1999 – Page 35

World-renowned designer, Oscar de la Renta will be donating the design of the new uniform to be used by National Police. Chief of the Police Pedro de Jesús Candelier said the government will invest RD$80 million to change the uniform of police agents. Candelier met with Oscar de la Renta during his visit to New …

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The City of Santo Domingo will host the Sixth Plenary Session of the Circle of Montevideo (http://circulomvd.mailcom.net/). Coming for the event are three Latin American presidents, a former Spanish head of government, and directors of several multilateral organizations, including the Interamerican Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Economic Commission for Latin America and …

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A top-ranking mission from Norway is visiting the DR. The mission is made up by Wegger Strommen, Secretary of State and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs; ambassador Ame Aasheim; Peter Raeder, regional director for Latin America; Kristin Hoem Langshot, advisor; Vegar Brynildsen, first secretary of the Norwegian embassy in Caracas; Peter Skauen, of a non-governmental …

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Like there are organizers of boat trips to transport illegal Dominicans across the Mona Channel to Puerto Rico, the local press has published the first stories on gangs that assist illegal Haitians to cross the Dominican frontier. Hoy newspaper reports that the human traffickers have taken a break now that the Dominican government ordered the …

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The Listín Diario newspaper reported that while the government has stepped up the deporting of illegal Haitians, hundreds of illegal Haitians entered as usual to participate in the Dajabón market days on Monday and Friday. Listin Diario reporters interviewed generals Gerardo Rivas, Marcelino Suarez stationed on the frontier and Colonel Rafael Florián and confirmed that …

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The Listín Diario reports that while there are some Haitians that say they were mistreated by the military that arrested them for not having the right papers, others denied being mistreated. Foreign press wires carry news that the Haitian government is concerned there may be a surge of xenophobia against Haitians in the DR and …

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Nobody knows how many Haitians live in the DR. The director of the National Statistics Office, Maritza Rossi says that the 2000 Census will provide helpful information. She says those interviewed for the census will be asked their nationality. But she admitted this intention clashes with the reality that illegal foreigners normally try to hide, …

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El Siglo/Penn, Schoen & Berland poll revealed that leading opposition party presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía would win the presidential election in year 2000 regardless of who his rival would be. The survey showed Mejía would achieve 57% in a June second round, versus 34% of Danilo Medina, the presidential candidate of the ruling Partido de …

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The president of the National Council of businessmen (CONEP), Celso Marranzini said that the private business sector is promoting the creation of a Federation of Truckers that will seek the same advantages the government has granted to Fenatrado. The government has granted tax exemptions on the purchase of trucks to Fenatrado members. Fenatrado, an association …

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Minister of Tourism Felix Jimenez said that this year more than 2,600,000 tourists will visit the DR. He said this is a 10% increase over last year’s visitors. Last year an estimated 2,200,000 tourists visited the DR. He said there has been an increase in US, French, German, Spanish, Italian, English tourists. The US and …

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