2015 – Page 279

For many years, Santo Domingo residents have complained about traffic agents standing under working traffic lights and directing traffic at peak travel times. The perception is that the automated lights do a better job than the AMET agents. In response to this criticism, General Pablo Arturo Pujols of Amet says that at peak times tests …

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The talk of the town is the Constitutional Court recent decision that says that neither the National Police nor the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (AMET) can tow vehicles away from their legitimate owners without a sentence from a judge. If they do, they will have to pay a RD$50,000-a-day penalty for holding the vehicle. According to …

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The Ministry of Public Health says that the caramel-coated apples that were contaminated in the United States are not for sale in the Dominican Republic. The Granny Smith and Gala variety apples were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes at the Bidart Bros packing facility in Bakersfield, California. The US Center for Disease Control advised consumers to …

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64% of Ministry of Public Health employees are over the age of 65, and 67% are over 60. Most do not want to retire because they would lose their health insurance. According to El Caribe, the ministry is working on a proposal to transfer its employees to the National Health Insurance program (Senasa). According to …

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Dominican Army commander Major General Jose Eugenio Matos de la Cruz says that in the first 70 days of Operation Shield, which has been implemented along the border since January, security forces have stopped more than 40,000 Haitian nationals who have tried to cross the border illegally. Matos de la Cruz, who was speaking to …

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Several consumer rights organizations are calling for a nationwide boycott of all bread products made by local bakers on 24 March. The so-called “Breadless Day” will take place if bakers go ahead with plans to increase the cost of a “pan de agua” bread roll to RD$7.00. The consumer entities argue that international prices for …

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While Presidente beer will continue to flow, the name of the Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana will pass into history. The Dominican National Brewery (“Cerveceria”) has invited shareholders to an extraordinary general assembly on 31 March 2015 for the explanation of the merger of the Cerveceria that will now soon be known as Cerveceria Ambev Dominicana. According …

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Supporters of former President Leonel Fernandez have invited PLD Central Committee members to a meeting today, Thursday 12 March 2015 with the party president, Fernandez himself. The meeting is scheduled for 11am at the former President’s political offices on Benito Moncion Street, near the corner of Bolivar Avenue, in the Gazcue sector of Santo Domingo. …

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Speaking to reporters yesterday, Wednesday 11 March 2015, the chief of Police said that the murder of the deputy minister of Mines and Energy should be resolved shortly. Major General Manuel Castro Castillo said investigators were analyzing several videos they describe as “important” and that could be vital to solving the murder of the deputy …

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Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Heri Palos will be playing rock classics from the 1950s to 70s in Santo Domingo on Saturday, 28 March 2015. This is his first solo show since playing in the Jukebox-Beatles group. He will be starring at the Camden Parlour, the restaurant bar located in Plaza Andalucia I in Santo Domingo. Palos …

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