2011 – Page 255

President Leonel Fernandez has decorated US businessman Charles Follet with the order of Christopher Columbus for his socially responsible apparel factory in Villa Altagracia. Alta Gracia clothing items are for sale at university bookstores in the US and are manufactured by the company that pays way above regular sewing wages. The “fair labor” model pays …

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President Leonel Fernandez has sent two bond issues to the Congress, one for RD$28.2 billion and the other for US$500 million. The local bond issue will be used to cancel debts held by government suppliers dating back to 2005 and the remainder will go to issue Internal Securities for the Ministry of Hacienda. The US$500 …

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The economic crisis, the complaint of irregularities and the lawsuits against the Health Risk Administration of the Medical Insurance for Teachers (ARS Semma) ended with the dismissal of Taina Gautreau as the executive director of the agency. By means of Decree 21-11, President Leonel Fernandez repealed Decree 516-10 of 7 September 2010 that placed Gautreau …

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Dominican banks earned more than RD$19 billion in 2010, which is why Superintendent of Banks Haivanjoe Ng Cortinas sees no reason for the banks to increase their interest rates. As reported in Hoy, Diario Libre and other media, the Superintendent delivered a report on the performance of the banking sector that showed the availability of …

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The overpass on 27 de Febrero Avenue will be closed tonight to allow Ministry of Public Works teams to carry out maintenance work on the expansion joints and the drainage pipes. The Ministry announced that it would close down the avenue from 10pm until 6am tomorrow morning. Besides the expansion joints, the maintenance teams will …

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Yet another attempt at temperance is in the works. A legislative proposal aimed at halting liquor and beer sales at minimarkets known as “colmados” and “colmadones” and liquor stores at 10pm is now on the desk of the Minister of the Interior and Police, according to deputy minister Ana Silvia Moronta. Moronta said that according …

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The Ministry of Public Health has concluded that while 25-year old Leodany Montero Medina had contracted cholera, it was not the cause of his death. Hoy newspaper reveals that doctors at the Institute of Forensic Medicine headed by Dr. Sergio Sarita Valdez reported that the cause of death was most likely a pulmonary edema that …

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General Prosecutor Radhames Jimenez Pena says he is in favor of strengthening border controls, given the reality of a possible social and political explosion resulting from the presence of former dictator Jean Claude Duvalier in Haiti. As reported in Listin Diario, Jimenez Pena pointed out the many problems facing Haiti, including the elections, the cholera …

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The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCYT) has announced a short-course scholarship program for software development aimed at assisting graduates in Computer Science and Systems Engineering. According to the Minister, Ligia Amada Melo, the program is coordinated by the Center for Exports and Investments of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD), the Santo Domingo Cyber …

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The Santiago regional business association, meeting under the aegis of the Council for the Strategic Development (CDES) in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, rejected a proposal that sought to divide the city of Santiago as suggested by PRD deputy Giovanny Tejada, who has received support from other legislators. Representing the Santiago business community, …

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