Add Bookmark   Tell A Friend   Advertising Information   Contact Us   Daily News Archive: April to June 2005 To access older archived Daily News pages, click on the required year: 2005  2004  2003  2002  2001  2000  1999  1998 Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec   Thursday, 30 June 2005 Petroleum company for Caribbean Venezuela disburses funds Another step towards DR-CAFTA Ambassador on DR-US relations DR wants to join regional program Pepe must come Agribusiness wants agreement postponed S&P improves DR credit rating Defending the banking system Offshore banking not illegal Wednesday, 29 June 2005 Leonel Fernandez in Venezuela New port construction underway Rice bran for breakfast They knew all right Tax reform would widen the VAT tax base VAT proposals inflationary Energy crisis really hurts small businesses First female Dominican casualty in Iraq Hernani denies connection Prosecutors tie lieutenant to Quirino DR on list of failing nations DR scores big in NBA draft Tuesday, 28 June 2005 President travels to Venezuela Government to discuss DR-CAFTA with Senate Bear Stearns on bonds reopening Aviation Board on air space safety Another conflict over closure of airport Supreme Court president on judges' retirement Housing Institute invests RD$500 million Most scholarships go to higher income students Robert Kennedy advocates community+tourism Pelegrin Castillo criticizes migration policies Economist calls for investments in Haiti Banks deny wrongdoing PanAmerican Masters Swimming Manny Ramirez selected AL player of the week Juan Luis Guerra in Boston Monday, 27 June 2005 Promises for Puerto Plata Haitian conflict of interests Fernandez urges approval of DR-CAFTA Central Bank declined IMF suggestions Constanza needs an airport Dajabon is a colonial era pair Charcoal is big business High prices Housing fair a big hit Poor invade highway median Where is the money? Poll to choose PRSC president "A Chinese Tale" Friday, 24 June 2005 Bush submits DR-CAFTA to Congress Disagreement on expansion of VAT UNDP officer warns against DR-CAFTA Debt payments postponed Investment in technological training Sans Souci project to start this month Ethanol plant to be installed ECLAC reports on inequality Cueva de las Maravillas PRSC assembly postponed again PRD election update Former police official turns himself in Presidente Festival set for October Thursday, 23 June 2005 DR-CAFTA debated DR and Canada agree on prisoner transfer IDB expecting approval of loans Long outages due to heat wave US$2 billion in foreign investment Companies want loan portfolios Banreservas has RD$100 billion in assets Private business wants development plan Saving in pesos unattractive Five more face charges in Quirino case Cocaine seized in Juan Dolio Coal plants rejected by World Bank Wednesday, 22 June 2005 Council to define immigration policy Government's coal-fired generators Government audits banks of '03 crisis Bear Stearns looks for a balanced budget New law proposes limits on alcohol sales US business now wants CAFTA review US investors interested in sugar mills Santo Domingo goes up! The treasure in San Luis Fort How did he do it? Miss DR could become Miss World Tuesday, 21 June 2005 President reviews energy situation Bulbs for electricity savings Strategic alliance with India business Artificial island not a done deal Mute on island contract The pros and the cons of the island More on military vote Church leaders oppose abortion bill Another extradited in Quirino case Monday, 20 June 2005 President announces energy plans Propane now floats Heat wave pressures power generators The DR looks to petition and recall Jose Luis Aleman says government focus is off Bernardo Vega: Crisis, crisis, crisis More money on the streets Abundant cash lowers interest rates Buhoneros leave Km. 9 Duarte Highway The Airport at Higuero cost 229% more Demanding minimum wage pay New arrests in Quirino case Lightening kills one PRD vote count Cuba wins gold in volleyball, DR silver Friday, 17 June 2005 New textile free zone company Government re-programs debt Artificial island project to go to Congress Expulsion of Haitians affects agriculture DR-CAFTA depends on consensus AMCHAM requests reforms Real estate fair Savings and loans associations on high rates More on constitutional reform Three extradited in Quirino case Bearish on tourism UN Human Development Report in English Thursday, 16 June 2005 President favors constitutional reform Contract signed for artificial island Cruise liners will return to SD port Sans Souci will have 1,000 apartments More contributors paying VAT Loans concentrate on 4.4% of banks' clientele Hotels lax on water treatment systems DR-CAFTA to wait for US approval