- Hipolito Mejia promises to build a museum in Boca Chica - 04/02/2012
Boca Chica, DR.– Opposition PRD party candidate Hipolito Mejia announced yesterday his plan to turn former Boca Chica sugar mill in the "Sugar Cane Grand Museum" to honor that municipality. Mejia stressed that during his government nobody will stop the development of tourism in Boca Chica. "Five days after winning the May elections I will execute a total sanitation plan for Boca Chica and its surroundings," he said. He also said Boca Chica is a rich and powerful tourist attraction, but it lacks the Fernandez government's attention. The PRD candidate said local businessmen are willing to give all necessary support for the development of this beach town.
- Over 20 thousand work-related accidents reported last year - 04/02/2012
Santo Domingo.– The Labor Risks Administrators (ARL) last year received 22.120 reports of work-related accidents, 4.664 more than in 2010, when 17.456 accidents were reported. According to arlss.gov.do, 20.531 reports were approved as work-related accidents, with 180 as fatal injuries, while 658 cases were refused and others wer not specified.The report points out that 15.709 of these accidents occurred in the workplace, 4.659 on the way to work and 163 in neighboring places. In 1.589 cases the place was not specified. Another relevant information is that 75% of those involved in accidents were men, ages 20 to 49, while 24.97% were women. Most of the employees involved in the accidents were working in production support areas, followed by lawyers and janitors.
- DR among 12 countries attending San Juan International Regatta - 04/02/2012
San Juan, PR.– A record 100 sailors from 12 islands and
- DR becomes Russia's partner country for Moscow tourism fair - 04/02/2012
Moscow.– The 19th Moscow International Travel and
- Miss Bavaro Caribe off to Curazao for Carnival Queen Pageant - 03/02/2012
SD. The Miss Bavaro Caribbean Tourism 2011, Priscila Gomez will fly to Curazao on Sunday to represent Dominican Republic in the “International Carnival Queen Pageant,” competing with 40 candidates from different countries.
- Think tank researcher to speak on Anti-Corruption Initiative - 03/02/2012
Santo Domingo. - Daniel Kaufmann, the lead researcher of the Brookings Institute’s Initiative on the World Economy and Development, will be the keynote speaker for the workshop to evaluate the “Initiative on Participative Anti-Corruption (IPAC)."
- A new approach to UK Caribbean relations - 03/02/2012
Two weeks ago four British ministers including William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, plus a large number of senior officials and representatives of UK companies met with Caribbean Foreign Ministers, officials and others in Grenada. The event, the much delayed biennial UK Caribbean Forum, sought to reset Britain’s agenda with the region.
- Biggest power company reaches 300MW, expands natural gas terminal - 03/02/2012
Santo Domingo. - The power company AES Dominicana expanded its natural gas terminal to supply up to two more generation units, for a total 300 megawatts and increase the capacity for industrial customers, at a cost of US$8.0 million.
- Islands strike first in Caribbean Baseball Series - 03/02/2012
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico won the first two games of the 54th Caribbean Series in the capital’s Quisqueya stadium Thursday, against Mexico and Venezuela respectively.
- Friday marks 39 years since Caamaño’s failed revolt against repression - 02/02/2012
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. - On February 3, 1973, or 39 years ago nine men headed by the head of the 1065 Revolution, colonel Francisco Alberto Caamaño, disembarked at Caracoles beach in southwester Azua, in a mission to unleash a guerrilla movement to confront then president Joaquin Balaguer’s repressive regime.
- Police to oversee burials after gang leader’s raucous funeral - 02/02/2012
Santo Domingo.- Police chief Jose A. Polanco today announced he’ll order all commanders and supervisors nationwide to oversee the funerals of known gang members killed by its agents, to prevent situations such as Wednesday’s when an alleged gang leader was buried with booze and guns in his coffin.
- Massachusetts man faces rape, murder charges in Rosana Camilo’s death, boston.com reports - 02/02/2012
Santo Domingo.- A man from Roxbury, Massachusetts faces rape and murder charges in the death of Dominican woman Rosana Camilo, who relatives say had moved to Boston to get medical care for her son, boston.com reports.
- Not empty promises: Venezuelans, Dominicans have most helped Haiti - 02/02/2012
Santo Domingo.- Despite their economic limitations Venezuela and Dominican Republic are the nations which have most contributed to Haiti’s reconstruction, the ambassador from Caracas affirmed Thursday.
- Boatpeople mishap in Samana, several injured, arrests - 02/02/2012
Samana, Dominican Republic.- Navy sailors and other military arrested a group in Samaná, from where they tried to reach Puerto Rico illegally in a yola type boat that ran aground in the Mona Passage, with two people of them hospitalized with various injuries.
- Transfer station links both subway lines opens for test Saturday - 02/02/2012
Santo Domingo.- The Transit Reform Office, Opret, will open to the public the transfer station between the Metro’s (subway) lines 1 and 2 from Friday, January 3 to Saturday the 18th.
- Southwest charcoal traffickers get jail time, lose truck - 02/02/2012
Santo Domingo. – Agents of the Environment Ministry Bahoruco Province office made two arrests for the illegal transport of 148 sacks of charcoal, said Army major general Francisco Ventura.
- Fernandez heads Funglode Awards ceremony - 02/02/2012
Santo Domingo. - President Leonel Fernandez headed the Funglode (Global Foundation Democracy and Development) 2011 Awards ceremony Wednesday night, in the categories poetry, essay, story, journalism, photography and documentary.
- Top road toll scandal continues, group wants answers - 02/02/2012
Santo Domingo. - Justice and Transparency Foundation (FJT) president Trajano Potentini yesterday called the Government’s 30 year concession contract with roads builder and concessioner company Codacsa, “leonine, harmful and injurious” to the national interest.
- Mild tamps continue, widely scattered showers possible - 02/02/2012
Santo Domingo.- The National Meteorology Office (ONAMET) for Thursday forecasts widely scattered showers for the northeast, southeast and Central Mountains, brought by a weakening high pressure system, which along with the prevailing east-northeast wind continues to influence the weather.
- Colonial Zone hospital gets US$15.0M revamp - 02/02/2012
Santo Domingo.- President Leonel Fernandez yesterday unveiled the Colonial Zone's Padre Billini hospital, rebuilt at a cost of US$15.0 million and noted that the work will benefit the health of thousands of people from greater Santo Domingo and different parts of the country.
