2003 – Page 43

President Hipolito Mejia and three of his anti re-election rivals, Milagros Ortiz Bosch, Rafael “Fello” Subervi Bonilla and Enmanuel Esquea Guerrero, celebrated with a champagne toast on Friday, having agreed to face each other at a party convention no later than 15 December, at which time the party’s membership will select its Presidential candidate for …

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The price of premium unleaded fuel went down to RD$69.04 a gallon as of last Saturday, while regular has gone down to RD$61.60. Diesel, however, has gone up to RD$47.03 a gallon.

Diario Libre reports that for the second time in a month, US credit risk assessors Moody’s have reduced the Dominican Republic’s rating, due to the persistent macroeconomic uncertainty in the context of low currency reserves. The country’s long-term debt and local and foreign currency risk rating has gone down from B1 to B2, the fifteenth …

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Most of the North of the Dominican Republic continued to suffer prolonged periods without electricity. The joke is some areas was: “No blackouts here! Why not? ‘Cause the lights never get here in the first place!!” Over 209,000 clients were without service yesterday. El Caribe headlined the news that the business community of the Cibao …

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Rumors were circulating on Friday that prominent PRSC politician Jacinto Peynado had died. Peynado put an end to the speculation, however, by appearing on Freddy Beras Goico’s television show on Friday night, speaking on the phone from Miami, where he is recovering from surgery. He denied that he was suffering from cancer, and attributed his …

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