2008 – Page 5

Cane Restaurant on Abraham Lincoln Avenue has an exhibition of several works of art, part of the collection of nativity scenes created by the Santos de Palo de Bonao arts group. The works of art commemorating Christmas are for sale, but meanwhile they are being used to decorate the restaurant this Christmas to the delight …

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For the third time, and this time with about 30 cars in service, the Santo Domingo Metro will be transporting passengers free of charge from 9am until 7pm beginning today. Ten trains will travel between the 16 stations during this period. The route will include all 16 stations of the first line that runs from …

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During a visit to Elias Pina province on Saturday, President Leonel Fernandez said that the government would be re-launching the Quisqueya Verde Plan along the border with Haiti, and described the deforestation in the area as “dramatic”. The Chief Executive referred to this situation as he started off the Presidential Social Plan’s Christmas food parcels …

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As of this Monday, 22 December, public servants will begin to collect their monthly paychecks, at a cost to the government of RD$6 billion. A similar sum of money was disbursed by the government as the 13th salary (Christmas bonus), which has helped reactivate the economy during this special time of the year. El Nuevo …

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The Civil Defense organization will set up between 840 and 850 aid stations all over the country during the Christmas holiday, including mobile hospitals, flagmen and the presence of volunteers. The director of the Civil Defense, General Luis Antonio Luna Paulino, explained that the locations of the stations have already been selected, concentrating efforts in …

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In an extra session this afternoon the Senate is preparing to receive the legislative proposal that authorizes the 2009 budget set at RD$328.99 billion. The session is due to start at 4pm, and it is expected that during the morning the Executive Branch and Congress will reach an agreement on the approval of the initiative …

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PLD deputy Alejandro Montas said yesterday that the budget proposal for 2009 should be rescheduled as recommended by Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez, so that for 2009 just 25% of the US$1.9 billion the government is planning on spending in four years would be assigned to next year’s budget. Montas said that just as suggested …

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The Central Bank is denying claims that the exchange rate is reflecting decreased textile exports and problems in the tourism sector. The Central Bank gave assurances yesterday that the nation would have sufficient hard currency income next year. This income will come, according to estimates by Central Bank analysts, from tourism, remittances and free zones. …

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Traders in Santo Domingo’s Barrio Chino (Chinatown), the stretch of Duarte Avenue between Mexico Ave. and Mella Street, staged a confrontation with municipal authorities yesterday morning in protest against the parking prohibition that affects two key streets in the area. The resistance began at 11 in the morning with a peaceful protest against Mayor Roberto …

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The new Chamber of Accounts members made headlines over the weekend for what some news commentators have called their first scandal. The nine new members of the Chamber have been on the job for 72 days. Reportedly, three months (90 days) is necessary for a government employee to have earned the right to the Christmas …

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