Add Bookmark   Tell A Friend   Advertising Information   Contact Us   Daily News Archive: January to March 2004 To access older archived Daily News pages, click on the required year: 2005  2004  2003  2002  2001  2000  1999  1998 Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec   Wednesday, 31 March 2004 US$165 million Central Bank guarantee Senate passes US$11.6 million loan Senate calls in Moya Pons New garbage dump will cost RD$800 million State subsidies for tiny universities Hamilton-Hoy poll Hamilton's VP popularity levels JCE gets vote of confidence CAPEL perceives election paranoia Eating Less Furniture factories closing Car dirty? No problem! Tuesday, 30 March 2004 Duquesa to be relocated Cutting costs of diplomatic corps Copies of cedulas up to 14 May PLD government outline The high cost of political publicity Politicians travel Money handouts are routine No comments on helicopter US$112,500 to a chauffeur? Baninter scam case to be heard in US court DR expatriates keep close ties Parmalat for sale in DR DR apparel exports lose ground to Asia Frank Ceara gets a break Monday, 29 March 2004 Mejia scores 25% in Hamilton poll Latest measures create tension with IMF CONEP wants simpler taxes More VAT and taxes Another call to annul After the elections, electricity? Gasoline and propane use down An unseen hazard in Free Trade Chocolate news Venezuela oil shipments back to normal Waste dumped in Samana Que se dice/What’s being said French troops on the frontier Lost peregrine falcon 150,000 volunteers to work Holy Week Friday, 26 March 2004 Mejia to travel to US for his campaign D-CAFTA sent to US Congress Viyella on the D-CAFTA Good use of public funds? Fiscal reform talks start in April Late interest payment Proposal for investment law change Parties need to wait for JCE results Erase and start again Abortions on the rise Ramsey Clark visits Orchids exhibition Thursday, 25 March 2004 Health workers’ strike continues Blaming blackouts on AES US$40 million to be disbursed tomorrow Haitians recover from Constanza accident Toxic waste in Samana? Fernandez favors an online government The wicked alliance of government and banking Baninter – the campaign issue Fernandez knew about Baninter’s problems Jaquez praises PRSC campaign PRSC to invest RD$150 million in Estrella campaign Wednesday, 24 March 2004 Scotiabank consultant on DR RX still far from IMF limits Over US$1 billion invested in 2003 US$1.3 billion repatriated in 2003 Pay up, please But it doesn’t stop there… Have wings, but no place to go Hipolito 2004-2010? Peynado stands alone Good red and white meat Tuesday, 23 March 2004 Re-editing the Frente Patriotico Estrella supporters on the alliance The traveling JCE judges Mejia promises he will stay in power Max Puig and Plan B Mejia challenges Baninter lawyers Expensive airlift? IDB: US$37 million for housing Dominican wins Pan Am Windsurf Formula Casandra dazzles Monday, 22 March 2004 Doctors begin 5-day strike Public debt grows Government created 25,000 new jobs Reopening the UNESCO office? Campaining on inaugurals Political spending left and right More election stuff Mind what you say What’s being said… Money, honey Coffee prices wake people up Garcia Marquez and the dollar Carnival time in Santo Domingo Friday, 19 March 2004 City avenue detour 20,000 semi-automatic rifles for what? Government programs presentations President asked to take leave of absence Power corporation promotes Hipolito Alburquerque: an ace in the pack of cards Ruling for foreign financial companies Foreign debt per capita Beware of false expectations Moodys criticizes handling of economy National Agenda for Development Roberto Cassa’s history updated Caribbean Football Cup Pan American Windsurf Championship Thursday, 18 March 2004 Moving ahead with Monte Plata Games Subsidies to the press? Unemployment at 17% Positive outlook for the shorter term? 11 candidates for the Presidency Trade with Haiti at low point US senator worried about arms sales Andy Garcia films in the DR The Passion of Christ opens in Santo Domingo Wednesday, 17 March 2004 Surprise! Leonel picks his VP No debates scheduled Experts want UN to handle frontier issues Free Trade press conference Inflationary pressures CB reveals economy down 0.4% in 2003 Debts darken tourism’s future Paris Club plays hardball Meet the Dominicans on Wall Street Tuesday, 16 March 2004 D-USA free trade agreement signed Propane gas scarcity Bond payment speculations UNESCO director visits Cabinet changes National safety contradictions Dangerous precedent Clarifying the excess of ballots Where's the plastic? Civics studies Hipolito to follow in Aznar's footsteps? Campaigning on taxpayers money Visual relief Pan Am villa apartments for gold medalists Monday, 15 March 2004 Desperate hours of Free Trade talks IMF suggests more fiscal controls CONEP against depositing in Central Bank Hipolito