2003 – Page 14

The opposition PLD party interpreted Noriega’s earlier pronouncements, as reported in yesterday’s DR1 news, as a message that the United States government, with its call for transparent elections, did not wish to see President Hipolito Mejia consolidate his power. PLD politician Felix Jimenez said that the US “would not allow Hipolito or anyone else to …

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Congress president Alfredo Pacheco said yesterday that the advice dished out by US envoy Roger Noriega, United States Assistant Secretary to the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Pacheco said that legislators were open to all suggestions that would help the country tackle the current crisis. His views were shared by Senate president Jesus Vasquez, and …

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David Anthony, country-risk director of the Economist Intelligence Unit, warned that the President’s re-election ambitions are harming the country’s image and deterring investment. Anthony was visiting the Dominican Republic at the invitation of Fundacion Global Economia y Desarrollo. He said, “There is no doubt that this is affecting (the country’s) image and investment. Mejia is …

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Today marks the second anniversary of the murder of Senator Dario Gomez, and yet no one is the wiser about the perpetrators or the motives of the crime. The late senator’s sister, Celeste Gomez, and the family lawyers say that the process has been in “legal limbo” since the case judge, Nelson Rodriguez Solis, died …

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El Caribe reports that the authorities appear to be sidelining the serious matter of the high incidence of dengue fever. It uses Santo Domingo’s UCE, a large private clinic, as a barometer for the high number of reported cases of the fatal disease spread by mosquitoes. It is more common in the wet season, when …

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Diario Libre’s opening comment takes on a Biblical tone this morning, as it compares the country’s current woes to the plagues of Egypt. Editor Anibal de Castro, who writes the “Adc. Antes de comenzar” column, looks at what he calls those who engage in “DEME” – translated to mean “Gimme” and also an acronym for …

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The judge handling the proceedings against the killers of alleged domestic abuser Jose Castro has decided to treat the case of family employee Deidania Gonzalez as criminal. Gonzalez has been sent to Najayo prison until her case is brought to court. This is in contrast to the ruling on the case of Castro’s widow, Miriam …

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“There are no easy solutions to complex problems” was the warning issued by Roger Noriega, United States Assistant Secretary to the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. The US envoy is in the country for high-level meetings with government officials in the run-up to the signing of the re-negotiated agreement with the International Monetary Fund. Noriega’s …

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Noriega also touched on the importance of clean and transparent Presidential elections. “We look forward to working with the winner of next year’s election. The Dominican people expect a clean election and the nation is perfectly capable of achieving this. The US shares these interests”. Roger Noriega thanked the Dominican people for having sent troops …

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The forced closures of illegal exchange houses by the military authorities will continue, according to statements by President Hipolito Mejia and Armed Forces chief Jose Miguel Soto Jimenez. The President said that he would not allow these illegal outfits to “play with something that is so important for the country”. The aim is to force …

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