DECEMBER 2008

Passengers left stranded as strikers demand road repairs in the East

No incidents have been reported

BREAKING NEWS : LA ROMANA : Hundreds of commuters and students failed to get to work and classes Monday morning, as several groups, supported by the workers union Casc and transport union Fenatrano, called to strike.

The stoppage affects several region East provinces where passengers were left stranded, causing serious inconveniences and snarling activities in the beginning of the week, for people headed to Santo Domingo and San Pedro, from Miches, Sabana de la Mar, El Valle, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Guaymate and Higüey.

Many people were surprised by the strike to demand that the authorities repair the zone’s major highways.

The drivers say the government’s deception is unacceptable because aside from the lack of road repairs, it damages some sections in good state, leavingg them unusable.

Dominican Today, 08.12.08

The La Romana-Bayahibe tourist zone has 47 new cuisine technicians

Technical school INFOTEP

BREAKING NEWS : LA ROMANA : The hotels and restaurants in the La Romana-Bayahibe zone have 47 new cuisine technicians who graduated this month, of the around 200 kitchen professionals who’ve received training in the area during the two years since the La Romana-Bayahibe Regional Hotel Training Partnership was implemented, with the support of technical school INFOTEP.

The project provides participants with the training needed to qualify better job opportunities within the area of hotels, where the main economic activity is tourism, and benefits the residents of the community and hotels employees.

Dominican Today, 15.12.08