2009 – Page 93

Celso Marranzini, executive vice-president of the State-owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE), has announced that financial information about the CDEEE’s operations is available for all to see online. Now the general public can see how taxpayer money is being used on the CDEEE payroll at the “Recursos Humanos” section of the website. The new CDEEE head had …

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The coordinator of the United Nations Development Program for the DR, Miguel Ceara Hatton blames the country’s economic and social backwardness on the devastating effect of political corruption. He said that wasteful public spending, inadequate institutions, lack of ethics and a commitment by citizens to demand accountability and defend their space, are all major factors …

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The Prosecutor General of the Republic, Radhames Jimenez Pena, and the Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (Finjus) have rejected recent attempts to modify the Law of Free Access to Information with the argument of establishing “the truthfulness” of the information. Jimenez Pena said he was totally in disagreement with the modification of the Law of Free …

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Following heated discussions, the Constitutional Revisory Assembly kept the reading of Article 30 that establishes that “the right to life is inviolable from conception until death. The death penalty cannot be established, pronounced or applied in any case.” To ratify Article 30, 128 assembly members voted in favor and 34 voted against. Only 108 votes …

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Today sees the end of the two-week visit by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to the country. Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa said that the draft of the letter of intent and the agreements include a disbursement of US$990 million this year, of which US$690 million are in the budget. Bengoa said that the US$990 …

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The full Central Electoral Board (JCE) has accepted the suggestions made by the Commission of Registry Offices that established standards for transcribing marriages celebrated before and after the 1954 Concordat with the Roman Catholic Church. The electoral magistrates have established the new requirements to prevent the marriage registrations from being used for illegal reasons. For …

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As part of the latest drive against drug trafficking, the National Drug Control Department (DNCD), the Police Central Anti-Narcotics Department and the Justice Department seized 293 kilograms of cocaine in 244 packages and US$167,160 in cash during operations carried out in Villa Mella, in Santo Domingo North and in the National District yesterday afternoon. The …

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President Leonel Fernandez has promoted the head of the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) to Major General, from the rank of Brigade General. In Decree 704-09 the President recognizes his work at the head of the narcotics agency. In his first month on the job, he has overseen the seizure of 372.4 kilos of cocaine, …

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The Dominican Republic, led by Victor Estrella and Jose Hernandez, will meet Venezuela in the final round of play in Group II in the Americas Zone. If the Dominican team wins, it would then jump into play in Group I. According to El Nuevo Diario, the games will be played starting on Friday at the …

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President Leonel Fernandez met in Puerto Plata yesterday with tourism sector representatives, and committed government funding for projects on the province’s development agenda. Jose Natalio Redondo, president of the Puerto Plata Tourism & Cultural Cluster expressed optimism that progress would be made following the President’s visit. It was agreed that the government would fund the …

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