2001 – Page 109

The president of the Dominican Association of Professors (ADP), Olimpia Gonzalez, explained yesterday that she did not appear in court because she did not received a formal summons to appear. Judge Dario Gomez Herrera is trying a fraud case against the ADP and went looking for her yesterday. In a press conference at the public …

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The Dominican Republic Farm Products Exchange was incorporated yesterday, with farm producers from different regions becoming the first shareholders and founders. The Bolsa de Productores Agropecuarios de la RD hopes to help modernize trade in farm produce.

Norma Tours, a small travel agency, made headlines yesterday when two thieves posing as clients forced the manager to open the safe and hand over airline tickets and cash. The travel agency is a short block away from Police headquarters.

The Dominican Republic is sending the most Fulbright Scholars to the US for graduate studies this year. Merrie Blocker, press counselor of the US Embassy, said 24 Dominicans benefited this year from a fund-raising program on behalf of large business that matched US government funding. The businessmen collected RD$13 million to help finance the US$50,000 …

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Centrobasket, the leading Central American and Caribbean basketball women’s championship, starts today at the Mauricio Baez and Villa Francisca basketball courts. The semifinals and finals will be held at the Palacio de los Deportes of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. The DR, Mexico, Guatemala and Jamaica are competing in Group A. Cuba, Puerto Rico, …

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The Army has destroyed 264 charcoal ovens near the border city of Jimani. This is part of the Green Lightning Operation of the Ministry of Armed Forces and the Ministry of Environment. Jimani had become a charcoal producing center for domestic consumption, but primarily for export to Haiti. The Minister of Environment Frank Moya Pons …

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Indotel has ruled that Tricom must activate four T-1 lines purchased by Centennial so that Tricom telephone users can connect with those using Centennial service. A hearing is set for June 25th where both companies must set the final conditions for the interconnection contract. Recently, Centenial Dominicana complained that Tricom was denying them access in …

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Income tax collections for the first five months of the year increased 189.2% as a result of the 1.5% tax established in January. Collections of business taxes were RD$2,759.25 million, or RD$1,804.67 million more than for the same period last year.

Blackouts hit Santo Domingo and interior cities yesterday as 30% of the circuits were shut off. Superintendent of Electricity, Jose Ovalles, confirmed to El Siglo that 69 of 216 circuits were out of service. Ovalles explained, “The situation is that the distributors continue to ration the supply of power.” Some circuits are out because of …

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