2015 – Page 343

DR1 will not be updated on Monday, 6 January, a holiday dedicated to children in the Dominican Republic. News from 30 December through 3 January has been compiled for this Friday, 3 January 2003 edition. Note that the Three Kings Day holiday is a long weekend for Dominicans. Most schools open again on Wednesday, 8 …

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Working into the late hours of 30 December, the Chamber of Deputies affirmed the US$600 million bond issue sought by the Mejia government to reduce its debts. The deputies did not read nor did they debate the document, which had first been approved by the Senate on 11 December.  Of 138 deputies present, 91 voted …

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The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Rafaela Alburquerque, said that the National Budget for RD$83 billion will be reviewed as soon as the deputies return to work. She said the deputies? work sessions are closed until 27 February. However, the legislature ends on 12 January. As reported in El Caribe, the legal advisor to …

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The Chamber of Deputies voted in favor of the US$17.2 million loan to Ingetec Europa, a previously unknown Spanish company that has no past experience building signs or road protection barriers. The loan was approved at 3 am on Tuesday, 30 December, despite the staunch opposition of most PRSC and PLD legislators.  El Caribe newspaper, …

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Superintendent of Power Julio Cross claims that Union Fenosa is moving to become a virtual monopoly in the production and distribution of power in the Dominican Republic. The company was contracted during the Balaguer government in an effort to assist the Dominican Electricity Corporation (CDE), the state-owned power utility, in its restructuring. Despite having had …

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Minister of the Armed Forces Jose Miguel Soto Jimenez issued Memorandum No. 43381, banning the chiefs of the navy, air force and army to speak to the press without previous authorization, according to Hoy newspaper. The memorandum is addressed to Major General Carlos Diaz Morfa (army), Rear Admiral Euripides Uribe Peguero (navy) and Major General …

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Hoy newspaper reports that OMSA bus service has again been affected by mounting debts. Reportedly, OMSA owes RD$260 million to its fuel suppliers and according to the newspaper, since July 2002, OMSA has more than doubled its debt with suppliers, despite the government having authorized an extraordinary subsidy of RD$20 million a month.  Last 21 …

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El Caribe newspaper reports on some 10 bags full of cedulas, the Dominican ID card, that a truck from the Central Electoral Board supposedly unloaded at the Duquesa garbage dump. A resident of Los Casabes, a community located near the garbage dump, revealed the curious find to El Caribe on Thursday, 2 January. He became …

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AES Corporation announced that it has secured a US$145 million loan for the completion of the AES Andres liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. According to AES, the funds will be used to finish construction of a US$400 million LNG import terminal, regasification facility, pipeline and 300 MW combined-cycle power plant, some 20 kilometers from …

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A ride in one of the radio-operated taxis in Santo Domingo will now cost RD$60. The taxi companies agreed to increase their rates by RD$10. Las Americas taxi service (excluding the airport-based taxis and hotel taxis that are more expensive) was increased to RD$350, up from RD$300, as reported in Hoy newspaper.