Hoy newspaper reports that President Hipolito Mejia cut off his Minister of Industry and Commerce Angel Lockward when the latter referred to the Los Tablones beach area contamination, telling him, "Angel, ta’ bien, yo conozco el problema." (Angel, fine, I know the problem), asking him to move on. Lockward continued his speech, but the public enjoyed the "boche" or dressing-down to such a point Mejia had to take the microphone again to request silence. During his talk, Lockward (a native of Puerto Plata) three times mentioned former President Joaquin Balaguer, and even mistakenly once referred to President Mejia as President Balaguer. Lockward is from the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, of which Balaguer is party leader.