says he has gained 15 points 24 parties to vie in elections The question of a Presidential leave of absence Questioning the number of ballots Red flags at JCE computers The cost of absentee balloting Lead poisoning a serious problem Dominicans kidnapped by Haitian rebels Two Dominicans dead in Madrid attacks I went in the wheels because I can't swim Friday, 12 March 2004 Mejia condemns Madrid attack Government mute on power deal Pension funds to the CB? Inflation up 11.25% in February Requiem for CAFTA Timid government officers behind low ratings Electoral medicines Sail in style 8-day erection requires hospitalization Thursday, 11 March 2004 RD$84 billion in interest payments Power rates up 90% in 5 months Power plant for CB officer Why so many guns? The high cost of votes Danilo Medina for VP? A plea for better campaigning Helicopter fever The foreign debt analyzed Wednesday, 10 March 2004 IDB to limit disbursements to US$50 million CDEEE deal will affect sector Pharmaceuticals on Free Trade Alert Politics is good business Parties run from debates El Caribe urges debates Who will be Leonel's running mate? Paris Club date looms Canada buys more Cement in the news US okays DR med schools Axman, hold your ax No money to pay track coaches Tuesday, 9 March 2004 Relief in supermarket shopping Propane gas supply back to normal Drug manufacturers could get the ax in FTA JetBlue sales pending government okay Covert agreement with generators No money for elderly PRD government program 2000-2004 When to debate Family besieged by tragedy Child traffickers detained Monday, 8 March 2004 Mejía open to debate Fernández Mejía to leave Supreme Court alone Better days ahead Free Trade talks resume Talks to begin with Paris Club Walking a financial tight rope Government to receive US$50 million Overnight deposits big business Judge revokes measure suspending flights Request for a Code of Ethics Moo-moo, moo-moo The 4 wounds of the Colonial Zone AIDS medicine comes too little, too late 5 Dominican baseball stars on 1st team Friday, 5 March 2004 Higher rates, albeit more power Park of the East in limbo Armed Forces denies purchase of arms Major ammunition shipments to DR Bisono against changing Supreme Court Subervi accepts VP nomination Morales and Mejia meet Mejia should take a break from office Leonel-Hatuey 2004-2008? In the name of good governance Mini-Marshall Plan for Haiti needed Importing coffee in 2006? DR bonds below trading average Thursday, 4 March 2004 Mejia says Subervi is his man Another way to do politics? US$84,000 in baseball tickets New cars for government officers CB certificates are a time bomb Long lines to earn 50% APR Games the IMF plays Recent US sale of 3,500 arms questioned Wednesday, 3 March 2004 Mejia uncomfortable with Washington's opinion Diesel and propane news AMET fused with National Police Bankers agree to reduce M1 JP Morgan takes a hard look at DR Private labels save money Parlez-vous, Barahona? Former Chancellor favors review Current Haitian crisis renews queries Improving the level of political campaigning Leonel calls for electoral observers Europe wants to contribute to fair election Swimmin' holes Tuesday, 2 March 2004 DR neutral in Haitian crisis Haiti needs support to rebuild its institutions New presidential economic advisory team More irregularities in jail pardons Propane gas scarcity Gomez Mazara resigns Controversial US Narcotics report Dominican to head ACS Monday, 1 March 2004 Aristide flees, ministers in exile Good ink on the President's address Energy reform must include privatization Cogentrix to produce 300MW San Jose Accords not being observed SCJ Chief questions convening of magistrates Automobiles make weekend news Puerto Rico ripe for Dominican farm labor Coast Guard rescues lost boat people Cell phones replace fixed units Joselito.com jailed Thursday, 26 February 2004 DR1 breaks for Independence Day holiday The worst idea Dominican army weapons used in Haiti? Going to war with Haiti to abort the election? Very suspicious Historical reasons behind Haitian drama The positive side of Haiti Who's got the Samana contract? Changing the flora of city streets Speculations on the Supreme Court Bankers alert of high interest rates The next sovereign debt payment Almost everyone worse off Exchange rate cynicism US Ambassador offers advice to his friend Wednesday, 25 February 2004 CDEEE loses RD$3 billion a year Rush for fiber-optic transmission line tender More loans approved Central Bank to pay 50% interest Huge capital drain That Samana contract Fill 'er up! Gallup poll confirms Fernandez's lead Poll breakdown on voters' preferences JCE to look at alternative measures Ito Bisono appointed to judges' board Dialogue on judiciary system Aristide warns the DR CIA advises DR to admit 37 Haitian refugees Ancient arms cache found Tuesday, 24 February 2004 Hipolito discusses Haiti situation