Dolores Vicioso – Page 7445

The president of the Dominican Association of Free Zones, Fernando Capellán is in favor of modifying the weekly work schedule. Capellán favors the government authorizing companies to be able to hire free zone employees for four-day 11-hour shifts. Separate personnel would be employed on the remaining three days. The advantage of this schedule is that …

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The DR needs a go ahead of the Executive Committee of the Pan American Sports Organization that will meet in Colorado Springs, USA on 21 October. The Dominican Olympic Committee is finalizing a report on the Dominican Pan Am Games that will be presented at the assembly. News reports say that president of the organization, …

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On occasion of the hosting of the 2003 Santo Domingo Pan American Sports Games, the first 50 meter indoor swimming pool will be built in the DR. The facility will go up at the side of the present Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center swimming pool and will comply with all requirements of the International Swimming …

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President Hipólito Mejía met last night with former President Leonel Fernández at the home of businessman Ramón Báez Figueroa. Báez is the chief executive of the Listín Diario and El Siglo newspapers and of the Banco Intercontinental, one of the largest banks in the DR. The meeting was held at a time bankers are insisting …

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The Listín Diario reports that the Chamber of Deputies passed a controversial loan made by the Agencia Especial de Financiamiento Industrial of Brazil (FINAME) for the financing of equipment for the Oficina de Desarrollo de la Comunidad (ODC), a government community development department. The US$10,770,000 loan has been opposed by sectors on grounds that it …

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Senator Francisco Jiménez (PRD-Bahoruco) of the impoverished province of Bahoruco (pop. 100,000) lead a revolt of PRD members that have not been given government jobs against government departments in the city of Neiba (pop. 38,000). Under the senator’s leadership, and with the assistance of Orlando Matos, representing the District Attorney in the province, the mob …

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The past government investment in modern tollbooths is paying off handsomely. The National Office of Statistics (ONE) reports that RD$173,818,014 was paid by commuters leaving the city of Santo Domingo from January to August of this year. The leading toll booth stations produced as follows: San Cristobal: RD$46,158,378.10 Las Americas: RD$45,514,079.20 Duarte: RD$43,004,370.55 Sanchez: RD$39,141,185.75 …

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President Hipólito Mejía has given green light for Unión Fenosa and Enron Dominicana to build a 500-megawatt natural gas plant and natural gas terminal in Punta Caucedo. News reports indicate that this would be a thermoelectric combined cycle plant that would use natural gas. The dual project calls for a US$550 million investment. The announcement …

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The National Police and the Attorney General office announced yesterday in a press conference that they seek two men that are suspect of participating in the kidnapping of 24-year old engineer Juan Manuel Jiménez Ulerio on 16 August in the northwestern city of San Francisco de Macorís. Jiménez’s family owns the largest exchange house in …

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