1996 – Page 56

Mario Méndez, the editor economic of the newspaper Hoy, says that Haiti’s signing of the International Monetary Fund agreement is good news for the Dominican Republic. The president of the IMF recently visited Haiti to sign the agreement with Haitian President Rene Preval. According to Mario Méndez, the agreement opens the doors to the international …

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Jose Ceron, past president of the Dominican Association of Free Zones, said that 1996 could be one of the worst years for investment in the industrial free zones. He said that the lack of an active promotion policy does not help, as new investors are not attracted to the country. He recommended that the government …

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President Joaquin Balaguer, in presidential decree No. 159-96, made several personnel changes in the prison service and the military. Dr. Germinal Guillen was named General Director of Prisons in place of Dr. Alberico Hernández. Mr. Hernández is currently being investigated in connection with charges of embezzling funds allocated for the feeding of inmates and implication …

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The case involving the 3 May murder of Jose Rafael Llenas Aybar, which shocked the nation and continues to make the headlines, took a new turn last week when a friend of one of the confessed killers was implicated in the crime. The son of the Argentinean Ambassador to the Dominican Republic is now wanted …

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The general administrator of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE) has said that the state-owned electricity company is now producing more than the national demand. The output has been well over 1,000,000 kws. Mr. Romero said that the system’s distribution network is still fragile, and that the power cuts experienced in recent days are due …

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Mario Radhames Duran Abreu, popularly known as “El Muelu” (taken from the Dominican expression “dar muela” or sweet talk), who is accused of defrauding three people of thousands of pesos after convincing them to participate in shady business deals, has been released from La Victoria prison in the National District against bail of RD$150,000 for …

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Celsa Albert Batista, of the Dominican Republic, has received the Jose Marti Award in Havana, for her research on the Cuban writer, journalist and political activist. The prize, which includes US$5,000 in cash, is provided by UNESCO for the finest intellectual work in specific areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. Mrs. Batista’s “Las Ideas …

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The mayor of Santo Domingo, Dr. Rafael Subervi Bonilla, has announced that he will delay the removal of political hoardings, posters and bunting from the streets of the capital until after the 30 June run-off. His decision came after objections to his original plan to begin the clean-up of the publicity material on 22 May …

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The state-owned and administered Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) has announced the construction of 12-story building to house students on scholarship from the provinces. University authorities have told the news media that the building, whose initial cost is estimated at RD$7,000,000, will be ready for occupation by August of this year. Each room, according …

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The Chamber of Deputies has not met since 17 May, and the president of the lower house of Congress, Jose Ramon Fadul, has told the news media that he doubts it will be able to form a quorum to hold another session before 26 May, when it is scheduled to go on official vacation. The …

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