Dolores Vicioso – Page 7511

Economist Andrés Dauhajre said that because of the lack of transparency, and the absence of regulatory and supervisory institutions, consumers have been left without anyone to defend them. In comments for Hoy newspaper, he said that the DR today pays the highest electricity rates in the Americas and that this could continue if the contracts …

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New government electricity authorities and private distributors have been holding talks to negotiate new contracts, according to a report in the Listin Diario, where Karl Huber of the AES was interviewed. He said that any change in the contracts will be made with the consent of both parties. He said that there are things that …

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The daughter of General Isidoro Martinez, Josefina Martinez, said that those who sought to close the case of the murder of Orlando Martínez used her father as scapegoat. The former General died in November 1999, of several months of severe diseases. She said that the murder of Orlando Martinez had as center of conspiracy the …

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Protests in Puerto Plata, Santiago and San Francisco de Macoris as consumers reject the recent 50% increases in telephone bills, scarcity of propane gas, and the long blackouts. Celso Marranzini, president of the National Council of Businesses, criticized the government’s budget management that has produced what is being called as "financial blackout." Power distributors are …

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The Dominican Olympic Committee announced that 27 persons, of which 13 will be athletes, will make up the DR delegation to the world games. The DR will participate in four sports. Participants are: Felix Sanchez, Yeolin Santa (track and field); Wanda Rijo, Guillermina Candelario, Playter Reyes (weight-lifting), Jose Vicbart Geraldino, Jose Augusto Geraldino, Elocadia Vargas, …

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The Supreme Court of Justice considered that the leading officer of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications is an officer with a rank of cabinet minister, and thus cannot be immovable for four years. The judges of the court thus declared that the fourth paragraph of Article 81.4 of the Law 153-98 on Telecommunications that establishes …

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President-elect Hipólito Mejía says that he will not fill the government institutions with "bottles," as jobs in government are known where the appointed does not fulfill any real need. Mejía told Hoy newspaper that the demand for jobs has "overflowed the cup" and that a relative of his asked him for the post of Vice …

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