2005 – Page 55

Different parts of the National District and Santo Domingo Province are receiving tap water as seldom as once a week, forcing residents to purchase supplies for their household needs, according to reports in Listin Diario. Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewage Corporation (CAASD) Director Richard Martinez attributed the shortages to the failure in service of 26 …

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Twenty-four countries from the Americas and Europe are represented at the “Interexpo-05” international philately exhibition that is being held at the V Centenario Hotel as part of the commemorative celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Dominican Philately Society. Listin Diario reports that the institution’s president, Manuel Papaterra highlighted the exhibition of 750 frames and …

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Aguilas, Estrellas and Escogido were the winning teams on the opening night of the local baseball season yesterday. Escogido beat Licey 6-5 in Santo Domingo. Winning pitcher was Jairo Garcia and Willis Robert was the loser. In Santiago, Aguilas beat Gigantes 3-2, Arnaldo Munoz won against Ramon Antonio Pena. In La Romana, Estrellas beat Azucareros …

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President Leonel Fernandez returned from Spain yesterday evening after attending the XV Ibero-American Summit in Salamanca. During his trip, Fernandez met with important investors and potential investors, including the promoters of the controversial artificial island that is planned off Santo Domingo’s waterfront. The Spanish investors are talking about a US$300 million project. During the summit, …

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International corruption watchdog Transparency International reports that the Dominican Republic is a little bit better with regards to its Index of Perceived Corruption, although it still ranks below the mean for Latin America. Of the 28 countries in Latin America, the Dominican Republic is number 18 on the list of IPC. Transparency International’s report was …

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The International Monetary Fund has warned the Dominican government that it has to move forward with a program designed to greatly reduce the subsidy paid for provision of electricity to the poorer barrios of the major cities, especially Santo Domingo. At the same time, the IMF praises the efforts the authorities are making with regards …

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The head of the Office of Transport Reorganization (OTR), Diandino Pena, announced yesterday that the preparatory work being carried out on the Maximo Gomez Avenue and the Francisco J. Peynado bridge that links Santo Domingo with Villa Mella are related to the installation of a light train system that will be begun in January, 2006. …

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Bidding opens today for the installation of 1200 megawatts of electricity production using coal fired generators. The bidding will be overseen by Radhames Segura, the head of the CDEEE and the Minister for the President, Danilo Medina. The government has sent out over 2,000 invitations for the bidding, to both national and international investors. The …

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The general manager of the Dominican Refinery (REFIDOMSA), Alfredo Nara, has told reporters that the refinery is currently in a state of non-liquidity due to the accumulated debt of RD$500 million owed by the Dominican government for propane gas. This money represents the government’s subsidy for propane gas that is used for transportation and domestic …

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In the alphabet soup of commissions, committees and state-sponsored organizations, DEPRECO is assigned the task of preventing corruption. RENOVE was the program charged, under the Mejia administration, with renovating the public transportation fleet. The leading members of the latter, as well as businessmen involved in the purchase of many of the vehicles were charged with …

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