1998 – Page 21

The head of the Directorate-General of Internal Revenue (DGII), Juan Hernández, announced yesterday that his office is contemplating the use of so-called "smart cards" instead of human inspectors to monitor some large tax contributors. On October 28 DGII placed inspectors in large commercial establishments around the country to ensure that these companies’ tax declarations are …

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Just one day after the local UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative released that organization’s finding of serious micronutrient deficiencies in Dominican children, the Public Health Ministry (SESPRES) asserted that it is already addressing the problem. Dr. Matilde Vásquez, Director of Nutrition at SESPRES, pointed out to the news daily El Siglo that it has in …

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SESPRES’ Director for Environmental Health, Luis Emilio Feliz Roa, told a roundtable of health reporters that 70% of the bottled water presently sold in the DR does not meet existing norms set for such water by the National Directorate for Norms and Quality Systems (DIGENOR). According to Feliz Roa, around 25% of the overall Dominican …

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Customs head Miguel Cocco Guerrero has ordered all Customs collection offices to stay open extra hours to ensure that the traditional extra influx of merchandise for the holidays can be processed quickly. In a circular issued to collectors in all seven airports (Las Américas, Cibao, Herrera, Gregorio Luperón-Puerto Plata, Maria Montez-Barahona, Punta Cana and La …

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The Cibao Eagles trounced the Licey Tigers 8-2 at Cibao Stadium in Santiago last night, increasing the Eagleís lead in the Winter Professional Baseball Tournament over second-place Licey to seven. Meanwhile at Quisqueya Stadium last night the Escogido Lions destroyed the Northeast Giants 9-3, in part on the strength of five perfect innings pitched by …

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Announced yesterday evening was a consensus accord reached between the government, the Senate and the banking community over the 350-article bill creating a new Monetary-Financial Code. The bill in question has spent four years inching its way through Congress. The agreement was announced by the President of the Senate, Ramón Alburquerque, and the President of …

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The Senate decided last night to put off until next Tuesday further debate on the bill setting the 1999 National Budget. The current version of the bill is the product of a compromise hammered out recently between a Senate-Chamber of Deputies joint committee and the Fernández Government. The bill was passed almost immediately by the …

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The Secretary of the Presidency and one of President Leonel Fernández’s top aides, Danilo Medina, asserted yesterday that the possibility still exists that the President could stand for reelection. Speaking on a Telecable Nacional Channel 10 program, Medina said that his Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) would be disposed to negotiate with the Dominican Revolutionary Party …

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In today’s installment of the results from the November 7-12 Hoy-Hamilton & Staff poll of 1,000 Dominicans, respondents gave clear message that the Reformista Party (PRSC) should run its own presidential candidate in the year 2000. Asked "In your opinion, should the PRSC go it alone in the year 2000 elections with its own candidate, …

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The Commissions for Public Enterprise Reform (CREP), as part of its continuing campaign to build public support for the upcoming capitalization of the Dominican Electricity Corporation (CDE), held yesterday a press encounter. Its main message: once CDE is capitalized, the government will no longer be able to set electricity tariffs with fiscal ends in mind …

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