2005 – Page 83

The Dominican Republic is in pursuit of alternative energy sources. Unfortunately, as reported in Hoy, along with a caricature of Don Quixote, the nation is riding a horse, not a fast train or any other motorized vehicle. The reporter, Isaolym Mieses, interviewed Doroteo Rodriguez, the manager of Alternate Energy Sources for the National Energy Commission. …

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The government and the IMF are in the process of reviewing the ceilings on the trade balances set forth in the Letter of Intent, in order to bring them in line with the impact created by the recent rise in the price of oil. As reported in Listin Diario, the “flexibility” that the IMF will …

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With close to 100,000 Dominican women living across the European continent, 86% of the remittances that come from Europe are sent by women. According to sociologist Irma Nicasio, spokesperson for the International Committee for the Protection and Support of Migrating Women and Those Taken for Sexual Exploitation, about half these women are prostitutes. Nicasio, who …

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President Leonel Fernandez said yesterday that the DR is willing to help “to calm the rhetorical confrontation that exists between the US and Venezuelan governments”. Listin Diario reports that Fernandez referred to this when asked about the Dominican Republic’s relationship with the US and Venezuela, in a conference of the Council of The Americas held …

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The US government said yesterday that the DR, together with Colombia, has made significant progress in the fight against drug trafficking in the region. A report sent to lawmakers previously authorized by President George W. Bush, includes Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the DR and Ecuador in the list of countries that produce or serve as bridges …

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The Administrative Undersecretary of the Presidency, Rafael Perez Modesto, announced yesterday that the Presidential Palace’s fuel allocation has been reduced by 20%. A report in Diario Libre states that he explained that the measure is part of the Energy and Fuel Saving Plan developed by the government, and recommended that other state institutions should emulate …

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Congress is to implement an energy and fuel savings plan as of next Monday, informed Alfredo Pacheco, President of the Chamber of Deputies. He said that he met with Senate President Andres Bautista Garcia to evaluate the possibilities of saving energy. They will announce a series of measures next week.

The Ministry of Education delivered checks for RD$39.2 million to 30 engineers selected as contractors for the remodeling of an equal number of schools in different parts of the country. These funds include advance payments for the initial work and others are installments for construction work already in progress. The Ministry has designed a national …

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The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is asking for collaboration and support from Central America and the DR against the pressure that it claims is exerted by the People’s Republic of China (mainland) for the abolition of diplomatic and trade relations between Central America and the DR and Taiwan, according to Listin Diario. …

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The DR does not have the tri-dimensional radar system required for the monitoring of illegal activities or unauthorized incursions into Dominican air space, and this facilitates illegal air operations such as the plane that landed on the road near La Romana last 18 August (see DR1 Daily News 19 August 2005), according to Diario Libre. …

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