1998 – Page 173

The National Book Fair, probably the most important cultural event of year, will take place at the National Music Conservatory grounds located between César Nicolás Pensón and Bolívar avenue, corner Alma Mater. The event is scheduled for 23 April to 3 May. This year, publishers from Spain, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the United States …

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The Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII) officers will be checking vehicles crossing the toll booths have paid the required transit tax, that is, have purchased the required license plate tags. 6 March is the deadline for the transit tax on vehicles. The DGII has made it easier to pay the transit tax by habilitating …

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Business associations, the press and even the Minister of Industry and Commerce himself are against them, but price controls are back. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, reportedly bending to political pressures, has resurrected the Department of Price Controls that on 4 March announced it sent to justice 26 shops for violating a recent government …

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The sales manager of Texaco said that the scarcity of aviation gas for small airplanes will be resolved as soon as a shipment from Puerto Rico arrives. The general manager of Esso Standard Oil said that import difficulties that affected Texaco left Esso alone on the market as supplier of the gas, which resulted in …

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The president of the Association of Commercial Banks, José Manuel López, said it is not true that banks are transferring money for RD$15 to the dollar. He said that banks are selling the U.S. dollar for RD$14.50- RD$14.55.

Chile and the Dominican Republic signed an agreement to promote travel and investment. Minister of Foreign Relations José Miguel Insulza Salinas was in Santo Domingo this week as part of preparatory talks for the Summit of the Americas, which is scheduled to be held in April in Santiago de Chile. The agreement signed by both …

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The National Office of Statistics (ONE) is preparing a nationwide population and housing census to be held in year 2000. Maritza Rossi, director of ONE, said that it would be the last national census to be carried out. She said that the year 2000 census would set mechanisms so that data is continuously updated. A …

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The Autódromo Internacional de las Américas, described as the best car speedway in Central America and the Caribbean, will be inaugurated on 29 March. The final race of the Shell Panamerican GT Series will be held in the race track that is located 16 kilometers East of Santo Domingo, along Las Américas Highway. The race …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Latorre said that the Dominican government would be willing to extradite Dominicans sought by the U.S. justice if the U.S. stops deporting Dominican criminals. "If one appeals to the universality of crime, then it cannot be alleged that Dominicans who have committed crimes in the United States should be sent …

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Plaza de la Salud, the most modern medical center in the Dominican Republic, which is government-owned and run under the supervision of a private board, may have to close down several services because of delays in government funding to cover its expenses. The government provides RD$8 million a month in subsidy, and is behind two …

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