2009 – Page 75

The District Attorney of the National District, Alejandro Moscoso Segarra, has reported the arrest of the former husband of Sobeida Feliz who is in custody in connection with the seizure of US$4.6 million in cash that was found in an armored Mercedes Benz SUV in the parking lot of a luxury high-rise in Santo Domingo. …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) reported that rains are expected to continue today, with thunderstorms and some high winds as the result of a low-pressure area over the country and winds from the east-northeast that keep supplying humidity. The Onamet forecast says that the skies will be partly cloudy, and rains are expected in Samana, …

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Dominican Martha Heredia’s powerful performance last night earned her a place in the final of the TV talent show Latin American Idol. The jury, which includes Cuban-American singer/songwriter Jon Secada, were full of praise for the 18-year old singer, who now goes on to compete in the final that takes place in Buenos Aires next …

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During his visit to Dajabon yesterday, former US President Jimmy Carter commended Dominican efforts aimed at eradicating malaria and filariasis from the DR within the next ten years. He praised the work of President Leonel Fernandez’s administration and the Ministry of Public Health in particular. Carter arrived at the La Bomba neighborhood in Dajabon at …

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Vice president Rafael Alburquerque has expressed his wholehearted support for the constitutional reforms currently under way, saying he finds it strange that people are riled up about the constitution. Quoted in Hoy, Alburquerque said that the Revisory Assembly was creating a new constitution “with new and unprecedented advances for the citizenry”. However, PLD deputy Isabel …

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The Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE), the Association of Santiago Industrialists (ACIS) and the Dominican Business Federation (FDC), have all thrown their support behind the Dominican government’s imminent Stand-by Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, ACIS president Luis Nunez says the agreement will only work if there are no more taxes and the funds …

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Dominican legislators have come out saying they will not support any fiscal reform, or tax increase, as a result of stipulations presented by the Letter of Intent for the Stand-by Arrangement in the works between the DR and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). During yesterday’s legislative sessions PRD member Jose Leonel Cabrera said that no …

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The DR and Chile have agreed to strengthen bi-lateral relations and will form a Feasibility Group aimed at developing economic and commercial opportunities between the two countries. The decision was made during a meeting that took place on 5 October and 6 October at the Foreign Relations Ministry. The meeting included discussions on cultural, political …

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State-owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE) VP Celso Marranzini has announced that protestors who were bold enough to rip out their electricity meters during protests against blackouts in Santiago earlier this week must pay for the damage and reinstallation. He warned, “If you take or damage any State property, you’ll have to pay for it.” Once again …

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Wouldn’t we all like to get paid and not anything for it? Well, 1,500 former employees of the State-owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE) have announced that as of tomorrow they will hold vigils around Santo Domingo in an attempt to pressure the CDEEE to give them their jobs back. Readers may recall that mass dismissals were …

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