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The executive director of the Comité Técnico Interinstitucional del Sector Agua Potable y Saneamiento, Leonardo Mercedes, told the press that despite having invested over RD$8,000 million throughout the past five years to resolve the potable water problem in the Dominican Republic, authorities have been unsuccessful. He said that the paternalistic focus that has prevailed within …

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As a follow up to the National Dialogue, the talks to establish priorities on the government agenda, President Leonel Fernández decreed the creation of the Superintendencia de Electricidad, the decentralizing of the Ministry of Public Health and the creation of a bond for the promotion of low cost housing. The government also decreed the elimination …

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Microsoft Corporation announced that sales of its products in the Dominican Republic grew 77% last year, which is 25% more than the average for Latin America. Axel Steinman, general manager for the Caribbean for Microsoft was in Santo Domingo this week. He said that the Latin American market is the fastest growing for Microsoft in …

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The Senate failed to session as most of the senators are involved in political campaign activities. This was the sixth time since the work sessions of congress opened that there has not been enough quorum for the Senate to discuss important bills and other issues on their agenda. The Senate has only been able to …

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District Attorney Francisco Domínguez confirmed that the papers which ordered the jailing of two brothers accused of a bank fraud scheme against Bancrédito were missing in the case dosier handed to Judge Alexis Henríquez. The Supreme Court ordered the suspension of Judge Henríquez after the latter released the brothers that have been accused of a …

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New gasoline prices went into effect today, as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce ruled that leaded gasoline will now sell for RD$22, down from RD$23.40; unleaded gasoline is now selling for RD$27 down from RD$28.90, and gasoil is selling for RD$12.90 down from RD$13.70. Hector Valenzuela, the president of the Asociación Nacional de Distribuidores …

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Mike Alfonseca, of Kraneo advertising agency, won the trophy, and a RD$100,000 check for the Gran Premio Rogelio Arturo Pellerano of the Concurso Creatividad 97 sponsored by the Listin Diario, the leading daily newspaper. The contest took place at the National Theater. Kraneo won for the creativity displayed in the JR Digital account advertising campaign. …

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The Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, the government party, was the first of the three majority parties to complete the registration of candidates for the municipal and congressional posts in the 16 May elections. The list of those registered are mostly members of the central committee of that organization. The PLD seeks to increase its …

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The Partido Reformista Social Cristiano left the registration of its candidates to the congressional and municipal election of 16 May for the last minute. At 12:05 in the morning of 17 March, minutes after the midnight deadline, the party let it be known that Miguel Sanz, who won the primaries for mayor of Santo Domingo, …

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The seven week old strike that has impeded the opening of the semester at the UASD continues. The rector of the UASD, Edylberto Cabral, has said that if the striking administration employees cannot reach an agreement with the UASD authorities, the university will order they be forcibly taken out of the institution. The employees have …

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