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08-07-2008, 02:30 PM
Former Central Bank governor Bernardo Vega looks back to 2001-2002 when he was director of El Caribe, to remind readers that the newspaper investigated the now infamous CODACSA contract and warned about the pitfalls it contained. Prior to it being signed by then Minister of Public Works, former PRD presidential candidate Miguel Vargas, El Caribe published statements from the PLD's Alejandro Montas, who said that a concession could not be granted to a company that has not invested a cent. But Congress approved the contract regardless. CODACSA disputes the right to keep the concession for the construction of the San Pedro de Macoris-La Romana highway. The government claims that the company has not met contractual obligations.
Bernardo Vega feels there is a need for more investigative journalism. He suggests that journalists look into how much the government is losing in the Sun Land financing (a case pending a Supreme Court decision because Congressional approval was not sought for the loan), the total of the fiscal deficit for the first half of the year, and what has delayed the start of the construction of two coal-fired power plants approved by the government. He also calls for a journalistic investigation into the figures for the operational subsidy that the Santo Domingo metro is requiring and will require.
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Bernardo Vega feels there is a need for more investigative journalism. He suggests that journalists look into how much the government is losing in the Sun Land financing (a case pending a Supreme Court decision because Congressional approval was not sought for the loan), the total of the fiscal deficit for the first half of the year, and what has delayed the start of the construction of two coal-fired power plants approved by the government. He also calls for a journalistic investigation into the figures for the operational subsidy that the Santo Domingo metro is requiring and will require.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)