2010 – Page 51

As of Wednesday, the effects of Tomas on the DR have been so minor, it is hard to believe there is a dangerous storm in the area. But the worst is not over, and the threat continues primarily for neighboring Haiti. So far, slow-moving Tomas (7kms per hour on Wednesday morning) has been downgraded to …

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The Hotel Melia Tropical Caribe in Bavaro is hosting the 7th World Domino Championships from 16-19 November. Competitors are coming from 22 countries. The DR will be represented by four teams made up of over 20 competitors. Players from the US, Venezuela, Colombia, Russia, Brazil, Jamaica, Panama, Azerbaijan, Curacao, Aruba, Barbados, Abkhazia, Costa Rica, Mexico, …

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The 10th International Biennial of Architecture is open at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Dominican Republic Society of Architects (SARD) and the New Architecture Group (GNA). The Biennial is dedicated to the Caribbean this year. There is an exhibition of the works of architect Oscar Imbert, prepared …

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The rain in San Francisco de Macoris forced the postponement of the game scheduled between the Estrellas Orientales and the Gigantes del Cibao in the Julian Javier Stadium. In Santo Domingo, the Aguilas Cibaenas won their second game in a row, defeating the reigning champions Leones del Escogido by a score of 8-7. The victory …

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The representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) joins those who have expressed concern about the pace of loan-taking by the Fernandez administration. The criticism has ranged from the quality of the loans, the use of the loans for non-priority and unproductive projects, the high cost of borrowing from commercial banks and the increasing amount …

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The vice president of the European Investment Bank, Plutarchos Sakellaris says that the bank has US$47 million to lend to the DR, as reported in El Dia. It said that of this sum, US$37 million is being allocated to the governmental Empresa de Transmision Electrica to finance improvement of electricity transmission lines in the southwest …

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A US$35 million grant from Spain and another US$35 million low-interest loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) couldn’t have come at a better time. With the risk of cholera spreading from Haiti, the funding will go towards increasing access to water and sanitation in some of the poorest provinces, precisely on the border with …

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Drivers of freight trucks carrying consumer goods and construction supplies into Haiti have resumed their activities after a break lasting several days due to the controls imposed to prevent the cholera epidemic from spreading into Dominican territory, as reported in Diario Libre. Since early this morning, dozens of trucks laden with foodstuffs and construction materials …

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If anyone believed that the practice of toll-paying to security officers in the border area had stopped as part of the measures aimed at reducing migration in response to the cholera outbreak Haiti, they have been proven wrong by a recent traffic accident. A truck packed with illegal Haitian migrants suffered an accident in Villa …

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Haitian workers for years have moved to Punta Cana to live in barracks and work on the construction of the resorts. The living conditions offered by the construction companies were not acceptable for Dominicans. But for the Haitians, they were an improvement over their state of joblessness and indigence in Haiti. Local constructors were under …

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