2003 – Page 255

Following yesterday’s speculation that Assistant District Attorney Roxanna Reyes Acosta’s shock dismissal had been badly handled and that in fact she was being groomed for another prominent post, she was re-instated in her original post yesterday on the orders of President Hip?lito Mej?a. Together with colleague Irene Hern?ndez who had also been dismissed and then …

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In a meeting with leading bankers and businesspeople, Central Bank Governor Jos? Lois Malkum declared that the latest rise in the dollar/peso rate is, in his opinion, unjustified. “There are no real monetary reasons, these swings are caused by psychological factors and misinformation amongst agents”. On Monday the peso was valued at RD$26.50 against the …

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In what is being described as a “record” President Hip?lito Mej?a has refrained from speaking to the press for three full days. Earlier this week he told journalists that they were “on standby” and that he was maintaining silence for reasons of “state security”. It is more likely that he is keeping quiet in the …

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The Environment Ministry has denied that significant amounts of sand for construction are being extracted from environmentally sensitive areas such as the Yaque and Jimenoa rivers, and that fears were being exaggerated for party political purposes. However, environmental campaigners Carlos Senci?n and Luis Carvajal from the Academy of Sciences, quoted in El Caribe, claim that …

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Following on from yesterday’s news that shortages had forced Las Americas International Airport’s medical staff to use white rum to disinfect wounds, Diario Libre carries the news that rum firm Brugal, whose product was being used in the absence of disinfectant, will donate the real thing to the medical unit there. Meanwhile, the Public Health …

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It has been revealed that former President Leonel Fernandez’s wife, lawyer Margarita Cede?o, is expecting a baby. The couple, who were married in February, have two children each from their first marriages.

Many of today’s editorial writers and commentators reflect on the contrast between the public enthusiasm for the 6th Santo Domingo International Book Fair, which opened yesterday, and the actual levels of readership amongst Dominicans. List?n Diario’s editorial comments on a poll published yesterday which reveals that just 15% of those questioned said they read books …

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Today is ‘D?a de la Secretaria’ – the day when Dominican bosses show their appreciation for their secretaries by giving them gifts and taking them out for a special meal. This year’s celebrations are more low-key due to the economic crisis: for example the ‘Secretary of the Year’ competition in which managers nominate their secretaries, …

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Most of today?s papers give prominent coverage to the Catholic Church’s reaction to Tuesday’s pronouncements of Jesus F?liz Jim?nez, Director of the Department for the Prevention of Corruption (DEPRECO), who accused the Catholic hierarchy of fostering corruption. In an official communiqu?, the Church says that it is not F?liz’s job to make what they called …

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Milagros Ort?z Bosch, Vice President and PRD Presidential pre-candidate, is quoted in today?s papers warning President Hip?lito Mej?a about the wisdom of running again. PRD President Hatuey De Camps, a vociferous opponent of Mej?a?s re-election who entertains his own presidential aspirations, declared yesterday that re-election is against PRD party rules. Meanwhile, PPH (Plan Presidencial Hip?lito, …

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