IMF wants defined expense plan British investment for the DR German bilateral cooperation Wednesday, 15 June 2005 President: LPG subsidy stays Protests produce wounded and arrests Deputies consider abolishing LMD Tobacco exports generate US$300 million DR-CAFTA passes first test Slowdown in PRD convention bulletins release The Banco Mercantil case Riu hotels back in operation Deflation warning Merchants decry bank's rules Recommendations to repair beach erosion Time to act on migration DR qualifies for Volleyball Grand Prix Tuesday, 14 June 2005 President speaks tonight RD$4.5 billion for UASD Time for new protected areas law Names will not be withheld Understanding the electricity crisis DR-CAFTA tested today Incoherent migratory policy Newsday report criticizes expulsion of Haitians Tourism investment boom Sans Souci port renovation Monitoring the beaches PRD convention results DR volleyball team unbeaten Monday, 13 June 2005 DR inflation well below target IMF and Government finish review School to begin earlier next year Cracking down on electricity fraud Government needs to fulfill Electricity Law Ministry of Tourism owes a lot High cost of health care PRD convention Circle tightens around the Don Changes in Law 28-01 bewilder region Mangos get their visa Four hundred thousand children DR going strong in volleyball Pan Ams Friday, 10 June 2005 Important German cooperation talks next week 2.5 billion for UASD, sans tender Update on driver's license new procedure Drug case extraditions Contributions to the Quirino case Haitian beggars and laborers PRD convention on Sunday La Romana US consulate day DR third in world domino competition Best of volleyball Thursday, 09 June 2005 IMF waits for expense adjustment Bear Stearns on IMF review Loan regulation under fire Armed Forces on Brazilian planes Justice needs to act fast On US approval of DR-CAFTA Hertell on the DR-CAFTA US wants seizure of property City Hall plans for park opposed Kiteboarding in Cabarete Alex is youngest to reach 400 HRs Wednesday, 08 June 2005 Brazilian warplanes and ethanol technology DEPRECO looks at Breica deal DR ahead of schedule on IMF Que se dice/What's being said Orlando Gil on the propane gas subsidy Banks have lots of money Riu hotels close in Puerto Plata How do you like your coffee? Rains caused lingering damage Vincho's trial results More extraditions in Quirino case Judge ruling and freedom of the press Dominican talent in Berklee Tuesday, 07 June 2005 Low interests promote economic growth Next steps to complete IMF review US-Dominican tax information agreement Dominicans paying more taxes State-of-the-art driver's licenses No mechanisms to control NGOs No deal for police officials Salazar vs. Castillo judgment Venezuela wants contracts investigated Nin Terrero and Los Mellizos to US Airport security reinforced DR to host 2006 OAS General Assembly Mangos correction Orkos discovers 'banilejo' mangos Lisette Gil honored ExpoMundo Cultural in Puerto Plata Monday, 06 June 2005 Government spends more than it should License plates World Banks want transparency Venezuela still opposes private transport of oil Mangos Orkos discovers 'banilejo' mangos World Environment Day Santiago Chamber of Commerce speaks out Scary statistics from the highways Electricity: Nothing new Institutions lack credibility No audit for Hernani in government Massage parlors strike a deal DR on watch list for human trafficking Friday, 03 June 2005 World center for medical services? Labor Code to be enforced Subsidy not reflected in transport prices Good for AES EdeEste Cheaper treatment for TB Public Health dismissals Will the police get off lightly? Dominicans feel corruption is everywhere 75,000 candidates in the PRD internal elections Cardinal blasts foul language on TV/radio The Quirino children debate More tangles to a murder Jose Miguel Insulza on Haiti Thursday, 02 June 2005 Fernandez has last word on subsidies Austerity in government? Nothing final with US$5 air fare tax Go ahead for port remodeling War against visual contamination Electricity market distortions Few hours is main problem with education School explains case of Quirino's children Elias Pina airfield controversy Salazar vs. Castillo case to Monday Deacon's sister to jail Jazz Festival at Casa de Teatro Wednesday, 01 June 2005 Government will try and keep propane subsidy Banking regulations not negotiable WB wants VAT in free zones Venezuela wants to ship its own oil DR-CAFTA still has hurdles to cross JCE objects to Protestant weddings. Que se dice: Plea bargains and stolen cars Abortion debate questions "crimes of passion" Pepe paid for it Gold in Karate Pan Ams Hurricane season starts today Tuesday, 31 May 2005 President to Montreal