2010 – Page 9

Celso Marranzini, executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) has announced the discovery of a major internal fraud. He said he is sending a case to the Department of Prevention of Administrative Corruption involving five technicians who purchased 100,000 meters in China with a chip that can be controlled using a TV universal …

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Hygiene and food handling standards were so bad at the cafeteria located at the Department of Migration and Passports that ProConsumer (Proconsumidor) inspectors closed it down on Thursday. The cafeteria mainly serves employees at the department located in the Centro de los Heroes. According to a report in 7dias.com.do, during an inspection, ProConsumer officials found …

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Hoy reports that the president of the Dominican Academy of Language Bruno Rosario Candelier says that the academy had informed legislators that there were 200 spelling and grammatical errors in the 2010 Constitution. He complained that despite the warning, the legislators did not make the corrections and passed the bill as is. Rosario Candelier complained …

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The president of the Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo), Kai Schoenhals is challenging Dominicans to export much more than US$4 billion in non-free zone goods in 2011. He expects exports to increase in 2011, given the start of exports by Barrick Gold, the restart of Falconbridge exports and a boost to sugar exports, as reported …

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The Minister of Public Health and mayors of Greater Santo Domingo municipalities signed a commitment yesterday aimed at preventing cholera in the city and province of Santo Domingo. So far four cases of cholera have been reported in eastern municipality of Santo Domingo Province, but there has yet to be a case in the National …

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Bus drivers covering the Santiago-Dajabon route have noticed that their Haitian passengers seem to have decided to not go home for the holidays. With the cholera outbreak in Haiti, many Haitians have apparently decided they are better off staying on this side of the island to avoid problems while making the crossing. Border controls have …

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In Thursday’s news digest, DR1 incorrectly reported that truckers should keep to the left lane. It should have read right lane, as was observed in a commentary on the news in the DR1 forums. The story, based on an item in Listin Diario, reported that the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET), the Police and the Emergency …

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The Police have reported the death of four men, one of them identified as Miguel Angel Martinez (Vitifey), reportedly a member of a dangerous gang of contract killers accused of several raids. The assailants would dress in military uniforms. In the clash with the police a Dutch national, 63-year old Walter De Laats whose house …

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Late evening temperatures of 12C degrees in Constanza and 18.5C in Santiago have become the norm this past week, as chilly airs wrap the DR, the result of a high-pressure system crossing the territory. Blankets and sweaters have been taken out of storage and air-conditioners are getting a break. In Santo Domingo, morning temperatures have …

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The Ornithological Society of Hispaniola (SOH), in alliance with the Tourism Cluster of Santo Domingo, The Nature Conservancy and USAID-DSTA has organized a city bird count for Saturday, 18 and Sunday 19 December. This is an activity for all the family. Every participant will be able to appreciate the splendor of the birds and become …

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