2010News

Keeping the Malecon

The Municipality of the National District in combination with the National Police is placing a 24-hour patrol of 150 police agents on foot and on vehicles and motorcycles along the Malecon of Santo Domingo, the waterfront avenue. The municipality announced that six vehicles and two policemen on motorcycles will be part of the patrol that …
2010News

CDEEE pays US$287 M to generators

Three of the nation’s leading banks, Popular, Leon and Citi have lent government-owned power distribution companies Ede-Este and Ede-Norte US$70 million. Likewise, the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) paid power generators US$287 million to get the electric system back on its feet and reduce the scope and duration of blackouts. CDEEE executive vice-president Celso Marranzini announced …
2010News

Duquesa is a cesspool

The liquids resulting from the decomposition of garbage are not being treated at the Duquesa dump. The administrators claim payment received from the different municipalities that use the site is not enough to pay for treating the toxic liquids. Small streams of highly polluted percolate flows down from the higher areas of Duquesa. Specialist in …