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2001 News

Government Corruption Department announces new investigator

The Department for the Prevention of Corruption announced the appointment of lawyer Martires Cirilo Quiñones as new director of investigations. The former director, Frener Bello Arias resigned, together with two other department investigators, and two other department employees. Bello Arias, a captain of the Police was assigned new duties by the chief of the Police. …

2001 News

Who will be the Ombudsman?

El Caribe newspaper reports that the Executive Branch has a week to sign into law the bill that creates the post of Ombudsman. As per the bill passed by Congress on 29 December 2000, the Ombudsman is an independent authority who will remain in the post for six years. The main role of the Ombudsman …

2001 News

Merchants against new formula for consular invoice

Ivan de Jesus Garcia, president of the Federacion Dominicana de Comerciantes, a leading union of storeowners, opposes the proposal of the Mejia administration to change the present form of consular invoice for a US$100 stamp. The stamp will require the legalization by the consul in the city where the export originates. García says that the …

2001 News

Winner of National Literature Award announced

Ministry of Culture and the Corripio Foundation announced that Carlos Esteban Deive is the winner of the 2000 Award. The award comes with a RD$300,000 cash prize. The award ceremony will take place on 26 February at the National Theater.

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Important hotel trade event set for March

The Dominican Republic’s Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE 2001) will be held at Casa de Campo Hotel & Resort in La Romana 29-31 March 2001. DATE 2001 provides the opportunity for decision-makers representing international wholesalers, tour operators, incentive buyers, airline and charter operators to meet with more than 150 Dominican suppliers to discuss tourism development partnerships. …

2001 News

Plaza Lama opens its largest store

President Hipolito Mejia, accompanied by First Lady Rosa Gomez de Mejia, cut the symbolic ribbon to open the Plaza Lama 27 de Febrero flagship store. Their hosts were storeowners Mario Lama and Elsa Haché de Lama. The supermarket-appliances-clothing and footwear complex has 20,000 square meters, parking space for 1,000 cars, and employs 1,600. The store …

2001 News

What has caused the death of the fish in Hatillo?

The government ordered an in depth investigation into the possible causes of the death of thousands of fish in the Hatillo Dam. Samples of the affected waters and fish have been sent to the Marine Biology and Chemistry Departments of the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, the state university. A greasy stain is suspect of …

Costa Rica ambassador considers retiring in DR

Hoy newspaper carries an interview with Costa Rica Ambassador Mario Garnier and his wife Isabel Chavez. The couple says they feel at home in the DR. "We will be here on official duty until year 2002, when a new President of Costa Rica will be elected, and the cabinet changes," he told Hoy newspaper. But, …

2001 News

Congress sent back to work

President Hipólito Mejía convened Congress back to work on Thursday, Friday 1. Top on the 11-point priority list of what is pending are the Caribbean and Central American free trade agreements. Other projects for the 26-day legislature are the general electricity bill, the social security bill, loans for social assistance programs to the sugar cane …

2001 News

Traffic allowed on Luperon and Independencia avenue overpasses

The Ministry of Public Works authorized traffic at the new overpasses and ramps at Luperon and Independencia 30 de Mayo avenues. The official opening of the works has been left for mid February. It is estimated that about 40,000 vehicles will use the ramps daily.

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2001 – Page 208

Government Corruption Department announces new investigator

Who will be the Ombudsman?

Merchants against new formula for consular invoice

Winner of National Literature Award announced

Important hotel trade event set for March

Plaza Lama opens its largest store

What has caused the death of the fish in Hatillo?

Costa Rica ambassador considers retiring in DR

Congress sent back to work

Traffic allowed on Luperon and Independencia avenue overpasses