Dolores Vicioso – Page 8234

The Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE) is reported to owe the Smith-Enron company, which disconnected its power station in Puerto Plata from the state-owned electricity corporation’s distribution network on 30 March, approximately US$4,500,000. Representatives of Smith-Enron claim that their stock of fuel and other items needed to keep the power station operating have run out, …

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President Joaquín Balaguer has instructed the National Budget Director to give RD$1,000,000 to the Office of Supervising Engineers for Public Works as an advance to begin construction of two new fire stations in Santo Domingo. One will be in Sabana Perdida and the other in Los Alcarrizos. It is hoped that these new stations will …

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The demolition of the Fábrica Dominicana de Cemento has continued slowly, causing the closing of the bridge over Rio Isabela, which in turn has produced numerous traffic jams in the area of Villa Mella. Despite a notification sent by the authorities to residents of the area surrounding the old cement factory, panic was reported in …

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The director of the National Office of Lomé IV, Angel Lockward, and the National Parks Department Director, Captain Rhadames Lora Salcedo, have announced an EU contribution of RD$10 million to help preserve the national parks of Los Haitises, Caño Estero Hondo, and the Parque Nacional del Este. Captain Lora Salcedo and Mr. Lockward said that …

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The representative of the Panamerican Health Organization (OPS) in the D.R., Dr. Merlin Fernández, has told Minister of Public Health Dr. Victor Garcia Santos that there is no risk of the presence of the so-called “Mad Cow” disease, B.S.E., in dairy products imported from Europe. Dr. Fernandez said that neither milk nor any of its …

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The Attorney General for the National District, Dr. Zoila Martinez de Medina, issued a stiff warning to anyone contemplating using Holy Week as an opportunity to take advantage of a dormant Santo Domingo to burgle empty shops or homes saying, “I will send them directly to La Victoria (the main jail in the National District).” …

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There is great anticipation and hope on both sides of the more than five-month old doctors’ strike with the assembly of the Asociación Médica Dominicana (AMD) scheduled for Tuesday, 9 April. The striking doctors will consider a new proposal for a lifting of the work stoppage, formed in the mediating commission given the responsibility of …

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The Vice President of the country, Jacinto Peynado, said on Sunday, 30 March that he will win the election with the participation of President Balaguer in his electoral campaign. The presidential candidate for the PRSC said last week, “The elections are won in 24 hours, from the moment polling begins until it ends. As of …

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The political parties agreed to take a break from normal political activities during the Easter weekend which results in thousands of Dominicans going to the beaches, river and mountain vacation areas. The break was requested by the Catholic Church. The parties, nevertheless, remained active with their members providing medical assistance and distributing information to those …

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Freddy Majluta, brother of the late president of the Partido Revolucionario Independiente (PRI), Jacobo Majluta, campaigned for José Francisco Peña Gómez together with other party leaders last week. Mr Majluta feels that the contribution of the PRI to the PRD campaign, as part of the Acuerdo de Santo Domingo coalition of parties, will enable it …

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