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1996 News

Country’s per capita GDP improves

The Dominican Republic is amongst a small group of eight Latin American nations that recorded a higher per capita GDP in 1995 compared to that in 1980, according to a report prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. The report says that the country’s per capita GDP grew at a rate …

1996 News

Customs revenues increase

The Customs Directorate has announced that its revenues increased in 1995 by 11.5 percent over the previous year. The department reported that its collections amounted to RD$8,635 million. Import duties accounted for 95.6 percent of the total while duties on foreign trade amounted to 37.6 percent, a decrease of 3.4 percent. The government depends heavily …

1996 News

The U.S. and the DR reach agreement to reduce tariffs

The government has sent an agreement signed with the United States aimed at reducing tariffs and other barriers standing in the way of free trade between both countries to Congress. Featured prominently in the agreement is the country’s commitment to protect U.S. intellectual property. This has been a very thorny issue in U.S.-Dominican relations for …

1996 News

Electricity bill mired in controversy

A bill which aims to promote more efficient power generation has met with many obstacles in Congress, with its members from the ruling PRSC and the opposition becoming involved in protracted discussions to reach a compromise agreement. At the core of these difficulties is a clause exempting would-be foreign contractors to the state electricity corporation …

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Ministry of Tourism’s official statement on airline crash

The Ministry of Tourism expressed its deep sorrow over the tragic air crash that recently occurred off the coast of Puerto Plata in which 189 people died. It also extended its condolences to the Germany nation, the country with the greatest number killed in the crash and the source of the greatest number of tourists …

1996 Travel News Archive Travel

Comeback for Pan Am

Pan American plans a comeback to the aviation industry. The bankruptcy and termination of the airline some four years ago surprised all, as it was considered the flag carrier of the U.S. and provided one of the best airline services around the world. The airline would be based in Miami and would fly to five …

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Dannenberg to join Allegro?

Hans Dannenberg, one of the executives that helped build APA Airlines into another choice for Dominican travelers, has resigned to join Allegro Resorts, the largest all-inclusive hotel chain, according to tourism columnist, Jose Pimentel Muñoz. He made the revelation in his regular column on tourist industry affairs in the newspaper Hoy. APA is presently offering …

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Tourist office in Madrid

The Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías, took advantage of his visit to Madrid, for the Fitur travel fair to open a tourist information office to support the thousands of Spanish tourists that visit the Dominican Republic. The office will be managed by Leyden Lorenzo who has been a promoter of tourism to the Dominican …

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Business Center at the Jaragua

The Hotel Jaragua opened a new Business Center last week on the second floor of the hotel. They will be offering secretarial, translation and messenger services from the center, which is equipped with computers with integrated modems, fax machines, photocopiers, cellular phones, and access to Internet. Also available on prior request are a notary public …

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Spanish film stars come to observe the whales

Spanish film actresses, Bibi Andersen and Rossy de Palma, were in Samana last week to see the humpbacked whales frolicking in the bay. Both actresses have starred in Pedro Almódovar films. Rossy de Palma is well known here for her part in “Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios,” and “Kika.”

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Dolores Vicioso – Page 8119

Country’s per capita GDP improves

Customs revenues increase

The U.S. and the DR reach agreement to reduce tariffs

Electricity bill mired in controversy

Ministry of Tourism’s official statement on airline crash

Comeback for Pan Am

Dannenberg to join Allegro?

Tourist office in Madrid

Business Center at the Jaragua

Spanish film stars come to observe the whales