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The director of the Department of Customs accepted the recommendation of Antonio Espín, president of the Herrera Industries Association (www.dr1.com/daily/news091200.shtml) and revoked a measure that was affecting trade. Vicente Sánchez Baret had obliged his inspectors to only clear goods that had import documents in Spanish. Sánchez explains that the measure is revoked because it was …

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President Hipólito Mejía traveled today to San José, Costa Rica where he will meet President Miguel Angel Rodríguez of Costa Rica and President-elect Vicente Fox of Mexico. Fox is on a tour of Central America prior to assuming the presidency of Mexico. Mejía said in Santo Domingo that he will take advantage of the meeting …

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President Hipólito Mejía declared assets of RD$18,991,602.50 before the Attorney General of the Nation. Government officials are required by law to declare their assets at the start of government. Mejía reported RD$1.1 million in the bank; RD$3.6 million in shares in different companies; RD$10.4 million in real estate; RD$2.8 million in vehicles. Mejía businesses are …

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Decree 744-00 establishes a 15% reduction of the salary of the President of the Republic. President Hipólito Mejía will be paid RD$82,500, down from RD$90,000 past President Leonel Fernández received. The Vice President will get a 12% salary cut, and will make RD$62,500. Cabinet ministers will make 10% less (RD$45,000 down from RD$50,000), and deputy …

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Decree 737-00 establishes the new social and economic matter advisors of the President. These are: Carlos Despradel, Juan Francisco Garrigó Matos, Jose Lois Malkum, Jose Luis Alemán, Carlos Mejía Delgado, Miguel Tineo, Hugo Guiliani Cury, Julio Cross Frías, Manuel José Cabral, Frank Marino Hernández, Luís Catano, Cesar A. Gómez Díaz, Bienvenido Brito and Carolina Mejía.

Decree 741-00 creates an office for the First Lady at the National Palace. The Despacho de la Primera Dama is created so that First Lady Rosa Gómez can offer her support to plans, projects and initiatives in the areas of education, family matters, and socially sustainable development. The office will receive funds from the National …

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Vice President and Minister of Education Milagros Ortíz Bosch announced public school children in certain areas of the country will receive hearty breakfasts. In these schools, eggs, yucca, and plantains, in addition to milk and juice will replace the prsent bread and milk snacks. She said the breakfast variation will benefit students living in areas …

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The Mejía administration announced it is going ahead with the construction of the US$150 million Manabao-Bejucal- Tavera dam in the northcentral Cibao region. The hydroelectric project will have capacity to generate 105 megawatts of electricity per day. The project was started in 1986, but stopped with the change of government that year. The Spanish firm …

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The government announced vehicular registration tax payments are again due from 20 September to 20 November. The taxes can be paid at offices of the Banco de Reservas, Baninter, Popular, and Osaka banks, as well as the Popular, La Nacional and Cibao loans and savings banks. The offices of the Instituto Postal Dominicano (post office) …

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