2004 – Page 90

Economic consultant and politician Guillermo Caram urged the senators to give priority to the passage of a tax reform that stimulates the economy without levying more taxes that would only serve to curtail production activity. He writes in El Caribe newspaper today that the Dominican people have already paid a high price for the economic …

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The new director of AMET and the mayor of Santo Domingo have agreed to fine all those caught littering in the capital city. AMET will impose fines that range from RD$500 to RD$30,000. Jose Miguel Martinez, the man in charge at the municipal level of keeping the city clean, says that trash tossed onto the …

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Santo Domingo’s District Attorney (Fiscal) Jose Manuel Hernandez told reporters he would investigate several ministries regarding the handling of RD$2 billion to determine where this money was spent. The prosecutor reminded the reporters that the Controller’s Office had published information about the handling of funds by officials of the former administration. In a rather startling …

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With much attention being given to questionable releases granted to prisoners in the DR, it comes to light that former Attorney General Victor Cespedes Martinez ordered the release of his first cousin, Roberto Cespedes Martinez, who had been in jail for 16 months on a charge of homicide. The freed man, who is related to …

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So far in 2004, 300 vehicles with a combined insured value of over RD$350 million have been reported stolen. While approximately 100 of these vehicles have been recovered by police, not all have been returned to their owners. National Police Chief Major General Manuel de Jesus Perez Sanchez gave a 72-hour period, beginning at 8am …

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The secretary general of the Ramsar Convention reiterated his concern last week for the new law on Protected Areas, which has been approved by Congress but is currently under litigation with regards to its constitutionality. Peter Bridgewater of the Ramsar Convention sent a letter to President Leonel Fernandez to remind the new government of its …

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Dr Segundo Armando Gonzalez Tamayo, who was the Republic’s Vice-President alongside Professor Juan Bosch in 1962-63, died this morning at the age of 74 of leukemia. He is to be buried with state honors at the Cristo Redentor cemetery, and his wake will take place at the Funeraria Blandino. Bosch’s tenure of power was won …

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Police reported the capture of another of the men wanted in the brutal attack of a minor in Santo Domingo earlier this week. Jorge Alexander Reyes Alcantara (Satanas), 22, was injured in a shootout with police agents in the barrio Mejoramiento Social before his subsequent arrest and transport to jail. According to Colonel Jose Rafael …

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Hurricane Frances is tearing across the Bahamas today and expected to arrive at Florida’s Gold Coast tomorrow. As she edged along the DR’s North Coast yesterday, Frances left some rain, but not the amount that was predicted. Reports of damage were few, although six shacks located on the beach in La Playita, near the town …

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A Latin Grammy was bestowed to Dominican merengue artist Johnny Ventura on Wednesday evening, as reported in El Caribe this morning. Ventura, who is also a former mayor of Santo Domingo, won his honors in the Best Merengue Album category that forms part of the Tropical field of recognition. El Caribe reports that Ventura was …

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