1998 – Page 51

The director of the Information, Analysis and Strategic Planning Unit of the Presidency, sociologist Carlos Doré proposed that political forces meet to agree upon a reform of the Constitution as a definite solution to the political crisis. His suggestion has met with the opposition of the PRD and the PRSC, the other leading political parties. …

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Former Mayor Rafael Suberví Bonilla responded to the recent statement by the Minister of Public Works Diandino Peña that there are irregularities in the design of the Paris Expressway by saying that these statements are strange because the Ministry of Public Works participated in the design of the project that was executed. The project was …

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The Fernández administration is warehousing international aid received until the community groups that will be distributing this aid are organized in the affected municipalities. Deputy Administrative Secretary of the Presidency, in charge of the social plan of the Presidency, Emigdio Sosa explained that the assistance that has been provided to victims of the hurricane has …

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The general administrator of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad published advertisements in local dailies requesting citizens to notify its Security Department if contractors or employees request payments in order to make necessary repairs to restore power. The CDE recommends calling telephones 534-5040 and 534-5817 and notifying the number of the license plate of the vehicle, …

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The executive director of the Dominican Association of Free Zones, Jose Torres, says that the principal concern of the executives of this sector is the housing situation of the workers. Torres commended the coordination of management and workers to repair both the free zones in order to reinitiate work and help workers repair their own …

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The government is working on a bill that would drastically and effectively prohibit Dominicans from settling in areas near rivers. Joaquin Geronimo, director of the National Institute of Housing (INVI) told the press that a mass effort to build prefabricated houses for those most affected will be carried out by the INVI. He estimated at …

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The Fernández government has sent to Congress five major bills. These are: the reform of the social security system; transparency in public finances, including the creation of a Department of Government Accounting); make transparent and accountable the public procurement of goods and services; a Market Order Code, which appears to be the DR’s first stab …

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The Santo Domingo Municipality, the Ministry of Public Health and the National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP) joined forces to carry out a weekend three-day effort to put out as many people and vehicles as possible in service of cleaning up the streets of Santo Domingo of all the fallen trees, debris and scattered trash. …

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Codetel announced that telephone service in the East and Northeast has been restored. The largest Dominican telephone company said that areas of Cambita in San Cristóbal and La Victoria, National District are again connected. Service was also restored by Saturday in all hotels along the Punta Cana-Bavaro area as well as in Higüey, Nisibón and …

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The CDE has begun to restore power in the southeastern city of San Pedro de Macorís, which along with La Romana suffered the most damages to property in the DR. Two of the city’s main electricity circuits were connected. The CDE says that this means that service will soon be restored in La Romana, Higuey, …

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