2013 – Page 316

All attempts to bring about a dialogue between the rival factions of the PRD appear to be stuck in as much of a deadlock as previous mediation initiatives between party president Miguel Vargas and former President Hipolito Mejia. Psychiatrist Cesar Mella, the mediator heading the latest commission given the task of establishing a dialogue, said …

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The National Police has announced the arrest of four suspects in the murder of First Lieutenant Joan Franco Jimenez outside of his house in Herrera in Santo Domingo West in order to steal his sidearm. The four, aged from 18 to 24, are also accused of shooting a minor, Arvelis Salvador Pena, reportedly over a …

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Dominican London Olympics 200m silver medal winner (44.46 seconds) Luguelin Santos began his year coming third place in the 200-meter race at the Knights of Columbus indoor games at the Saskatoon Field House of central Saskatchewan on 31 January. In Canada, Santos clocked in at 49.23 seconds with a personal indoor best of 46.83. US …

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A lack of effective relief pitching cost the team from the Dominican Republic their unbeaten streak yesterday in Hermosillo, Mexico, the scene of this year’s Caribbean World Series. Puerto Rico, or rather, second baseman Rey Navarro, defeated the Dominican team, with his two homeruns, 6-4. The Caguas Criollos, representing Puerto Rico, handed the Leones del …

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President Danilo Medina has kept up his schedule of unannounced weekend visits to out-of-the-way places. This weekend, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 February he distributed about RD$90 million to plantain farmers in Azua, El Carrizal in Bani and Padre de las Casas. The farmers expressed their concerns, and Medina ordered the Agriculture Bank, the Ministry …

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Former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva was in Santo Domingo last week to speak at a conference organized by the Chamber of Construction of the Dominican Republic. During his talk on Friday 1 February, “Employment and Development as a Way out of the Crisis,” he focused on the measures he had taken …

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Cutting the cost of bureaucracy, making it easier to fulfill and comply with tax obligations and fighting against corruption would lower the cost of doing business in the Dominican Republic, according to experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Listin Diario reports today, Monday 4 February. They said that such measures would reduce informal businesses …

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The translation of “Comedores Populares” is rather awkward, but the government and its low-cost cafeterias aimed at the country’s lowest income families, some of which are mobile units, serve up 2.3 million meals each month at undeniably low prices, reports El Caribe today, Monday 4 February. The performance of the agency run by Ramon Maria …

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Leading associations linked to civil aviation in the Dominican Republic are calling on President Danilo Medina to think hard before approving suggested changes to the Civil Aviation Law 491-06. The Dominican Airlines Association, the National Pilots Association, the Dominican Air Traffic Controllers Association, the Dominican Operations Inspectors Association and the Aircraft Maintenance Technicians Association are …

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The technical commission of the United Nations Development Program that will assess the proposed Loma Miranda mining project and produce a report, at the request of the Dominican government, arrives today in the country and will start working right away. Valerie Julliand, resident UNDP coordinator in the Dominican Republic, said that the specialists would hold …

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