2003 – Page 86

The Dominican Republic defeated Canada during the finals of the NORCECA Women’s Volleyball Championships held last Friday. The games ended 25-22, 25-19 and 25-21. The USA won the tournament; Cuba was second. Because of its accumulated point average, Cristobal Marte, president of the North Central and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (Norceca) believes the DR will secure …

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Israel will provide the Dominican Republic with military support, said President Hipolito Mejia during his visit to Jerusalem yesterday. Following his meeting with the Israeli President Moshe Katsav, Mejia announced the aid would consist of security training for military personnel, arms and technological equipment. The Israeli President reminded how the Dominican Republic had opened its …

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Via the Senate, the Executive Branch sent Congress a bill to improve rulings on fishing, aquaculture and conservation of coastal resources. The initiative is a pressing matter as countless foreign fleets have been depleting the waters under the indulgent eye of the authorities and the navy. The bill also sets an ethics code for responsible …

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The dispute between the Dominican Republic and Venezuela (as reported in yesterday’s DR1 news) intensified with the announcement that Caracas has recalled its ambassador from Santo Domingo. This follows the suspension of oil exports to the DR in response to the alleged complicity of Dominican authorities in a conspiracy against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The …

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Former Central Bank Governor Guillermo Caram comments in Hoy newspaper today on what he calls the unfortunate timing of the government’s decision to take over Spanish electricity company, Union Fenosa, on the eve of the President’s visit to Spain. The President must now prove, says the editorial, that the action was not a diversionary tactic …

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PRD pre-Presidential candidate Rafael “Fello” Subervi Bonilla has challenged President Hipolito Mejia to a poll, promising that if he does not achieve 10 points more than the President, he will withdraw from the contest and even offer his services to Mejia as campaign manager. The seven pre-candidates opposed to the President’s re-election are due to …

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Speaking from Miami, the defeated PRSC Presidential pre-candidate Jacinto Peynado declared himself a “free agent” in politics and did not exclude the possibility of supporting a non-PRSC candidate in the forthcoming Presidential elections. He stressed that he would not be backing Eduardo Estrella, who won the PRSC primary election earlier this year, a result that …

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The United States Embassy Consular section in Santo Domingo has announced changes to the requisites for tourist visas. Only those people who have held five-year entrance visas that have been expired for less than one year will be able to submit their passports for visa renewal. Those under 18 years of age, who have previously …

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The newspapers report positive reactions to the news that the Senate Finance Committee has recommended that the 5% tax on exports be revoked from all quarters of the export and tourism sectors. The exporters’ association ADOEXPO is asking that the surcharge introduced last month by Presidential decree be rescinded immediately. ADOEXPO president Horacio Alvarez stated …

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Hoy newspaper reports that the government and power generators will create a commission to determine how the debt of US$100 million claimed to be owed to private generators by Union Fenosa power distributors Edesur and Edenorte will be paid, in view of the government’s agreement to buy back the Union Fenosa affiliates. The published contract …

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