2009 – Page 269

Deputy Sergio Cedeno, the man behind the highly controversial modifications to the protected areas bill, wants an independent commission to review the original bill and for its conclusions to be accepted by all parties involved. Details of the bill were originally announced last Friday when leading environmental organizations called for rejection of the bill, which …

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The more taxes the state collects in taxes and tariffs, the worse public services become, and the richer those who are in power become, states Adriano Miguel Tejada, editor of Diario Libre in his page two editorial today. He speaks of how control of political power is part of a growing caste of governors that …

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The director of the Land Transport Office (OTTT), Franklin Beltre and the director of the Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), Hector Rodriguez Pimentel were at the Presidential Palace yesterday, where they met separately with Presidential legal advisor Abel Rodriguez del Orbe. The meeting took place after TV investigative journalist Nuria Piera denounced irregularities in the …

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A bill aimed at awarding a 30% pay raise to public hospital doctors was rejected during a Senate session yesterday. In all, 19 Senators voted against the bill while 8 voted in favor. The money for the 30% hike was to have been derived from taxes on medical plan administrators (ARS), checks and sports betting …

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The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) is going back to its old tricks. After it was announced that the Senate had rejected a pay raise, the CMD announced a 24-hour work stoppage beginning on Thursday. This has been the main strategy used by the public hospital doctors in their campaign for the raise. Nonetheless, despite a …

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Ubaldo Elizondo, representing the Latin American Carbon Program (PLAC), said the Santo Domingo Metro could receive upwards of EUR800,000 as part of the Clean Development Mechanism Program (MDL). Elizondo says that the Metro has taken the first steps towards entering the MDL, but that before the project can receive any money its builders will need …

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While the global financial crisis makes headlines all around the world, in the Dominican Republic the strong sales of expensive concerts by international performers raises many questions. Listin Diario reports that in the first quarter of the year there have been, or will be, shows by Mexico’s Jose Jose, Puerto Rican Jose Feliciano, Dominican Juan …

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The New York Daily News carries a story on how Dominicans are sending money to their relatives in the US to help them out while they go through hard economic times. “They’re receiving back what they have sent all those years,” said Reny Pena, a supervisor at Manhattan-based money transfer company Envios De Valores La …

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New York-based Dominican gang the Trinitarios was dealt a heavy blow this week after New York police and FBI agents arrested 34 of its members on a host of federal charges. The Trinitarios, one of the most dangerous gangs in New York had been growing slowly after being founded in the New York State prison …

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The Specialized Airport Security Corps (CESA) has announced that it is removing 30 members from its ranks. CESA director Brigadier General Carlos A. Robles says that the clean-up process of CESA’s ranks began when he took up his post six months ago, and a total of 300 officers have been investigated so far. The news …

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