The Technical Secretary of the Presidency reported on agreements with Spanish and Venezuelan credit organizations for the purchase of transport vehicles. Engineer Temístocles Montás said that under the Dominican-Hispanic Agreement (Convenio Dominico-Hispánico) signed with the Spanish government, the country will purchase 2,000 Nissan vehicles to be used for taxi service in Santo Domingo. The first 1,000 Nissan-brand vehicles will be in service in February, with the additional 1,000 cars in service by the end of March. The new taxis will be painted yellow, in the style of New York City cabs. Montás also said that 300 26-passenger buses will soon arrive. They are financed by the Fondo de Inversiones de Venezuela (Acuerdo de San José), and will be used to feed the Metropolitan Transport Authority’s (AMET) principal bus routes. AMET has eight bus routes, of which five are located in Santo Domingo and three in Santiago.
