2011 – Page 226

The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is warning all captains of small craft to be extremely cautious along the Atlantic Coast, especially in the area off of Maria Trinidad Sanchez: Nagua, Cabrera and Matancitas. Onamet advises boat owners to pay close attention to the bulletins from the Civil Defense and the Dominican Navy. They say that …

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Rob Square of the USA National Team is leading the 32nd Independence Cycling Tour, followed by Ilya Davidenok (Kazakhstan) and Dominican Augusto Sanchez. The cyclists headed eastwards yesterday to La Romana and Higuey. 14 teams from abroad compete with 10 local teams along the 1,128km route that takes them all around the country. For the …

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Vice President Rafael Alburquerque spoke up for the Fernandez administration to answer to criticism by the Catholic Church. He called the high wages in government and corruption in state the great challenges of the authorities, as reported in Hoy. He justified the silence kept by President Leonel Fernandez, arguing he will speak to the nation …

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Danilo Medina, the strongest running contender to be the candidate for the ruling PLD party in the 2012 presidential election according to the Hamilton poll, called for the party to hold its primary no later than May so that the chosen candidate can have a year to carry out the campaign, as reported in Hoy. …

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The Center for Exports and Investment (CEI-RD) announced that exports were up 18.33% in January 2011 compared to January 2010. Non duty free exports in January 2011 were US$347.77 million compared to US$289.89 million in January 2010. Traditional exports were up to US$29.86 million from US$12.36 for the month in 2010. Mineral exports increased to …

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The Central Bank says that inflation in January was 1.24% compared to December 2010. According to the Central Bank the Consumer Price Index, now utilizing a new calculation base, showed a variation of 1.24% compared to December 2010. On a 12-month base, inflation was 6.17%, less than the 6.85% inflation reported for January 2010. The …

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Helados Bon, the leading ice cream manufacturer in the Caribbean, announced today Colombian investment will take the Dominican company to new heights. With the alliance, the group seeks to penetrate the US, Caribbean and Central American markets, taking advantage of the DR-CAFTA and Caribbean free trade agreements. Grupo Nacional de Chocolates S.A. (Meals and Crem …

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A Boeing 767 covering the Port-au-Prince to Miami route made an emergency landing at Las Americas International Airport yesterday after suffering failure in its hydraulic system. The pilot alerted the airport the plane would land at a fast speed due to the problems. The emergency contingency plan was activated with ambulances, fire engines and security …

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The Santiago Prosecutors Office has named US citizen John Matthew as the owner of the Dominican Republic Media Ventures that reportedly operated a prostitution ring recruiting university students in Santiago. A Colombian woman, named Aira Evelin Suarez Ruiz will also be prosecuted in the case, according to news reports. The prosecutors dismantled what is being …

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There are 806 women in jail, compared to 25,142 men. 52% or 582 women, of those in jail are on drug charges, and of those most are 18 to 35 years old, according to a report in El Caribe. Of the men in jail 34% (7,124) are in jail for violation of Drug Law 50-88. …

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