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El Siglo reports that the Dominican Electricity Corporation (CDE) opposes that Unión Fenosa place on the market 190 megawatts that would be generated later this year by a 102.5 megawatt plant in Palamara (Km. 22 of the Duarte Highway and ready by November) and a 87.5 megawatt plant in front of the La Vega (ready …

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Congress approved a 60-day extension of work sessions. The present legislature started 27 February and would end this coming Friday, 26 May. The new period starts 27 May. President-elect Hipólito Mejía has urged the congressmen to pass important bills still pending in Congress. Meanwhile, the Listin Diario reported on another issue PRD congressmen, that are …

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Dr. Rafael Luciano Pichardo, who is substitute judge to the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Dr. Jorge Subero Isa, will not attend the next general assembly of Supreme Court justices. With his absence, Dr. Pichardo protests what he describes as the authoritarian and anti-democratic methods being unilaterally implemented by the president of the …

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The National Police dislodged dozens of people that had built shacks on government property and private property in recent months hoping to benefit from the limbo period of government transition. Chief of the Police, Major General Flying above in a helicopter, Pedro de Jesus Candelier supervised the eviction operations that took place in Palavé, Manoguayabo, …

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The Dominican-Haitian frontier is closed. President Rene Preval Garcia of Haiti ordered the closing of the frontier points to prevent an exodus of Haitians to the DR.

Monsignor Juan Antonio Flores Santana of Santiago denounced that two police officers beat 12 women at the Rafey Jail of Santiago. Chief of the Cibao Regional Command, General Rafael Calderon Efres ordered an investigation. Monsignor Flores threatened to resign from his post as president of the Patronato Pro-Ayuda al Recluso (board to assist inmates), if …

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The Dominican Government signed an agreement with the Interamerican Development Bank for a US$149,000 donation that will be used to finance studies leading to the reform and modernization of university-level education in the DR. Signed by Technical Secretary of the Presidency Juan Temístocles Montás and the IDB representative in the DR, Stephen E. McGaughey signed …

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City government began the clean up operation of the city, following the 16 May presidential election. Over 400 workers and 22 trucks have been assigned to rid Santo Domingo of electoral propaganda. The clean up operation will be completed by Saturday, said a spokesman for the municipality.