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2006 News

Historian proposes leaders honored

Former director of the National Archives Ramon A. Font-Bernard is proposing that the remains of Jose Francisco Pena Gomez and former presidents Juan Bosch and Joaquin Balaguer should be laid to rest in the National Pantheon. The proposal first appeared in an editorial in Hoy newspaper on 25 March, and is the subject of a …

Wireless Internet at airports

The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) and the Airport Department, two government bodies, have agreed to install free wireless Internet service at eight of the country’s airports. Jose Rafael Vargas signed the agreement for Indotel, and Andres Van der Horst for the Airport Department. The installation of free Internet access is planned for the Las …

US$5 million more for foreign promotion

Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez, who accompanied President Leonel Fernandez on his visit to London, announced that the President has allocated an additional US$5 million this year for international promotion of the Dominican Republic as a tourist destination. He said this would bring the budget for international promotion to US$27 million this year. According to the …

Laser Cup Las Terrenas 2006

Samana hosted the most important laser sailing event since the Pan American Games in 2003 at Las Terrenas beach last week. Twenty competitors from eight countries took part in the event organized by the Dominican Sailing Federation. Canadian Bernard Luttmer won in the laser standard category, followed by competitors Gustavo Lima from Portugal, Brad Funk …

Surinam air connection

Starting Tuesday, 4 April, Surinam Airways will provide an additional link from the Dominican Republic to the southern Caribbean and South America. The airline will begin direct flights to Curacao, the first stop in a flight that continues on to Port of Spain (POS) and Paramaribo (PBM), the capital of Surinam. Fares are US$180 round …

2006 News

President Leonel Fernandez returns

President Leonel Fernandez returned yesterday afternoon from his 11-day tour of Europe that included stops in Spain, France and the United Kingdom. Local press focused on how the President had no comments to share with the press upon arrival. President of the Council of Business, Elena Viyella de Paliza, who traveled with the President for …

2006 News

Government: RD$35.40 billion so far in ’06

The first 76 days of 2006 have been good to the Dominican Treasury. It has received the princely sum of RD$35.40 billion, just under half a billion per day, as of 17 March. However, this is 6% below what had been budgeted, according to the Ministry of Finance. Nonetheless, it was 19.3% above last year’s …

2006 News

Re-doing Madrid Accord could net US$758 MM

If the CDEEE could just renegotiate the Madrid Accords, the EDEs could save an estimated US$689 million to a US$758 million each year, but it has been impossible to convince the IPPs (Independent Power Providers) to renounce this juicy profit. This information was reported in the Listin Diario after looking at a technical paper prepared …

2006 News

DR files suit against AES

The Dominican government filed suit on Friday, 24 March at the US District Court of Northern Virginia against AES Corporation. The Dominican government is charging the US corporation for the deposit of thousands of tons of coal ash from an AES power plant in Guayama, Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Dominican Republic in …

2006 News

Waiting for info on Bahia de las Aguilas hotels

Environment Minister Max Puig pointed out that the investors that interested in building hotels in the National Park Jaragua have not yet followed regular government channels to secure permits for the construction. He told Hoy newspaper that he is unaware of the plans of a French group to build hotels in the Bahia de las …

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2006 – Page 270

Historian proposes leaders honored

Wireless Internet at airports

US$5 million more for foreign promotion

Laser Cup Las Terrenas 2006

Surinam air connection

President Leonel Fernandez returns

Government: RD$35.40 billion so far in ’06

Re-doing Madrid Accord could net US$758 MM

DR files suit against AES

Waiting for info on Bahia de las Aguilas hotels