and Boston TV program for President Fernandez Diplomatic relations with Luxemburg Time to reform spending CONEP on competitiveness Propane gas subsidy is hot issue DR has large wind-power potential Salazar vs. Castillo case update Self defense has a woman's face in Santiago Heat wave and health A Bishop for Puerto Plata Miss DR comes in 3rd Monday, 30 May 2005 Caribbean Studies Association Conference Integrative Fiduciary Assessment Hertell: Get rid of exchange commission FTA get boost from China fears DR government seeks broader limits with IMF The Economist: DR is half way back Bear Stearns update U.S. to provide support against tax evaders Bernardo Vega sees exporting corruption Is the honeymoon coming to an end? Rainieri urges consensus Rains and flooding threaten 200,000 UNDP calls DR education "inefficient" Deacon to be expelled from Church Abortion becomes a hot issue Three Dominicans in Miss Universe Wednesday, 25 May 2005 DR1 breaks for the long weekend Leonel calls business to task Niky Fabiancic: a Project of a Nation Viyella on her perceived role of business IMF makes some corrections Exporters want less taxes on exports Beer tax revenues up 86% so far Moody's upgrades DR classification Poor grades for justice officials Judge rejects calls for dismissal Another dead in messy case President of Costa Rica apologizes Rains to continue Tuesday, 24 May 2005 Education IDs Paying Dominican soldiers in Iraq Mexico to restore petroleum credit More or less taxes? Tourism taxes debate IMF vs. DR-CAFTA Salazar vs. Vincho case Soto Jimenez on Quirino A call for discipline in the PLD Political parties in danger New US migration bill Jobs for animation boys? Bronze in US Masters Monday, 23 May 2005 Marichal's statue President to Boston Funds for construction More $ for Constanza road School dropouts: big problem If education were the priority Pelegrin Castillo alert Learn from other experiences Why power bills doubled No gifts for Costa Rican President Guillermo Moreno's vision Mobile leads to confession Mejia sees judge Tops among US swimmers Friday, 20 May 2005 Censorship ruling revoked License issuing on hold for nine days What happened to the billing? World Bank to lend US$360 million Artificial island still on agenda Move against LMD Tonty Rutinel vs. government audit agency Santiago investors buy El Caribe Reimposing of quotas is good for DR ADOEXPO recommendations UNDP report on exports Herrera accepts UNDP challenge FINJUS calls report obligatory reading Star Wars fever Thursday, 19 May 2005 President Fernandez to California UASD in Santiago Migration policy is sovereign right Laissez-faire on border stirs violence Development for a few Dominicans not in the books Unfair competition JCE agenda priorities Borrowing for the police Metro for Santiago ANJE workshop focus on the economy Mejia not going to see judge Going for gold in swimming masters Wednesday, 18 May 2005 President accepts postponement of Metro Border Law 28-01 modified A questionable land swap Ticket to the past? Deportation of Haitians halted Haiti in Dominican thinking Adjustments to the IMF goals GWB says approval of DR-CAFTA is "top priority" World Bank says DR-CAFTA will help DR exports Bananas face hard time in US market Woman carried cocaine One dead in Jarabacoa due to rains Tuesday, 17 May 2005 Solidarity cards Fix the power problems EIU economic overview Campaign promises Decentralizing the UASD New Verizon headquarters Time to take out a loan Haiti urges stop to repatriations Airport jail closed Another Quirino case? Malaria notice removed It's raining Monday, 16 May 2005 UNDP bashes politicians and business leadership Doctors accept deal AIRD proposals Electricity issues Non-regulated clients: 50% energy savings Haiti closes it borders in Juana Mendez Two weeks to Hurricane Season Rains don't let up The Port Authority's scandalous audit Elizabeth Suarez triumphs in Mexico Felix Sanchez wins his own meet Friday, 13 May 2005 Summit & CAFTA WTO against Bahia de las Aguilas hotels More housing loans needed DR & ECLAC sign a deal Tax Department looks in a mall Judge orders Mejia to court Que se dice: The general and his ducks More than a million squatters Flooding again Asafa Powell in IAAF meet Thursday, 12 May 2005 Expensive medicines Filomena Navarro to Jamaica World Bank on DR-CAFTA No to Conatra vehicles Internet purchases Ethanol gas stoves Mejia turns down court summons Mejia and Bladimir Fernandez and the prosecutors Feliz Bautista cleared Florian Feliz's quality of life affected Haitian bandits arrested at sea Canada rescinds malaria prophylaxis Playa Encuentro situation improves The World Baseball Classic Wednesday, 11 May 2005 DR gets good grades from IMF US$150M World