2017 – Page 260

The mayors of Greater Santo Domingo together with the United Dominican Federation of Municipalities (Fedomu) have rejected a unilateral increase in the price of collecting garbage and warned that the decision will create an unprecedented sanitary crisis. In a public declaration the mayors confirmed that Lajun, the company in charge of the Duquesa site where …

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The Dominican Republic is set to begin its long-delayed analogue TV switch off in January 2019, according to Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) president Jose del Castillo Savinon. Del Castillo took office at the post in August 2016. The DTT migration was initially scheduled for September 2015 before Indotel postponed it to August 2021. Now the …

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Naming it this time “Calm Living,” (Vivir Tranquilo), the government is launching a new cities security program in 160 barrios nationwide. The government has identified 600 community leaders that have been asked to participate in the program. The Government Commission for Domestic Security is coordinating the new program with the participation of Presidency Minister Gustavo …

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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017, President Danilo Medina signed the new Law 63-17 of Mobility, Ground Transport, Road Transit and Road Safety (Ley 63-17 de Movilidad,Transporte, Tránsito y Seguridad Vial) that brings government transport authorities together under the INTRANT as part of the Ministry of Public Works. It replaces Law 241 that dated back to …

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Tourists that had gone on a hike in Cupey in Puerto Plata and got lost were found, as reported in El Nacional. They were accompanied by a guide. The tourists were staying at a resort in Costa Dorada. The six Canadians went on the hike of Isabel de Torres Mountain, a scientific reserve, in Puerto …

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According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic (CARD) will have an average growth of 4.5% this year, whereas Latin American and the Caribbean together will have average growth of 1.3%. However, the organization warns that the traditional engine of growth for …

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Former President Hipolito Mejia has declared that once again he would like to be the candidate for President representing the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) for the general elections in 2020. Mejia, who was President from 2000 to 2004, made the declaration on Sunday, 19 February 2017 when visiting the La Vega carnival. Former PRM candidate, …

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The National Institute of Protection of Consumer Rights (ProConsumidor) has warned the population that Hewlett Packard laptop computers might have a problem of overheating or setting on fire, affecting the safety of their users. It involves those computers manufactured between 2013 and 2016 that said to have been sold with defective batteries. The models affected …

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A report in El Nacional reveals that more than 5,000 betting shops operate in the southwestern province of San Juan de la Maguana. In addition to taking bets from people that drop in, these can deliver tickets using the more than 1,000 Veriphones they have installed. As reported, RD$10 million is gambled in these businesses …

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The eastern chapter of the National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH) called for the commission set up by President Danilo Median to investigate the irregular sales of land by the State Sugar Council (CEA) in San Pedro de Macorís to extend its investigation to the whole of the east of the country. The commission was …

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