1998 – Page 195

President Leonel Fernández arrived at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Monday, 26 January, after an intense day of activities. Earlier in the day, in Santo Domingo, President Fernández had participated in the inaugural ceremony of the 27 de Febrero Avenue bus service route and in activities commemorative of the anniversary of Juan Pablo Duarte, founder of the …

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Leaders of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano met in Miami to resolve differences between the factions that hope to inherit the party from ailing leader Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez. Milagros Ortíz Bosch, the party’s candidate for senator of Santo Domingo, and presidential aspirants Hipólito Mejía and Rafael Suberví, as well as party secretary general Hatuey …

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The governor of the Central Bank, Hector Valdez Albizu, said that the government does not favor a devaluation of the peso until tax reforms are implemented. Several of these are still pending for approval by the Congress. The chief economic officer of the nation said that, without the tax reforms, a devaluation would have serious …

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According to Dominican ambassador before the U.S. government, Bernardo Vega, in 1997 the Dominican Republic received 2,627 deported Dominicans, of which 1,942 were labeled as "delinquents." This is an increase of 33% over 1996 statistics. Only Mexico received more deported delinquents last year. The U.S. deported 85,637 Mexicans in 1997, of which 38,819 had violated …

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Attorney General Abel Rodríguez del Orbe said that Tricom, a joint venture between Dominican investors and Motorola, is behind the pressures for the fast passing of the telecommunications bill approved by Congress but vetoed by the Executive Branch. According to a report in the Listín Diario, the telecommunications company would be affected in its business …

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Licence plate registration renewals for vehicles can now be obtained at Dominican post offices (INPOSDOM), throughout the country. The measure was taken in order to reduce the long lines resulting when everyone leaves their renewals for the last few days. To renew, vehicle owners are required to present an original copy of the registration.

The Junta Central Electoral (JCE) announced that the three principal political parties – the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, Partido de la Liberación Dominicana and Partido Reformista Social Cristiano – will receive RD$140 million in financial assistance from the state for their congressional and municipal electoral campaigns. The rest of the organizations will share RD$34.2 million. The …

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The Civil Aviation Board signed an open skies agreement with Panama. The CAB has already signed similar agreements with Guatemala and Costa Rica. For the time being, these agreements limit the routes to South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. The Civil Aviation Board director, Vitelio Mejía, also announced that Dominican airlines will be …

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The Executive Branch vetoed the enmendment to Law 11-92 which would reduce the tax on airline tickets from 20% to 10%. Travel agent associations and airlines had lobbied for the bill, which would increase airline ticket sales in the Dominican Republic. Because of the tax, it costs less for travelers to purchase only a portion …

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Work is advancing on the construction of the first phase of the Arroyo Barril international airport of Samana. According to a report in the Listin Diario, the Spanish consortium Ferrovial-Agroman-Iproconsa is concluding works for the habilitation of a 1,650-meter long runway, a passenger terminal, firemen station, and other necessary structures. Airplanes with capacity for 60 …

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