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President Hipólito Mejía leaves today for Guatemala to participate with Central American nations, including Belize for a first round of free trade and cooperation talks with Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada. He will be in Guatemala meeting with statesmen Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Guatemala; Miguel Angel Rodríguez, Costa Rica; Francisco Flores, El Salvador; Carlos Roberto …

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The National Treasury reported it retained 47% of the checks of government central officers on payday, 25 September. Treasurer Pastora Méndez de Fondeur said that of 443 Executive Branch executives that are required to declare their assets, 235 did not do so in time. President Hipólito Mejía has threatened to fire cabinet members who do …

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The government public transport offices in Santo Domingo and Santiago announced the opening of routes that will benefit university students in Santo Domingo and Santiago. The new services start at 6 pm to 10 pm. They will primarily benefit students studying at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, UNAPEC and O&M in Santo Domingo and …

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The Senate passed the bill that grants the Ministry of Education the authority to fix and regulate school costs. The bill conditions private school charges on what the schools offer according to pre-set criteria. The bill now passes on to the Presidency for conversion into law.

Distributors of propane gas billed industrial users an additional RD$2.00 per gallon. News reports indicate they did so in order to increase their earnings. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is the organization in charge of setting intermediary profit margins and has not authorized an increase above the RD$13.00 set price. The Listín Diario business …

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The El Caribe newspaper reports there is a contraction in the growth of the construction sector that had boomed in recent years. Engineer Cristian Ciccone, vice president of the Dominican Chamber of Construction says that the construction industry is practically paralyzed. He attributed this to the stoppage of government construction works due to the change …

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After five years dormant, Judge Francisco Ortega Polanco has opened the Hector Méndez murder case. He has required that former President Salvador Jorge Blanco and former Secretary of the Presidency Hatuey de Camps come forth for questioning regarding the death of Hector Méndez 15 years ago. Also involved in the same case is Méndez’s chauffeur …

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Foreign investment is seen as a good thing for the country. But leading Dominican economist Jaime Aristy Escuder, says that not all foreign investment is good. He concludes that the entrance of AES to the Dominican electricity market has been bad news for Dominican consumers. This is because contractual conditions grant it a strong monopoly …

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Katia women’s lingerie store has 25% on Ralph Lauren bathing suits. Plaza Central, Tiradentes No. 10-D (Centro Comercial Dalyn) and Abraham Lincoln corner Hector Inchaustegui locations. Benetton has a sale from Wednesday, 27 September-Saturday, 30 September where everything is RD$395 or less in their Santo Domingo, Santiago and Puerto Plata shops. Ferreteria Popular has a …

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