Dolores Vicioso – Page 7137

The growing concern for the water supply shortage in the major cities and highly populated areas is prompting grand efforts to modify the wasteful water consumption habits of the general population. Nevertheless, these attempts seem ineffectual considering the revelation that only 60 percent of the water distributed by the CAASD, Santo Domingo?s water and sewage …

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Official tourism statistics for November and December released yesterday show that travel has rebounded from last year?s decline. The increase surpassed expectations, according to official sources. It is worthy noting that figures for November and December 2001 were especially dismal following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US, however travel in December 2002 was up …

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Citizens of Santiago were concerned yesterday after a shooting occurred at midnight on the premises of the Plaza Internacional in an upscale area of the nation?s second-largest city. The gunman, Jose Santana, took the life of Henry Torres and injured Franklin Veloz. When questioned, Santana maintained that he acted in self-defense after the two men …

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New York City Columbia University professor, Dr. Roberto Valenzuela, and his colleague Dominican urologist, Dr. Abel Gonzalez, will be participating in a national education campaign on impotence. The physicians hope to raise awareness of the causes and treatments of impotence and help open dialogue between Dominican men and women to overcome this prevalent but highly …

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The Aguilas Cibae?as staged a late rally to keep pace with victorious Estrellas as the two teams have distanced themselves from Escogido and the Gigantes setting the stage for the finals in the Dominican Winter League Championship. Miguel Tejada hit two home runs for the Aguilas, the second one tying the game at six before …

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The law authorizing the placement of US$600 million in sovereign bonds and the bill to amend the Electoral Law have become official with their publication in the press today. Law 01-03 establishes that the bonds will expire in a minimum of 10 years. The law also ordains that an account be opened in the Banco …

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Virgilio Bello Rosa resigned yesterday as Solicitor General of the Dominican Republic, after receiving a ?scolding? from President Hipolito Mejia, who criticized the efficiency of anti-corruption prosecutions under Bello?s supervision. Bello Rosa told a large group of reporters that he did not like receiving rebukes from Mejia but that he would not respond to the …

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President Mejia asked that the exchange banks and the remittance companies ?remain calm? during a meeting held in the presence of the government?s economic team. After the meeting, one source said that the President would only hear suggestions from the exchange bankers. No new plans were drawn up nor were discussions held on the often-mentioned …

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Amaury Justo Duarte, the head of the Dominican Refinery, told Hoy newspaper reporters that the refinery has a 14-day supply of fuel in reserve and that the public must be prepared to pay higher prices considering the world market price has risen over the past weeks. Justo Duarte said that there was no scarcity of …

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The director of the Corporaci?n de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Santo Domingo (CAASD), the capital city?s water and sewage department, says that between 500 and 600,000 cubic meters of water are wasted every day, costing the CAASD RD$2 million a day or RD$750 million a year. Speaking for the CAASD, Julio Suero Marranzini said that …

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