DR1 - Daily Dominican Republic NewsDominican Republic News & Travel Information ServiceRD$24mdeputy- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Former PRSC secretary general Sergia Elena de Seliman made news yesterday when she calculated that the Chamber of Deputies' RD$5 billion budget, when divided by 178 deputies, means that the legislative chamber costs Dominicans RD$24 million each. The statement made on the Nuria & Huchi afternoon talk show on CDN Radio adds to the public outrage over the high cost of several government departments, which are better known for their spending than for their contributions to the country's...http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2 Fernandez on crime- (Found July 11, 2008 ) The fight against crime has required increased levels of cooperation between state prosecutors and the drafting of enhanced plans to ensure the security of citizens worldwide, says President Leonel Fernandez. Fernandez was speaking during the XVI General Assembly of the Ibero-American Association of State Prosecutors. Attorney Generals from 21 countries in Latin America, Spain and Portugal are attending the conference that is taking place at the Paradisus Palma Real Convention Center in Punta...http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1 |