Country cannot accept refugees Editorial opinions on Haiti Arrivals from Haiti More on Samana project January tax income lower than expected Bear Stearns warns about debt restructuring Big headlines to show Forget the conflict of interest Milagros breaks her silence Estrella "not manipulated" by Mejia Monday, 23 February 2004 Haitian border opened briefly Rebels occupy Cap-Haitien Soto Jimenez rebuffs refugee camps JCE cannot review electoral rolls Slight increase in electrical service Samana for sale? Charge cards part of modern world Lots of Dominicans Diario Libre criticizes Listin Diario Brrrr! It's cold up there! Good exercise for RD$1.49 Friday, 20 February 2004 Haitian repatriations halted Grant asylum and set up camps? EU ambassador fears for DR PPH courts Fello Man with 3 cedulas claims to have none Yo-yo effect for exchange market Paris Club negotiations No cash, no gas? Another yola tragedy Closure of Ave. 27 de Febrero at Maximo Gomez Thursday, 19 February 2004 DR must accept Haitian refugees Health workers announce strike Power situation to improve? Carter Center may not attend elections Dollar up again Exports up by 8.9% Dominican-American Chamber of Commerce on FTA GB ambassador values DR stability Selective advertising policy? Wednesday, 18 February 2004 CB Governor assures proper use of IMF funds Rescheduling of debt IMF accord implies taxes on medicine More military promotions The "surgeon" speaks up Cheap chicken or not? SUVs and propane Milagros: Place a classified JCE: Nobody gets to vote twice Medina: Fraud will not be too easy Minority magazines focus on Dominicans Tuesday, 17 February 2004 Guerrero urges more attention on Haiti Business sectors concerned over Haiti Grupo M Free zone operations normal Controller stands by Renove audit Duarte Bridge should be closed Questionable insurance for speedboats purchase Government to go after tax evaders Inflation in January at 9.23% The high cost of a government "error" Record month for government revenues Peso appreciates considerably JCE recognizes new PRD president Jaquez offers Fello and Milagros "anything" Another strike? Dominican ping-pong team to Athens Monday, 16 February 2004 President lashes out No break for Congress Hipolito, the senator? Government raises deficit level FTA moves on to third round talks FTA agreements could be delayed Two soldiers killed at border Masked gunmen attack factory Haitians exiled in DR resurface in Haiti Extortion on the border US$235 million for the military Promotions at the Police Fuel consumption drops 46% The electricity is in the mail Dominicans in Puerto Rico - a success story Friday, 13 February 2004 Business sector reacts to IMF accord The press on the IMF accord World Bank loan approved New exchange regulations Power agreement depends on government FT says DR is close to default Market-friendly restructuring forthcoming? The Economist on President Mejia Ley de Lemas shelved The presidential candidates Reactions to opinion poll Who's who in the JCE Verify your voting station Brazilian company buys Pepsi bottler The real problem? Thursday, 12 February 2004 IMF agreement signed Hipolito's hopes for IMF agreement Leonel on IMF and dollarization More comments on IMF Agreement Part II JCE say no time for electoral reform More voices against the law Poll predicts landslide for Leonel Comments on the Penn, Schoen poll Leonel robbed at airport Environment challenge to Hidalgo today Park of the East Athletes of the Year Wednesday, 11 February 2004 President meets with those in power Mejia authorized hotel on protected area IMF wants hard line on banks Picking up the tab to patrol foreign waters The most generous of FTAs Poultry and beef to US markets Rice getting scarce? A rose by any other name Bishops reject charges Best page in the dailies? Three less carjackers Tuesday, 10 February 2004 Mejia backs Park of the East development Moya Pons enforces Environmental Law Hidalgo defends his interests Government: all is well with Plan Renove More audit revelations on Plan Renove Tax revenues up considerably Gasoil shortage persists Saying one thing, doing another Set exchange prices behind fuel scarcity Herrera could close 5 March Supreme Court returns bill JCE would sit on PRD decision Money not enough to buy 2004 election Church united against government Suing Bancredito companies Monday, 9 February 2004 DR pays up Mejia says blackouts are a threat Central Bank economic update Government continues borrowing spree From bad to worse The Renove mess Plan Renove: the newest circus act? Free Trade negotiators off to Puerto Rico Electoral reform bill enters decisive week Advertising revenue drop hurt media Free Zones see US$60 million in January Air travel way off Baby Rebeca doesn't make it Michael Camilo wins a Grammy DR wins Caribbean Series Friday, 6 February 2004 President authorizes rice imports Ede-Este for sale; AES