2003 – Page 287

Over the past 12 days the Army has reportedly arrested 7,000 Haitian nationals for attempting illegal entries to Dominican territory. Army Chief of Staff, Major General Carlos Luciano Diaz Morfa, told reporters that since the influx of the many legal residents from Haiti, many more Haitians have tried to cross the border, prompting reinforcements to …

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The Senate of the National Congress has asked civilian organizations and the Catholic Church to present formal proposals of names of possible new judges for the restructured Central Electoral Board (JCE). In order to reshape the JCE, a move that will divide the electoral board into two circuits and increase the number of judges from …

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The leading politicians of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC) met yesterday and agreed to hold their primary on 30 March. The eight candidates participating in the primaries are Jacinto Peynado, Carlos Morales, Eduardo Estrella, Federico Antun Batlle, Jose Hazim Frappier, Hector Rodriguez Pimentel, Alexis Joaquin Castillo and Tito Hernandez.  PRSC members present at the …

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With the understanding that he could be arrested during the three-day recess of legislative activity, La Vega deputy Radhames Garcia is nowhere to be found. The Department of Migration compiled ample evidence of his misuse of diplomatic influence to traffic Chinese nationals from Haiti to the Dominican Republic, however the deputy apparently has the blessing …

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Dominican sociologist Rosario Espinal, who is director of the Center of Latin American Studies in Temple, Philadelphia, explains that the DR has gone from a situation in which once ruled the ?come-solos? (those who eat alone), to one in which the ?come-muchos? (those who eat a lot) have taken charge. Espinal was referring to the …

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Culture Minister Tony Raful announced that the carnival of Santo Domingo will take place Sunday, 2 March starting at 2pm on the Malecon. A new commission will organize the carnival events this year, headed by Raful, and will include the participation of the ministries of tourism and youth, the city government of Santo Domingo and …

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The municipal council of the city of Santo Domingo has announced that by the end of the month, George Washington Avenue, popularly known as the Malecon, will become a pedestrian walkway from the Obelisk, near Francisco J. Peynado Street, until Maximo Gomez Avenue. This stretch of roadway includes many restaurants, bars and fast-food establishments as …

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In yesterday?s DR1 News, the central government of the Dominican Government was referred to as the ?federal government.? The Dominican Republic is not a federal government, but rather a republic with a central government. The federalist ideas were dismissed in the 1855 Constitutional Convention in Moca. Likewise, in the Friday, 10 January issue, DR1 reported …

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The Direcci?n General de Impuestos Internos, the governmental tax department, announced that wages of up to RD$11,605 a month will not be subject to taxation. Each year in January, the department applies an inflation adjustment mechanism to its system to establish the levels of income from which taxes are levied. The new amount represents an …

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The Consumer Price Index for 2002 ended at 10.5 percent, according to the Central Bank, and up from 4.38 percent in 2001. The CPI increase is attributed to the devaluation of the peso (25%), the increase in the power tariffs (averaging 49%) and multiple increases in the price of fuel, with the greatest increases occurring …

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