2004 – Page 174

El Caribe reports today on an order to print a copy of the voting list for the PRD. Tensions mounted at the JCE at 11pm after the printing to be done late in the evening was leaked to the PRSC and PLD. Administrative Chamber judges Nelson Gomez, Rafaelina Peralta, Roberto Rosario and Ramon Hernandez Dominguez, …

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The governmental Plan Renove delivered more than 3,000 motorcycles obtained with a first RD$100-million loan taken on the state. Fabio Ruiz, president of the program, explained that the motorcycles can be applied for by making a down payment of RD$1,000. The plan created a controversy after Ruiz stated publicly that the motorcycles were for those …

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El Caribe newspaper reports today that the International Monetary Fund officers have requested information on where the money would come from to increase wages. President Hipolito Mejia announced at a recent talk at the American Chamber of Commerce wage increases of RD$757.2 million per month for public employees, once the fiscal reform is decided on …

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The Ministry of Environment rejected the decision of the deputies and senators to reduce the protected-area status of park lands, explaining that the mutilation would have serious economic consequences that would affect the production of food in the Dominican Republic. Hoy newspaper carries more details today of the letter sent by the ministry to Congress …

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Ambassadors Hans Hertell of the United States, Adam Blackwell of Canada, Miguel Amado of the European Union, Andrew Ashcroft of the United Kingdom, and Rasha Ter Braack of the Benelux countries jointly expressed their profound concern for the impact on the population of the proposed mutilation of the national system of protected areas, as reported …

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Hoy newspaper reports today on the ?insatiable? hunger of Union Fenosa. It recalls how the Spanish power company did well under late President Joaquin Balaguer, when it was entrusted with rendering the management of the CDE more efficient. Then, under former President Leonel Fernandez, despite Union Fenosa being a known insider, it was allotted two …

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The Center for Exports (CEI-RD) and the Japanese Embassy have announced a joint program to advise Dominican companies on exportation to Japan. The goal of the program is to conquer new export markets and improve local companies? export platforms, as well as attract new foreign capital investment. Five Japanese experts will participate in the three-year …

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At Harvard’s annual Arts First event, the Dominican student group of that university called Fuerza Latina recognized the Dominican heritage of actor John Lithgow by showing a map of the Dominican Republic, a Dominican flag and an 11-page printout listing Lithgows from the last century. The actor has won enormous critical acclaim, as well as …

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The Ministry of Environment has emitted its position on the proposed drastic reductions in protected park land boundaries and the planned use for these fragile ecological reserves. Environment Minister Frank Moya Pons had not responded to press inquiries on the case so far. But now the Ministry of Environment issued a note, as reported in …

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The union of private schools announced that, because several private and public schools are used as polling stations, their members will not hold classes from Monday, 17 May to Wednesday, 19 May. Public schools will be closed from 12-18 May.