2010 – Page 23

President Leonel Fernandez is scheduled to travel to Mar de Plata, Argentina on Thursday to attend the 20th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government on the theme of Education for Social Inclusion that starts on Friday. From there he will travel to Brazil and the United States for meetings. The Presidency website reports …

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The Presidency said that government officials have been informed that the Controller’s Office will not authorize payments for contracts that violate the National Procurement Law. He said the decision was made in response to the recommendations made by the Anti-Corruption Participative Initiative (IPAC) to eliminate administrative corruption. The announcement was made by Presidency Minister Cesar …

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Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa told the press that the 2011 National Budget submitted to Congress would be modified, as reported in El Dia. Nevertheless, he expects it to be approved next week. He said that the central government had reached an agreement with the legislators. The ruling PLD party holds the majority in Congress. He …

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The Senate has voted for most of the judges of the Chamber of Accounts to continue in their posts. Licelot Marte de Barrios will continue to preside the organization that is in charge of monitoring the accountability of government departments. Others are Pablo del Rosario, vice president, Pedro Ortiz, secretary, and members Juan Herida Castilla …

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The 9th National Population and Housing Census began today. It should have commenced on 24 November but was postponed. The poll was delayed because of difficulties in the logistics of the distribution of the per diems. The census will employ 60,000 people nationwide. Director of the National Statistics Office (ONE) Pablo Tactuk said that the …

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The Chamber of Deputies approved a US$30 million loan by the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) yesterday for the rehabilitation and distribution of electricity. The fund seeks to improve the rate of return of collections by the three power distribution companies n EdeNorte, EdeSur and EdeEste, all government owned. An opposition PRD party spokesman, …

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Former President Salvador Jorge Blanco’s health remained stable yesterday, although his condition remains serious. His physician, neurosurgeon Jose Joaquin Puello said that a day after suffering a cardiac arrest Jorge Blanco had not gotten worse. At 8:40pm, nevertheless, yesterday, he was in coma. He is being treated at the intensive care unit of the Abel …

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A poll carried out by the Benenson Strategy Group makes evident the growing public dissatisfaction with the government and the economy. Most of those polled felt the economy had worsened and said they would like to see a change. Despite the results, as reported in Diario Libre, the public continues to prefer the ruling PLD …

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Popular Venezuelan reggaetton duo Chino & Nacho bring their Nina Bonita Tour to Santo Domingo with a performance tomorrow evening, Friday 3 December at the Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. The show starts at 9pm and tickets are RD$1,000. For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar

The Estrellas Orientales defeated the Tigres del Licey yesterday to return to lead in the Dominican Winter Baseball Tournament. The Estrellas were behind in the eighth inning but delighted their fans with two runs that delivered the win. At the Quisqueya Ball Park in Santo Domingo, Juan Francisco batted for homerun for a second time …

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