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2001 News

Police announces new computerized finger print system

The Police recently announced its new digital finger print identification system that is linked with a central database. The Police say that new system should reduce to 10% the number of people the Police actually arrests during raids. The Police patrol units will be able to verify, using laptop computers, whether a suspect person has …

2001 News

Fire creates scare at Banco de Reservas

A small fire sent several Santo Domingo Fire Department units to the Banco de Reservas located at Calle Isabel la Catolica in the Colonial Zone. Fortunately, the fire, which originated in a second floor paper deposit, was put out quickly. Smoke enveloped several floors of the bank giving the impression the fire had been greater. …

2001 News

President of PRD opposes closed candidate lists

Governing party PRD president Hatuey de Camps agrees with opposition party colleagues from the PRSC and PLD that the candidate lists for the parties in the municipal and congressional lists should be left open, as reported in Hoy newspaper. In the past the political parties have set the order of the lists, with those at …

2001 News

Housing sales down

Hoy newspaper reports that builders and real estate vendors are feeling the impact on new sales of tax measures in effect since January 1 and the high interest rates that prevail. Long term housing financing went in the second half of 2000 from 18 to 22-26%, which has put a damper on new sales. The …

Asonahores on tourism in North Coast

The vice president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association told Hoy newspaper that government and private sectors need to take urgent measures so that necessary investments be made to bolster the North Coast travel. He said that the area is affected by a major financial crisis, as owners of small hotels struggle to meet …

Hotel Association against building hotels in National Park of the East

The National Hotel & Restaurant Association says that its official position is to reject the construction of hotels at the limits of the National Park of the East. President Mejia had authorized this by decree, and later by a bill sent to Congress. As reported in El Siglo newspaper, Asonahores said that the parks should …

2001 News

Government allots RD$32,000 million in public works without tenders

El Caribe newspaper reports that the present government has committed RD$32,000 million of government funds to carry out public works, most contracted without a tender. State departments doing the contracting without tenders are primarily the Ministry of Public Works (Seopc), the Coordinating and Supervising Office of Public Works, the National Institute of Potable Water (Inapa), …

2001 News

Fenatrado truckers at it again

Members of the very powerful Fenatrado truckers union are at it again. The enemy No. 1 of competition in the DR seeks to again impose its strength to impede that independent truckers transport cargo from the Port of Haina, the nation’s largest. Fenatrado, according to the report in Hoy newspaper, already controls some ports totally, …

Storm affects flights to the DR

What is being described as the biggest storm of the year in the Northeast of the United States affected American and TWA flights to the Dominican Republic. Continental flights operated with several hour delays. The New York area airports were not closed, but airlines preferred to cancel flights to avoid stranding people at airports. Extra …

Delta to fly soon to DR

The director of the Ministry of Tourism Marketing Plan for North America, Lilia Moliné announced that Delta Airlines will soon start flights to the Dominican Republic from Atlanta, Georgia, as reported in El Siglo newspaper. She said that 32% of travelers visiting the DR come from the US, 50% come from Europe. The DR has …

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2001 – Page 183

Police announces new computerized finger print system

Fire creates scare at Banco de Reservas

President of PRD opposes closed candidate lists

Housing sales down

Asonahores on tourism in North Coast

Hotel Association against building hotels in National Park of the East

Government allots RD$32,000 million in public works without tenders

Fenatrado truckers at it again

Storm affects flights to the DR

Delta to fly soon to DR