2009 – Page 136

Dominicans perceive the most corrupt institutions in the DR are the political parties (52.5%), judiciary (49.8%), Police (44.6%), Congress 40.9%, Department for Control of Corruption in Government (DPCA) (40.9%) and the Presidency of the Republic (32.7%). The perception is that the least corrupt are the National Ethics Commission (19%), Department of Passports (18.7%), community associations …

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Garment industry expert David Birnbaum encouraged small and medium-sized factories in the DR to join efforts to become the new generation of the local garment industry. Birnbaum is in the DR consulting with the Dominican government to help Dominican apparel companies refit for the 21st century. Birnbaum spoke during a workshop sponsored by the CEI-RD …

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Sociologist Rosario Espinal and social scientists Pedro Catrain and Wilfredo Lozano say the rash of popular outbursts, confrontations, strikes, marchens and even “stations of the Cross” have been brought about by governmental indifference to the problems affecting the majority of the people. Speaking during a Corripio Communication Group luncheon, Espinal says the tension is caused …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced it would be closing Duarte Bridge to traffic for five days from10pm to 6am to carry out maintenance on the expansion joints of the bridge over the Ozama River. The Ministry says the pavement will be repaired, drains cleaned, and lights replaced. The evening closures will last until this …

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In response to a recent masacre of two civilians and a police sergeant in Azua, combined with the statements from Peravia Senator Wilton Guerrero who called the province of Azua a “narco-province,”National Police Chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin transferred the entire police force of Azua to Santo Domingo, and placed these on “administrative leave”. This …

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The president of the National Department of Drug Control (DNCD), Major General Gilberto Delgado Valdez said that given the declining inventory of cocaine supply in the country, dealers are forging it to carry out ripoffs among themselves and this has spurred the violence of the last few days. According to the chief of the anti-drug …

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Several earthquakes have been registered in Puerto Plata and Higuey, Azua and Bani over the last two weeks. The Seismological Institute at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) and the Seismic Network of the University of Puerto Rico reported two quakes on Tuesday morning. The earthquakes were 3.4 on the Richter scale and located …

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A low pressure area to the northeast of the country and a tropical wave to the East coming in from Puerto Rico will continue to keep the weather unstable for the next few days. The forecasts are calling for scattered showers mixed with thunder and lightening in the northeast, southeast, the Cibao Valley and along …

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President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana was in the DR for a 24-hour visit yesterday, a second stop on a three-country mission to Jamaica, the DR and Ecuador. Jagdeo seeks to jump start a process to seek aid for Caribbean countries affected by the global financial crisis, and expand the Caricom regional integration bloc. During the …

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The National Office of Statistics (ONE) says that 32 socio-demographic profiles are now available for the National District and 31 provinces. Pablo Tactuk, of the ONE says the statistics are valuable tools for those planning on or doing business in the DR. The profiles are available in print form or on the ONE web page. …

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