2009 – Page 61

According to the president of the Dominican Republic Industrial Association, Manuel Diez Cabral, the public debt could reach as much as US$24 or US$25 billion, nearly 50% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In his opinion, the foreign indebtedness could put the relatively stable macro-economic situation of the country at risk, and he said …

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With surprise and indignation, the overseas Dominican community has learned of the National Revisory Assembly’s approval of a transitional disposition, number 13, which changes the election date for overseas deputies to the third week in May 2012. The National Revisory Assembly established that the deputies elected would serve 4-year terms. The disposition that was approved …

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The National Revisory Assembly’s decision to limit the Constitutional Tribunal’s scope of action has led to a difference of opinion between the country’s two main civic groups, the Institutional and Justice Foundation (FINJUS) and Citizen Participation (PC). FINJUS executive vice-president Servio Tulio Castanos Guzman said the decision was “unhealthy” because it limited a citizen’s power …

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The illegal commerce in charcoal made from trees on the Dominican side of the border and smuggled to Haiti is now rivaling the drug trade. It is organized and controlled by gangs on both sides of the border. According to people in the area, this was the motive behind the murder of three Haitians in …

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The remains of one of the two bodies found in a burned-out vehicle in Yamasa are not those of the missing leader of the Dominican Unity Movement (Mundo), Juan Almonte Herrera, according to DNA done in the Patria Rivas Laboratory at journalist Nuria Piera’s request. Initially, one of the victims found in the Mitsubishi appeared …

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The Public Health Ministry has confirmed 25 new cases of the AH1N1 influenza over the last three weeks, but says that the number of deaths remains at 22. The ministry issued Bulletin 25 from the Epidemiology Department, saying that there have been 2,693 cases of suspected AH1N1, and of these, 452 have been confirmed and …

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The natural gas era has arrived in the Dominican market. As of next month, the Soluciones en Gas Natural (SGN) Company, part of the Plaza Lama Group, will inaugurate two sales points in Isla gasoline stations. The natural gas service stations will be located at the Isla stations on Maximo Gomez and John F. Kennedy …

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The country will experience rains accompanied by thunder and lightening today, caused by the approach of a trough of low pressure that is moving westwards. The effects of the atmospheric phenomenon will be mostly felt in the northeast, southeast and the Central Mountain Range. A report from the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) says that last …

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The “Walkers for Life 2009” started at 9:00 o’clock yesterday morning with thousands of people accompanied by relatives and friends marching in support of cancer patients. Hoy newspaper says that some 50,000 people took part in the walk. The day, which began at the Plaza de los Heroes and went to the streets close to …

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The weekend saw a lot of changes in the Dominican Winter Baseball League standings. The Leones del Escogido got really hot, winning three straight games over the Gigantes del Cibao twice and the Aguilas Cibaenas yesterday. The Estrellas shut out the Tigres del Licey on Friday night, but got beat by the Tigres on Saturday. …

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