2005 – Page 102

The DR plans to call on the international community to extend the UN mission in Haiti, in order to assure security in the neighboring country and the region, as reported on Tuesday by the Ministry of Foreign Relations. According to a report in Clave Digital, the proposal is being presented by the Ministry at an …

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The government of Haiti issued a communique yesterday condemning the murder of three young Haitians in the DR, who were burned alive by unknown assailants using an inflammable liquid near the toll station in Haina. According to EFE press agency, the Haitian government regrets “this criminal act which comes about at a time when the …

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Approximately 800 Haitian immigrants were arrested and deported to Haiti by Immigration Department agents, because they didn’t have their documents in order or for wandering about the streets of Santiago. Listin Diario reports that this is the second week that the Immigration Office in Santiago performs this sort of operation to reduce the number of …

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Benito Ferreiras, rector of the Instituto Superior de Agricultura (ISA) and Angel Hernandez, rector of the Universidad Abierta para Adultos (UAPA) in an interview with Hoy newspaper advised Dominicans to learn creole, the native language of most Haitians. The rectors made the recommendation on grounds that for economic and strategic reasons, more than for cultural …

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The Senate has passed, by 16 votes to 6, the bill creating the new province of Santo Domingo Oriental, and making Mendoza a municipality. The new province will be composed of the Santo Domingo Este, Boca Chica, San Antonio de Guerra, and San Jose de Mendoza municipalities. The bill was presented by Tonty Rutinel Dominguez, …

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An extraordinary session of the Senate has been called for tomorrow to debate the DR-CAFTA agreement, one of the most controversial bills on the agenda for the current term. Diario Libre reports that after being studied and passing through public hearings, the treaty has already received a favorable report from the Commission of Industry and …

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The president of the Senate has said that government was disrespectful of Congress by allowing work to begin on the tourist and real estate development project at Sans Souci without previously allowing lawmakers to ratify the sale of the port and adjacent areas. Andres Bautista warned that the fact that project promoter Inversiones Turisticas Sans …

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The increase in the cost of fuel derived from petroleum has had an adverse impact on the tariffs of tickets for the ferry boat between Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and Santo Domingo. According to Listin Diario, ferry operator Ferries del Caribe announced its sea tickets between the two cities would increase by US$10 as from 1 …

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A man who allegedly confessed to an assistant district attorney and two public defenders about his participation in the murder of US citizen Jacob Henri Riehm on Saturday, 20 August 2005, was arrested yesterday. Diario Libre reports that according to the police report, 29-year-old Elvin Rosa Arias had confessed that a friend of his called …

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President Leonel Fernandez, speaking to an audience of followers and community leaders in Cotui, the capital of Sanchez Ramirez province, said that he was sick and tired of the government’s public works contractors doing slipshod work. He said that many contractors would finish a job and within a short time the highway, bridge or other …

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