2003 – Page 253

The Spanish consulate told the Diario Libre that 485 new jobs are currently available for Dominicans seeking to immigrate to that country. The jobs are in Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga and the Baleares (Mayorca, Minorca and Ibiza). Two hundred jobs are for domestic employ, 100 are in hotels and hostels and 185 are in the business …

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According to a front-page story in the List?n Diario, the law governing the prosecution of money launderers has been highly ineffective. One year after being enacted, there has yet to be one single party found guilty, a dismal record when considering the fact that the Superintendent of Bank?s office had registered no less than 777 …

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The American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic sharply criticized the new US$95 surcharge for X-Ray inspection of outgoing container trailers. Adding their voice to those of the National Association of Young Entrepeneurs (ANJE), the Industrial Association of Haina and the Association of Warehouses, the chamber said that the measure would increase the cost …

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Various adjustments in the macroeconomic structure of the Dominican Republic have begun to expire, according to the List?n Diario. On 15 April, the measure that limited credit expired and the controversial 10% surcharge on imports is due to expire 10 May. These measures were part of a package that the President announced in February in …

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Political scientists Flavio Dar?o Espinal and Pedro Catrain feel that any step towards re-election means a burial of the democratic line within the PRD structure. At the same time they predict a very possible division of the party. Catrain, a professor at the Universidad Aut?noma de Santo Domingo (UASD), said that by vying for a …

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Lawyer Jottin Cury (junior) tells El Caribe newspaper that the right to be re-elected, which was incorporated into the Constitution in July 2002, does not apply to President Hip?lito Mej?a, as he was elected under the Constitution of 1994. The Constitution in 1994 disallowed a second consecutive term of office for an incumbent president and …

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Monsignor Agripino N??ez Collado received the Great Cross of Christopher Columbus from President Hip?lito Mej?a yesterday. Nu?ez Collado is the rector of the Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica Madre y Maestra, the country?s largest private university, and for many years has been that institution?s driving force.  The award is considered to be one of the highest given …

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The Dominican Confederation of Employers (Conpardom) has requested a 90-day postponement of the start of the new pension plan under the Social Security Office. The employers union says that they need a clear definition of exactly how the provisions for letting employees go will work. These financial provisions are known as ?cesant?a? and provide for …

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The Center for Economic Research of the Antilles (Cenantillas) is advocating that the dollar be established as the monetary standard of the Dominican Republic. Given the declining value of the Dominican peso in recent months, more and more businesses are setting their prices in US currency so that there has already been a defacto dollarization …

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The mortality rate for babies under one year of age has fallen to 31 per 1,000 live births, according to the analysis by the Center for Social and Demographic Studies (CESDEM) of the 2002 Census, and as reported in Hoy newspaper. While the research shows that the data may contain errors in the parents? declarations, …

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