2005 – Page 273

Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso said that the Dominican Republic would give its vote to the Central American consensus candidate for secretary general of the Organization of American States. The post became vacant when Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco asked Rodriguez, a former Costa Rican President, to resign from his post and return to …

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The Superintendent of Power Francisco Mendez announced that the tender for the government-operated EdeNorte and EdeSur and AES-operated EdeEste power distribution would be postponed for after 2005. Mendez said that the plan is instead to buy time to cut fraud and increase the number of paying consumers of the EdeNorte and EdeSur power distribution units. …

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Those heading east along the 27 de Febrero overpasses can now cross directly over Duarte Bridge. The Ministry of Public Works removed the cement blocks that impede traffic from Avenida Paris, as reported in El Caribe newspaper. A pedestrian walk of six meters was left to one side. There is a ban on trucks using …

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Hoy newspaper has taken on the cause of individuals that live in barrios where most of the residents do not pay for the service. The newspaper is championing the cause of individuals who pay for the service but have the misfortune to live in barrios where payment delinquency is widespread. The Superintendence of Power recently …

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Manolo Prince, a former Dominican basketball star, is in charge of the San Lazaro Model Community Project, which has brought new hope to the uptown urban slum with a population of around 35,000 people, as reported in the Listin Diario. Prince won many games for the Club San Lazaro basketball team and now is coordinating …

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Bonao, Azua, Bani and La Vega get high marks as clean cities, in stark contrast to Santo Domingo and Santiago, the two largest cities. Listin Diario editorial points out today that good government of the municipalities together with the empowerment of the citizens has made a difference. The newspaper focuses on how business, neighborhood junta …

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Former Governor of the Central Bank, DR ambassador in Washington and editor of El Caribe newspaper, Bernardo Vega in a contribution to the op-ed section of El Caribe on Monday commented that Dominicans should become more aware of how much of the Gross Domestic Product is used to sustain vagabond politicians, political parties, their members, …

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The recent case of army captain Quirino Paulino Castillo, the “benefactor” of the impoverished province of Elias Pina, brings sociologist Ramon Tejada Holguin to comment that these donations should not be called philanthropy. Quirino Paulino funded the construction of schools, roads and even bridges in the southern part of the country. In December, he was …

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Puerto Rican powerhorse Carlos Beltran will be joining three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez as they strive to give the New York Mets a chance at a championship in the 2005 Major League Baseball season. Beltran passed his physical yesterday, and the Mets were scheduled to announce the US$119 million deal today. News reports …

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The complete list of 168 nominees in 30 categories for Dominican show business’s night of stars, the Casandra Awards, was announced over the weekend. Jurors are members of the Dominican Association of Show Business Chroniclers (Acroarte), who choose the nominees. The winner of the top award, El Soberano, and the established categories, in addition special …

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