2008 – Page 37

The Joint Commission that is studying the proposal that will declare the need to carry out a reform of the Constitution has postponed any further discussions on the initiative and the changes in the Constitution until January in order to give top priority to the budget and other pending initiatives. Nevertheless, the commission will meet …

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Despite having started the distribution of the school breakfast on 5 September, so far over 62 million servings have been distributed, but nobody knows the nutritional level of the snacks since the government has not made public quality monitoring tests that may or may not have been carried out. According to Hoy reporter Carmen Matos, …

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The congressional mediators and the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) have yet to reach an agreement to increase doctors’ salaries. However, the presidents of the Senate, Reinaldo Pared Perez and the CMD, Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero, assured reporters from Hoy that the process is ongoing and said that they felt that there would be a positive …

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Former Police Commander for Peravia province, General Hilario Gonzalez said that he would file an appeal against the sentence handed down by the Supreme Court that said that the complaint against Senator Wilton Guerrero was unacceptable. The police officer, speaking through his lawyers Candido Simon Polanco and Freddy Calderon, sued for defamation, supported by articles …

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The National Business Council (CONEP) has unanimously chosen their board of directors for the 2008-2010 period. Current president Lisandro Macarrulla was re-elected. Macarrulla said that electricity, illegal migration, especially relating to Haitians, and public safety were the most important problems to be addressed. Others on the CONEP board of directors are Lina Garcia de Blasco, …

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Vice President Rafael Alburquerque led the inauguration of operations at the Canadian mining company GlobeStar Mining and the Dominican Mining Corporation in the Cerro de Maimon. The companies will process gold, silver and copper. US$100 million has been invested in the first phase and will create 225 new jobs on site. At full production, Cerro …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) says that the rains will continue, fluctuating from light to moderate over a large part of the country. The rains are caused by a frontal system that is slowly moving from east-southeast. The rain showers, accompanied by thunder, lightening and possible high winds will mostly affect the north, northwest, northeast …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) and the Dominican Navy were able to seize 104 packages containing an unknown amount of white powder, presumably cocaine being carried in a boat that capsized off the coast of Punta Cana, near the Cap Cana resort development. Two Puerto Ricans were arrested. The find was made thanks to …

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Bienvenido Chalas Calderon, 80, a resident of San Jose de Ocoa, has been freed by the kidnappers who seized him from his home on Monday. According to Listin Diario, the kidnappers left the old man in a remote area without demanding any ransom from his family. Around the National Police headquarters it was rumored that …

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In last night’s baseball action, the Tigres del Licey defeated the Leones de Escogido 6-5 in a tense game at the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo. Jorge Sosa pitched seven great innings for Licey and Erick Aybar and Amaury Cazana were the big bats for the Blue. Escogido tried to come back in the ninth …

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