2013 – Page 57

On Wednesday, 30 October, the Ministry of Environment announced a new initiative for the environmental protection of the Bahoruco Mountain Range in the southwest, a lush area on the border with forestry-devastated Haiti. Minister of Environment Bautista Rojas Gomez signed an addendum for inter-institutional cooperation with the Hispaniola Ornithological Society to include the NGO American …

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In an interview with the BBC, the Dominican ambassador to the United Kingdom, Federico Cuello called on the Haitian authorities to issue identity papers to its citizens. He focused on the plight of millions of people born in Haiti who have not obtained documentation because of the high cost. Cuello stressed the point: “In Haiti, …

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The Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) is expressing its concern at the government’s plan for a fiscal deficit of RD$77 billion in 2014. The business group says that this brings indebtedness to 48.8% of the GDP, including the Central Bank debt. The Association says that the country has reached the point where its capacity to pay …

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Popular misconceptions surrounding dengue are now mentioned as some of the reasons for this year’s high death rate, now at 96. A change in the way patients are treated could make a difference. One of these myths is to wait for lab results to make the diagnosis, such as low platelets, forgetting that dengue is …

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The Dominican Republic shares with countries like Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea and the Congo in Africa and Nicaragua in Latin America the status of being one of the six countries with the highest rate of teen or pre-teen pregnancies in the world, according to the United Nations Population Fund. A population study has found that …

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Last year there were 237 homicides in the country, 62 of which were linked to criminal activities and three related directly to drugs, according to statistics from the Attorney General. The Chief of the National Police himself, Major General Manuel Castro Castillo, said recently that 75% of the crimes registered in the country are related …

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Recent statements by the Chief of the National Police that there has been a decline in crime are contradicted by the perception of El Nuevo Diario readers, who in 81.5% of their answers said that there was as much or more crime nowadays. The online survey indicates that perceptions between the people and the head …

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The latest legal suit announced by San Juan de la Maguana senator Felix Bautista is against journalist Juan Taveras Hernandez (Juan TH) and the owner of the Z-101 radio station, Willy Rodriguez, for defamation. The controversial senator headed the Supervisory Office for Public Works of the Presidency during the Leonel Fernandez administration, and is known …

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Felix Abreu, El Feo del Merengue, whose parents are Haitian, says that he has the rights to the catchy song that a Haitian sweets vendor, Rumai made famous after a video of him singing the song appeared on YouTube and went viral. Rumai used the song to sell his sweets. Abreu says that he registered …

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Nine Dominican provinces have been placed under a green alert due to weather conditions. Heavy rain has been falling, caused by a passing frontal system over the east of the island and the passage of a tropical wave. The provinces under alert are: Santo Domingo, Samana, Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua), Hato Mayor, San Pedro de …

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