2007 – Page 50

The government created two new power sector entities last Saturday. Presidential decrees 628 and 629 created the Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company, and the Dominican Electricity Transmission Company. Both of these entities were formerly under the aegis of the CDEEE (the Dominican Company of State-owned Electricity Enterprises). Each of the new entities, according to El Caribe, …

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President Leonel Fernandez will address the Dominican people at 10pm tomorrow (Thursday) night. He is expected to announce a series of government measures aimed at alleviating the suffering of people displaced from their homes by the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Noel. The President, in a series of visits to shelters, has urged patience and …

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President Leonel Fernandez has called off his planned trip to the summit conference in Chile this week. The XVII Iberian-American Heads of State and Heads of Government Summit Conference will begin tomorrow in Santiago, Chile. The Chief Executive will send Vice President Rafael Alburquerque to the summit in his place.

The Dominican Red Cross has released some statistics on the victims of Tropical Storm Noel. According to the organization, its volunteers helped 36,238 people in 226 shelters around the country. Gustavo Lara, the head of the Dominican chapter, told Hoy reporters that this figure breaks down to 10,623 men, 10,134 women and 4,417 boys under …

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The National Council for Urban Affairs (Conau) has decided to restart its project to relocate people who live on the banks of the Ozama and Isabela rivers in the capital. Obviously, this comes at a time when the nation is focusing on the chaos created by Tropical Storm Noel, and Conau will present its plans …

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The Senate has asked the Executive Branch to create a specialized military force to impede that persons whose homes were flooded rebuild in high-risk areas near dams, rivers and streams. This would avoid a repeat of the present disaster situation, where so far nearly 100 persons lost their lives when the flooding caught them by …

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A week after the Tropical Storm Noel hit the Dominican Republic, Listin Diario is reporting that more refugees and more isolated communities are being discovered. According to reporters Jose Nova and Viviano de Leon, the number of towns and villages cut off from the rest of the country has increased from 137 to 153, and …

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International assistance continues to flow into the Dominican Republic in the wake of the severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Noel. The Dominican business community, together with religious groups of every denomination and non-governmental organizations, has pitched in to assist in the effort. The total value of this aid is not known at this time …

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A Red Alert is still in effect for eleven provinces in the Dominican Republic, including the Lower Yuna river basin area. According to the latest bulletin from the Emergency Operations Center (COE), 13 provinces are subject to a Yellow Alert. The Red Alert is for San Cristobal, Monsignor Nouel, San Jose de Ocoa, Azua, Peravia, …

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The Guajimia Project, which aimed to relocate, clean up and sanitize one of the most pestilent creeks in Santo Domingo, appears to have had a dramatic effect, although it is not even finished. According to Diario Libre, the work carried out so far by the Santo Domingo Water Authority (CAASD) prevented the entire area from …

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