2013 – Page 325

The musical opens today, Friday 25 January at the National Theater in Santo Domingo and continues on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27. Piratas y Sirenas, el Corazon de Neptuno, is a musical for the whole family to enjoy. It stars Laura Garcia, Tony Almont, Nashla Bogaert and Auro Sonico. The production is directed by Lui …

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The Ministry of Public Works and the National District local authorities have started paving the streets in the Colonial City, at a reported cost of RD$60 million. Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo and Mayor Roberto Salcedo made the announcement at a press conference, saying that the Malespin construction company would be responsible for doing the …

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As February 27, Independence Day, approaches, traditionally the date for military and police promotions, Armed Forces Minister Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez declared that he would not be promoting anyone on the say so of politicians. Pared Perez recalled that the last time he headed the ministry (2004-2006), he received recommendations for promotion from politicians, and …

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According to the BBC, as Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez continues to receive medical care in Cuba after a fourth cancer operation, many small countries across the region have their own reasons for carefully monitoring his health including the Dominican Republic and they fear for a future without the leader who fostered the idea of “economic …

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The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report had already ranked the Fernandez administration as tops in the world in government wasteful spending. Now, a just-released Open Budget Survey conducted in 2010 again questions transparency in the PLD administration. The Dominican Republic is ranked second from last compared to its Central American neighbors in the just-released …

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Despite the economic crisis affecting Dominicans, their consumption of fuel increased by 2.9% in 2012 over the previous year, an additional 36.5 million gallons. The reasons for the increase include an aging population of vehicles and an aging energy system. The most heavily used fuel is Liquid Petroleum Gas, used in homes, vehicles and industry …

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Public transporters covering the routes between Dajabon, Montecristi, Mao and Santiago are complaining of serious problems with a large number of Haitians who get into their vehicles with false identity cards (cedulas), visas and Dominican residencies, as reported in Listin Diario. The North West Transport Union says that the problem is that many of their …

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The Ministry of the Interior and Police has incinerated 2,478,492 fireworks that were confiscated from vendors during the New Year festivities, Diario Libre reports. The event took place at the Armed Forces shooting range in Sierra Prieta, Yamasa, Monte Plata province. The Minister, Jose Ramon Fadul, said that the fireworks had been taken as a …

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Diario Libre contributor Alejandro Fernandez writes that today, Thursday 24 January is the first day that residents in the Dominican Republic will be able to request a free check into their credit status provided by Data Credito. Previously the charge was RD$300-RD$500 for the check. After columns written by him and follow up by the …

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The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Ligia Amada Melo de Cardona has called on the authorities at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) to enroll the more than 15,000 students who have been unable to enroll so far due to technical problems with the system, and to do so manually if necessary. …

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