Dolores Vicioso – Page 7233

Errors made by Dominican diplomacy reduce the chances of the DR getting the seat on the UN Security Council, El Caribe newspaper points out today. While President Mejia traveled to Bahamas to participate in a summit of Caricom heads of state, the newspaper points out that many on the Dominican delegation did not speak English …

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A tropical depression has developed in the Caribbean on a track that could affect the Dominican Republic and thus should be monitored. The tropical depression is located along a path that could pass south of Puerto Rico and close to the Dominican Republic. At this time, weather reports show the system is still well east …

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Former president of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev is expected to arrive today via Punta Cana International Airport to give a series of conferences on the Russian transformation process, El Siglo newspaper reports. The National Palace announced President Hipolito Mejia would decorate him and hold a reception in his honor. Born in 1931, Gorbachev was elected …

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Listin Diario reports that despite 10-hour blackouts of yesterday, relief could be coming soon. The newspaper says that the government announced it will soon sign a payment agreement with generators and distributors that will end the conflict which has led generators to shut down plants for lack of funding to pay for fuel. In a …

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The president of the National Council of Drugs, Antonio Martinez, board members businessman Ernesto Vitienes, TV producer Freddy Beras Goico, Monsignor Jesus Maria de Jesus Moya, and Mary Perez de Marranzini resigned from the National Council of Drugs as reported in the Listin Diario. The board resigned following public debates that lead to questioning of …

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An appeal made by the 17 bishops and Cardinal Nicolas Lopez Rodriguez of the Catholic Church served to slow down the rush of a group of senators and deputies to reform the Constitution. Civil society sectors fear that behind the rush is the attempt by congressmen to extend their terms beyond 2002. The excuse would …

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