2000 – Page 90

The Chief of the Police announced that from Tuesday at 8 pm to through 4 pm of Wednesday parking will not e permitted on several streets of the Colonial City. These are: Arzobispo Meriño, Arbobispo Portes, Arzobispo Nouel, Las Mercedes, Sanchez, 19 de Marzo.

President Leonel Fernández formally inaugurated the first phase of the Las Americas Technology Institute on Sunday. President Fernández said that the ITLA marks the start of a new era of development and new economic paradigm for the Dominican Republic. "The global economy of which the DR is part is subject to permanent challenges, and the …

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President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the 120-bed Herrera Hospital built at a cost of RD$142.8 million. The long awaited hospital seeks to decongestion other leading hospitals. Over the weekend, President Fernandez was also present to inaugurate the RD$177.8 million library built by the government at the Universidad Católica de Santo Domingo. Furthermore, the government officially handed …

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El Siglo newspaper interviewed several economists for wrap up statements on the present state of the economy upon the change of government. Most concur the situation is tough but that this is because of the increase in the cost of fuel purchases. Isidro Santana: "An aura of economic crisis has been created when the Dominican …

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News reports concur that the PRD government that starts 16 August will have no excuses for not doing a good government. News reports consistently point out that the PRD will be the prevalent power in the National Congress, in most city governments and now in the Executive Branch. President-elect Hipólito Mejía told El Siglo newspaper …

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President Leonel Fernandez, with two days to go before handing in the Presidency, announced he will address the nation tonight. This will be the last time he speaks to the nation. On 16 August at the Congress, he will hand over power but the protocol does not include an address by the former President. At …

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The general manager of the Dominican Electricity Corporation, Radhamés Segura accused the private companies in charge of Itabo and Haina power plants of overvaluing indexations applied to billings for fuel adjustment. He said that the unfair indexing has represented additional profits of US$12 million for these companies. He urged the new authorities to immediately start …

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The president of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, Juan Mera said that the businessmen of the Cibao are urging Edenorte, the region’s power distributor, to stop billing for power outages. He expressed the solidarity of Santiago businessmen to the decision of the Industrial Free Zone of La Vega to return three months billing by Edenorte, …

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President-elect Hipólito Mejía announced the appointment of Angel Miolan as a minister without portfolio in his government. The appointment of the former director of Tourism is "an award to his persistence," said the President-elect. Mejía also said that Antonio Torres is his choice to head the new Ministry of the Diaspora that will defend the …

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The president of the Dominican Olympic Committee and president of the Organizing Committee for the 2003 Pan American Games, Dr. José Joaquín Puello expressed his optimism that the government and disputing Inmobiliaria Vimenca will resolve their differences prior to the Supreme Court issuing a verdict on the subject. Inmobiliaria Vimenca has taken the government to …

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