NewsWhore
02-28-2007, 05:50 PM
President Leonel Fernandez has ordered the Office for the Reorganization of Transport (OPRET) to begin feasibility studies on the payment of subsidies for students, disabled and elderly people who use this unique system of transport, shared publicos - or public cars. The President did not mention where the funds for this subsidy would come from. The President also announced the creation of a set of rules for the Organization of Ground Transport. While there is at least a six-month window for any of this to happen, the head of the CONATRA transport union, Antonio Marte, said that he was satisfied with this offer. He also mentioned the fact that the dialogue that began in OPRET head Diandino Pena's office, averting a nationwide strike, would continue.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)