Bank loan for power Fernandez in the US US textile sector backs DR-CAFTA Government revenues up 10% RD$10.8 billion into pension fund Now, buses from Vietnam No to Ortega y Gasset expansion Xenophobia in Monte Cristi Tuesday, 10 May 2005 Clinton joins DR-CAFTA lobby 0.31% inflation in April Successful bond restructuring Central Bank on free zone exports Felucho vs. environmentalists Environmentalists to Tourism Minister Opposition to more taxes Tourism has to change Lower cost alternative to the metro Transparency? Majority of workers lack 8th grade education Neighborhood group wins victory Monday, 09 May 2005 President Fernandez to lobby for FTA Wiarda doubts passing DR-CAFTA Government proposal for Union Fenosa Customs eliminates bond Rigidity of IMF creates a fiscal surplus Superfluous spending in JCE Civic organization rallies the President Only three convicted in corruption cases Summer baseball league is big business Friday, 06 May 2005 Laws still pending President Fernandez to NY, Washington Customs revenues up More towers for Santo Domingo Majluta Avenue ready in August Quirino hearing today in NY Budget execution: without controls Age of ethanol? Thursday, 05 May 2005 Successful debt swap A step forward Senators against new taxes Taxes for government corruption? Leave job creation to private sector Free zone exports down 3.1% Interest rate should be 15% High demand for Central Bank CDs Probe into Supreme Court scandal Child labor realities Tolerating child sexual abuse Goodson lied, left by Haiti Lila back in the news Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium Wednesday, 04 May 2005 Fernandez gets highest rating Incoherences Pepe Goico not coming AG will seek extradition of Goodson Defending Capotillo round ups IMF: More belt-tightening 3.5% growth free zones? Exporters ask for random checks New hurdle for DR-CAFTA Propane truckers on strike Privatizing of beaches Plea for Caribbean architecture Wiarda: DR-US are tied together Focus on racism More jobs in Spain Vatican Medical team helping kids Tuesday, 03 May 2005 President to lobby for FTA in US Vaccinations US$62.7 million for JCE Leftist government? Changes in government Developing Pedernales Record Book Fair sales Santo Domingo-Samana expressway RD$18 million in curtains Slipping cost of government works Protest for illegal road closing Bear Stearns update Bear Stearns optimistic about DR Mejia called to Hernani hearing DR relay makes it to IAAF meet Friday, 29 April 2005 Labor day holiday Leonel cans Kalil and replaces others President to re-start HOMS project DR-CAFTA goes to the Senate next week Nothing new with electricity License plate renewal by Internet World Bank praises DR tourism sector but... Otto Reich calls government "leftist" Car thefts reach RD$100 million PRSC supports it and PRD will too, maybe Juan Luis Guerra nails the Billboards Thursday, 28 April 2005 EdeNorte increases its client base Sachs: Politics is blocking development Cocco at AmCham An agreement on tax elimination Olivares says Sam didn't run Luxury apartments for Quirino The decorator for all seasons Marisol Vicens talks about Original Sin Jose Mesa reaches a milestone Wednesday, 27 April 2005 Those who pay, pay for all Government looks at easing credit WSJ supports DR-CAFTA FTA catches the government unprepared A few more pesos for Las Americas Highway The Supreme Court mess gets messier Bohenco hangs in Sam went to Haiti? Citizens blast judges Death trips Deputies put a stop to amendments Middle class pays 25% of income for services Unsung environmental hero Monday, 25 April 2005 DR1 breaks for Secretary's Day President Fernandez in Rome First quarter growth: 4% ECLAC: 2.5% projected growth Use surplus to cut taxes IMF on DR bond exchange More on Supreme Court scandal RD$307.6, not RD$106 million Plan Renove case Morales called intellectual author of Renove Friday, 22 April 2005 Duarte Bridge Environment halts work in park Customs to act on its own Looking into government purchases Vincho focuses on Quirino's helicopter Fewer taxes to compete We want the old PLD government back Council of the Americas discusses DR-CAFTA Another redo of the Sports Palace Not to be missed Thursday, 21 April 2005 President Fernandez to Pope inaugural DR offers five-year bond extensions Ratings down, but expected to improve FTA results to depend on government Tourism industry rejects new US$5 tax Pharmaceutical industry losing out Marranzini wants banks to loosen up Pension funds reach RD$17.6 billion DA wants audits from accounting office Will it not end? More contraband Book Fair opens tonight Wednesday, 20 April 2005 Airfare surcharge to start in August President takes on case at Public Works Even more whisky