1996 – Page 54

The U.S. company Destec-Turbine began operating its power station in Los Mina supplying electricity to the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE). The Destec-Turbine plant, which operates at a generation capacity of 116,000 kilowatts, is one of two power stations under the management of said company. The other is scheduled to go on line in the …

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The former Attorney General of the National District, Josefina Juan de Pichardo, currently living in Miami, has complained that the Dominican government has increased its campaign to keep her out of the country by sending her photograph to various airports and ports in the U.S. and the D.R. Mrs. Juan de Pichardo, who is accused …

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A report in Listin Diario by journalist Carmen Carvajal says that despite the OAS-sponsored trade embargo on Cuba, the Dominican Republic carried out trade with Cuba amounting to RD$100 million in 1995. Furthermore, the author quotes the magazine “World Business” as indicating that Dominicans have invested over RD$10 million in the neighboring Caribbean island. Trade …

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The government has joined the community of nations that are protesting against the U.S. government’s implementation of the Helms-Burton Law this next August. The Dominican Republic signed the OAS resolution for its. General Assembly on 3 June that requests the Interamerican Judicial Committee to determine if the Helms-Burton Law complies with international law. Some political …

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A model sugar cane mill that will process cane from the Cruz Verde project in Monte Plata province was opened last week. With a capacity to produce 4,000 kilos a day of unrefined sugar, the mill is the first to be installed with an organic sewage treatment plant. Gerhard Schenpel, spokesman for the Friedrich Naumann …

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Mario Mendez, the economic editor of Hoy, revealed that the United States could increase by 38,000 metric tons the sugar quota for the Dominican Republic in the preferential market, but that it is unlikely the country will be able to supply the additional amount due to production problems, primarily at the state sugar corporation. According …

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Amber jewelry maker, Eddy Abikaran, says there is a monopoly on the mining of amber, coral and larimar which affects the government, as more than US$5 million is sold illegally to international buyers. Mr Abikaran, in the newspaper Hoy, condemned the fact that the government is unable to collect taxes on illegal sales being made …

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Antonio Espin, former president of the Association of Industries of Herrera, described 1996 as a “lost year” in economic terms, due to the stagnation of reforms in Congress and the lack of taking decisions on important matters for national development. He said that the Código Financiero y Monetario, the Ley General de Electricidad, the ruling …

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Recent data on the 1995 production of the Rosario gold mine shows that the state-owned company exported gold and silver worth some US$65 million last year. This year the company has plans to export an average of 500 ounces a day or 182,5000 ounces for the year, for some US$73 million. The goal is to …

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New revelations have come out in the news media about the son of Argentinean Ambassador, Teresa Meccia de Palma, and his relationship with Mario Jose Redondo Llenas who, together with Juan Manuel Moline Rodriguez, is accused of killing the young boy Jose Rafael Llenas Aybar. Martin Luis Palma Meccia, who left the Dominican Republic on …

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