2004 – Page 139

A special mission from the Interamerican Development Bank arrives today to revise the modernization programs being implemented through the DR?s Congress and the Chamber of Accounts with IDB funding. Senator Tonty Rutinel (PRD-Santo Domingo) recently accused the board of the Chamber of Accounts of serious irregularities in the management of the funds of an IDB-financed …

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As a professor of economics at the PUCMM university, former Dominican ambassador to the World Trade Organization Federico Cuello is urging that Congress approve the bill for Market Order presently in Congress. He said this bill was sent to Congress in 1998, but since then it has expired several times and, worse yet, its contents …

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The president of the city government of Santo Domingo East, Francisco Elias Sosa, said that the city council strongly opposes the Ministry of Public Works? intention of installing a toll booth at Carretera Mella near San Luis. At the moment, the Carretera Mella is an alternate, toll-free route that connects Santo Domingo and the eastern …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority is removing abandoned and junked vehicles from city streets. AMET has secured lifts and a Pettibone machine to get the job done. As reported in El Caribe, plans are to remove the 722 abandoned vehicles the AMET has identified in the Province of Santo Domingo and the National District. The efforts …

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Banana exports declined considerably this year due to the floods affecting the producing regions. According to a report in the Listin Diario, banana export production declined from 125,000 cases a week to 70,000, or 44% compared to months prior to the November and December intense rains. By year end, exporters estimate that their totals will …

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Is merengue no longer fashionable in the DR? While the Santo Domingo Merengue Festival is scheduled to take place from 15 July through 1 August, the Listin Diario reports today that merengue bands are fearful of the competition bachata and grass roots music groups are providing. They point to the fact that every day more …

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Opened in 1942 as a farmer?s produce market, the Santo Domingo Modelo Market located at Avenida Mella has become the country?s leading cultural touristic center, according to a report in Hoy newspaper. The center?s general manager, Ruben Dario Beltre, said that most of what is sold there are handicrafts produced in the country. According to …

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In an advertisement in the economic section of the Listin Diario today, the upscale Santo Domingo Hilton says it is looking for personnel. Those interested should obtain a copy of the advert to see the requirements necessary for the job. The hotel is seeking to fill the posts of assistant controller, managerial assistant, purchasing manager, …

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Over the past week, every major and minor think-tank, business association or economic sector has managed to put forward their ideas on the tax reforms that the IMF is insisting take place before the change of government on 16 August. The mighty CONEP spoke out at a luncheon of the American Chamber of Commerce, and …

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President Hipolito Mejia said yesterday that he would send the tax proposals announced by the PLD economic team to the Congress for approval. Mejia said that as soon as the PLD proposal is in his hands he will forward it to Congress as part of his obligations with the IMF. As reported in the Diario …

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