2004 – Page 119

Former Colombian President Ernesto Samper is currently visiting Santo Domingo, where he will present his book ?The Global Leap: Challenges of Latin America and Globalization? at the Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo. As reported in Diario Libre, the book investigates the possible causes for political destabilization in Latin America that are the product of democratic …

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Scoring his second best time of the year, Dominican track athlete Felix Sanchez won his 400-meter hurdle event for the 39th consecutive time. Sanchez is the Dominican Republic?s chance for a gold medal in the August 2004 Athens Olympic Games. This latest victory means that Sanchez is well on his way to winning the TDK …

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Meanwhile, problems at home may impede the DR’s relay team from participating in the 4 x 400 relay in the Athens Olympics. Controversial figure Andres Polimar of the Track and Field Federation said the Dominican team missed the qualifying ranking by 0.3 of a second because they did not participate in an event in Colombia. …

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The duo of Mariel Bros and Claudia Cueli won silver medals in the 2004 United Airlines US Open Junior (14-18 years) event held in New Orleans, Louisiana from 20-24 July. In the junior duet with figures category, they scored 34.19 and in the free event 39.66, earning them a total of 73.85 points, versus US …

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The commission for the Sustainability of Electricity announced through Superintendent of Electricity George Reinoso that the sector needs US$18 million to ameliorate the current crisis. Reinoso told reporters from El Caribe that adequate service would require a monthly investment of US$70 million. AES-Dominicana, the parent company of AES-Andres, is demanding US$7 million in order to …

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The stores of LPG ran out last Friday at the Dominican Oil Refinery (REFIDOMSA) and diesel began to be rationed on Saturday. According to witnesses, only 20 tankers were allowed to enter the refinery, instead of the usual 60. Various organizations took advantage of the situation to make their complaints to reporters from Hoy. The …

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United States Trade Representative Robert B Zoellick announced on Friday, 23 July the official signing of the Free Trade Agreements recently negotiated with the Dominican Republic and five Central American countries. The signing is scheduled for 5 August in Washington, DC. Zoellick is scheduled to sign the accord for the US, while Industry & Commerce …

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At the request of President Hipolito Mejia, the Chamber of Deputies approved three loans on Saturday worth US$23.4 million. Of this amount, US$3.8 million is designated to purchase apparel for the Armed Forces and US$9.6 million to purchase spare parts for Armed Forces vehicles. The remaining US$10 million is earmarked for the purchase of fire …

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Working overtime on Saturday, the Chamber of Deputies chose to open the National Park system to resort development by passing the Sectoral Protected Areas Bill as submitted by President Hipolito Mejia. The Chamber?s block of PLD deputies, represented by Minou Tavarez Mirabal, as well as Pelegrin Castillo of the FNP and Licelot Marte of the …

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As was predicted by many observers of the political and economical scene, the first public hearings on the new tax proposals prompted a great number of different opinions. The Diario Libre reported that a total of 57 separate amendments to the proposal were put forth during the first day?s hearing. El Caribe says there was …

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