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2001 News

Report on visit of President Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez concluded a successful and very busy visit to the Dominican Republic. From the DR he flew to Cuba on Sunday afternoon where he would meet with President Fidel Castro. During his three-day visit, Chavez promoted on several occasions his intention to become the leader of Caribbean and Greater Colombia integration. For …

Washington Post on DR ball playing

The Washington Post published an article on baseball and how it is part of Dominican culture in its Sunday, 11 March travel section. To prepare the article, the author visited several Dominican stadiums and Major League training centers during the past winter ball season. The article is online at http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33019-2001Mar7.html (12 March 2001)

2001 News

Underdog leads vote for PLD secretary general

The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) announced the first results of the vote for secretary general at 7:30 pm Sunday, 11 March. This showed Reynaldo Pared Perez led with 48.95% of the vote, followed by Alejandrina German with 30% and present secretary general, Jose Tomas Perez with 18%. 40% of the votes had been counted. The …

2001 News

Cable TV service affected

Telecable Nacional suspects the sabotage of four optic fiber lines located at the intersection of Abraham Lincoln Ave. and Jose Amato Soler street in Santo Domingo. The cutting of the lines affected service in Naco, Piantini, Paraiso, Julieta, Serallés, El Millón, eastern side of Santo Domingo. The failure of service occurred around 3:30 pm on …

2001 News

Firemen in good shape, at last

After years of indigence, the Santo Domingo fire corps now boasts 45 fire trucks, five 4,000-gallon water tankers, and even a modern truck with a computerized ladder that can reach 10 floors, among other equipment. General Luis Cos Garrido spoke at the 73rd anniversary of the corps, when the Jose Oliva Fire Station was reopened …

2001 News

No to constitutional reform, says El Caribe newspaper

El Caribe newspaper editorializes today on three reasons why Dominican society should reject the constitutional reform efforts of Congress. The newspaper states: 1) The bill to the effect violates the Constitution because it does not justify the need for the reform. 2) Among the articles up for reform are several that modify the term of …

2001 News

Monetary Junta to assume tender for Rosario Mining

President Hipolito Mejia has extended the date for the Rosario Mining sulphide concession to 31 July. Earlier, the date had been January, later postponed to March and now to July. Companies that have shown an interest so far are: Placer Dome Inc., MIM Holdings Limited, Goldfields Exploration, Inc., Newmont Gold Company, Mali Mining Company, Minera …

2001 News

Toll booth money for road upkeep and construction?

President Mejia sent to the Senate a contract for the leading of the tollbooths at the North and Southern exits of Santo Domingo. The contract establishes that the firm Consorcio Vial Dominicano (reportedly owned by a Colombian) would build, repair and maintain the highways leading from San Cristobal, Haina and Duarte Highway. Contract establishes a …

2001 News

Inflation at 0.14% in February

The Central Bank reported that February inflation was 0.14%, this is for a 2.64% inflation so far this year. The annualized inflation rate (February 2000 to February 2001) is 11.5%, according to the Department of National Accounts and Economic Statistics of the Central Bank.

2001 News

Power distributors seek help of churches

El Siglo reports that the Spanish power distributors Edenorte and Edesur have approached the Catholic Church for support in establishing mechanisms to bill users in slum areas. Traditionally, residents in slum areas illegally connect themselves to power lines and have never paid for power. The companies are seeking support to increase their revenues.

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2001 – Page 178

Report on visit of President Chavez

Washington Post on DR ball playing

Underdog leads vote for PLD secretary general

Cable TV service affected

Firemen in good shape, at last

No to constitutional reform, says El Caribe newspaper

Monetary Junta to assume tender for Rosario Mining

Toll booth money for road upkeep and construction?

Inflation at 0.14% in February

Power distributors seek help of churches