1999 – Page 90

The World Bank will be financing the construction or reconstruction of several roads that are of interest to travelers. A tender is being called for work at the Barahona-Enriquillo (47.25 kilometers); Higuey-Nisibón-Miches (84.6 kms.), Hato Mayor-Sabana de la Mar (43.90); and Jarabacoa-Manabao (19.95 kms.). The deadline for bids is 23 August. For more information, contact …

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The Santiago Monumento a los Heroes de la Restauración is now open to the general public. An admission fee of RD$10 is being charged. The Monumento is where everyone gathers evenings in Santiago. It is located at the entrance to the city, and features two museums and a long climb to the top from where …

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The Dominican Parade in New York will kick off at 40th St and Sixth Avenue (Las Americas Avenue) this Sunday, 15 August. Important business and government figures from Santo Domingo are traveling to New York from within the US and the DR to participate in the event. The president of Presidente Beer, Rafael Menicucci was …

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Kenneth H. MacKay, special envoy of the White House, arrived yesterday for an official visit. He was received at the Santiago airport by Linda Watt, charge d’affairs of the US Embassy in the DR. During his stay he visited several apparel manufacturing plants in Santiago. He discussed textile parity bill, at present under study in …

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The Bilateral Dominican-Haitian Commission will meet in the DR in the first half of October to discuss pending matters. After the last meeting, Haiti was admitted as a member of the Caricom and the Dominican government has prepared a bill for the reform of the Migration Law. A preparatory meeting will be held at the …

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Finally, the government has announced that the license plate stickers have arrived. The order of 800,000 stickers made to the American Bank Note Company suffered several delays. The renewal process had been slated for April of this year, and now has been announced for 23 August to 23 October for all motor vehicles. This time …

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Orzalia Kalantzopoulos, regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean for the World Bank, said that the DR is the Caribbean country that is best managing its economy. She met at the National Palace with President Leonel Fernandez yesterday prior to signing a US$12.3 million loan that will help set up the Dominican Institute of …

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The Asociación Nacional de Clínicas y Hospitales Privados, (Andeclip), which groups private clinics in the DR, has joined forces with the Asociación Médica Dominicana and is threatening to not accept insured patients. Andeclips wants the Asociación de Igualas Médicas, which groups companies providing medical insurance plans, to sit down to talks. Andeclip wants medical insurance …

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The government wants to reduce import taxes from 35% to 20%. But it wants to increase the Value Added Transfer Tax from 8 to 12% to compensate for the drop in income. In a second phase, the government has proposed a second increase to 14%. The government also wants to increase the Selective Consumption Tax, …

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The Hotel & Restaurant Association reports that its stats show there has been a 9.23% increase in air travel during the first six months of the year. While in 1998, 1,328,318 visitors (foreigners and non-resident Dominicans) arrived using Dominican airports, for the same first six month period of the year, some 1,450,867 arrived in 1999. …

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