2011 – Page 266

Several state agencies requested the safekeeping of the remaining assets of the bankrupt Dominican Aviation Company (CDA), whose assets are under inventory by the Reformed Business Patrimonial Fund (FONPER), the former Commission for Reforming the Public Businesses (CREP). Both the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), and the Dominican Air Force (FAD) asked to take over …

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The final count of fatalities over the Christmas and New Year’s festivities was 105. Of these, 74 occurred on the roads and 31 were related to social or police conflicts. It should be noted that the largest country in South America, Brazil, reported just 105 total highway deaths over the same period. According to Hoy …

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Alfredo Simon, accused of causing the death of 25-year old Michael Esteban Castillo Almonte and injuring his brother, 17-year old Estarlin Castillo, turned himself in to the Chief of Police, Jose Armando Polanco Gomez yesterday. Simon was a close friend of Michael Castillo. He was accompanied by his lawyer and his mother as well as …

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Lawyer Angel Taveras was officially confirmed as the Mayor of Providence, becoming the first Hispanic mayor of the capital of Rhode Island. He had won the primaries by a wide margin in September and swept the general election with an 82% plurality. In his swearing-in ceremony he said that his three main objectives for this …

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The Leones del Escogido ended the Estrellas Orientales’ three-game winning streak with a decisive 3-0 shutout in San Pedro de Macoris. Great pitching by Eduard Valdez who worked seven excellent innings and opportune batting by Brad Snider and Bryan Pena, combined with some pitching mistakes and poor fielding, led to the three runs for the …

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The Executive Branch named 2011 Year of Transparency and Institutional Strengthening. The announcement comes at a time when international organizations have compiled information showing corruption, weak institutions and violation of laws by the government itself prevails in the DR. See http://www.ipacrd.com/ Decree 728-10 highlights that that public administration is subject to act with transparency as …

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Close aides of President Leonel Fernandez and members of the ruling PLD party began openly on Wednesday, 29 December an effort to secure signatures to push ahead a referendum to enable President Leonel Fernandez to run again for President in 2012. The 2010 Constitution bans consecutive re-election. The Constitution does create the legal figure of …

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President Leonel Fernandez understands that the tasks of the to-be created Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Justice are clearly outlined. As reported in El Dia, he said that the new body under study in Congress establishes as responsibility of the new Constitutional court to review the norms, laws, decrees, orders and resolutions as …

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The Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) published a report saying there have been advances this year, but there is much more work cut ahead. Celso Marranzini, executive vice president, into his 15th month on the job, says that 2011 is the turning point year, while appealing for the cooperation of all. The CDEEE reports that in …

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The Dominican Republic increased its forest coverage 5.4% in the past seven years. Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez wants the media to reach a strategic alliance with the Ministry of Environment to benefit the forests. In a press conference on Wednesday, 29 December, Jaime David Fernandez said that national forests coverage is 33-33.5%. The Ministry …

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