2004 – Page 27

The chief justice at the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Luis Arias, spoke last night of the need to establish spending limits on campaign expenses and to shorten the duration of the political campaigns to more reasonable time frames. As reported in Hoy, Arias said that the complete JCE board of justices had not reached a …

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The Ministry of Tourism concluded its current hearings and proposed that the proposed US$5 tax on airline tickets be postponed until April 2005. One such request came from the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (ASONAHORES), which asked that the Ministry not distort the tour packages that were already on the market for this year’s …

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Representing the South African government, Louis Pienaar visited the DR this week to contribute to the talks between the two nations that seek to identify potential areas of business and investment. South Africa’s Ministry of Foreign Relations officer participated in a press conference organized by the Commonwealth Roundtable and met with Dominican government officials and …

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The Chamber of Accounts, the Dominican version of the GAO, wants to include Juan Hubieres, Blas Peralta and Alfredo Pulinario Linares in the warrants given to the Justice Department regarding the Plan Renove scandal. The audit conducted by the Dominican government’s accounting office and titled “Authorization Resolution” recommends that subpoenas be issued for nine people, …

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Police and law enforcement authorities interrogated various people yesterday regarding the murder of Ramon Dario Cabrera, a former National Police sergeant also known as “Cabrerita.” Cabrera was gunned down on Wednesday night on Estrella Sadhala Avenue in Santiago while parking his vehicle at a gas station at Las Colinas. One of the victim’s sisters, who …

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Two hooded gunmen boarded a bus carrying US tourists along the highway that leads to Villa Elisa in Puerto Plata last Tuesday, reports the Listin Diario. The masked men unhanded the travelers of their money, jewelry, cameras and other valuables, making off with thousands of pesos worth of cash and goods. After forcing the driver …

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An abundance of accidents and general chaos was the result of the closure of John F Kennedy Avenue for repairs yesterday on the pedestrian bridge at the intersection with Maximo Gomez. Although the closure was well reported by newspapers and on television, the entire area within a 5-kilometer radius was converted into a parking lot …

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Hundreds of women from various sectors of Santo Domingo, as well as from outlying provinces, manifested outside the National Congress building yesterday to demand a more modern penal code. Their demonstration coincided with yesterday’s observance of the International Day of Non-Violence Against Women. Many of the demonstrators were residents of the rougher capital city neighborhoods …

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The Dominican government announced last evening that it had reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), although the exact terms still had to be reviewed by the IMF’s directorate and management. As reported in Hoy newspaper, the new Stand By Accord (SBA) will last for two years and provide nearly US$1 billion to …

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Work on the dam at Pinalito, Constanza, high in the Central Mountain range, was initiated yesterday, as President Fernandez pushed a button that sent several tons of earth and gravel into the air. The dam is part of an assistance package offered to the DR by Brazil. According to Hoy, the water barrier will have …

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