Dolores Vicioso – Page 7119

Often controversial young politician Guido Gomez Mazara is the talk of the day as he says he has the green light from President Mejia to take to court anyone who defames him, government officers or the President. Gomez Mazara is one of the leading supporters of the re-election of President Hipolito Mejia. On Monday, Gomez …

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The Cibao and the northern part of the country are suffering once again long hours of blackouts after the Smith and Enron power plant in Puerto Plata was shut down. The plant closed its operations saying that it had run out of fuel, amid claims that the government owes Smith and Enron more than US$19 …

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El Caribe newspaper says that preliminary figures from the 2002 National Census show that the free zones and tourism industries have been magnets that have attracted thousands of Dominicans seeking jobs. The provinces of La Altagracia (where Punta Cana and Bavaro are located), La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris (where Juan Dolio and Guayacanes tourism …

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Diario Libre headlines a story in which the police appear to have avenged the shooting of a fellow officer, sargeant Domingo Batista, supposedly by a resident in the Capotillo ghetto. 18-year-old Alfredo Martinez Duran (alias the Shark) died yesterday of three gun shot wounds to the chest, neck and leg, received during his attempt to …

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Sonia Cambronero is proud to announce that Air Europa now has a 55-percent market share on the routes to Spain. In the past, Iberia Airlines had held a monopoly on this destination from the DR. The regional director of the Spanish airline said that Air Europa also has about 30 percent of the market of …

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David Oritz hit a three-run homer in yesterday’s game of the Caribbean Series, leaving the Dominican Republic victorious over Mexico with a score of 11 to 4. With two outs in the top of the third inning, Luis Polonia managed a single and American League’s MVP Miguel Tejada walked to first. Ortiz followed with a …

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President Hipolito Mejia decorated former US President George Bush with the Order of Duarte, Sanchez y Mella in the rank of Great Gold Cross. President Mejia met with the former US statesman at the home of Venezuelan media mongul Gustavo Cisneros at Casa de Campo. During the ceremony, Mejia reminded Bush that the US plays …

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President Hipolito Mejia was in San Pedro yesterday to formally initiate the construction of the San Pedro de Macoris-La Romana highway expansion. The government has entrusted the Spanish-Dominican engineering firm Concesionaria Dominicana de Autopistas y Carreteras with the 30-year concession contract. The company will double the size of the present 31.5-kilometer long highway and rebuild …

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President Hipolito Mejia warned radio journalist Julio Martinez Pozo that he must appear before the justice system regarding his accusation of alleged irregularities concerning the arrival of an armored SUV. President Mejia said that he was well aware of what was being published in the media about alleged corruption in his government and that "no …

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The Dominican Government has offered Cogentrix of San Pedro de Macoris a partial payment plan that includes a payment of US$24 million within three months as a step towards renegotiating the existing contract. At the same time, the government requested that Cogentrix start up one of its units to produce 100 megawatts under the terms …

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