2004 – Page 150

The scandal-ridden Chamber of Accounts, the government?s own accounting office, has accepted to submit itself to a new audit. Nevertheless, there are problems being experienced with the selection of the auditing firm. The judges of the Chamber of Accounts have issued a public call for auditing firms, but Senator Tonty Rutinel says that this is, …

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The much maligned law that was whisked through the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, only to be returned to Congress by President Mejia in the face of huge public indignation, has undergone even further changes, according to a report in El Caribe. The joint committee is reviewing the changes suggested by the Executive Branch …

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Germany?s Environment Minister Juergen Trittin, announced the cancellation of an international workshop on protected areas scheduled for Santo Domingo in July as a means of protesting the handling of the Sectoral Protected Areas Bill, now back for study in the National Congress. The workshop was intended to define the protected areas both nationally and internationally, …

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The city government of Santo Domingo has ordered the removal of all illegal installations along the sea-bordering boulevard known as El Malecon (George Washington Avenue). The initiative comes in reaction to a story in Hoy newspaper yesterday regarding the lax attitude of Mayor Roberto Salcedo?s government towards the construction of makeshift businesses along the ocean-fronting …

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The Ministry of Public Works is reporting that Duarte Highway will be shut down on Thursday, 10 June from 6 to 7 am. The ministry will be placing a pedestrian walkway over the highway and has chosen to take advantage of the Corpus Christi holiday. The construction, nevertheless, will paralyze traffic on the highway as …

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On Monday Diario Libre reported a case of people trying to travel on falsified documents. According to the report, one such individual, Bethania de Jesus, was a very special woman since she was not held for interrogation by the security people at Las Americas International Airport upon her arrival there on ?superiors? orders.? This is …

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Grupo M will be relocating its apparel production operations from Juana Mendez due to security concerns and the continual threats against employees. According to the Diario Libre, the company will pack up its belongings and move elsewhere so as to be able to fulfill contracted work on time. The violence caused by a group that …

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National and international solidarity is making it possible to build new dwellings for 900 families that lost their homes during the floods of Jimani and surrounding barrios, near the border with Haiti. El Caribe reports that Sur Futuro, the organization that helps development in the southwest will undertake the construction of 100; Barrio Solidaridad fostered …

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Felix Sanchez, Dominican Republic?s best hope for a gold medal at the Athens Summer Olympics, extended his winning streak to 29 consecutive finals by clocking in at 48.44 in the 400-meter hurdles in the Ostrava, Czech Republic Grand Prix yesterday. A two-time world champion, Sanchez deflected the challenge of Joey Woody, who was second with …

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President-elect Leonel Fernandez said yesterday that the country could be paralyzed by the financial problems of the power sector. An accumulated debt of more than US$360 million is behind the power generation companies having cut off supplies to the nation?s power grid. News reports indicate that the main power generators ? Itabo I and II, …

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