2004 – Page 111

The Dominican Navy and the US Coast Guard have been searching for a boat carrying 80 undocumented Dominicans headed clandestinely for Puerto Rico. The search began when relatives became alarmed after not hearing from any of them. The boat departed on Friday, 30 July at around 7pm, according to a sister of one of the …

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Actor and film director Andy Garcia spoke of his recent experience making The Lost City in the DR during a press conference held yesterday at the Jaragua Renaissance Hotel. ?I am immensely thankful for the support that I have received in this lovely country. The talent and the work conditions have been favorable to making …

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President Hipolito Mejia voiced his government?s support for Colombia?s war on drug trafficking and terrorism during his 18-hour visit to Colombia yesterday. President Mejia met with his Columbian counterpart, President Alvaro Uribe Velez and was honored during a lunch at the Palacio de Narino in Bogota, the seat of the Colombian government. Mejia highlighted that …

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President-elect Leonel Fernandez announced yesterday the members of his incoming administration?s economic team, deemed to be his crisis management team. Fernandez said the group is working to prepare the measures that will be adopted during the first 100 days of his term. All those chosen are previous cabinet members of his 1996-2000 administration. The incoming …

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President-elect Leonel Fernandez said that the signing of the free-trade agreement with the United States is essential. ?If we decide to isolate ourselves, then a period of collective pauperization of Dominican society will begin,? he said to the press at the presentation of his economic crisis management team at the Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo, …

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Apolinar Veloz, the Central Bank?s operations manager, reported that the Central Bank has redeemed RD$4 billion this week in expired certificates of savings. He says that only RD$280 million had been placed by individuals, while RD$3.73 billion (90%) was deposited by commercial banks. These commercial institutions, entrusted with the savings of a general public that …

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Only 43 of 500 OMSA public transport vehicles were in service yesterday in Santo Domingo, according to Hoy newspaper. The report says that the vehicles remained parked for lack of funds to purchase fuel. OMSA confirmed today that only 10 buses would offer service. Meanwhile, the authorities? financial difficulties have resulted in a critical scarcity …

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The president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Judge Jorge Subero Isa, told Hoy newspaper that Judge Anikssa Serra Mota was transferred to Elias Pina for poor performance in her work at the Sixth Court of Instruction. Furthermore, he said that Serra is currently under investigation by the Department of Judicial Inspections due to the …

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The Executive Branch has submitted a contract to Congress for its approval that outlines the sale of 50.72 tareas of State Sugar Council (CEA) property to the president of the JCE?s Chamber of Disputes, Judge Salvador Ramos. The property is located in El Higuero near the new La Isabela/Joaquin Balaguer International Airport. The plot of …

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The Spanish Embassy was closed yesterday after receiving three calls alerting of explosions. The embassy was evacuated for about an hour yesterday at around 10am as a search was undertaken by the anti-terrorist brigade of the National Police. No explosives or suspicious activity was found.