2009 – Page 178

The Ministry of Public Works announced yesterday that the area around north-bound kilometer 62 of the highway, near La Cumbre (just past the Police Station) was re-opened to traffic on Sunday. The area had been closed for several months as Public Works crews replaced drainage pipes that had become clogged with debris and sediment. The …

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The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) said yesterday that the Dominican state has gone from being a regulator in the hydrocarbon and electricity sectors to becoming the dominant economic actor. In a press release, the chamber maintains that this sends a worrisome signal to the people in the private sector and is likely to have …

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The Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (Finjus) said yesterday that the Dominican government is legally obliged to make a public offer in the sale of shares in the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa). Finjus executive vice-president lawyer Servio Tulio Castanos Guzman said that there is no special rule in the Dominican administrative legislation on the sale of …

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In just over three years, government domestic borrowing is up by US$3.08 billion. It increased from US$1.11 billion to US$4.19 billion from 2006 to 20 April 2009, as reported in Diario Libre today. The domestic public debt of the government in 2006 was US$929.1 million. Of the debt, most is held by the Central Government …

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Gambling is gaining ground in the country. In addition to the sports betting parlors, casinos have taken a big leap, going from 20 in 2005 to the 56 currently in operation, reports today’s Diario Libre. This increase has been accompanied with illegal activities and more than one of these establishments is operating without the permits …

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An earthquake registering 3.5 on the Richter scale was felt in Santiago and other locations in the north of the Dominican Republic on Monday afternoon. The data analyst at the Seismological Institute at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Felix Martinez said that the quake occurred at a depth of 22 kilometers and at …

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One person was swept away by floodwaters caused by rains that have been falling in the Cibao and 50 houses were flooded in the province of Santiago, according to Civil Defense director Francisco Arias. The missing person was identified only as Rey, who was trying to cross the Arenquillo River in Villa Gonzalez on a …

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The Prosecutor General’s Office has recovered EUR11 million of the more than EUR22 million that was swindled by a supposed international network composed of two Dutch nationals who have been arrested in the DR. They are believed to have cheated 900 investors in the Benelux countries and escaping to the Dominican Republic. According to Diario …

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Newspaper reviews for the presentation of Hairspray in Santo Domingo have been so good, the musical is returning for two more nights at the National Theater. The musical is back on for Friday, 26 June and Saturday, 27 June. Laura Leclerc and Irving Alberti, Kenny Grullon, Frank Ceara, Cuquin Victoria, Claudia Sierra, Robmariel Olea are …

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The President-elect of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli visited Santo Domingo and met with President Leonel Fernandez at the National Palace on Friday, 19 June. Martinelli and Fernandez spoke of ways to enhance the trade agreement in place with both countries. The Dominican Republic has a Partial Scope Agreement with Panama, signed on 2 November 2003. It …

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