2008 – Page 93

Ladom, the public school breakfast drink supplier, held a press conference yesterday to press their point for demanding through a court order the presentation of the full video taken at their factory when TV journalist Nuria Piera was investigating whether their product met Ministry of Education quality standards. Ladom lawyer Jorge Luis Polanco Rodriguez says …

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The Dominican College of Journalists led a protest march at Calle El Conde, from Columbus Park to Independence Park today. Mercedes Castillo, president of the college, expressed concerned that there have been 20 cases of legal suits or aggressions against journalists in the past three months, and 35 so far this year nationwide. “We are …

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Only one of the four men who died in a plane crash over the weekend can be identified. The other three men were burned beyond recognition, according to authorities. Details regarding the Saturday crash of a plane carrying drugs packages are few, but Listin Diario reports the plane was carrying upwards of 90 packets of …

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Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda Rancier announced the Barrio Segura security program will be implemented in 154 municipalities nation wide. No word on how the expansion of the program would be handled or when the expansion would begin. On Thursday provincial governors will meet to discuss details of the program.

A former public employee has gone on a hunger strike until his firing for alleged acts of corruption are investigated. Juan Medina was fired from his position at the Institute of Potable Water & Sewage (INAPA) and the San Cristobal City Hall. On Monday he began his hunger strike in front of the General Prosecutor’s …

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The rains have been falling heavily in the East, and are expected to gradually move to other parts of the country. Officials are warning of heavy rains and thunderstorms as a tropical wave moves from Puerto Rico through the DR. The storm is moving slowly, north northeast, with a slight chance of developing into a …

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Dominican Airport Department director Andres Vanderhorst, himself a former tourism minister, said that the government plans to offer incentives for new to market low-cost carriers to begin travel to the DR and for others that are already here to increase their frequencies and flights. He said that they were following the example of Panama, which …

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Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa said that the American Chamber of Commerce in Santo Domingo should advise the US government to sign an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, as reported in Hoy. He said that this year the United States has doubled it fiscal deficit compared to last year and its public debt now stands …

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The president of the Dominican Free Trade Zones Association, Fernando Capellan has expressed his concern about the effects the US economic and monetary crisis will have on the Dominican Republic and Europe. He said the effects on the country are yet to be felt. Capellan said that 95% of all exports from Dominican free zones …

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A panel discussion on Perspectives for the DR after the US presidential election is part of the Dominican Week events. The group of Dominican professionals in Washington has organized the conference at the Inter-American Development Bank’s Enrique Iglesias Conference Center at 1330 New York Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C. Presenting are Dan Erikson, Inter-American Dialogue; …

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