2006 – Page 287

Yesterday, the government began the process of placing US$300 million worth of bonds on the financial markets during a meeting at the Central Bank, with the participation of representatives from investment banks and other investors from the US and Europe, as reported in Hoy Newspaper. Presidential Technical Minister Juan Temistocles Montas said that the purpose …

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Errors made by the three electricity distribution companies EdeEste, EdeNorte, and EdeSur in meter readings, excessive billings and irregular suspensions of service during January add up to RD$32.5 million, which must now be credited to their clients, as reported by El Caribe. This information was disclosed by the Electricity Superintendence’s Consumer Protection Department (Protecom), which …

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The executive vice president of the CDEEE, Radhames Segura said that he plans to sue controversial government minister Miguel Mejia for statements he made to Listin Diario that the tender process for the installation of 1,200 megawatts in coal-fired generation was tricked-up (amanado.) Segura said that he was giving Mejia time to present the proof …

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Dozens of bills expired at the end of the extraordinary legislature of Congress that had been called by President Leonel Fernandez for the passing of the budget bill. Among the most important bills that have expired, Diario Libre mentions one that criminalizes tax evasion, one that regulates the contracting of state works, goods, services and …

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Before leaving office on an unpaid leave of absence to promote his candidacy for Senator of Santiago, Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito inaugurated a Pilot Plan for Transparency whereby the public would be able to obtain details of financial operations and contracting of goods and services by the Attorney General Department. Diario Libre reports that …

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Listin Diario political analyst Orlando Gil writes today that the appeals court decision to release those sentenced for corruption in the Plan Renove transportation case during the Mejia administration sets new legal precedents for government officers. He writes that the recent comments by PRD vice president Pedro Franco Badia that the president of the Supreme …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Luis Arias has announced that this March the JCE would be distributing RD$500 million among the 24 recognized political parties to finance their campaigns for the 16 May 2006 congressional and municipal elections. Arias admitted that the JCE has no control over how the politicians spend the …

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Today’s Listin Diario editorial column focuses on the millions that the government is making available for political campaigning at a time when children of Batey El Soco public school had to resort to picketing on the highway to demand that the Ministry of Education assign them a teacher. Their teacher is on leave of absence …

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Many children who were rescued from the streets and taken to shelters by the Attorney General’s Department for Children and Adolescents have escaped according to deputy AG Marisol Tobal, who believes that this is caused by the delay in locating the children’s parents and other relatives. El Caribe reports that the youngsters who escape end …

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A boat with 44 people on board – 29 men and 15 women – was intercepted early Wednesday morning by the Dominican Navy and the US Coast Guard while trying to reach Puerto Rico illegally. Navy reports indicate that the boat left the DR from Rio Boba in Nagua and that the journey was organized …

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