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11-17-2006, 02:30 PM
It was business as usual for most citizens in Santo Domingo yesterday as the threatened strike went ahead without much fanfare or support. A 48-hour strike had been called by CNTU transport organization head Ramon Perez Figuereo in protest against the announced fiscal reform, the increase in poverty, the energy crisis and other topics of social importance, but when the time came, as reported in El Caribe newspaper, there was neither strike nor stoppage. Although Perez Figuereo described the strike as a success and reported that in Santo Domingo there was a 40% stoppage of transport and an 80% stoppage in Santiago, it failed to gain support from most citizens and drivers, as the strike was lifted yesterday at 6pm, 36 hours before it was supposed to end. National Police Chief Bernardo Santana Paez disputed Perez Figuereo's claims and said that yesterday was a normal and peaceful day.
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