1999 – Page 38

Hamlet Hermann, director of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) has requested the cooperation of business owners in the area known as Polígono Central to reduce congestion in time for the Christmas shopping period. The Polígono Central is the area that has undergone the most residential and commercial construction in the past five years. Its borders …

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A third of all that live in rural areas in the DR live in extreme poverty, according to the Third National Survey of Household Expenditures and Incomes. The survey showed that 45% of the homes of the rural poor have no potable water connections and 69% use latrines. 36% of these households burn their garbage, …

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Spokespersons for the three leading political parties called for an increase in the wages of government employees. The Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC) and the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) all said they favor an increase in wages paid to government employees. In the 2000 budget bill prepared by …

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Former governor of the Central Bank Hugo Guiliani Cury criticized that Congress has passed a Monetary and Financial Code that is obsolete. The bill was debated for six years in Congress and approved without modifications. He said that it does not reflect the evolution of the banking and financial systems throughout the recent years. He …

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They said it couldn’t be done, and it was done. After five years of intense lobbying efforts by diplomats, governments, politicians, and even sports figures (such as Sammy Sosa), the US Senate yesterday voted 76-19 in favor of granting Central America and the Caribbean nations the same trading conditions as granted to Mexico under the …

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The Dominican government sent a letter protesting the report issued by the Organization of American States and the latter’s requests regarding Dominican treatment of Haitian illegal migration. The letter says OAS member states have the right to deport illegal aliens and urges that the organization contribute in a convincing manner to help Haiti overcome its …

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President of the Senate Ramón Alburquerque joined the generality of Dominicans that have rejected the OAS petition that the DR nationalize illegal Haitians that are living in the DR. He said the DR cannot be burdened with a nation that has almost the same number of inhabitants and has many more problems than the DR. …

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The Chamber of Deputies passed the Monetary and Financial Code that has been debated in Congress for six years. The bill was approved without modifications. It provides the legal framework for monetary and financial operations. It regulates operations of the Central Bank, the Superintendence of Banks, commercial banks, loans and savings banks and other financial …

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President Leonel Fernández is expected in Puerto Plata today where he will officially inaugurate the Costa Dorada Iberostar hotel, the Isabel de Torres sky lift and the dredging of Puerto Plata port.

The Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, the third largest political party in the DR, has announced the convention to choose its presidential candidate in the 16 May 2000 presidential election will be held in the first 15 days of January 2000. By then, 93-year old former President Joaquín Balaguer should decide whether he will run for …

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