2007 – Page 112

The president of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs(ANJE), Joel Santos is calling on the government to involve private business in the preparation of the ruling for the application of the recently modified General Electricity Law. El Nuevo Diario reports that Santos also called on the government to fulfill the Freedom to Public Information Law …

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Treasury Minister Vicente Bengoa has denied the Dominican Association of Industries (AIRD) claim that there has been an increase in public costs and spending and that this violates the Austerity Law. Bengoa, quoted in Listin Diario, said that instead of increasing public costs the government has reduced costs and is below the benchmarks set by …

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On Monday, 14 September, the Tax Department (DGII) will begin the process of refunding RD$40 million to about 36,000 vehicle owners who paid for their license plate renewal prior to the President’s decision to revoke the 2007 sticker price increase. Drivers who have already paid will be able to go to the BanReservas and get …

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Dominican Civil Aviation Authority director Jose Tomas Perez says that within one month the radar at Las Americas International Airport (AILA) will be back in service. Perez says that the radar is 15 years old and was damaged by lightning. Perez added that communications equipment valued at US$18 million has been purchased and will be …

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Congress is spending RD$26,593,628 annually on special “advisors” who, according to Diario Libre, do little more than collect their checks. Most of the advisors are just political appointees or public relations moves. The Chamber of Deputies spends RD$875,719 monthly on advisors for a yearly tab of RD$10,508,628 while the Senate spends RD$1,372,500, an annual bill …

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In her recent column published in Hoy and Clave Digital, Temple University professor Rosario Espinal comments that politics in the DR is a national pastime. She tells the story of a carpenter she hired several months ago who complained that times were boring because there was no election campaigning going on, explaining that he missed …

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The US has given the DR two high-speed boats that will help in the fight against drug trafficking. In a ceremony to hand over the boats, US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Roland Bullen praised the work being done by Dominican officials to fight the drug trade. Bullen, quoted in Listin Diario, said that the donations represented …

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Jamaican company Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) has announced that it will be starting operations in the Dominican Republic. Diario Libre reports that JMMB’s interests are motivated by the country’s economic and political stability and geographic location. JMMB has established relations with the BDI and the American Credit Corporation. Guillermo Aranciba, JMMB general manager, explained …

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Defense attorneys for the accused in the Baninter bank fraud case continue to argue that the Mejia government’s monetary authorities discriminated against Baninter, and are the ones who should be blamed for the bank’s collapse and the ensuing economic crisis. Lawyer Juarez Castillo Seman stated, “In this court we have to clarify who is responsible …

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The driver of the city public transport bus who caused the death of a woman earlier this week has been sent to Najayo jail for three months as he awaits trial. Juan Antonio Dominguez, who turned himself in to the police yesterday accompanied by transport union leaders Juan Hubieres and Antonio Marte, was driving a …

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