2000 – Page 27

The former general manager of the state-owned Dominican Electricity Corporation, Radhamés Segura said in a talk at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra that Dominicans will continue to pay high prices for power supply. In a talk titled "Electricity and the Future of the Power Industry in the DR," he said that as long …

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President Hipólito Mejía traveled today to Panama to participate in the X Iberoamerican Summit of Heads of State and Government. The event is an initiative of the King and Queen of Spain. 22 heads of state and government from Latin America, Portugal and Spain will participate. President Mejía is traveling with the Minister of Foreign …

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The King and Queen of Spain visited the Supreme Court yesterday. During their visit they reaffirmed their support to the Spanish government cooperation agreements that are assisting the development and modernization of the judicial branch of the Dominican government. They were received at the Supreme Court by the president of the Court, Jorge Subero Isa …

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On occasion of the visit of leading board members that came accompanying the King of Spain, Unión Fenosa announced the incorporating of leading Dominican businessmen into the division of the company that is installing power plants in the DR. Businessmen José L. Corripio, Ramon Báez Figueroa, Jesus Barderas, Pedro Castillo and Abraham Hazoury were said …

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El Siglo newspaper reported that Mayor Johnny Ventura gave King Juan Carlos cuff links made out of coins rescued from a sunken galleon. The newspaper reports that King Juan Carlos immediately put these on. Mrs. Josefina Flores de Ventura, wife of the mayor, gave Queen Sofia amber motifs.

President Hipólito Mejía issued Decree 1155-2000 (dated 10 November) that revokes his Decree 1051-2000 (dated 27 October) that had ordered the reopening of the medical school at the Eugenio María de Hostos University (Unirehmos). The university had been closed in February 1998, after irregularities were detected that were giving an ill repute to Dominican medical …

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