2009 – Page 333

The Dominican government will continue to pay RD$12.50 per affiliate to the health insurance provider plans (ARS). National Social Security Council (CNSS) president Max Puig said the government would keep the payments to the National Fund for Traffic Accidents (Fonamat) as it has been doing over the past 15 months since the start of the …

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President Leonel Fernandez called a press conference over the holiday break to give his reasons for pardoning convicted Baninter banker Vivian Lubrano and four men convicted for the Plan Renove transport fraud. Lubrano had been sentenced to five years in jail for her active role in the RD$55 billion scam by the bank in 2003, …

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From January to September 2008, 343 deaths occurred in exchanges of fire with the Police. Most of the killings took place in Santo Domingo, San Cristobal, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Espaillat (Moca) and La Altagracia provinces. The Police say the people killed were all criminals. El Caribe newspaper reports that 20 were killed in crossfire incidents …

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The State General Prosecutor’s Office has announced that farms once owned by former military captain Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo would be turned into jails. Two jails will be built on the properties formerly owned by the extradited drug trafficker in the province of San Juan de la Maguana, covering a total area of 3,800 tareas. …

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The hunger strike by Constitutionalist soldiers who were promised a pension by President Leonel Fernandez is now in its 12th day. Hoy reports that the protestors’ health is quickly deteriorating. Originally 22 men started the hunger strikes and now only five remain. They claim that President Fernandez promised to give them pensions as former Armed …

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Advertising student Ibrahim Rodriguez has been identified as the creator of a fake UASD University webpage. Rodriguez, a Cuban national, is reported to be a web designer. No word on whether he will be charged with anything, however Rodriguez claims no wrongdoing and says he was only trying the help UASD students. It was originally …

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Things are getting interesting as the Dominican Winter League round robin tournament enters its final stages. The Gigantes, who in previous years have had monstrous late-year collapses, have maintained their status, winning five of their eight tournament games, and taking the top position in the standings. The Tigres have stayed on the heels of the …

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