2005 – Page 130

The administrator of the CDEEE has denied that his organization had already signed any agreement with the Westmont group to bring two 600 megawatt, coal-fired generators to the Dominican Republic. Radhames Segura told Diario Libre reporters that critics should form their own opinions and not parrot what was being said by others. Segura said that …

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The European Union ambassador in the DR, Dino Sinigallia, has rejected the idea that the Dominican Republic is a failed or failing state as was reported by a publication out of Washington, D.C. In his comments, made yesterday, the ambassador said that the reality was different, since on 16 May, 2004, the nation gave a …

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The National Department for the Control of Drugs (DNCD) has 2,232 kilograms of pure cocaine in storage, pending its destruction by court order. The amount of drugs in storage comes from seizures made over the past 11 months. Over 2,800 people have been arrested for possession of these drugs. The El Caribe reports that the …

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The highway between San Pedro de Macoris and La Romana was the scene of one of the most tragic accidents in recent memory. A total of seven people are reported to have been killed. According to all today’s papers, the accident occurred at Kilometer 14 where the highway crosses the Cumayasa River, when a trailer …

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A tropical wave is moving over the Dominican Republic bringing thunderstorms, light wind and lots of rain. The good news is that this wave will most probably have moved away from us by the time it can develop into a tropical storm. Furthermore, there is nothing else at the moment that shows signs of tropical …

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EFE press agency reports that First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez is on a three-day visit to Dublin where she and a delegation of Dominican politicians and businessmen are studying the successful Irish economic and social model. Cedeno began her tour with a visit to the facilities of “First Step Microfinance” a partly state-owned non-profit …

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During a meeting of the National Immigration Council (CNM) yesterday, the authorities agreed to carry out a census to establish the number of foreigners living in the DR and to regularize the status of those residing here illegally. The CNM is composed of 11 government departments. The census aims to establish the family relations, social …

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Airport operation concession holder Aerodom said that it is investing US$253.9 million in the construction, expansion, and renovation of several airports. Company president Abraham Hazoury and Executive Director Astrid Diaz Menicucci also stated that on 1 December 2005, Aerodom would start operating the new north satellite. They declared that they are complying with the investment …

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The National Center of Tax Investigations (CENIT) believes that if a “safety net” isn’t used to protect the losers in the DR-CAFTA, the country would be signing a “death certificate for thousands of businesses”. El Caribe reports that CENIT’s proposed “safety net” would consist of a RD$22 billion fund, equivalent to 2.5% of GDP, to …

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A Gallup poll on the use of communications media in the DR shows that 94.7% of Dominican homes have televisions and 63.4% of the population uses mobile phones. Mobiles are the most common method of communication in the country. The report, which appears in Listin Diario, states that 77.2% of Dominicans have access to radio …

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