Dolores Vicioso – Page 7510

President Leonel Fernandez, with two days to go before handing in the Presidency, announced he will address the nation tonight. This will be the last time he speaks to the nation. On 16 August at the Congress, he will hand over power but the protocol does not include an address by the former President. At …

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The general manager of the Dominican Electricity Corporation, Radhamés Segura accused the private companies in charge of Itabo and Haina power plants of overvaluing indexations applied to billings for fuel adjustment. He said that the unfair indexing has represented additional profits of US$12 million for these companies. He urged the new authorities to immediately start …

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The president of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, Juan Mera said that the businessmen of the Cibao are urging Edenorte, the region’s power distributor, to stop billing for power outages. He expressed the solidarity of Santiago businessmen to the decision of the Industrial Free Zone of La Vega to return three months billing by Edenorte, …

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President-elect Hipólito Mejía announced the appointment of Angel Miolan as a minister without portfolio in his government. The appointment of the former director of Tourism is "an award to his persistence," said the President-elect. Mejía also said that Antonio Torres is his choice to head the new Ministry of the Diaspora that will defend the …

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The president of the Dominican Olympic Committee and president of the Organizing Committee for the 2003 Pan American Games, Dr. José Joaquín Puello expressed his optimism that the government and disputing Inmobiliaria Vimenca will resolve their differences prior to the Supreme Court issuing a verdict on the subject. Inmobiliaria Vimenca has taken the government to …

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TV producer Nuria Piera gave birth yesterday to a baby girl, Leslie Paola. The first born of the famous Dominican investigative journalist weighed 6.7 pounds at birth. Piera is married to journalist Pablo McKinney. Piera married McKinney 14 September of last year. The baby was born by C-section. Her physicians were Jose Garrido Calderon, Luis …

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President-elect Hipólito Mejía announced the appointment of lawyer Orlando Jorge Mera as the next president of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel). Mariano Germán Mejía resigned from the post yesterday, effective 15 August, accepting a recent opinion of the Supreme Court that paved the way for his replacement by the new government. The Supreme Court …

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Listín Diario reports on the menus for the official social events planned for VIPs coming on occasion of the inaugural ceremonies of the Hipólito Mejía government. A committee made up by Peggy Cabral, Danny Mendez, Carolina Mejia, Chabela de Grullon and Fantina Sosa is working on the events and has chosen the following: 2 pm …

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President Fernandez visited the Army yesterday to formally deliver new equipment. The Army was fitted with 53 pick ups, four helicopters, 10 four wheel pick ups, 12 ambulances, 69 four wheel diesel jeeps, 100 motorcycles, and 100 computers. Major General Jose Elías Valdez Bautista received the equipment yesterday at the Comando del Ejercito Nacional 16 …

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The appointed Administrative Secretary of the Presidency Pedro Franco Badia said he favors the increase of the value-added tax and of the tax on luxury items (impuesto selectivo al consumo). In his opinion, these taxes are those that less affect the low income sectors, as food items and medicines are exempt.