1997 – Page 10

The International Work Organization says that unemployment has declined in the Dominican Republic and is now at 15.9%. The organization says that as of the third trimester of this year unemployment dropped from the 16.5% posted for the same period last year. The industrial free zone sector is the largest employer in the Dominican Republic.

According to the Gallup-Hoy newspaper poll, 78% of Dominicans feel general strikes are a "loss of time." Most Dominicans favor dialogue.

The director of the Oficina Supervisora de Obras del Estado denounced the robbery of a computer on whose hard disk was the preliminary report of the audit of the construction of the Aeropuerto Internacional de Arroyo Barril in Samana. Engineer Euclides Sánchez of the above-mentioned office that supervises public works construction has said that the …

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According to the Economic Commission for Latin America (whose acronym is CEPAL in Spanish), the Dominican Republic had the second highest Gross Domestic Product in Latin America and the Caribbean. The D.R. grew 7.5% in 1997, only surpassed by an 8% growth the Argentinian economy. The organization attributed the growth to domestic investments and exports. …

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Mini-businesses located along the Avenida 27 de Febrero received notifications from the Autoridad Metropolitana de Transporte, the new local transport authority, that they must relocate by 6 January. Persons who use the sidewalks for the exhibition of their merchandise, parking or sale of food products are being ordered out. The move is coordinated by Colonel …

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Hoy newspaper revealed that more than 700,000 users of the state electricity utility, the CDE, do not pay for their consumption. Among those not paying are businesses, industries and the government sector. An internal report of the CDE, to which the Hoy newspaper had access, indicates that of a total of 1.4 million consumers of …

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The president of the Supreme Court of Justice said that next year the court will foster the creation of courts for minors, the re-structuring of the courts of all the judicial districts, the computerization of the Judicial Power and the creation of the Escuela Nacional de Magistratura, the school for judges. Lawyer Jorge Subero Isa …

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E. León Jiménes, which manufactures Marlboro cigarettes and Presidente beer, is again sponsoring the year’s-end bash at the Avenida del Puerto of Santo Domingo. Fernando Villalona, Los Toros Band, Los Hermanos Rosario, José Peña Suazo and his Banda Gorda, and Toño Rosario, are the stars of the merengue blast that will welcome the New Year. …

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The Aguilas Cibaeñas defeated the Toros last night in their home base, Santiago, to move ahead in the standings and tie with the Escogido Lions in second place. Rookie Nelio Rodríguez pitched seven innings for the Estrellas Orientales, allowing only four hits, and was the winner of the 6-0 game against the Licey Tigers. As …

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In future elections, political parties will benefit from the new electoral bill that is only pending presidential approval for its passage. Last night, the Senate approved the bill that reforms the Electoral Law and provides governmental subsidies for political campaigns. The bill establishes an official subsidy for political organizations equivalent to 0.5% of tax income …

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