2009 – Page 3

The vice-president of the State Electricity Companies (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini is optimistic that there could be days without blackouts forthcoming. He said that the 24th and the 25th showed that “the country could have 24-hour energy” not just on holidays if all sectors fulfilled their obligations. He said that the country has had bigger energy …

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While the Dominican Hydroelectric Enterprise (EGEHID) has surpassed its goal of producing 1,399 GWh (producing 1,449 GWh), they also had a monstrous debt collection issue. According to El Nuevo Diario, Egehid was owed RD$4.5 billion by several clients. As of the beginning of December, 12 entities owed this money: Ede-Este owes RD$774 million, Ede-Norte owes …

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The new directors of the National Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) criticized the 2010 budget during the Economic Encounter at the Corripio Group breakfast meeting. The association, now led by Miguel Roig, was critical of the funds assigned to the Presidency and to Public Works. They were negative about the deficit contained in the budget and …

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Consumer activity is expected to surge in the first half of the year as foreign loans enter and the government injects resources during the municipal and congressional election campaign period, as reported in Diario Libre. Due to the agreement signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), lots of money will be circulating, with a broadening …

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Following investigations by the authorities, as of yesterday 5 people have been detained and the police have found the vehicle that was used by the people who shot former Colonel Jose Amado Gonzalez Gonzalez (National Police) 13 times. Gonzalez Gonzalez was under investigation for his alleged ties to the drug-trafficking fugitive Jose D. Figueroa Agosto. …

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The National Police chief has told reporters that they would file a report today on the killing of the former Lieutenant Colonel and the serious wounding of his wife Madelin Bernard. Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin said that the document was written in conjunction with the Attorney General and the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) and …

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Serious concerns have been expressed at Eddy Brito’s transfer to a cell near the entrance to the Najayo Model Prison, since after the assassination of the former colonel Jose A. Gonzalez Gonzalez, all witnesses in the Jose Figueroa Agosto case are believed to be subject to death threats. Nevertheless, the Director of Prisons, Manuel de …

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Shortly before the Christmas Day holiday, National Drug Control Department chief Major General Rolando Rosado Mateo accused Ramon del Rosario Puente (alias Tono Lena) of being behind the drug drops in the east of the country. Rosario Puente has been accused of a plot to kill Rosado Mateo. Rosado Mateo said that the plot was …

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Mary Pelaez has been sent to Najayo Jail for 3 months while her case is heard by the justice system. The Prosecutor General presented proof of alleged conversations between Pelaez and fugitive drug trafficker Jose Figueroa Agosto, establishing that the latter apparently paid for the maintenance services at both residences registered in Pelaez’s name in …

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Presidential drug advisor Marino Vinicio Castillo (Vincho) says he fears the DR could become another Mexico because justice has not worked in confronting drug trafficking. Castillo, a leading lawyer, says that this weakness in the justice system renders the country defenseless in the face of drug trafficking. He believes that there is an urgent need …

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