2005News

New airfare charge

On 26 July 2005 President Leonel Fernandez signed a decree adding a US$2.50 surcharge on regular and charter airfares to and from the Dominican Republic. This revenue will be applied to infrastructural improvements. The decree establishes that the surcharge comes into effect on 1 November. Sources within the tourism sector say that the surcharge is …
2005News

Puerto Rico on DR-CAFTA

Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila and Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuno are enthusiastic about the passing of DR-CAFTA by the US Congress. “DR-CAFTA will help Puerto Rico’s economy as it passes through difficult times,” said Acevedo Vila. “This is going to help us open markets for Puerto Rico’s products and services in the D.R. and other areas …
2005News

35,000 mobiles sold monthly

Telecommunications companies are reporting sales of approximately 35,000 mobile phones every month, equivalent to 420,000 units each year, according to the director of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL) Jose Rafael Vargas. Listin Diario reports that a survey conducted by Gallup and INDOTEL last month indicates that 63% of the population uses mobiles, making this the …
2005News

Hipolito speaks out

Former President Hipolito Mejia spoke out yesterday saying his “honeymoon” with the government was over and that he would no longer allow anyone to go around ruining his reputation. “My patience has run out,” said the leader of a faction of the PRD, in reference to a libel campaign that has allegedly been launched against …