to keep generator Calling in the generals Fuel shortages update IMF signing date 11 February World Bank launches DR site George Bush visits DR Unconditional support from the US? Third Dominican to die in Iraq Cardinal says country has been "abandoned" PRD impasse drags on PPH divided over Ley de Lemas Haitian unrest causes concern International team to operate today Venezuela Tigers defeat DR Tigers Thursday, 5 February 2004 Blackouts cut business Bridge repair now at RD$894 million Supreme Court to study Ley de Lemas Continued opposition to electoral reform Vice President "saw PRD standoff coming" Fello still optimistic for PRD unity Hatuey's formula PRD factions clash A "yolero's" story Heart operations for 70 children Bancredito savers want their money Caribbean Series update Wednesday, 4 February 2004 New loans vs. blackouts Central Bank to get US$150 million No school breakfasts yet Blackouts cause traffic chaos Editorials Who did more? Subervi remains loyal to Decamps Leonel's candidacy registered at JCE A campaign without proposals? Electoral reform bill on hold Wendy's and Burger King close stores Parque del Este Baseball success story Caribbean Series 2 x 1 at the Quisqueya Tuesday, 3 February 2004 Globalia behind hotel in park area IDB and power loans passed Standard & Poor downgrades DR rating Explanations for the peso's steep descent Private debt is at US$7 billion "War" in the PRD Mejia could not seek Presidency again Name change for Codetel Ahora Magazine to cease publishing No arrests for AMET Jail pardon spree to continue Protest for release of former priest Take me out to the political rally? DR wins again in Caribbean Series Fiesta of Major League players Monday, 2 February 2004 Mejia nabs PRD nomination Vicente Sanchez Baret new PRD president Decamps says he is still PRD president Cardinal says Mejia will regret the nomination Plot against Leonel? 2 billion contribute to pension plans Moody's downgrades DR bonds Fitch Ratings lowers DR rating Bernardo Vega and the IMF Free Trade Agreement attracts investment 14-hour blackouts lash the country Duarte Bridge unsafe Crisis triggers migration Interesting solutions to money problems Caribbean Baseball Series update Friday, 30 January 2004 Strike roundup The grim "success" of the strike Explanation for the violence? Hipolito on the strike Ley de Lemas gets through first reading Mejia Ricart defends Ley de Lemas Editorials on Ley de Lemas JCE flags international concern Milagros and Fello "won't be VP" CDEEE wants fiber optics systems Blackouts hit Dominicans with a vengeance New ambassadors European imports make up 80% of tariffs Considerable rise in crossings to PR Will Perico Ripiao make it big abroad? Thursday, 29 January 2004 Strike enters second, final day Editorials on the strike Bomb scare at JCE offices NYC support for strike Non-operational airport inaugurated School breakfast program to resume Support for Subero Ley de Lemas increases possibility of fraud Power cuts force changes IMF requests first review Dollar rate continues downwards Bonds payment could condition IMF deal Dominican flag targeted in FTA talks Time to convert rice lands DA on the Bancredito case Wednesday, 28 January 2004 Delta announces flights to SDQ Strike to cost RD$3 billion Bishops and business call for a peaceful strike DR kind of strike Today's editorials in El Caribe Where's the RD$23 million? Doctors' strike shuts down hospitals Taxes Electricity again Generators blame government for mess DR shirks bond payment Chief Justice names his terms Ley de Lemas to Senate Peynado abandons bid for candidacy Licey are the Champs Tuesday, 27 January 2004 Vice President returns to Education post Wage delays for police City government increases cost of permits Electricity Law is one way against consumers Doctors on strike Fishing in troubled waters Fernandez backs the strike PLD march big success Campaign slogans A dictatorship in the making? Miami Herald urges OAS to get involved Significant appreciation of the peso Relief for Haitians Friday, 23 January 2004 No DR1 news update on Monday Lois Malkun in Washington Banking risk law passes first stage Fuel crisis intensifies World Bank: New strategy for DR Importers will stop buying US$ AMET and ADN declare war on "chatarras" Support for Subero Isa Supreme Court justices to be retired? Orlando Gil urges to keep eyes wide open Fello hits out at JCE Conare on Ley de Lemas Are the signatures needed or not? Miami Herald: DR democracy under threat Baseball miracle! Thursday, 22 January 2004 IMF praises government IDB announces loan disbursement Bank interest rates to go up again ANJE alert on financial risk law Chicken legs "could block" FTA Power cuts announced for maintenance Dia de la Altagracia messages Chief Justice under pressure Big decisions for SCJ ahead Cardinal to Subero: "Persevere" Justice needs all guts he can muster Mejia