2019 – Page 5

President Danilo Medina was present for the inaugural of the Santa Bárbara Church (Iglesia Santa Bárbara de los Hombres del Mar) in the Colonial City. The Church of Saint Barbara of the Men of the Sea was the first parish in the New World, only preceded by what is today known as the Santo Domingo …

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Dr. Ramón Leonel Ureña, director of the Program for the Reduction of Mortality in Traffic Accidents (Premat) of the Ministry of Public Health shared the main reasons behind road traffic injuries and deaths. He says these are speeding, alcohol consumption, not using a seat belt, lack of use or misuse of the child seat, and …

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The car market in the Dominican Republic is changing slowly to include Electric Vehicles (EVs). This is part of the national move towards diversifying the energy matrix. However, a recent INTEC university study says the country has not prepared for the demand. The INTEC study says that the conversion to electric vehicles could now bring …

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The timing couldn’t be worse. As families gathered for the traditional Christmas holidays, a water pipeline dating from the 1970s burst and left much of the southern part of the city of Santiago de los Caballeros without any water. This latest breakdown affects Bella Vista, Reparto Peralta, Barrio Nuevo, Los Castillo, La Yaguita, Pastor, La …

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Ligia Amada Melo, the former Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, says significant changes need to be made to correct the failings in the Dominican education system. She referred to the poor showing of the Dominican Republic in the PISA evaluations, the global assessment of 15-year old students in mathematics, sciences and reading. The …

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A recent decision by the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) has stirred labor and management. The TSA has declared “inadmissible” the recent increase in minimum wages. The court said that the National Committee on Salaries did not comply with Law 187-17 that reclassifies companies and orders minimum wages set accordingly. The sentence handed down by the …

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18% of some 1,000 drivers tested for alcohol over the last few days have shown positive in Greater Santo Domingo. Readers will note that the rules for serving alcoholic beverages have been suspended for the Christmas holidays, and, as a result, there are a lot of people driving with one, two or more drinks in …

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The El Seibo farmers that protested being divested of 20,000 tareas (1 tarea = 629 square meters) were not received at the Presidential Palace by the commission entrusted with their case. Silvio Molina, spokesman for the Mamá Tingó Farmer Association of La Culebra, says they will meet among themselves during the holidays to decide the …

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Environmentalist Ramón Castillo Soto protests the installation of an asphalt processing plant in the farm area of Juma, San Isidro in Monseñor Nouel province. He said the plant is but 100 meters from a rice lab that operates in the area. He characterized the installation as an ecological crime. He said the plant would contaminate …

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The presiding judge of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) Julio César Castaños Guzmán announced on Sunday, 22 December 2019 the contracting of the Spanish firm Alhambra Eidos for a forensic audit of the automated vote system used for the 6 October 2019 primaries. The contract is for US$566,037.73. In its description of the company, Bloomberg …

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