2000 – Page 50

Ambassador of France Francois Xavier Deniau presented the consul Christian Reigneaud, deputy economic and trade counselor, Joelle Bonnet-Malbete and new attaché for French language cooperation, Martine Cerdan. Xavier Deniau said that the increase in number of employees of the French Embassy is unusual for the French government but was necessary given the expansion of the …

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The Mexican-Dominican Chamber of Commerce was recently formed in Santo Domingo and its first board sworn in. The chamber will promote trade between Mexico and the DR and assist Mexican companies that are interested in investing in the DR. The honorary president of the Chamber is Mexican Ambassador Mireya Terán. Board members are: Manuel Corripio …

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Tricom announced that Motorola sold 26.5% of its shares in the Dominican telecommunications company to Telefónica de España. This move is part of a Motorola divestment of its participation in telecommunication companies in Mexico, Israel, Brazil and Honduras. The announcement was made by vice president of public relations Adriano Miguel Tejada who said the operation …

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The president of the Dominican Association of Free Zones, Fernando Capellán is in favor of modifying the weekly work schedule. Capellán favors the government authorizing companies to be able to hire free zone employees for four-day 11-hour shifts. Separate personnel would be employed on the remaining three days. The advantage of this schedule is that …

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The DR needs a go ahead of the Executive Committee of the Pan American Sports Organization that will meet in Colorado Springs, USA on 21 October. The Dominican Olympic Committee is finalizing a report on the Dominican Pan Am Games that will be presented at the assembly. News reports say that president of the organization, …

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On occasion of the hosting of the 2003 Santo Domingo Pan American Sports Games, the first 50 meter indoor swimming pool will be built in the DR. The facility will go up at the side of the present Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center swimming pool and will comply with all requirements of the International Swimming …

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President Hipólito Mejía met last night with former President Leonel Fernández at the home of businessman Ramón Báez Figueroa. Báez is the chief executive of the Listín Diario and El Siglo newspapers and of the Banco Intercontinental, one of the largest banks in the DR. The meeting was held at a time bankers are insisting …

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The Listín Diario reports that the Chamber of Deputies passed a controversial loan made by the Agencia Especial de Financiamiento Industrial of Brazil (FINAME) for the financing of equipment for the Oficina de Desarrollo de la Comunidad (ODC), a government community development department. The US$10,770,000 loan has been opposed by sectors on grounds that it …

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Senator Francisco Jiménez (PRD-Bahoruco) of the impoverished province of Bahoruco (pop. 100,000) lead a revolt of PRD members that have not been given government jobs against government departments in the city of Neiba (pop. 38,000). Under the senator’s leadership, and with the assistance of Orlando Matos, representing the District Attorney in the province, the mob …

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The past government investment in modern tollbooths is paying off handsomely. The National Office of Statistics (ONE) reports that RD$173,818,014 was paid by commuters leaving the city of Santo Domingo from January to August of this year. The leading toll booth stations produced as follows: San Cristobal: RD$46,158,378.10 Las Americas: RD$45,514,079.20 Duarte: RD$43,004,370.55 Sanchez: RD$39,141,185.75 …

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