2013News

Geographer criticizes tight-lipped stance on Cibao-Santiago highway

Geographer Jose Ramon Martinez Batlle says that when discussing the advisability of constructing the Cibao-Santiago highway, what needs to be questioned is the justification of this use of public funds. He says however that since the Medina government has been emphatic about the construction of the new north-south link, the focus needs to be placed …
2013News

Austerity, please

Diario Libre’s editorial today, Wednesday 15 May calls on the Medina administration to apply genuine austerity in the use of public funds. It refers to recent statements by National Budget director Luis Reyes on savings that the government has made due to “austerity in fiscal spending.” The newspaper says that what is needed is true …
2013News

Deputies to look at JCE

The Chamber of Deputies approved a resolution yesterday, Tuesday 14 May to create a special commission to investigate the situation that arose in the Central Electoral Board (JCE). The government entity is in charge of organizing the elections and the issuing of identity cards. The ideas of an impeachment process or submitting a formal accusation …