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It seems that the presidential decision to discontinue the use of air-conditioning units in government offices has produced varied levels of success. According to Hoy newspaper, the government has changed the decree to allow limited use of air-conditioners during the day. While El Caribe says that the systems are not in use in the Presidential …

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Finance Minister Jose Lois Malkum advised the press that the government is engaged in talks with the private power companies in a quest to find an alternative solution to the projected 20-percent increase in next month?s electric bills. The cost of power is indexed to the rises in production costs, taking into account the soaring …

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The Supreme Court of Justice announced the opening in Santo Domingo of special court halls to try cases of domestic violence. Diario Libre reports that there will be two halls ? one for criminal cases of aggression, and another for civilian cases of family conciliation. According to Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Subero Isa, the …

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The Municipal Court of the First Instance in the National District, located on Barahona Street, has decreed that a 10-storey apartment building located in the Naco section of Santo Domingo, be torn down ? an unprecedented case in Dominican jurisprudence. The construction company responsible for erecting the building has been given until the second week …

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Since many travelers to the Dominican Republic often plan trips around the country, DR1 Daily News alerts of an advisory made by the Ministry of Public Works regarding travel to San Francisco de Macoris. The Bridge at Ranchito, located on the portion of road from the Duarte Highway to San Francisco de Macoris, will be …

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Sonia Pierre was awarded the World Prize for Human Rights for her role as a defender of the rights of women of Haitian ancestry in the Dominican Republic. The director of the Dominican-Haitian Woman?s Movement will receive her prize in New York this coming April. Pierre, who was born in the Dominican Republic of Haitian …

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In his address to the nation Sunday evening, President Hipolito Mejia asked citizens to again tighten their belts, and announced a temporary 10-percent additional surcharge on all imported items, with the exception of raw materials, capital goods, medicines, and food products. The additional surcharge is expected to be enforced for the next three months. Mejia …

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Generally speaking, representatives of the business community have been critical of government measures that give priority to macroeconomic stability and the stability of the exchange rate versus creating an adequate climate for the productive sectors. Ignacio Mendez of the Federacion de Asociaciones Industriales (FAI) says that the measures announced last week by the Monetary Board …

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Listin Diario carries the RNN TV debate that followed the televised speech of the President on Sunday evening. Lisandro Macarrulla, president of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic, commented that in his speech the President focused solely on the external elements of the present crisis while ignoring the local problems. "I believe that …

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The price of crude oil on the world petroleum market has recently risen to US$35 per barrel. When Mejia took office in August 2000, a barrel of petroleum cost US$14. On Saturday, oil prices in the Dominican Republic increased sharply, in line with the impact the threat of war is having on the world petroleum …

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