1.   Daily blackouts force them to use flashlights to complete operations because the generator takes about two hours to start up and often has no fuel.

2.   Staff complain of daily blackouts, water shortages and malfunctioning elevators, among other irritants.

3.   The announcement appeared to have appeased Dominicans, thousands of whom had staged violent demonstrations in the capital and throughout the countryside to protest daily blackouts.

4.   The announcement appeared to have appeased Dominicans, thousands of whom had staged violent demonstrations in the capital and throughout the countryside to protest the daily blackouts.

5.   The protests were also sparked by a severe electricity shortage, which has caused daily blackouts throughout the Caribbean country.