2000News

63.6% of government income for salaries

The National Budget Office (ONAPRES) released figures this week which show that DR$29,580.9 million (around US$1.85 billion) was devoted to salaries in 1999. This represents 63.6% of state income, which amounted to DR$46.494.9 million (around US$2.9 billion). For the same twelve month period, the total of all expenditures for road construction, housing, sports facilities, and …

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Delta evaluates service to DR in 2001

Delta Airlines is evaluating service to the Dominican Republic in year 2001. Christine Frias, a spokesperson for the airline, says that the airline considers both Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata attractive potential opportunities. Delta Airlines announced only last week that it will be expanding its service to Latin American and Caribbean destinations. The airline has …

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Corde director wants to go ahead with airline privatization

Eduardo Selman, director of the government holding company Corde, insists on finalizing the tender for the privatization of Dominicana Airlines (CDA). President-elect Hipólito Mejía requested that this tender be suspended. Selman told the Listín Diario that four companies had pre-qualified for the tender. He did not release the names of the companies. He said that …

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2000News

Hipólito: "Tal vez meta la pata, pero no la mano"

Hipólito Mejía and Milagros Ortíz Bosch received their presidential and vice presidential credentials at a Junta Central Electoral event at the Hotel Jaragua yesterday. Following receiving his credential, the President-elect Mejía reiterated his commitment of staying away from the temptation of corruption. "Tal vez meta la pata, pero no la mano," he said, which translates …

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President Fernández receives President-elect Mejía at National Palace

Following the receiving of his credentials, President-elect Hipólito Mejía rode to the National Palace for a lunch alone with President Leonel Fernández. Following the lunch, President Fernández explained to journalists that they spoke about the economy and politics, both on a national and international front. "It has been a friendly, fruitful and mutually beneficial meeting," …

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Mejía visits Balaguer again

Following a lunch with President Leonel Fernández, President-elect Hipólito Mejía visited the Máximo Gómez home of former President Joaquín Balaguer. After attending the act in which he received the certificate, he visited President Joaquin Balaguer at his Máximo Gómez residence at 2 pm. He was accompanies by Hatuey de Camps and Rafael Subervi Bonilla, president …

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Not so simple to meet a campaign promise

Local news reports indicate that President-elect Hipólito Mejía may not so easily be able to fulfill his campaign promise to deliver the Consuelo, Ozama and Barahona sugar cane mills to sugar cane suppliers and workers. Sugar producers want the government to rescind the 30-year concession the government privatization commission (CREP) awarded the Mexican company, Zucarmex …

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