1996 – Page 28

The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies have finally chosen the members of the opposition parties for the important National Council of Magistrates (CNM), which now completes the body that will choose the new Supreme Court judges. The Senate selected Milagros Ortiz Bosch of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), and the Chamber chose Cesar Francisco …

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The Listin Diario newspaper reports that 13 senators of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC) have introduced legislation calling for a modification of the Constitution, particularly reducing the more than 50% vote requirement for the first round of presidential elections to avoid a run-off to 45%. There have also been rumblings in the Senate and …

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Appointed Secretary to the Presidency on 16 August, Danilo Medina has officially resigned from the Chamber of Deputies. He appointed Reynaldo Pared Perez as his replacement, as was suggested by his party, the PLD. Mr. Pared was an alderman in the National District from 1990-94. In 1994 he ran for deputy on the PLD’s ticket …

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Although the National Attorney General Abel Rodriguez del Orbe has confirmed that no heads of government agencies during the presidency of Joaquin Balaguer can leave the country until cleared by new President Leonel Fernandez, the Immigration Department has received no official notification of such action from central government. Mr. Rodriguez del Orbe said that the …

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Thousands of members of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) are demanding jobs in the new government of their leader, President Leonel Fernandez, while some Congressmen from the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC) have criticized the new government for terminating low level employees who worked in the administration of ex-President Joaquin Balaguer. The consensus …

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The new administrator of funds given by the European Union (EU) via the Lome IV convention, Max Puig, told the newspaper Hoy that President Leonel Fernandez has agreed to comply with the conditions set down by the EU for the administration of the monies destined for the D.R. Mr. Puig hinted that the financial support …

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The first Government Council involving the cabinet of President Leonel Fernandez was held on Monday, 26 August. Among the resolutions reached and released to the news media were the creation of a liaison between the National Palace and the Congress, to form a National Employment Commission and the drafting of a bill that would restructure …

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President Leonel Fernandez has instructed that all the monies received from the petroleum differential levy should go to the Central Bank, for payments against the external debt. He also made a RD$300 million payment to the Banco Agrícola so it can finance small and medium planters and farmers. The President has also ordered that every …

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The Fábrica Dominicana de Pinturas (PIDOCA), the government-owned paint manufacturer is to be sold. The director of the Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Estatales (CORDE), Euclides Gutierrez, announced that PIDOCA is going to be put up for auction on 26 September because of the demands being made by a foreign company in respect of a debt …

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The government has increased the monthly subsidy for the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE) by RD$200 million. The extra money represents an increase of almost 100% compared to that made by the previous government of President Balaguer. Dr Balaguer gave RD$40 million monthly for payment of the electricity consumed by the public entities and another …

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