2012 – Page 285

On Monday, the Dominican Anti-Corruption Alliance (ADOCCO) asked the General Department for Public Purchases and Contracts of the Ministry of Hacienda to begin an investigation into alleged irregularities in the tender process by the Metropolitan Office of Bus Service (OMSA) for the lease of more than 300 buses for seven years. ADOCCO General Coordinator Julio …

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While in the past this was mainly limited to plastic surgery cases, legal action against physicians is on the rise here. Hoy reports today Tuesday, 6 March that lawsuits for malpractice and negligence are up, and more than 100 suits have been filed at the Physicians Civil and Penal Insurance (Seguro Civil y Penal de …

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The Collegiate Court of the Penal Chamber in San Pedro de Macoris has dismissed charges against four Venezuelans who had been accused of bringing 58 packages of cocaine, weighing 59 kilograms, into the country in a small aircraft registered in Venezuela on 15 December 2009. The court ordered their immediate release and the return of …

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The murder rate of women in the Dominican Republic is a cause for national shame, and the National Statistics Office (ONE) reports that nearly half (46%) are murdered with handguns. In a report in El Caribe, ONE also seems to suggest that large numbers of people are armed, either legally or illegally, despite all the …

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The confidence in the judicial security in the country that is being expressed by the Orange Dominicana telecommunications company executives has led them to invest US$150 million this year in order to implement a broad program of expansion, infrastructure and improvements in the network in the Dominican Republic, according to France-Telecom-Orange CEO Stephane Richard. Richard …

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Talavera de la Reina pottery from Toledo, Spain is on display at the Fortaleza Ozama museum in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. The famous blue and yellow tiles and ceramics are on view from 24 February through 24 April. A wide range of tableware and tiles are shown in the exhibit, “Talavera Ceramics: sensibility and aesthetics”. …

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After around 10 years of trying, the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs has finally convinced the main presidential candidates to sit together for a televised debate. In previous years, the presidential candidates only ever agreed to separate televised questioning by a panel. ANJE announced that the first joint debate would take place on Tuesday, 17 …

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Economist Miguel Ceara Hatton is calling for the government to quantify the public debt adding that of the Central Bank, following recommendations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As reported in Hoy, Ceara Hatton said: “If the government does that, the ratio of debt-GDP will go from 29% to 40.3%. He said to the government …

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A report published in today’s El Caribe examines the sharp increase in government jobs, in contradiction to a more efficient state. For many years, the Fernandez administration has touted its computerized government, but the increasing number of jobs raises doubts about the efficacy of this so-called modernization process. In 1996 after the 10 consecutive years …

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Motorcycle and SUV sales are up, according to a report in today’s Diario Libre. The report says that there was an increase of 121,977 vehicles in the Dominican Republic’s vehicular inventory from 31 December 2010 to 31 December 2011, according to statistics from the Department of Taxes that issues the registrations. In 2011, 71,280 more …

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