2011 – Page 60

President Leonel Fernandez has re-appointed retired General Luis Antonio Luna Paulino to his previous job as Civil Defense director. With the onset of the peak months of the hurricane season, his removal was met with much criticism in the media and social networks. President Fernandez repealed decree 506-11 where he had appointed Admiral Jose Lorenzo …

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A report in Time Magazine, “Why It’s No Longer Raining Cocaine in the Dominican Republic”, dated 25 August 2011, gives international endorsement of what Major General Rolando Rosado of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has already said: the Brazilian Super Tucano jets have been effective in eradicating air drops of cocaine in the DR. …

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President Leonel Fernandez recently appointed Francisco Cruz Pascual to the post of deputy minister of Education. The appointment of the leading PLD member was met with protests from the president of the Dominican Public School Teachers Association (ADP), PLD legislator Radhames Camacho. He protested that Cruz Pascual headed the public school teacher health plan, ARS …

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EdeSur has notified Superintendent of Insurance Euclides Gutierrez that he has to pay his arrears for electricity services. As reported in Hoy, he was given five days to make the payments on his debt of over RD$3 million. Gutierrez appeared on TV yesterday to explain that he has not paid because he has a legal …

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Grupo SIN news group has released the latest in its series of confidential files from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, sharing insights sent back to the State Department by high-ranking US mission officers on airplane shoot-down legislation, a debt to two US firms, deals with the IMF for the Stand-by arrangement, the Fernandez …

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More than 68% of university graduates during the first eight months of 2011 are women, according to a study carried out by the Center for Gender Studies at INTEC University in Santo Domingo. Women are excelling in non-traditional careers for women, such as mathematics and engineering, and increasing their presence in more traditional areas such …

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The Dominican Penal Code contains Clause 234 that has enabled Elena Tonton Simon, of Haitian origin, to stay out of jail despite having been arrested on several occasions for trafficking in drugs. 7dias.com.do says that the Permanent Jurisdiction of the National District set her free on bail. This is the 17th time she has been …

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Dozens of flights from New York City to the Dominican Republic could be cancelled if Hurricane Irene follows its forecasted track and flies past New York City. Early reports are describing the storm as the worst to affect the eastern seaboard of the US since 2005. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has already declared a …

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Spaniard Pablo Garcia Fanjul, who was killed yesterday by unknown assailants in the E. Leon Jimenes Park in Santiago, had been arrested on 22 February 2002 by the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) for possession of six kilos of cocaine. He was subsequently deported to Spain in 2004 after serving a short sentence in the …

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The DR national basketball team, tuning up for the FIBA Olympic Qualifier in Mar de Plata, Argentina with the Tuto Marchand Cup in Brazil is not having it easy. The DR first lost to Puerto Rico 99-77, and in a second game, the team lost to Brazil 70-64. The score indicates the DR is putting …

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