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The Monetary Junta extended for another 60 days the resolution that establishes restrictive limits on bank loans and keeps in effect the Central Bank-issued Certificados de Tesorería con Pacto de Recompra (Repos). Both measures penalize the private sector for government overspending and its delay in passing on to consumers the increase in fuel prices on …

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President Hipólito Mejía appointed Carlos Márquez (technical), José García Marcano (administrative) and Pedro Dájer (international) deputy ministers of the Ministry of Tourism. The Minister is Ramon Alfredo (Chito) Bordas.

President Hipólito Mejía appointed Luis Eludis Pérez as the new Dominican consul in New York. Other consuls are José de León (Boston, Massachusetts), Luis R. Victoria (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and César Augusto Mateo (Jacksonville, Florida). Manuel Durán (Miami, Florida), Fermín Díaz Monegro (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Manuel Rodríguez (Ponce, Puerto Rico).

Consejo Nacional de Drogas: Antonio Martínez Azar Oficina Nacional de Derecho de Autor: Mariel León Comisión Presidencial de Apoyo al Desarrollo Provincial: Carmelo Rodríguez Consejo Nacional de Asuntos Urbanos: Augusto Sánchez Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Estatales: Félix Calvo Comisión de Reforma de la Empresa Pública: José del Carmen Marcano

Decree 514/00 of the Mejía administration creates the Unidad de Revisión de Contratos, a department scheduled to start work on Thursday, 24 August. The department is entrusted with the analyzing and revision of contracts signed by the previous government and those to be signed by the present administration. The department can recommend the cancellation of …

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President Hipolito Mejia appointed Jesús Félix Jiménez as new director of the Departamento de Prevención de la Corrupción, a department that is under the Attorney General’s office. The department is responsible for investigating complaints of irregularities in the handling of government funds. The first cases of complaints against corruption while in office have been deposited …

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President Hipólito Mejía confirmed Police Chief Major General Pedro de Jesus Candelier Tejada in the post. President Mejía visited the National Police headquarter yesterday to meet with the head of the Police force. During the visit, he thanked Candelier for the respectful and objective attitude of the force during the past presidential campaign. Candelier was …

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Police Chief Pedro de Jesús Candelier committed to resolve the kidnapping of 24-year old José Manuel Jiménez, son of an affluent businessman in northeastern San Francisco de Macorís. Jiménez was kidnapped early in the morning on Wednesday, 16 August. Kidnappings were a rare occurrence in the DR, but they are now happening, coinciding with the …

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Following a four-hour meeting, the Federación Nacional de Transportistas Dominicanos (Fenatrado) and the Consejo Nacional de la Empresa Privada (Conep) ended the impasse that affected operations at Haina Port. Elena Villeya, vice president of CONEP said that the differences were overcome. "Basically, the business community backs freedom to contract services, supports that the owner of …

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The Justice of Peace of Hato Mayor, a city in the East of the DR, sentenced four women to contribute from RD$200-RD$500 a month to the maintenance of their children. The judgements came in response to complaints placed by their husbands. Justice of Peace Dulcinea Peña said that the law applies to both men and …

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