2010 – Page 308

Hospitals in Neiba, Barahona, Jimani, Azua, Santiago and Santo Domingo are treating thousands of cases of Haitians injured in Tuesday’s 7.0 earthquake. According to Hoy newspaper, more than 2,600 people have been treated and over 250 remain hospitalized. The nation’s largest trauma hospital, the Dario Contreras, has performed hundreds of operations on quake victims. Cedimat …

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Convoys of trucks bound for Haiti were leaving Santo Domingo throughout the weekend, loaded with an “enormous amount” of relief supplies. “This is taking a lot of time”, said Michael Cochrane, the Red Cross spokesperson in Geneva, “because the roads are narrow and some of the vehicles in the convoy are very large”. There are …

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Ten units made up of trucks and haulers have been sent to Port-au-Prince with food, medicines, blankets, mattresses, water, crutches and shovels to be distributed to victims of last Tuesday’s earthquake. The convoy left the collection center that was set up at Civil Defense headquarters and coordinated by the COE (Emergency Operations Commission) and the …

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“Miracles” and violence alternated in Haiti over the weekend, with the discovery, 5 days after the earthquake, of more survivors among the ruins of Port-au-Prince where pillaging is increasing and survivors wander around hungry under the sun. A Danish member of Minustah was pulled from the ruins of the UN building 5 days after the …

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Reformist deputy Rafael Molina Lluberes has submitted a bill requesting President Leonel Fernandez to review the gold mining contract signed between the state and Barrick Gold. The legislator says that the contract goes against the national interest, as reported in Hoy. Molina is urging the government to convene a group of specialists to examine what …

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National Police Chief Major General Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin has condemned the decision to release 8 criminals, including accused mastermind Miguel Alfonseca Soto, the son of a PLD deputy, who were implicated in 12 murders. The men were released by Santo Domingo province Third Chamber of Instruction judge Rene del Rosario, who was said to …

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National District Permanent Attention judge Jose Alejandro Vargas has ordered the release of Pedro Alejandro Castillo Paniagua, one of the accused of murdering Spaniard Adolfo Justo Cervantes Arellano (Waikiki). The magistrate took the decision during a Habeas Corpus writ hearing filed by lawyers Freddy Castillo and Ruddy Polanco who argued that their client was being …

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Life goes on in the Dominican Republic. The Winter League Baseball Championship, dedicated to the three Rojas Alou brothers is now going into the final stages, but not without some controversy. On Friday night the Tigres del Licey defeated the Toros del Este, 7-1 to at least have a chance of making the finals. Anderson …

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Presidential Press director Rafael Nunez revealed that US President Barack Obama called President Leonel Fernandez at around 9pm yesterday to discuss recovery plans for Haiti in the immediate, medium and long term. The Presidents agreed that the DR is the ideal bridge for the aid that needs to get to Haiti. Fernandez told Obama about …

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In a meeting held yesterday, Presidents Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic and Rene Preval of Haiti along with Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive agreed to implement an “immediate response” plan aimed at mitigating the damage caused by the earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital last Tuesday. As a priority, the agreement seeks to restore …

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