2012 – Page 74

During the celebration of the Dominican Week in the United States business event, businessman Eligio Pena (owner Associated Supermarkets chain), Mildred Otero (chief education counsel at the US Senate Committte on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions), educator and author Daisy Cocco de Filippis (president of Naugatuck Valley Community College, Connecticut), heart specialist Mario J. Garcia …

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Temistocles Montas, Minister of Economy, Planning and Development has announced that a meeting of the Economic and Social Committee will take place today, Thursday 4 October at the Presidential Palace, to debate the official taxation changes that will be presented for approval to Congress. President Danilo Medina will chair the meeting of the committee, which …

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The executive vice president of the Dominican Republic Association of Industries (AIRD), Circe Almanzar says that the talks on fiscal reform must start with talks on the quality of government spending. She made the point that there never will be enough resources to cover growing government spending, as reported in El Dia. Speaking on the …

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The Senate has announced the formation of a special committee to investigate the pensions system that certain State institutions have established to benefit their own employees, who will receive exorbitant amounts and privileges once they leave their posts. The proposal was submitted by Felix Nova Paulino, the senator for Monsenor Nouel who pointed out that …

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The Vice President, Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez, met with the Minister of Education, Josefina Pimentel in Santiago yesterday, Wednesday 3 October, to presented prizes of computers and money to 22 students who had won math, reading and writing competitions. The Vice President spent a few minutes with each of the winners and invited them to …

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According to Edenorte, the electricity distribution company serving the north of the country, large areas of Santiago have their electricity cut off tomorrow, Friday 5 October for maintenance work, which will start at 9am and is due to finish at 4pm. The areas affected will be los Embrujos II and III, Villa Maria, Los Alamos, …

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The Chamber of Deputies is currently debating the Penal Code with the aim of increasing the maximum sentence from 30 to 40 years, to penalize the invasion and occupation of land (squatting), to punish femicide by a sentence of 40 years, kidnapping to go from 20 to 30 years in jail, and to impose jail …

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Barrick Gold, the Canadian mining company operating in Pueblo Viejo, Cotui, has dismissed charges made by various groups that are protesting outside their installations. The protesters claim that most of the employees at the gold mine are foreign, and that Barrick should be employing more local people. The Head of Communications of Barrick, Jorge Esteva …

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According to reports the US registration (N646GE) helicopter used by President Michel Martelly of Haiti was damaged today, Thursday 4 October when its propellers rammed into a hangar at La Isabela International Airport in northern Santo Domingo. No-one was injured. The executive Dolphin helicopter has capacity for five passengers and two pilots. It was piloted …

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Popular singer Antonio Peter de la Rosa, better known as Omega, has told the national press and Human Rights’ representatives via his lawyer, Candido Simo, that he is going on hunger strike as he believes he has been jailed for no reason. He is currently on three months remand in San Pedro de Macoris jail …

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