The Dominican Governments Electricity Company the CDEEE is preparing to sue for the largest outstanding electricity bill in Dominican history! 

The culprits of non bill payment are the owners of the exclusive commercial center in Santo Domingo “The Acropolis”. 

Exclusive it may be but they still need to pay their electricity! The unpaid amount is in the region of RD$242 million pesos.  The bill is broken down into RD$201.34 million in outstanding electricity and RD$41.10 million pesos for fines and penalties – OUCH! 

CDEEE administrator Radhames Segura has finally ordered the legal action after much deliberation and he waited until the last moment before making this “uncomfortable step” as he calls it. The lawsuit according to Mr Segura will be implemented through normal legal channels. 

Better get the candles in…..  

Good Morning Weather Watchers…How was yesterday for you all?

Certainly the weather room Potting Shed was completely flooded out and one of our Roving Reporters in Punta Cana telephoned to say they were running for cover as the East coast also suffered from massive rainfalls last night as well… 

Lets see what’s in store for today – but the Garden Gnome has said to keep your waders, umbrellas, canoes and kayaks handy just in case for later!!  

Weather Report For Wednesday June 27 2007 

Heat Index         86F Highs Lows 75F 

Visibility            Clear 

Chance of rain    40% 

Evening             Possible thunderstorms rolling in later  

Get the sand bags out and be ready!

Dominican Republic National District Public Prosecutor is currently perusing a proposal dropped in his lap by Ex-Army Captain Mr. Quirino Paulino, who has offered the Dominican State RD$100 million, if the Justice Ministry would just drop the charges against him and his relatives remaining in the Dominican Republic. 

Jose Manuel Hernandez quoted by Listin Diario newspaper said that Paulino’s lawyers deposited the proposal letter, and that he and other prosecutors in the case will be studying to try and determine whether it’s legally feasible. 

He did refuse to comment on the content alleging that they must first study it. Hernandez continued to say that Justice Minister Radhames Jimenez had not yet read the letter and clarified the case is a judicial issue in which only the Justice Ministry can reach a decision. 

The letter from the Ex-Army Officer is willing to let authorizes keep up to 100 million pesos in assets that have been seized from him in the country, in exchange for stopping the prosecution against him and his relatives. 

Meanwhile the accused is imprisoned in a maximum, security jail in New York.  He was arrested in December of 2004 and then extradited to the States to face drug trafficking and money laundering charges.  

Dominican Environment Minister Max Puig declared today that the river source of both the Comate and the Coratillo rivers is now to be a Provisional Protected Area. 

This also includes the forest cover which will conserve the zone’s natural and physical values. The declaration today is two fold, one it aims to protect the river sources as part of the waters course which will supply the adjacent communities and two it is part of the biodiversity and panorama elements that will be protected too. 

Max Puig said that the provisional protected areas were created in adherence with the Environment Law, and awaits Congress to give them definitive approval. Puig said “We have the will to protect our natural resources” and in that vein materials and equipment were given to the Environment Forest Rangers in Bayaguana.