Add Bookmark   Tell A Friend   Advertising Information   Contact Us   Daily News Archive May 2002 To access older archived Daily News pages, click on the required year: 2001  2000  1999  1998 News Archives Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec   Friday, 31 May 2002 Major vaccination effort Chamber of Deputies changes Law 55-02 The most questionable loan Cutting power to city governments Closed plant bills US$4 million  Untangling the power mess 100,000 pay for 600,000 power users Ortiz Bosch: Jaquez is not the PRD Pan Am expands its Caribbean routes Trinidad business mission It’s raining in the Caribbean Hurricane season starts Wednesday, 29 May 2002 DR1 takes a break tomorrow A railroad for the DR? Marinas bill moves ahead in Senate New change to money laundering bill 10 deputies got more than 10,000 votes Opposition gets majority in lower house One-way street clarification Drug revenge behind murder? 18% of Dominicans go to private schools Where hotels can be built in Pedernales Competition for Telecable? World Cup games to be seen in DR Miss DR is among Miss Universe favorites Tuesday, 28 May 2002 Moving towards a modern Monetary Code Most children live with both their parents Boat people rescued New one-way streets Constitutional reform on the way Internal crisis at the PRSC 74 terminally ill inmates Police send colonel to civilian justice system Spanish banks invest in DR banks Molina conducts Pavarotti & Friends concert Jose Carreras at the National Theater Monday, 27 May 2002 Mejia on pressures for him to run again 6,000 hotel rooms for Bahia de las Aguilas The new congress JCE rules in favor of PRD in Santiago PLD to have majority in city government Taxpayer money for dining out, champagne Reinvest profits in the DR Friday, 24 May 2002 President Hipolito Mejia in Canary Islands Moroccan art to be made in the DR? President cancels reception party Pressure to pass original money laundering bill Salcedo vows to chop his own salary Who will be the next senator of Santiago? 8.4% more Dominicans voted in 2002 elections Maximum sentence for US police officer An amazing police story Genetic testing for Columbus’ remains? Aeromar links Santiago and New York Thursday, 23 May 2002 Official visit to Morocco Loans or investments Interest rates depend on reserves Focus on competitiveness Showing proof of fraud Why more Dominicans didn’t vote Who killed the Jarabacoa couple? Pan Am to Miami and San Juan  Viacreme sold here Third in Miss Universe costume contest Wednesday, 22 May 2002 Spanish businesses want to invest here  Plan Renove loans to Congress More loans  Exports down, balance of payment deficit climbs Congress extends the session Who will preside over Chamber of Deputies? San Pedro-Romana highway contract approved Mystery caller not important? Analyzing the vote count by party Hipolito followers gain hold of Congress The contested Santiago election PRD seeks re-count in Santo Domingo Ownership of Casandra name in dispute Tuesday, 21 May 2002 Spanish company chosen to build generators Government hiring more personnel End of election, final bulletin released PRD wins 104 of 125 municipalities Public investment key to PRD sweep RD$37 million for new city governments Tourism and free zone exports down Mayor-elect shares his plans Leonel Fernandez on PLD showing Political errors of the PLD? Voter abstention from 1998 to 2002  The decline of politics Dominicans learned new voting system Monday, 20 May 2002 President Mejia: “Ciclon batatero” hit the DR Mejia is big winner in the election Overwhelming victory of the PRD? Divide and conquer strategy pays off PLD gains National District The next mayor of Santo Domingo Santiago senate seat dispute The high cost of the minority vote Alvarez Vega on the elections City clean up DR does an about-face in FTAA talks Wednesday, 15 May 2002 DR1 and the elections  President to vote and fly to Spain  All is ready for the elections  Voting in the capital  The new preferential voting system  Voting in the DR  How to vote  Valid and annulled votes    Tuesday, 14 May 2002 Money laundering bill still in Senate Work advances on cement plant  Closing on Wednesday at noon President on buying voting cards Balaguer backs Santo Domingo candidates Tulile at PLD and PRD closing shows INS jails Haitian refugees in South Florida Summer travel crisis in the making? First quarter tourism down 45,000 tourists for Pan Am Games? Dominican tenor replaces Pavarotti Monday, 13 May 2002 1.5% is here to stay Justifying borrowing much more Venezuelan First Lady visits Mejia vs. Fernandez? Free transport on election day Electoral factoid Justifying borrowing much more Keeping politics in the family Small quake on Saturday UNPHU announces major expansion Travel to Punta Cana down but recovering Piantini reappointed to National Symphony Bowling alley in Punta Cana US Olympic Committee president visits Keep an eye on Juana Arrendel Friday, 10 May 2002 Senate passes money laundering bill US$180 million to build houses President Mejia responds to Fernandez’s speech Virtual tie for mayor of Santo Domingo Santo Domingo senate race is very tight It’s all about money in DR politics Loan interest rates up 6% this year ECLAC is bullish on DR economy DR economy fares best, says IMF Exports to Germany up Domestic travel fair The next Miss Universe? Thursday, 9 May 2002 More north-south highways announced Back to work to fix adulterated bill New Cuban ambassador Dominican style “party” politics Mayoral debate on TV Survey results for Province of Santo Domingo Leonel Fernandez on the campaign trail Pay up or we’ll tell on you  Helping Puerto Plata’s dogs Wednesday, 8 May 2002 The first military volunteers Urban renewal program 330,000 children work in DR Proposal for Bahia de las Aguilas Central Bank reports low inflation  Senate breaks for the elections Money from laundered goods Electronic campaigning Leonel on TV today Close Santiago senator race Check your power rate Tuesday, 7 May 2002 More sovereign bonds by year’s end? In defense of Bahia de las Aguilas JCE criticizes long weekend promotions Copyright law being enforced Gambling on Peña Gómez’ memory  Tourism stats for 2001 released Competitiveness Plan: lots of talk, little action Private agriculture bank Tragic-comic case of power abuse Correction to Bartolo Colon film story Monday, 6 May 2002 More sovereign bonds considered Power Superintendence gets to work President Mejia on Bahia de las Aguilas Senate employee to be questioned National Awards Export revenues decline Tricom put on Moody’s negative list Rosario mine warning issued Bartolo Colon story to air Friday, 3 May 2002 3.5% GDP growth Educating on the copyright law Money laundering law is valid but vulnerable Federico Mayor Zaragoza in Santo Domingo Third of Dominican teenagers get pregnant Protecom at your service Senator case provides insights into police corruption High growth forecast for Caribbean travel AA to fly Boston-Santo Domingo Jose Carreras at the National Theater Thursday, 2 May 2002 Money laundering bill is law Police chief wants AMET back 69,500 jobs lost in 2001 Falconbridge to detour pipeline 44-hour electoral holiday Save Bahia de las Aguilas Where¹s the plan? Fighting sex slavery Deadly bullets fired at late senator Price war on Miami flights? Wednesday, 1 May 2002 President to travel to Spain and Morocco Senators want hotels in Bahia de las Aguilas President on Jaquez’s re-election opinion Interest rates up Suppliers suffer from forced financing City government owes RD$800 million New flights to USA Great fares to Europe Go ahead for National Sports Games Second youngest in the Big League FIFA starts Goal Programme in DR Jose Rijo is back in style Daily News Archive  |  Message Board Archive

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