2003 – Page 230

On the eve of the primary election for the PRSC, the candidates are at level pegging in the polls. Jacinto Peynado, backed by former candidate hopefuls Federico Ant?n Batlle and Carlos Morales Troncoso, will face Eduardo Estrella, who is backed by former candidacy hopeful Jos? Hazim, in the bid for the presidential PRSC candidacy ? …

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Despite yesterday’s heavy rains in the capital, water levels remain critically low, owing to the almost total lack of rainfall in recent months. The country’s 12 reservoirs are just above minimum capacity levels, reports Diario Libre. Water companies have reduced supply to the public and have been urging people for some time to conserve water …

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Attorney General Victor C?spedes announced yesterday that in his view the imprisoned PRSC politician qualifies for bail, which he calculated at RD$5 million. Angel Lockward, a former Industry and Commerce minister, currently in preventive custody at the Palace of Justice in Santo Domingo’s Ciudad Nueva, is accused of RD$200-million fraud. Lockward continues to claim that …

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Several Santo Domingo PRD city council members have criticized Mayor Roberto Salcedo for going ahead with plans to launch the ?Malecon Libre? this Sunday, instead of concentrating on cleaning up the capital, which according to the councilors should be the mayor’s only priority. Parts of Santo Domingo are still suffering the unpleasant effects of the …

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Today’s newspapers devote extensive coverage to the resignation of former foreign minister, Hugo Tolentino Dipp. The statement he made yesterday afternoon is carried in all the papers, in which he clarifies that his decision was made as a result of a difference of opinions on the Dominican government’s stance on the US-led war with Iraq. …

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The reshuffling that has resulted from Tolentino Dipp’s departure includes former Finance Minister Jos? Lois Malkum?s appointment as head of the Central Bank, to replace Frank Guerrero Prats, who is the new foreign minister. According to El Caribe, Malkum assumes his new post with vigor, asserting that as a reformist he plans to make extensive …

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