2001 – Page 90

The Listin Diario reports that Trinidad & Tobago became the first Caricom nation to allow duty-free goods import from the Dominican Republic. The DR and the English-speaking Caribbean signed a free trade agreement in 1998 that is only being implemented now. Other Caribbean countries should follow suit no later than 31 July. Nassim Alemany of …

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The Listin Diario reported the finding of the body of six-year old Biera Cuevas in the Amapola area of Cancino Primero marginal neighborhood. The little girl had been raped and her body showed knife wounds. She had been missing since Tuesday night when she was last seen playing with a group of children in front …

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Minister of Public Works Miguel Vargas Maldonado announced the start next week of the construction of the Mirador del Este Pan American sports games installations. He said they are just awaiting authorization to pay builders RD$57 million to start the works. Former President Joaquin Balaguer’s opposition has delayed the start of construction. Balaguer, builder of …

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President Hipolito Mejia explained that Minister of Education Milagros Ortiz Bosch’s announcement of forthcoming resolution to allow children without birth certificates to enter the public school system seeks primarily to benefit Dominicans. But, he explained, the measure will apply to children of other nationalities primarily for human rights reasons, regardless of whether they are Haitians. …

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Hoy newspaper denounces that high ranking government officers, clergy, politicians, union leaders and the military usufruct 20 residences and apartments and 189 vehicles confiscated from drug traffickers or money launderers whose cases are being processed. The newspaper says that among the beneficiaries are: Pedro Franco Badia, Administrative Secretary of the Presidency; General Trajano Moreta Cuevas, …

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