2011 – Page 27

The resignation of the director of the computer center at the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has caused unease in several political parties that are expressing concerns that this could affect the transparency of the upcoming presidential election. The 2012 election is expected to be strongly contested as the ruling party candidate and opponent former President …

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Las Carreras Avenue in Santiago de los Caballeros has been converted into an express lane in order to speed up vehicular traffic in the historic center of the city and contribute to fuel savings. The Mayor of Santiago has also ordered the signage of the street to guide the drivers who use the avenue every …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting scattered rain showers for most of the country today. The showers, which are expected to be brief, will occur mostly in the northeast, southeast, central mountains and along part of the border. These rains are caused by the winds from the east-northeast bringing clouds in from over the …

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The V Centenario InterContinental Hotel in Santo Domingo presents a Week of Colombian Gastronomy from 10-14 October. Executive chef at the hotel, Gabriel Castellar from Colombia, presents the delicacies at the hotel’s La Brasserie Restaurant. Buffet service will be open from lunch from 12-noon and dinner is a menu a la carte from 7pm. For …

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President Leonel Fernandez has announced that he will be on board the test ride of the second line of the metro on 27 February, Independence Day. He promised the Metro would be in operation before the end of his second consecutive term in government in August 2012. The government reports that the second line of …

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President Leonel Fernandez has sent the National Budget for 2012 for RD$430 billion to the ruling PLD-party majority Senate. The PLD also has the majority needed in the Chamber of Deputies to pass the budget. Hoy reports that the novelties include a 15-10% wage increase for members of the Police and military. At the same …

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The first chamber of the Higher Administrative Court (TSA) issued a ruling on Friday ordering the provisional suspension of the application of Rule 13-2011 issued by the Department of Taxes (DGII) that requires banks to serve as retention agents for the 1% tax on interest rates in deposits. The banks had rejected the measure on …

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Enthusiastic crowds of thousands of people gathered on Sunday for a march for 4% of GDP for education. Dressed in yellow and sporting the symbolic yellow umbrellas, children and adults alike walked the 3kms from the state university to Independence Park, an hour and a half slow walk. Coalicion Educacion Digna, a civil society movement …

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President Leonel Fernandez visited the border province of Elias Pina on Friday to inaugurate the first phase of the Macasias Agricultural, Fishery and Forestry Production Border Unit. This is a government and private sector project with a cost of RD$34 million. It seeks to encourage people to live in the border areas by improving working …

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The rising water levels of Enriquillo Lake could generate low-cost energy for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, according to scientist Patrick Raulin and businessman Juan Bautista Vicini Lluberes. Ideal conditions for the development of waterfalls and hydroelectric centrals are produced, and some 100 megawatts of power could be efficiently generated, according to a report. The …

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