2012 – Page 137

Twenty members of the Civil Aviation’s Specialized Airport Security Corps (CESAC), 15 men and five women, were injured yesterday, Tuesday, 31 July when a Mitsubishi minibus driven by 77-year old Rene Aquiles Rivera Gomez crashed into them. The injured are said to be in a satisfactory condition at the Ramon De Lara Air Force Hospital. …

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Yesterday, Tuesday 31 July, the Emergency Operations Centre, (COE) issued a green alert for nine provinces and the National District, due to a tropical wave passing over the island that is expected to bring moderate to heavy rainfall. The provinces under alert are Santo Domingo, San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, Santiago, La Vega, Monsenor …

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Dominican Republic women’s volleyball team (ranked 11th in the world by FIVB) lost to Japan (ranked 4th) today, Wednesday 1 August 25-20, 25-19 and 25-23 at the London Olympics. Japan is ranked 4th in the world. The Dominican team has lost to Italy (ranked 5th) and Russia (9th), but in both cases was able to …

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XXII Blue Marlin International Fishing Tournament takes place in the Club Nautico Cabeza de Toro on the east coast from August 2nd to August 4th. The director of the event is Cesar A. Sanz who will be present at the Inauguration Ceremony on August 2nd and the Award Ceremony on August 4th. For more on …

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President Leonel Fernandez convened yesterday the National Congress for an extraordinary session that will last until 14 August. Legislators had given priority to the controversial Bill to Regulate the Salaries of the Public Administration and other initiatives. The Senate Commission for Social Security, Labor and Pensions, chaired by Senator Jose Maria Sosa Vasquez (PLD, San …

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Outgoing President Leonel Fernandez could consolidate and broaden his influence in the Supreme Court of Justice as he convenes the Judicial Council (CNM), which he chairs, for a meeting next Friday to choose a judge for the Supreme Court of Justice. Fernandez’s term ends on 16 August. Fernandez wants to find the replacement for the …

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The Dominican Republic is now receiving an economic compensation from the United Nations because it is reducing the emission of greenhouse gases through wind energy and biomass efficiencies. Both cases were filed by private companies. The Duquesa Land Fill, expected to reduce emissions of CO2 by 392,000 tons, became the first recipient of the carbon …

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The Dominican Republic and South Korea have agreed to a pair of loans from the Funds for Cooperation for Economic Development from the Export-Import Bank of South Korea. One of the loans will be for US$36 millions and will be used to install an “intelligent traffic system” in the National District. The other loan will …

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Sales were minimal on the first bi-national market day since the Haitian government imposed a ban on all Dominican processed meats. This of course comes on the heels of the announcement by the Pro Consumidor agency that some Dominican salamis contain too much sodium nitrate, not enough protein and some even show the presence of …

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The Ministry of Public Health defended manufacturers and announced yesterday he had ordered a series of new studies to verify the quality of the salami manufactured here. Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said that he ordered the new studies because the reports ordered by ProConsumidor, the consumer production agency, date back to January and “they do …

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