http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. en-us Copyright 2008 DominicanToday.com Merit Designs ICM 60 News http://www.dominicantoday.com/rss/rss.gif http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29111/Dominican-capital-has-a-new-prosecutor Santo Domingo.- President Leonel Fernandez designated Alejandro Moscoso as Prosecutor of the National District, replacing Jose Manuel Hernandez. Local Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:35:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29111/Dominican-capital-has-a-new-prosecutor http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29097/Drugs-could-lead-to-a-State-of-terror-Dominican-chief-justice-says SANTO DOMINGO.- Supreme Court (SCJ) president Jorge Subero today warned that the country could become a State of terror, if drug traffic and consumption continues to grow. Local Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:08:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29097/Drugs-could-lead-to-a-State-of-terror-Dominican-chief-justice-says http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29096/Fernandez-leaves-Police-and-Navy-chiefs-in-their-posts SANTO DOMINGO.-President Leonel Fernández today confirmed Rafael Guzman in the post of National Police Chief, and Julio Cesar Ventura as Cheif of Staff of the Navy. Local Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:40:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29096/Fernandez-leaves-Police-and-Navy-chiefs-in-their-posts http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29095/VP-Alburquerque-is-hospitalized-with-a-flu Santo Domingo.- Vice president Rafael Alburquerque is hospitalized in the Corazones Unidos clinic suffering from a flu. Local Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:22:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29095/VP-Alburquerque-is-hospitalized-with-a-flu http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29094/Dominican-teachers-agree-with-Education-Ministry-shakeup SANTO DOMINGO. - "Although Alejandrina German, ex minister of Education was always receptive and willing to find solution to the problems of the teachers, a change at the top of the Education Ministry was pertinent," said Dominican Teachers Association (ADP) president Maria Teresa Cabrera. Local Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:09:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29094/Dominican-teachers-agree-with-Education-Ministry-shakeup http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29089/Dominican-freedom-fighter-Norge-Botello-is-laid-to-rest SANTO DOMINGO.- The remains of the ex Constitutionalist combatant and PLD party leader, Norge Botello, were buried yesterday afternoon in the cemetery Cristo Redentor, after receiving the military honors as Cabinet minister. Local Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:20:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/18/29089/Dominican-freedom-fighter-Norge-Botello-is-laid-to-rest http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29114/Customs-retains-more-than-100-containers-suspects-metals-ruse SANTO DOMINGO.- While the Customs Agency retains more than 100 containers full of scrap metal from the East Haina and multimodal Caucedo ports to investigate if they are legal for the third time unidentified burglars stole railings from the Juan Bosch bridge, after the removal of military-police agents who were deployed there to thwart the thieves of wires and metals. Local Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:48:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29114/Customs-retains-more-than-100-containers-suspects-metals-ruse http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29110/Private-jet-missing-near-Dominican-capitals-airport-2-on-board SANTO DOMINGO. – A 6-passenger private jet disappeared 8:10 p.m. Monday four miles after takeoff from the Las Americas International Airport, newspaper Diario Libre reports Local Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:26:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29110/Private-jet-missing-near-Dominican-capitals-airport-2-on-board http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29108/Fishermen-land-900-pound-shark-near-Las-Americas-Airport Santo Domingo.- A shark of approximately 900 pounds and measuring more than 10-and-a-half feet was caught some 12 kilometers east of the by six fishermen who fought it for more than six hours. Local Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:21:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29108/Fishermen-land-900-pound-shark-near-Las-Americas-Airport http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29106/Dominican-Cardinal-says-attack-planes-are-needed-even-if-the-US-opposes SANTO DOMINGO.- Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez said it’s urgent that the Government acquires the Super Tucano airplanes to fight against what he caked an increase in drug trafficking, despite Washington’s opposition. Local Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:56:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29106/Dominican-Cardinal-says-attack-planes-are-needed-even-if-the-US-opposes http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29105/Delay-in-wage-hike-can-become-dangerous-Dominican-unions-say Santo Domingo.- This week the unions grouped in the CNUS will discuss the possible actions they’ll undertake to demand a 50 percent wage increase for workers who earn less than RD$30,000 per month, and warned that “this can become dangerous, because people are already starting to get desperate." Local Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:04:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29105/Delay-in-wage-hike-can-become-dangerous-Dominican-unions-say http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29102/Asset-recovery-in-biggest-Dominican-bank-fraud-goes-well-official-says Santo Domingo. - An adviser of the Central Bank said the entity is satisfied in the manner in which the National Committee Against Asset Laundering has handled the transference of the properties seized in the Baninter case, the largest bank collapse in Dominican history. Local Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:25:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29102/Asset-recovery-in-biggest-Dominican-bank-fraud-goes-well-official-says http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29100/Dominican-President-retires-22-generals-taps-new-officials SANTO DOMINGO. - President Leonel Fernandez designated new commanders of the Dominican Air Force, Army and the Transit Authority (Amet), confirmed the heads of the Navy, and the Police in their posts and ranks, and placed 22 others in retirement. Local Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:29:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2008/8/19/29100/Dominican-President-retires-22-generals-taps-new-officials