their proposal the industrialists also suggest that whoever is appointed to the post of Minister of Education should not be affiliated to any political party in order …

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The treasury office of the Social Security Department (TSS) has promised that today or tomorrow they would pay the local HMOs and health insurers the funds that correspond to January. The National District Medical Association has threatened to strike if the money is not forthcoming. According to Social Security Department treasurer Henry Sadhala, once the …

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The Santiago Citizens Commission that was put together as a private initiative to look into the handling of the Tavera Dam in the days and hours before the release of more than fifty million gallons of water all at once, which caused more than 100 deaths and billions in financial damage, has issued its findings. …

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State of the art security technology in place at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino led to the capture of Miguel Alexander Balbi Bonetti. Bonetti, who identified himself as tourism studies university student and son of a military. The camera enabled the hotel security to have proof of the 26-year old man’s violating the hotel …

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“Hey, have you seen a gray Toyota Corolla?” the man, knowing he was forgetful, was not sure where he had left his car in a large Santo Domingo parking lot. Of course, nobody, especially the armed guards assigned to the lot, knew anything. His car was gone, another stolen vehicle, one of an average 223 …

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Super Pola supermarket has 35% on fruits and vegetables. La Cadena supermarket has Barcelo tomatoes and broccoli selling for $9.95lb, red apples for $24.95lb and papaya for $6.95lb. Nacional supermarkets are advertising 40% off on potatoes, and 20% off other fruits and vegetables, plus $59.95 for 30 units of eggs, and $32.95lb of fresh poultry. …

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United States citizens who wish to vote in the Democratic primaries may do so via the Internet or by fax. The president of the Overseas Democratic Party in the Dominican Republic, Leo Perez Minaya, told El Caribe reporters that although the voting process used to be complicated, things would be simpler in 2008. Perez Minaya …

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Renaissance Jaragua Hotel & Casino announced the live transmission this Sunday, 3 February of the 52nd Super Bowl as of 5pm. The Jaragua is selling tickets for the football show that will be shown on a giant screen at their Teatro La Fiesta. Those interested should book early, as tickets go fast. The Super Bowl …

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