2009 – Page 74

Members of the National Police detained a man said to be a fugitive from charges of murder, robbery and kidnapping as he tried to evade capture in the hallways of Las Americas International Airport (AILA). He was named as Henry Alberto Volquez Ozuna, who lived in Barrio Nuevo, Villa Duarte in Santo Domingo. He was …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting that a low-pressure area over the Windward Passage would cause some showers over several parts of the country today. They added that a tropical wave continues to move over the waters of the Caribbean with its axis over Jamaica. The low-pressure system located over the Windward Passage, together …

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President Leonel Fernandez will inaugurate the start-up of construction on the Coral Highway in Punta Cana today. The ceremony will take place at the first traffic circle near the Punta Cana International Airport. Constructora Autopista Coral SA will build the highway, which will link Santo Domingo with the main cities and tourist destinations in the …

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Reinaldo Pared Perez, the president of the National Revisory Assembly for the Constitution, could not contain himself yesterday in the wake of criticisms from eminent civil society groups against some of the reforms being approved by the Assembly. The senator said that sectors without any type of representation or legitimacy have orchestrated a campaign of …

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The Revisory Assembly of the Constitution has set the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court judges at 75 years and eliminated the section on property jurisdiction that was passed during the first reading, in accordance with the recent PLD-PRD pact. The current Constitution does not establish an age limit for high court judges. The retirement …

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Thursday’s session of the Constitutional Revisory Assembly was suspended after two assembly members, Fidelia Perez and Anibal Rosario, both from the PRD, were spotted using three voting devices. They were voting on the issues of justice and the elimination of property jurisdiction from the Constitutional text at the time. The media caught the assembly members …

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Former United States President Jimmy Carter announced yesterday that President Leonel Fernandez would meet with his Haitian counterpart Rene Preval in November. Carter also said that there was no way that the Dominican Republic could succeed in putting a stop to Haitian immigration. During a press conference at the Presidential Palace, Carter did not specify …

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French political scientist Aymeric Chauprade said that the Dominican Republic would not be able to implement a development strategy to improve the lot of millions of its poor citizens as long as it continues to tolerate uncontrolled Haitian migration. He added that issues surrounding this problem are also generating negative publicity in the European Union. …

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The Letter of Intent that the government sent the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sets out “tariff adjustments” and the application of a more flexible rate system to cover the costs of generation and distribution, but business sector leaders are warning that they would not accept any more rates increases without improvements in the service. State-owned …

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The high cost of energy is one of the main problems affecting the hotel industry in the Dominican Republic, and it is preventing hotels from taking a more competitive stance, according to Haydee Kuret de Rainieri, president of the National Hotel and Restaurant Association (ASONAHORES). The leading hotelier said that as much as 20% of …

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