2017 – Page 148

On the night of Sunday, 2 July 2017, a forest fire affected a dry forest located near the Isabel de Torres road in Montecristi. The fire started in a garbage dump, to the north of Montecristi. Fire brigades from the Ministry of the Environment were deployed to control the blaze. Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito, explained …

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Blas Peralta, accused of the homicide of the former rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Mateo Aquino Febrillet has asked that he be judged on the act itself and not due to the indignation, hate and resentment shown towards him. He made the statement in an open letter paid advertisement in the …

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According to statistics from the Central Bank, over the last 10 years the number of tourists to the country has increased by over 50%. In 2006 there were 3,965,055 and in 2016 there were 5,959,347. President Danilo Medina declared when he first became President in 2012 that the aim of his government was that 10 …

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The Observatory for Citizen Safety, part of the National Council for Citizen Safety, and published by the Ministry of Interior and Police, has released information on the 10 provinces and municipalities with the highest levels of homicide in the Dominican Republic during 2016. These are: Montecristi with a homicide rate of 34 murders per 100,000 …

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Dominican seasoning gets its kick from plenty of garlic, but cooks may need to cut down on the use of garlic because of the high market prices. A lull in local production is blamed for the present very high cost of garlic. Garlic is selling in supermarkets for around RD$250 the pound up from previous …

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According to the Walter Palm Foundation, in the first five months of this year, citations issued to motorists for traffic violations have totaled RD$166 million, but less than 10% have actually paid their fines, meaning that the State loses around RD$505 million a year in unpaid traffic fines. Luis José Polanco reminded reporters that in …

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A story in Diario Libre today focuses on how difficult it is to pay a traffic fine in the Dominican Republic. Statistics indicate that only 10% of those fined actually have paid the fine, with the government holding on millions in fines yet to be collected. This breaks down to approximately RD$505 million a year …

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The president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Tsai Ing-wen, has received the credentials of the new Dominican ambassador to Taiwan, José Miguel Soto Jiménez. During the ceremony, President Tsai highlighted the previous work of Soto Jiménez as Minister of Defense of the Dominican Republic, saying that his appointment as ambassador showed the value the …

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According to National Treasurer, Alberto Perdomo Piña, speaking on the program D’Agenda and interviewed by Héctor Herrera Cabral, the Dominican state pays RD$12 billion a month to employees of the central government and decentralized institutions. He explained that these figures include the salary increases for the police, teachers, physicians, and from August 2016, members of …

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The Administrative Ministry of the Presidency has confirmed that the government will invest RD$22 million to reinforce and improve security at the Presidential Palace. The internal security system would be modernized and obsolete technologies would be upgraded. The improvements were already in progress and were being done in coordination with the Presidential Security Corps. The …

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