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Santo Domingo water supply 60million gallons short

by Royston on Mar 10 2010. Viewed (185)
The drought in the Santo Domingo area which has been worsening since last summer is beginning to reach worrying levels. The catchment area has had the lowest rainfall in 20 years. The w...
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CDEEE promises 24 hour power is back

by Royston on Mar 10 2010. Viewed (190)
The government announced yesterday that it will reduce power outages affecting the country with the return to the system of several plants that were out of service....
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Over one million motorbikes on the roads

by Royston on Mar 10 2010. Viewed (97)
The number of vehicles on Dominican roads rose to 2,570,220 units at year end 2009 This represents a growth of 5.1%, although there was a decrease of the import of vehicles and motorcycles in relation...
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Most Dominican Government institutions do not comply with Public Procurement Act

by Royston on Mar 10 2010. Viewed (88)
Two studies conducted by Participación Ciudadana, (Citizen Participation (PC)) show that over 42 percent of public institutions in the Dominican Republic do not properly follow the guidelines for proc...
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Canada’s Head of State arrives to meet Fernandez

by Royston on Mar 9 2010. Viewed (275)
The Governor General of Canada, Michaelle Jean, arrived in The Dominican Republic today after visiting Haiti. Jean was born in Haiti and emigrated to America in 1968. She...
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Tragic end to Carnival - 1 dead

by Royston on Mar 9 2010. Viewed (161)
The Carnival in Santo Domingo ended tragically on Sunday with one dead, thirteen injured and fifty arrests. Police reports said the dead man, Joel Vicioso, 19,  was stabbed repeatedly ...
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American busted with 1 kilo of cocaine at Santiago airport

by Royston on Mar 9 2010. Viewed (626)
An American man was arrested in Santiago international airport while trying to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico, allegedly with a 1Kg package of cocaine between his legs. Jose Diaz was arres...
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9 of the retired generals to be extradited to USA

by Royston on Mar 9 2010. Viewed (265)
The United States has requested the extradition of nine of the recently retired Dominican generals, including Rafael Bencosme Candelier, Manuel Florentino and Virgilio Sierra Pérez for alleged links w...
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Electricity production still falling

by Royston on Mar 9 2010. Viewed (106)
Despite protestations to the contrary by those responsible for electricity supply, black outs are still increasing. Electricity production continues to fall to criti...
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Economists criticize government borrowing

by Royston on Mar 8 2010. Viewed (82)
Two economists yesterday criticized the way the government of President Leonel Fernández, in just two years, has borrowed 2,523 million US dollars, equivalent to 91,347.8 million pesos.Econ...
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