Dolores Vicioso – Page 7133

Financial agencies from Germany and the United Kingdom have advised the Dominican government that the payments pending in the Cogentrix dispute might harm the nationÕs status in the international money markets. Cogentrix, a 300-megawatt power plant installed in southeastern San Pedro, is seeking payment of a US$39-million dollar debt before it will agree to renegotiate …

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the recent amendments made to the Electoral Law. The appeal is now in the hands of the Chief Justice, Jorge Subero Isa. The recent changes came about during a National Dialogue, which had been called to solve a political crisis over the partisanship of judges …

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The Senate began public hearings on the potential candidates for the two judgeships up for grabs on the Central Electoral Board (JCE). At the same time, the leader of the Chamber of Deputies has called for limited debate and quick approval of the 2003 budget. In December, the two legislative bodies locked horns in a …

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In one of the most talked-about cases in recent memory, the deputy for La Vega, Radhames Garcia, is again safe, under the protection of parliamentary immunity. Garcia is accused of trafficking illegal aliens under the auspices of his post of Dominican Consul in Haiti (Cap Haitian), and was immune from arrest while the legislature was …

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Some time ago, DR1 News told its readers of the impending arrival of units of the US Army. Initial accounts varied wildly, until a US Embassy press release relayed that a few hundred soldiers would take part in joint-training and humanitarian missions in conjunction with the Dominican armed forces. With the arrival of approximately 200 …

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Francisco del Rosario Sanchez area staged a demonstration in Santiago. They marched through the city, depositing their electric meters on the steps of the offices of Edenorte to show their dismay at the high electric bills they are receiving. The people delivered their electric meters on motorcycles, on foot and in cars and pickup trucks. …

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Passengers aboard the Aeropostal flight from Caracas to Santo Domingo protested the onboard presence of a Venezuelan official with an outburst of noise, called a "cacerolazo" – from the Spanish "cacerola" or pot. The loud display of disapproval was focused against General Francisco Belisario Landis, the Venezuelan ambassador to the DR, who had been head …

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According to figures released yesterday, hotel occupancy was up for the third consecutive month, reaching a national average of 65.4 percent. This figure is 5 percent below the average for 2000 but only 0.9 percent less than the average for 2001. The good news is that the number of visitors to the Dominican Republic for …

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Ambassador Adam Blackwell highlighted yesterday at a breakfast with the press that the Dominican Republic has an emotional advantage in doing business with Canada. Of the Canadian adult population of 30 million, about half have visited the Dominican Republic at least once over the past 20 years, with most of those having enjoyed their vacations. …

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A Dominican taxi driver from New York named Miguel Angel was the winner of "Protagonistas de la Mœsica," Telemundo’s brand of reality TV. The show earned high ratings among Hispanics in the United States and is described as the Latin version of ÒAmerican Idol.Ó Its debut presented 50 previously chosen semi-finalists from across the nation. …

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