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The vice president of the Chamber of Accounts says that an audit showed there has not been corruption regarding three non-governmental organizations presided over by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rafaela "Lila" Alburquerque, her husband and her son. Neither has there been corruption in her handling of the land purchase for the clubhouse …

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Seaboard says that the operations of its power plants follow international environmental regulations. Emilio Bisonó, a technical advisor of the company, replied to an item in the Listín Diario whereby residents in an area neighborhood had complained of pollution caused by the power plant that is docked in the Ozama River. The plant produces 42 …

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Baninter, Mercantil, Intercontinental de Seguros, Inversiones Cosecha and Grupo Aseguradora America have joined forces to launch a pension plan fund company, Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Porvenir (AFP Porvenir). Private pension funds have been offering retirement plans to employees after it was determined in 1997 that only one of every 10 Dominicans had a pension …

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Weather reports indicate that September weather in the DR will be affected by a serious of intermittent tropical waves bringing rains. Hugo Segura, director of the Escuela de Metereología told El Caribe newspaper that the country could be under the continuous effects of showers brought by the crossing tropical waves. While these are beneficial for …

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Seven shipwrecked fishermen of 38 fishermen that left Port of Manzanilla were said to be on Isla Tortuga of Haiti. The shipwrecked sailors swam there after their ship sunk during a storm off Montecristi province in the Northwest. They were on board the 45 foot Cristal ship. The US Coast Guard joined rescue efforts in …

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American Forum, a non profit private institution that targets US expats living in the DR is inviting all to attend the conference, "The Myth of the Mighty American," described as an examination of stereotypes. Professor Leopoldo Artiles Gil, a sociology professor at the UASD and Ph.D candidate of the University of Minnesota, will give the …

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Dominican merengue star Fernando Villalona signed a US$5 million contract with Latin Music to produce five CDs. He will receive US$1 million for each album. Felix Cabrera of the New York-based recording company said that contacts have been made with Carlos Vives and Marco Antonio Solis for the production of the first CD.

President Hipólito Mejía will not travel to Guatemala next 27 September to attend a Central American Summit as originally was announced. President Mejía just returned from meeting with Central American heads of state and Mexican President-elect Vicente Fox in San José, Costa Rica. Press spokesman Luís González Fabra said that President Mejía has on his …

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