2007 – Page 46

Thousands of school children cannot attend classes because their schools are still housing evacuees from Tropical Storm Noel. Forty schools in Santo Domingo, San Cristobal, Ocoa, Bani, Azua, Bahouco, Barahona, Monsignor Nouel and Duarte provinces are still occupied by over 10,000 displaced people. There is not much hope that lessons will resume any time soon …

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Members of the US Army’s Southern Command have launched a medical relief program for the province of Peravia (Bani), starting in Paya, one of the towns cut off from the rest of the province when bridges were destroyed by flooding from TS Noel. Over 150 people were treated during yesterday’s work. On Saturday over 500 …

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The majority PLD enabled the Dominican Senate to pass the law that authorizes the Ministry of the Treasury to issue bonds for RD$5 billion to help with the recovery efforts after TS Noel. The legislation was passed by the Chamber of Deputies last week, again assisted by the majority that the PLD holds in the …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has kept the highest alert (red) level in place for eleven Dominican provinces and issued a Yellow Alert for a further 15 provinces. These warnings come in response to frontal systems that have led to rains in Santo Domingo and other parts of the country, as well as an area …

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Damage as a result of Tropical Storm Noel has led the Dominican National Refinery to shut down its operations. Several of the fuel pipes leading to the installation were damaged when the Nizao and Haina rivers flooded. The president of the board of directors, Ruben Montas, told reporters from Hoy that the work stoppage would …

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Premium gasoline was in exceedingly short supply over the weekend, with just five of the 490 gasoline stations affiliated to the National Association of Gasoline Retailers (ANADEGAS) reporting small quantities in their tanks. The refinery does not have any of the gasoline in reserve. However, Ruben Montas, the CEO at the refinery, said that the …

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With long lines of 55 gallon drums, buckets, or anything that can hold water, the scene in Pedro Brand, Los Alcarrizos and the northern part of Santo Domingo is one of exasperation. There is very little or no drinking water in the area since Tropical Storm Noel affected the country two weeks ago. People in …

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The Central Electoral Board has told reporters that it will not back down from the resolution that called for a halt to political campaigning on radio and television as well as other media. According to Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, the ban is on political advertising promoting candidates for office. The parties can place ads for …

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Despite the Electoral Board’s resolution, the country’s political parties have gone ahead with their television and radio spots, as well as their print media propaganda. Amable Aristy Castro’s ads were still being aired on television, as were the ads promoting Miguel Vargas Maldonado’s presidential bid. Spots by the ruling PLD party, including the controversial ad …

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The Dell Corporation has been ordered by the magistrate at the Civil and Commercial Chamber of the First Instance for the province of Santo Domingo to cease its operations in the Dominican Republic. This decision means that Xolusat, S.A. will maintain its exclusive rights for sales and service of Dell products in the country. The …

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