rounded up Zorrilla Ozuna: Soto made me do it The "Berenjenal" of Que se dice DR ceded lands to Haiti in 1929 and 1936 UN: Haiti weighs DR down Avocados face tough entry into the US Merchants step back from guns Tuesday, 19 April 2005 Tenders and other measures announced Supreme Court completion check Supreme Court had nothing to do 15 more days to get "la revista" Another liquor contraband bust Cocco sues journalists Scotiabank wants borrowers Asonahores rejects more taxes Greenhouses - incentives for agriculture He signed, but was not aware Drugs in Miches Shop owners take action Pre World Basketball Championship Monday, 18 April 2005 Fuel prices down a bit New Penal Code: Faster justice Whisky contraband investigations Maritza Amalia Guerrero - RIP The propane gas dilemma Santo Domingo without traffic signs Parents pay, class continue AIRD calls for better tax guidelines Very profitable banking Haitian workers almost invisible Political speculations? Mejia: Soto Jimenez lied Friday, 15 April 2005 Are we better or worse off? More on the war on pimps Incest is common Chicken pox rounds Border contraband Power rates need to drop Scandal at the Ministry of Public Works? Something rotten in the state of Denmark? The case of Kendry Morales Thursday, 14 April 2005 DR backs Chile in OAS election Bonds law published Central Bank denies CD bust Funding for Santiago hospital Supreme Court: Prostitution is legal Competitiveness must list Airline association against new tax Playa Encuentro impasse Make sure you have your "revista" The Bella Vista builder Hipolito summoned for questioning Political priorities World class track & field meet Wednesday, 13 April 2005 CONEP says "Enough with politics! FTA lobbying gets intense. Cattle and this DR-CAFTA Government to finish Guaigui dam CD auctions by Central Bank a bust EDE-Este does it again Trust territory status debated DNCD confiscates millions in San Francisco Closing of sex parlors Vantroi's heir killed in shooting Hispaniola Marathon Tuesday, 12 April 2005 DGII reports revenues up Government says it is spending less Sovereign bonds update Bear Stearns on the restructuring Customs was hangout of thieves Talking Haiti CODIA backs metro 100% Domestic flights to La Isabela Construction illegal in Bahia de las Aguilas Don't eat that lobster Sport of surfing affected Monday, 11 April 2005 Prosecutors and judges face the music National Parks won't be re-seeded Congressmen want a tender called Oil shock hits the DR Lower prices and lower inflation in March Business looks at a new tax reform Banks tell Hipolito to go fish Adolescent mothers Overseas Dominicans are doing better Protest over beach road privatization Miss Dominican Republic Friday, 08 April 2005 Bonds approval Bear Stearns April update Former President mentioned in NY case Renove case heard New Customs Department offices Pedernales lands for infrastructure New surcharge to finance infrastructure Tobacco exports In honor of the Pope Who will be the next Miss DR? Thursday, 07 April 2005 RD$500 million for small business Overpass for what? Moral restoration on slow lane Government desists of PEME case? Case against former police chief Governance is not the problem Incentives to sell Santo Domingo Beaches, yes; artificial island, no The rain is falling Dominicans on Sport News list Big money Wednesday, 06 April 2005 Senate approves bond issue Rains put out the forest fires Forest fire vandals Suspicious tree harvest Untangling evasion at Customs Blackouts Cibao protests Business sector wants zero tariffs Yes, we have bananas Tuesday, 05 April 2005 New highways for Punta Cana Automating the civil registry Wage increases for police and AMET 10% wage increase on hold Cardinal arrives in Rome Tribute to Pope John Paul II Brazilian beer coming Dominican music survey Felix Sanchez on IAAF Grand Prix Great day for Aramis Monday, 04 April 2005 Three days mourning for the Pope A close friend of the DR Changes needed to avoid banking crisis Save US$32 million with light bulbs IMF looks at Senate goals Robert Woods: Unite small business "Que se dice?" Macuteo On stolen vehicles DR could come up losing with FTA Showers might signal end to drought Fuels back to August '04 levels Friday, 01 April 2005 The age of ethanol? European Commissioner visits Coming to review the IMF agreement Fernandez likes the peso as is Costs at RD$40 to US$1 in tourism Expensive Dominican restaurants Exports hurting Helicopters for firefighting Mercantilism behind many fires Teenage pregnancies Tonty blasts Hernani Free agents Vincho vs. Salazar Six charged for corruption Beneficiaries of stolen vehicles Daily News Archive  |  Message Board Archive

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