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Guido Gómez Mazara, in an interview with El Siglo newspaper, said that the Hipólito Mejía government would review the performance of each of the departing ministers of the Fernandez Government and would follow up its government officers to avoid these succumbing to corrupt practices. Gomez Mazara is the Mejia choice for legal counsel of the …

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Dominicans around the world cheered when Sammy Sosa hit the longest, loudest and largest number of shots to win the Home Run Derby in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday night. The Chicago Cubs Dominican-born slugger’s 26 home runs were 14 more than any other player. http://www.examiner.com/000711/0711all-stars.html

President-elect Hipólito Mejía said that the next government has to shrink in order to have savings with which to confront poverty. He said the authorities will have to "put on their pants" to make the necessary changes.

El Siglo speculates that the candidates for governor of the Central Bank are Senator Jose Rafael Abinader, Senator Fernando Alvarez Bogaert, economists Frank Guerrero Prats and Felix Calvo. Also, mentioned is Luis Malkun. The newspaper reports on comments made by Mejía-right hand man Eligio Jaquez. Jaquez was campaign director for Hipólito Mejía. Jaquez confirmed on …

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The following diplomats will present their credentials at the National Palace today: Alberto Galvez de Rivero, Peru Fermin Prieto-Castro Roumier, Spain John Magnus L. Woods, Australia Jacek Perlin, Polonia

The board of directors of the Colegio Dominicano de Ingenieros, Arquitectos y Agrimensores (Codia) is taking Minister of Public Works Diandino Peña to the Supreme Court, for charges of violation of the Constitution and several items of the Penal Code. Peña is accused by the leading engineering and architectural organization of overvaluing government works and …

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Pedro Mir, known as the National Poet, died at 12:45 am Tuesday, 11 July. He suffered from lung emphysema. He had been interned at the Plaza de la Salud hospital since 25 May. With him at the time, were two of his daughters. He is best known for his poem, "Hay un país en el …

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The Smith-Enron power plant warned the government it will shut down if the government does not make at least an emergency payment of US$7 million by 15 July. The Puerto Plata power plant company, Smith Enron Cogeneration Limited Partnership gave the government a 10 day payment ultimatum. The power plant has capacity to generate up …

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Summer course studies registration at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo was boycotted yesterday by a small group of students who oppose the increase in the cost of credits. The university raised the cost of credits from RD$15 to RD$40 in order to make up for a financial deficit. News reports say that when students …

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