2001 – Page 205

The Dominican Electricity Corporation extended through 16 February the period for presenting requests for terms of reference to participate in a tender for the supply, installation, operation and use of optic fiber cables on the new high tension lines that will be installed. Project director is engineer Horacio Perez. For more information, see http://www.cde.gov.do/aviso.htm

Police Chief Mayor General Pedro de Jesus Candelier Tejada himself head the operation "A Day with the Barrio" in Boca Chica. Three hundred police agents worked in favor of the community with members of neighborhood boards, sports and educational groups, and associations of housewives. Some 70 Police medics gave free consultations at the Escuela Primaria …

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El Siglo editor/journalist Victor Tejada explains that for the first time in 15 years, the DR has a trade deficit with the US. He says that the trade balance in 2000 was US$37.1 million in favor of the US. The deficit is attributed to the fast pace of the increase in Dominican imports due to …

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President Hipolito Mejia replied to the opposition by businessmen to the government using a US$200 million IDB loan to finance social programs. "We are whom sets the priorities, we are the government," he said. Mejia told Hoy newspaper that the DR has capacity to borrow as his government has been making payments on loans with …

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Economist Jaime Aristy of the Fundación Economia y Desarrollo urged the government include the middle class in its social compensation plans. In an interview for El Siglo newspaper, he said that the middle brackets of the economy make up most of the population and are the ones most affected by the new taxes. Furthermore, he …

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The Ministry of Environment is locking horns with the influential in the northwestern province of Monte Cristi. The Ministry initiated actions to evict businessmen, legislators, former ball players, and wealthy persons that have built around 50 costly homes on grounds of the Monte Cristi National Park. Deputy Minister for Protected Areas and Biodiversity Julio Cesar …

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Spanish head of government, Felipe Gonzalez considered that the government should have been more efficient about collecting taxes, rather than creating new taxes. In an interview with the Listin Diario, he said: "This country has a tax management problem, like Spain had 20 years ago. The problem is not the kind of taxes, but rather …

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Cecilia Garcia is promoting her 7:30 pm Monday one-hour show on Telecentro, Channel 13. Her show, "Dondequiera que estés" tells each week the story of a Dominican emigrant. She says that the idea is to present the human side of the individual, stressing that success does not necessarily mean having won fortune. She will be …

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Pedro Martinez, Bob Feller, Gaylord Perry, Fergusson Jenkins and Vida Blue will be among the famous that are scheduled to participate in the XV Juan Marichal Golf Classic. Some 220 golfers have registered for the benefit at the Los Marlins Golf Course in Juan Dolio. The Metro Country Club will be host to the event …

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Channel 7, Antena Latina announces the transmission of the Caribbean Baseball Series. The schedule of the games is as follows: Friday, 2 February, 5 pm: DR vs. Puerto Rico Saturday, 3 February, 3 pm: DR vs. Venezuela Monday, 5 February, 3 pm: DR vs. Puerto Rico Tuesday, 6 February, 7 pm: DR vs. Venezuela Wednesday, …

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