2010 – Page 39

Statistics show domestic femicides are down, but the numbers are still too high. There were 92 femicides in 2009, 131 in 2008, 89 in 2007, 99 in 2006 and 98 in 2005. This year the numbers are expected to be below 80, according to Prosecutor General Office statistics, as reported in Listin Diario. Murders of …

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On 18 November, the winners of the Operalia music gala, will perform at the National Theater. This is a Fundacion Sinfonia production. Operalia is a benefit organized by Future of the South Foundation (Fundacion Sur Futuro) for their environmental, health, education and infrastructure construction projects in the southwestern border provinces with Haiti. Operalia is the …

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President Leonel Fernandez said yesterday that it was his duty to guarantee the unity of the PLD, because a united and strengthened party will win the 2012 elections in the first bulletin. “Our adversaries know this is dead certain, because they know that when the lion goes to the streets, the opponents suffer from cholera”, …

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The Department of Taxes (DGII) has instructed all businesses that they will need to withhold the ITBIS tax (local VAT) even for the category of so-called informal suppliers. The order is for businesses to issue invoices with the Tax Receipt Number of the informal provider in order to back their purchases. The measure is contained …

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A Haitian national was sent to the municipal hospital in Laguna Salada in the province of Valverde for urgent treatment over the weekend. He was kept in isolation while tests were carried out to establish whether he was infected with cholera. According to a report in El Caribe, the patient, Agustin Jean, displayed all the …

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Electricity services in the Cibao Valley were decidedly poor on Sunday. The failures were attributed to a series of maintenance programs that were going on at the same time. Moca, Tamboril and Licey al Medio were the victims of eight and ten-hour power cuts. According to a press release from power distributor EdeNorte, the outages …

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Theodore W. Kheel, founding partner of the Punta Cana Group and well-known mediator in union conflicts in the United States, passed away last Friday morning in New York City. Kheel was 96 and left six children, eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. His labor mediation was done mostly between 1950 and 1980, and Kheel became an …

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An apparent trend that is causing concern for the Justice Department authorities is the rising number of minors in jail for major crimes such as murder, drug trafficking and aggravated robberies. According to El Caribe, the number one crime for these young criminals continues to be robbery, either simple or aggravated, followed by murder, drug …

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So far this year, at least 15 Haitian children, some infected with HIV, have been abandoned at the Arturo Grullon Children’s Hospital in Santiago. Three other infants were abandoned at the Jose Maria Cabral y Baez Regional University Hospital according to health officials quoted in El Caribe. The director of the Arturo Grullon Children’s Hospital …

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A breakthrough has been reported in the case of the attempted murder of lawyer and journalist Jordi Veras. The authorities have arrested the alleged contract killers. Veras was ambushed when he enter the parking lot of Channel 25 in Santiago at around 6:25 in the morning on 2 June. The Police have identified Francisco Alberto …

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