2005News

Security reinforced at airport

In the wake of the terrorist attacks against mass transit systems in London yesterday morning, security checks of passengers traveling to the US and Europe were reinforced yesterday at Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Listin Diario reports. The reinforcement of security in the terminal was announced during a press conference. The contingency measures …
2005News

President wants HP in the DR

President Leonel Fernandez is promoting the establishment of renowned information technology company Hewlett Packard in the DR. This has the intention of stimulating Dominican students to get involved in advanced technology. The multinational company offers infrastructure and information services to businesses and individuals and would be installed in the Santo Domingo CyberPark. The President also …
2005News

Evangelical churches want law modified

Listin Diario reports that the Confederation for Evangelical Unity asked the Senate to approve a bill that would allow them to perform marriages among their members, estimated at more than one million Dominicans. The organization’s president, Rev. Reynaldo Franco, explained that the law would formally permit pastors to perform marriages. Franco also classified abortion as …
2005News

33% increase in income

The Tax Department (DGII) collected RD$6.3 billion in June, 34.2% more than in June 2004, as reported in Diario Libre. That is the same proportion of growth reported regarding collections of the Customs Department last June. Tax Department director Juan Hernandez said that total income collected during the first semester of this year was RD$41 …