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New senators sworn in

President of the Senate, Ramón Alburquerque swore in four new senators that will replace the four senators that have taken jobs in the Mejía cabinet. These are: José Antonio Najri as senator for Santo Domingo, replacing today Vice President and Minister of Education Milagros Ortíz Bosch. Cesar Augusto Matías as senator for Valverde replacing Fernando …

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Debby could spare the DR as it crosses the Caribbean

Hurricane Debby is making its way through the Caribbean, and gusts and heavy rains should affect the North Coast (primarily Samana) of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The DR1 has prepared a special hurricane page at http://www.dr1.com/daily/hurricane001.shtml with updates being posted, as they become available. The best advice for those with travel plans to the …

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Credit crunch to continue

The Monetary Junta extended for another 60 days the resolution that establishes restrictive limits on bank loans and keeps in effect the Central Bank-issued Certificados de Tesorería con Pacto de Recompra (Repos). Both measures penalize the private sector for government overspending and its delay in passing on to consumers the increase in fuel prices on …

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New US consuls

President Hipólito Mejía appointed Luis Eludis Pérez as the new Dominican consul in New York. Other consuls are José de León (Boston, Massachusetts), Luis R. Victoria (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and César Augusto Mateo (Jacksonville, Florida). Manuel Durán (Miami, Florida), Fermín Díaz Monegro (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Manuel Rodríguez (Ponce, Puerto Rico).