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A front-page picture and feature article in El Caribe tells of workers loading a dump truck with sand from the beaches of Gaspar Hernandez, in the northeast, despite the fact that the permit for this work lapsed nine months ago. A syndicate of 45 trucks is exploiting the beach sand, however local authorities seem to …

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Listin Diario reports that five United States congressmen, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Shristopher Shays, Mario Diaz-Balart, Brad Carson, Donald Mansullo, and Jeff Flake, sent a letter to Robert Zoellick, the US commercial negotiator, urging that the Dominican Republic be included in the Free Trade negotiations with Central America. In an exclusive in the Listin Diario, the Republican …

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The powerful Aguilas Cibae?as, champions of the Dominican Winter League and considered the odds-on favorite, had their wings clipped yesterday by the Mayaguez Indians of the Puerto Rican League, who defeated the Aguilas 10 to 0 in the Caribbean Baseball Series game. The pitchers for Mayaguez, Enrique Calero and Fernando Cabrera, gave up just two …

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Julio Cross, the Superintendent of Power, was the guest at the Corripio Communications Group luncheon yesterday. He denied that the Dominican government would take over the production and distribution of electricity and categorically rejected the possibility of a crisis of sustainability in the electric sector. He said the previous crisis in the sector was due …

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Decree 39 ? 03 guarantees public access to government plans, budgets, critical paths and any other part of public-works construction projects. The decree also creates social auditing commissions that are to review the public funds used in state projects. According to Hoy newspaper, the Center for Government Information (CIG) bulletin explains that Article 3 of …

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All the major newspapers are carrying the very interesting story of President Hipolito Mejia and the radio talk show ?El Gobierno de la Ma?ana? (The Morning Government). One of the show?s hosts, Julio Martinez Pozo, had said that a high-ranking member of the staff at the Presidential Palace had bought an armored SUV, valued at …

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According to El Caribe, the representative for Child Safe Products, Donald Sasso, cannot produce the documents that authorize him to sign on behalf of the company a billion-peso contract with the Dominican government. The front-page story says that Sports Minister Cesar Cede?o has distanced himself from any irregularities in the RD$1.4 billion contract with Child …

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The government announced new subsidies for food and medicines under various social programs administered by former PRD mayoral candidate for Santo Domingo, Peggy Cabral, and the Social Cabinet. RD$250 million was allotted for spending in February, March and April. According to Cabral, who heads the Social Cabinet, President Mejia has authorized the additional RD$250 million …

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El Caribe paper reports that propane gas sales have fallen by 21 percent over recent weeks, according to the distributors. Wilfredo Melo, head of the distributors and bottlers group, and Victor Santos Raposo, head of the gas retailers, told reporters that consumption in January was approximately 18 million gallons of propane, while the normal consumption …

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The National Police announced yesterday that the robbery and murder of Gladys Tavares de Macarrulla has been solved. Four men have been arrested and have confessed to the crimes. The apparent leader of the gang is 24-year-old Frederick Baez Abreu. He carried out the murder of the 70-year-old widow in complicity with 28-year-old David Alexander …

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