2008 – Page 118

Tropical Storm Hanna turned stationary over the Dominican Republic, after taking a southeastern turn to bring buckets of water throughout the island. The storm brought wind gusts and intense rains over Santo Domingo, where weather bands seemed to concentrate throughout the evening. The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) issued a Red Alert and a tropical …

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The Senate passed several bills yesterday including a loan for US$20 million to complete the aqueduct in the eastern Santo Domingo (Barrera de Salinidad de la Zona Oriental aqueduct), as reported in El Nuevo Diario. The Senate also gave first readings on the National Archives Bill, the International Free Zones Bill, the Law for Prevention …

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Inspectors from the Ministry of Tourism and the ECA-Quality Institute of Spain traveled nationwide, throughout August, to visit 54 hotels in Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Sosua, Las Terrenas (Samana) and Rio San Juan for the first round of implementing the National Hotel Qualification System (SNCH), as reported in El Nuevo Diario. The work is …

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New Tourism Minister Francisco Javier, on a tour of Puerto Plata commented, “A region cannot develop its tourism industry without the community benefiting from this development.” He said. He announced that he would work on that to see that the benefits trickle down to the community,” as reported in El Nuevo Diario. He announced that …

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The Fernandez administration announced it would sign for US$130 million in new foreign loans to finance power distribution. The government agreed with electricity providers to invest US$460 million over the next four years to finance the electricity companies. President Leonel Fernandez met yesterday with electricity companies at the CDEEE club installations. Radhames Segura, vice president …

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Radhames Suero Milano, executive vice president of the Empresa de Generacion Hidroelectrica Dominicana (Egeih), the government entity that groups hydroelectric power producers, says that this year three dams will begin to produce 54.1 megawatts, bringing low cost energy to the power network. Suero made the announcement following the meeting yesterday with the private and public …

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Propane gas supplies were restored in the National District and the province of Santo Domingo after three days of scarcities. A Coastal-consigned ship delivered 40,000 gallons. Another ship with 110,000 gallons is expected to disembark at San Pedro Port today.

Investigative journalists Huchi Lora and Nuria Piera said they will not retract their statements that school breakfast drinks produced by Ladom, the milk producer that was allotted 40% of all Ministry of Education contracts, did not meet nutritional standards of the Ministry of Education. In a press conference on CDN La Radio, the two said …

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President Leonel Fernandez appointed former New York consul Bienvenido Perez, general director of the Hotel Corporation of the Ministry of Tourism that manages government hotel property. The President confirmed Aristides Fernandez Zucco at the head of the National Energy Commission and Victor Manuel Crispin Zorilla, as deputy director of the National Department of Investigations. Also …

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President Fernandez reinstated Major General Manuel Florentino Florentino, this time as military advisor to the Executive Branch. In 2005, Florentino had been replaced by Major General Luis Damian Castro Cruz in midst of rumors of the alleged ties to Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo, who was expected to stand trial for cocaine smuggling yesterday in a …

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