2005 – Page 118

Government spokesman Roberto Rodriguez Marchena explained yesterday that the creation of two new ministries has the intention of re-structuring the functions of the current Ministry of Finance and the Presidential Technical Secretariat, as reported by Diario Libre. A re-design is going to be carried out, according to the official, after stating that the aim is …

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The Minister of the Presidency, Danilo Medina, has warned the PRD that if they do not support the tax reform the government could go bankrupt as a result of the collapse of the country?s collection systems. Medina explained that the government needed to recover the RD$30 billion it will stop collecting after the application of …

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The DR General Accounting Department has warned all public officials that they should refrain from participating, directly or indirectly, in business or personal transactions with public or private institutions where they could gain financial profit. According to Listin Diario, General Comptroller Simon Lizardo Mezquita reminded ministers, general directors, central and de-centralized government institutions, that Article …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association says that the appreciation of the peso and the increase in taxes are the main threats for the well-being of the tourism industry. They warn that if the present trend continues, there could be a contraction of the sector and its capacity to generate hard currency. They criticized the …

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South African digital news provider News24.com reports that a group of mercenaries has been recruited to travel to Haiti to contribute to destabilization operations prior to the elections there later this year. The reports claim that 10 to 15 South African mercenaries traveled through Europe to the Dominican Republic bordering Haiti, where they would presumably …

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During raids conducted yesterday in the Los Coquitos, Los Mameyes and Villa Duarte sectors of eastern Santo Domingo, 117 people were arrested and five pistols, seven knives, four automobiles, 16 motorcycles, six portions of marijuana and two portions of cocaine were seized by the police, as reported last night by police chief Major General Manuel …

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The metro and the trans-millennium were presented yesterday as the two most viable options for the solution of Santo Domingo?s mass transportation problems, by lecturers who participated in the international forum on public transportation that ended last night at the Central Bank auditorium, as reported in El Caribe. Final conclusions were being drafted last night, …

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Diario Libre reports that users of the main road to Santiago, Puerto Plata and the northwestern region of the country ? the Duarte Highway – will have to pay RD$60 for tolls once the new station being built at Ponton, La Vega, starts operating. Half of that amount will be paid by drivers at the …

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The Director of Civil Aviation, Norge Botello, has said that only a few details remain for operations to begin at the Joaquin Balaguer International Airport (formerly La Isabela airport). Botello explained that there are three radio antennas in the area that have to be removed to avoid interference with air traffic. Negotiations are under way …

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El Caribe reports that several couples began standing in line at 8:00 am at the Ministry of Labor where they went to audition for positions as dancers on the Costa Crociere cruise line. Dancers have to be able to perform cha-cha-cha, tango, waltz, mazurka, fox-trot, salsa, and – of course – bachata and merengue. 20 …

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