2003 – Page 269

The results of the PRSC primaries have been put on hold until a resolution can be found to the dispute that arose from the voting in San Pedro de Macor?s, according to reports in most of today?s papers. Diario Libre newspaper, never one to let a good comparison slip by, equates San Pedro with Florida …

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The researcher and health specialist for the International Center for Research of Women, Dinys Luciano, told reporters yesterday that the investment made by the Dominican government to programs designed to assist victims of domestic violence is ?insignificant?, as she called for much larger funding to help those in dangerous familial situations. In 2002, there were …

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The Department of Commerce of the United States revealed yesterday that the difference between imports from the Dominican Republic and exports to the Dominican Republic was only US$93 million, down from the US$121 million the year before. The document shows that in 2002 the US exported US$4.3 billion to the DR, representing a 3.1% decrease …

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A total of 13.5 billion euros will be made available to the countries of the Caribbean, Africa and the Pacific for developmental projects designed to assure food, health, education, drinking water and transport to those in need. The initiative stems from the Agreement of Cotonou and will include 78 countries and last until 2008. Over …

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The fourth annual DATE convention (Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange) represents an extraordinary opportunity for the country to sell its tourism services directly to potential buyers. Johnny Bernal, head of the hotel and restaurant association ASONAHORES, told reporters that DATE would be held from 10-12 April at the Convention Center of the Hotel Barcel? B?varo in …

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Two hundred buses for the Pan American Games were purchased through a US$14.5-million loan approved yesterday by the Senate. The Senate has another US$314 million in loans pending approval in the upper house of Congress. Within these loans is US$210 million for the new hydroelectric dam of the Upper Yuna River and the reconstruction of …

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The Panamerican Sports Organization (PASO) says that 18 of the 35 sports competitions to be held during the Santo Domingo Pan American Games will be qualifying events for the Athens Olympic Games. As reported in the Listin Diario newspaper, Nelly Manuel Do?e, technical director of the Games, said that this becomes a guarantee of the …

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The Dominican Republic?s leading animal protection society, PADELA (Patronato Amigos de los Animales), has begun a new push to secure funding to complete the construction of an animal hospital and shelter for stray animals. While certain companies have already contributed construction materials, labor, and tools, more donations are needed. The hospital would stand on a …

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Power Superintendent Julio Cross announced yesterday that consumers of less than 300 kWh per month would not see any rise in their bills for April. Consumers of larger amounts of electricity will pay 3% more on their monthly invoices. This action sets aside the announced 6.5% increase that had been announced and Cross said the …

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The Ministry of Public Works and the Concesionaria Dominicana de Autopistas y Carreteras, which holds a governmental concession to maintain the Las Americas highway, announced that the tunnel under the thoroughfare would be closed until Friday 11 April so that maintenance works may take place. The tunnel was opened on 15 August 2000, since which …

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