2009 – Page 160

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is meeting with President Leonel Fernandez in Santo Domingo today. Also attending the meeting are Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, Armed Forces Minister Lt. General Pedro Rafael Pena Antonio, and several other high-ranking military officials. Hoy describes the odd reception that Zelaya received at the Presidential Palace, where employees greeted him …

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After his meeting with deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, President Leonel Fernandez is scheduled to depart for his 10-day trip to France, Israel and Egypt. This will be his 11th overseas trip this year. He is expected to sign a cooperation agreement during his stay in Paris. While in Israel, Fernandez will meet with Israeli …

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After his success at last year’s Rio Summit, President Leonel Fernandez has gained a reputation as a great mediator. Fernandez will use his skills during meetings with the African Union and the Arab League next week, where he will act as spokesperson for the regional nations and organizations that support recently deposed Honduran President Manuel …

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International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Toure was honored by the President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez last night, when he was accorded the title of Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella (Orden al Merito de Duarte, Sanchez y Mella). The Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez …

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During a ceremony at the National Police headquarters in Santo Domingo, US Embassy Charge d’affaires Roland Bullen donated, on behalf of the United States, hi-tech equipment to be used to detect explosives. The donation also covers training 15 people in the use of the equipment. The donation by the US is worth a total of …

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The United Nations Development Program office in Santo Domingo has accepted a request from the Ministry of Environment (Semarena) to carry out a technical evaluation of the concession process by which an environmental license was granted to the Dominican Mining Consortium for the installation of a cement factory on the edge of Los Haitises National …

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Radhames Segura, executive vice president of the State-run Electricity Companies (CDEEE) has played down the recent increase in blackouts. Speaking yesterday, he described them as a “momentary inconvenience,” produced by the increase in demand that comes with summer, as reported in Diario Libre. Segura met with generator and distribution companies and explained that the demand …

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The vice president of the State-run Electricity Companies (CDEEE), Radhames Segura, has been defending the recent hikes in energy rates, saying they could generate an extra US$70 million needed for the energy distributors. Segura claims it would also save the CDEEE US$40 million in operating costs. During a press conference at the CDEEE, Segura announced …

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Former presidential candidate Guillermo Moreno says there is a pandemic of uncontrollable acts of corruption in the current administration, with the example coming from the highest echelons. He added that it was regrettable that State Prosecutors did not pursue any of the charges of corruption that are denounced. Moreno says that it appears that President …

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President Leonel Fernandez met with the anti-corruption departments of his government and representatives of the United Nations Development Program and the World Bank yesterday. Present were Jose Joaquin Medina for the Commission for Ethics, Hotoniel Bonilla for the Department for the Persecution of Corruption, General Prosecutor Radhames Jimenez Pena and General Controller Simon Lizardo. Also …

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