2004 – Page 257

The director of the Institute of Electricity at the state-run Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, engineer Jose Luis Moreno, told Hoy newspaper that the Electricity Law is being violated in more than 15 of its articles, especially in areas that protect consumers. He said the government has yet to apply Article 98 that stipulates that …

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Public hospital physicians are on strike today and will only attend to hospitalized patients and those arriving to the emergency rooms. Public hospitals have been one of the most notable victims of cuts in social services during the Mejia government. Patients now requiring services at the public health facilities must pay for virtually all supplies …

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President Hipolito Mejia described the two-day nationwide strike programmed for Wednesday, 28 January and Thursday, 29 January as “cheap politics and demagoguery.” He said that the pseudo-union representatives have frequently made appeals for strike action to achieve political capital. The leading union mouthpieces during the Fernandez government, Juan Hubieres of Fenatrano and Antonio Marte of …

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Former President Fernandez voiced his support of the two-day nationwide strike called for Wednesday, 28 January and Thursday, 29 January. “The people have reasons to protest. We can say that this government has mistreated the people so much when what we see is the civic and honorable behavior of the Dominican people. There is no …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez led a march of PLD followers as they headed uptown by way of Avenida Nicolas de Ovando and Avenida Duarte, visiting slum and low-income barrios, including Capotillo, 24 de Abril, Espaillat, 27 de Febrero, Las Canitas and others that have been strong bastions for the PRD. This was the first mass …

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“With lema or without lema, with the Junta (JCE) or without the Junta, they will leave – we can’t take it anymore!” called out one man, also repeating the slogan, “Que felicidad, el guapon de Hipolito se va,” which was chanted during the Licey-Gigantes game at the Santo Domingo baseball park. The crowd was so …

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As reported in El Caribe newspaper, former President Leonel Fernandez, who most polls show garnering more than 60% of voter support, has accused the PPH (PRD faction that supports the re-election of President Hipolito Mejia) of purposely fostering conditions to impose a dictatorship on the country. “In their attempt to create the foundation of a …

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In its editorial Monday, 26 January, the Miami Herald urged the OAS to get involved in preventing massive fraud in the 16 May 2004 presidential election. The newspaper focused primarily on President Mejia and his recent political maneuverings. “Under the guise of political reform, President Hipolito Mejia is tinkering with the election law four months …

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After transactions were carried out of up to RD$60 to US$1 on the black market last Friday, the market has performed a turnaround. Operations opened on Tuesday at RD$48 to US$1 in commercial banks with expectations for the peso to continue its ascent. The president of the Association of Exchange Houses, Augusto Peignand, feels that …

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El Caribe reports on the first months of operations of a jeans manufacturing plant at the new Ouanaminthe Industrial Park – an operation financed by a US$8-million loan from the World Bank. Five hundred employees at the park produce 30,000 pairs of jeans a week and the plan is to increase production to 100,000 units …

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