2003 – Page 95

General Radhames Zorilla Ozuna, the Army Chief of Staff, has been reprimanded for his actions last week. The general has been an outspoken promoter of the re-election of President Mejia. A video footage of the general doling out money from an envelope carrying the PRD party emblem has been widely circulated on national television and …

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Robert Zoellick, the United States Trade Representative, announced in Miami yesterday that the Dominican Republic and the US would start talks on a bilateral free trade agreement that would possibly be tied into the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Zoellick is in Miami to attend the 8th Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) ministerial …

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For many years, teams of geologists have studied the southern part of the island, fueling the dream that there may be a rich deposit of oil under the southern part of the island. In the economic section of today’s Listin Diario, the dream is revisited. According to the report filed by Jairon Severino, the Dominican …

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Pedro Silverio, the head economist at the PUCMM economic think-tank Cenantillas, looks at the current crisis and sees that both big and little things are the causes. He states that the Mejia administration is currently going through one of its most dire moments, and, even worse, the situation is fostering a perception that there is …

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Franco Uccelli, the research analyst who covers the Dominican Republic for Bear Stearns, believes that “the peso weakness is a reflection of the negative sentiment among individuals and local market agents about the future prospects of the debilitated economy.” He points to the fact that the higher inflows of hard currency, owing to stronger tourism, …

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In a 17-point joint statement at the end of Mejia’s official visit to Brazil, President Hipolito Mejia committed the Dominican Republic’s support in the event the United Nations decides to expand the number of permanent members of the Security Council, should Brazil seek to occupy that position. The President Mejia and Brazil President Luiz Ignacio …

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As reported in El Caribe newspaper, President Mejia indicated that US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick would soon travel to the Dominican Republic to participate in talks in preparation for the signing of a bilateral free trade agreement. To this end, the DR will begin formal talks with the US in January. The bilateral accord must …

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The governments of Canada and the Dominican Republic have decided to postpone negotiations that would lead to the signing of a free trade agreement, in order to concentrate on discussions within the framework of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA), reports Diario Libre. Canada’s Ambassador in the Dominican Republic, Adam Blackwell, explained that …

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Diario Libre reports that the government is funding the Professional Winter Baseball Championship. The newspaper points out that the broadcasts of the games are carried by RNN (Channel 27) and Isla Vision (Channel 53) of Telecable – both of which stations are administered by the government. Other radio stations that have been taken over by …

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The Supreme Court of Justice has announced that the preparation of legal cases will no longer be a secret procedure. Supreme Court Resolution 1920-03 orders judges preparing their cases to hold open sessions. The same procedures will be observed for bail petitions, also. The resolution furthermore establishes the right of the individual to not testify …

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