2004 – Page 130

United States Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs John Taylor was in the Dominican Republic for 24 hours, where he met with all the key players in the nation?s economic vanguard. On Friday evening Taylor dined with the leading businesspeople and on Saturday he met with the PLD principals (PLD President-elect Leonel Fernandez is abroad), …

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The National Energy Commission and the Special Energy Commission have joined forces to make a case for the total overhaul of the national energy market. In their shared vision, this would include the re-sale of Ede-Norte, Ede-Sur and the shares in Ede-Este, as well as the state?s participation in the Itabo and Haina generation facilities. …

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The Leon Jimenes Group, with full-page advertisements in all of today?s newspapers, expressed their point of view on the current issues of government, tax reform and economics. The conglomerate is one of the largest and strongest private companies in the Dominican economy, owning Marlboro cigarettes, Presidente beer, Sherman Williams paints, the Aurora cigar factory and …

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Rafael Bello Andino, one of the ?eternal? figures of the Reformist Social Christian Party (PRSC), has resigned from his post as president of the party?s Executive Commission that governed the Dominican Republic for 22 years under the late Joaquin Balaguer, and was responsible for getting Leonel Fernandez elected in 1996 after an historic ?Patriotic Pact? …

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A leading dermatologist is warning that most Dominicans ignore the damage the sun can cause the skin. Sonia Read, who works at the Dr. Humberto Bogaert Institute of Dermatology and Surgery, says that Dominicans are unaware of what the sun does to the skin. The dangers go from ?day-after burns? to pre-mature aging and skin …

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Do you know what the word ?hurricane? means? Well, it comes from the Arahuacan words for wind (?hura?) and center (?can?). Today?s Diario Libre supplement, which carries a comprehensive report on hurricanes, what they are and what to do about them, makes for good reading for all. The first part deals with the hurricane ?season? …

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The Dominican Republic reaped yet another golden triumph as two last-minute free throws team captain Jack Michael Martinez gave the Dominican team first place honors in the 2004 edition of Centrobasket. The tournament, held in Santo Domingo, is formally known as the Central American and Caribbean Basketball Tournament. Martinez, who was named the tournament MVP, …

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President Hipolito Mejia decided yesterday to leave the dilemma of the Higuero (Isabela-Joaquin Balaguer International Airport and Herrera International Airport) conflict to his successor, Leonel Fernandez. The problem lies in that the airplane companies that fly out of Herrera will not accept the terms for their relocation to San Isidro, the military airbase. Furthermore, Aerodom …

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President Hipolito Mejia told El Caribe newspaper reporters covering the public health system breakdown that to label the situation a crisis is a lie. ?It is false, it is a lie, it is a ?pendejada? [ploy to cause trouble],? he proclaimed. Meanwhile, the director of the Dominican Institute of Social Security (IDSS) , Dr. William …

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President Hipolito Mejia was in the province of Monsenor Nouel yesterday to inaugurate 10 public works. Interestingly, El Caribe newspaper reports that among the works being unveiled was a housing complex where the residences were still without doors and windows. The toilets had not been installed, and the streets were unpaved and without sidewalks. The …

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