to be proclaimed 31 January Ley de Lemas to be shelved? Peynado about-turn on Ley de Lemas Magnificent Seven to the Three Amigos? Tuesday, 20 January 2004 No DR1 Daily News update tomorrow Public school programs hurting Despradel blames Chamber of Deputies Fernandez to IMF consultations Big debt payment due Relief with government change? Electoral campaign opened Preparing for a constitutional dispute? Key electoral dates Electoral trivia Mejia now pushes for electoral reform Those left out seek way in Call for President Mejia to resign Bag of jewels stolen Pepe Goico back in the press Monday, 19 January 2004 Some troops back from Iraq RD$16,455 tax exemption level People should earn double The big hit Hands off the Dominican flag! What's bein' said Monetary Board mops up money 5 million possible voters? PC fraud warning PRD say convention was a success "Humble" Mejia wants dialogue Successful PLD electoral drive Estrella criticizes rice imports Peynado doesn't favor Ley de Lemas More foreigners in jail Friday, 16 January 2004 Fill up the tank! CB denies intervention rumors Vargo on lack of confidence Reprieve for floating bridge Reactions to AMET merger DR has not complied with IMF Paris Club's considerations Comparing the 1990 and 2003 crises Milagros and Fello blame PPH for PRD split Demonstration: "peaceful but energetic" More voices against the law Constitution violations of electoral bill No debate on Ley de Lemas Chamber of Deputies math Father Rogelio sent to Macoris Thursday, 15 January 2004 FTA update Zoellick: good investment opportunities Emam Zade on Law 173 Farmers fear chicken leg invasion No date for resumption of IMF talks More CB certificates Public transport to go up to RD$10 Dollar touches RD$50 mark Electoral bill seeks to divert attention More changes to electoral law? Splintering of political parties may be good Peynado to run if electoral law is changed Protests grow against Ley de Lemas Former JCE judge calls proposal "barbaric" Illegal crossings on the up Wednesday, 14 January 2004 US-DR free trade negotiations update US focuses on political aspects of FTA Free trade and Law 173 IDB has US$400 million waiting Inflation pegged at 42.66% for 2003 The Guns of Silverio Dollars continue to be scarce Cogentrix: Give it back! Mejia lassos three Political speculations AMET and the National Police Pontoon bridge may close 15 track & field athletes make Olympic team Tuesday, 13 January 2004 New bill for electoral reform Deputies to take their time Bello Rosa urges PRD to get its act together Fewer supporters in his camp? From RD$30 to RD$47 FTA talks open in Santo Domingo DR welcomes Bush immigration proposal Traffic cops returned to Police Techie stuff First team sport to an Olympic Games Monday, 12 January 2004 Back to work Editorials Ave Zoellick, morituri te salutant! Record prices for fuel Budget numbers for 2003 Who? Ley de Lemas = national confusion Political speculations Is the PRSC against the Lemas Law? Serious electricity stuff 10 new FTZ permits Beer bash Oh no! Police kill young woman DR volleyball to the Olympics Friday, 9 January 2004 Mejia to Mexico Mejia: Power is to be exercised Mejia guarantees free elections Mejia's hopes for future Participacion Ciudadana protests Ley de Lemas All against one? Ley de Lemas seeks to annul 2004 election Changing law could threaten election International help at hand US$382 million in loans Victor Cespedes: I didn't know Money for the hospitals What about the parks? Thursday, 8 January 2004 President receives New Year greetings Indifference makes burn center a victim Robert Zoellick to visit The rush to pass the budget Rum producers protest tax increase Central Bank now favors free FX market Senate passes more US$ loans Senate passes banks systematic risk bill PRD Deputy sends correction on his absences Decamps & Subervi say JCE committed forgery Please pardon the PRD Register to vote abroad date extended Lows in Constanza Wednesday, 7 January 2004 Budget and taxes get by Senate Solar power for rural homes Payrolls up in 2003 Central Bank wants SCJ to reject petition CONEP: Slogan Law is unconstitutional Highly profitable FX transactions Doubting IMF approves of dual FX market Winners and losers Central Bank loses face? Money allotted to pay the debt PLD publishes debt record Silverio recalls 2003 Teach abroad “A very special country” Cofradía Museum celebrates Epiphany Tuesday, 6 January 2004 Extending the holidays More than 41 dead and 928 injured Government employee wages retained New tax laws passed No end to 1.5% tax on gross sales EU Ambassador expresses his alarm JCE president asks for more details Emam Zade says DR could lose EU aid Cardinal criticizes JCE Papal Nuncio urges to stop talking nonsense Optimism for years ahead Ley de Lemas debate Daily News Archive  |  Message Board Archive

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