2006 – Page 47

Dominican Police Chief Bernardo Santana Paez has announced that any police officer in uniform must be in service, or could face arrest. Santana Paez told Listin Diario reporters that he has issued orders for all police patrols to arrest any officer in uniform who is not on duty. Santana called this “a new way of …

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More than 5,500 families in the Punta Cana/Bavaro Macao and Miches areas of the eastern Dominican Republic receive power 24 hours a day at prices to the consumer similar to those of EdeEste, EdeSur and EdeNorte, which shows that a stable and efficient energy system is possible in the country. Diario Libre reports that the …

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According to Diario Libre, Spanish technicians will be arriving in Santiago this week to carry out feasibility studies for the possible construction of a passenger tramway system and cargo transport line. Initial reports say that the project could cost at least half a million US dollars. The route would begin at the Cibao International Airport, …

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“We are proud of the many Dominicans who were victorious on Election Day,” said Cid Wilson, president of the Dominican American Round Table (DANR). “As our community continues to grow, so does our political representation at various levels of public office,” he stressed. DANR numbers show that to date, 6 Dominicans have been elected to …

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Democratic National Convention Head Howard Dean will be the main speaker at the Regional Meeting of the Americas for “Democrats Living Abroad,” which began yesterday. The three-day event brings together important Democratic leaders in the region who live outside of the United States. The event is being held in Bavaro. The organization, according to Hoy …

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After a wild weekend in baseball there is now a four-way tie for second place in the Dominican Winter League. On Sunday The Tigres beat the lowly Azucareros 6-4, Las Estrellas got their fifth win in a row over the Gigantes with a 7-3 victory, and the Leones shut out the Aguilas 3-0. The Tigres …

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President Leonel Fernandez formally inaugurated 120 apartments and 46 houses in three different municipalities in the province of Monte Plata yesterday. The cost of the construction was an estimated RD$107 million for all the housing that was used during the 13th annual National Games in Monte Plata held earlier this year and formally assigned to …

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The Armed Forces have unveiled a new communications system that includes 16 towers located in Santo Domingo, Alto Bandera, Pedernales, Dajabon, Jimani, Montecristi, Peravia and Higuey. The new system is called Integrated Network Dominican Republic (REINTERED) and cost a total of US$30 million. It consists of a combination of a military communications system for tactical …

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Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez (PLD-National District) commented yesterday that the government does not have to agree with all the International Monetary Funds’s recommendations about fiscal reforms that are calling for increases in the ITBIS (VAT), and that the President will make that clear on Tuesday. Perez, who is quoted in El Caribe newspaper, said …

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After a long session yesterday the Chamber of Deputies approved the bills and modifications to laws needed for the country’s entry into DR-CAFTA in consecutive readings and the possibility that the DR-CAFTA comes into effect by December of this year is quickly becoming a real possibility. Because modifications were made to the bills passed earlier …

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