2013 – Page 72

Falcondo Xstrata Nickel gave pink slips to another 100 of their workers in Bonao on Wednesday, 16 October, bringing the total number of dismissals to 500. The company recently announced that it would be shutting down operations in Bonao and letting go some 900 workers for economic reasons. Estimates are that between administrative employees and …

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The Dominican Association of Pension Fund Administrators (ADAFP) says that the decision to reduce the earnings of the AFPs by 50% threatens the sustainability of the system that administers Dominican workers’ savings. ADAFP president Kirsis Jaquez spoke to Diario Libre about the modifications that the deputies made to Law 87-01 on Social Security, including dropping …

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Haitian children are back on the streets of the National District. Yesterday morning, Wednesday 16 October, some twenty children were seen begging along Abraham Lincoln Avenue. This is one method of child exploitation that so far has slipped past the Dominican authorities, despite the fact that on countless occasions they have established that they belong …

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In Santiago de los Caballeros the bets are often in dollars, they stop traffic for hours and often in defiance of the authorities. What for? To race motorcycles on the Duarte Highway and Joaquin Balaguer Avenue. So far, the races have left eight dead, according to reports received by El Caribe from the local director …

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Two community leaders from the south of the city of Santiago presented formal complaints against the administrator of Bienes Nacionales, Emerson Soriano yesterday, Wednesday 16 October, for alleged threats, defamation and slander. Bienes Nacionales (National Assets) manages government property in the Dominican Republic. The complaints were presented by the president of the Southern Santiago Development …

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The Fourth Brigade of the National Army posted in Mao has reported the detention of some 170 undocumented Haitian migrants over the past 48 hours. The Haitians were being taken to the city of Santiago. Yesterday, Wednesday 16 October, according to Listin Diario, members of the Army arrested 39 Haitians at the control point of …

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On Wednesday, 16 October, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported that a green alert was being issued for five provinces due to the low-pressure trough that is affecting the country. According to El Caribe and other papers, the alert is in place for La Altagracia (Higuey), La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Greater Santo Domingo, …

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After going through several legal procedures, Leavy Nin Batista was freed on parole yesterday, Wednesday 16 October. Nin Batista is the wife of drug trafficker Jose David Figueroa Agosto, and this makes her the first member of the network of launderers of assets coming from drug trafficking and other crimes attributed to the Puerto Rican …

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Organized by the Dominican Republic Art Galleries Association, every third Thursday of the month from August to December, the country’s leading art galleries are staying open until late with special activities for visitors. This is a wonderful way to become familiar with quality Dominican art. The gallery owners themselves will be available for explanations about …

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Speaking yesterday at the Regional Conference of Women taking place in Santo Domingo through 18 October, President Danilo Medina highlighted his government’s plans to help women get ahead. He stressed that his position is one of zero tolerance to gender violence and sexual abuse. He mentioned programs such as “Vive Mujer” that offers integral protection …

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