2007 – Page 59

Most of the blackouts suffered during Tropical Storm Noel were in the area served by power distributors EdeSur in the south and south west of the country. Damage to power lines and sub-stations was blamed for the outages. The damage has kept 59% of the EdeSur circuits out of service, according to CDEEE vice-president Radhames …

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Weather reports from Puerto Rico substantiate eyewitness reports from Punta Cana where the sun is shining again. The large system that has brought gusts on Sunday and heavy rain through Wednesday seems to be moving northwards and is expected to lift from the Dominican Republic tomorrow. Reports from La Romana and Punta Cana are that …

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The National Institute for Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI) is recommending that people living in low-lying areas should be evacuated. The recommendation comes at a time when water levels in several dams are reaching the maximum limit, specifically the Hatillo Dam and the dam at Sabana Yegua in Azua. In the case of the dams, Hector Rodriguez …

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Telecommunications companies Centennial and Tricom have announced that they managed to restore phone service in the south west of the Dominican Republic. Jose Rafael Vargas, the head of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL) told reporters from Listin Diario that these two companies had resolved their problems and that Claro Codetel was working of some problems …

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The Santo Domingo Water Authority (CAASD) reports that work brigades are out in force trying to re-establish a full water supply as soon as possible. Because of the flooding and the pollutants carried in the rivers that supply Santo Domingo, the CAASD had closed several supply lines as a preventive measure. Some of the well …

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The Tax Department (DGII) extended through Thursday the renewal period for license plates to accommodate vehicle owners who were not able to renew their plates due to the effects of Noel on Monday and Tuesday. The DGII office did not apply penalties on Wednesday as had been warned, as reported in Diario Libre.

With the passing of Tropical Storm Noel, the Ministry of Public Health is taking steps to prevent an outbreak of illnesses. According to reports in Hoy, the minister has warned the public to be extra cautious and to be on the lookout for possible outbreaks of diseases such as cholera. The minister also instructed evacuees …

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The cargo ship Tomsk, which belongs to Swiss company Georgas Trading, was damaged after unloading LPG (Propane) at the Coastal installation in San Pedro de Macoris. Coastal Petroleum Dominicana, S.A., confirmed the ship’s plight, and said that the situation has kept the vessel from continuing its trip to the Dominican Refinery in Haina. Although the …

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Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso has blasted the report submitted by two human rights activists that visited the DR last week. Morales Troncoso’s comments were echoed by Presidential Legal Advisor Cesar Pina Toribio. In separate statements, they agreed that the report was biased. Morales Troncoso said that the observers had come with their report …

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Amid the many difficulties facing the nation at this time, the Corripio Foundation announced this year’s National Prizes. The prize for Social Sciences was awarded to Father Jose Luis Aleman, the Jesuit economist who heads the Economics Department at PUCMM in Santo Domingo. The prize for Art was awarded to architect Eugenio Perez Montas for …

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