2005 – Page 184

Depending on which paper you pick up, the DR-CAFTA summit in Washington, D. C. worked favorably, or not, towards getting the legislation through the United States Congress. The Diario Libre says that the CAFTA agreement the Central American and Dominican Presidents leave Washington in a “favorable environment towards the DR-CAFTA agreement.” The Listin Diario just …

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The World Tourism Organization (WTO) handed a report to the Dominican Government that recommended disregarding any hotel projects on Bahia de las Aguilas (Eagles” Bay) in the Southwest Coast of the Dominican Republic. Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez had requested the support of the WTO for the hotel development of the area. On several occasions he …

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Savings and Loans Association have RD$24 billion pesos deposited in the Central Bank, and the Central Bank wants the S&Ls to get more of the money out on loans for housing projects. Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu asked the S&Ls to finance housing for those that need it. However, the president of the League …

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The Dominican Government and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have signed a deal whereby the Dominican government will produce a prospectus for the Dominican Republic 2025-2030. According to the Listin Diario, the information was released by the head of the National Planning Office (ONAPLAN) Guarocuya Feliz. The prospectus will be …

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The head of the Tax Department (DGII) did not go shopping at the Diamond Mall. Rather, he was talking to five stores there that are in arrears in their tax payments. Specifically, they have not paid their VAT (ITBIS) taxes in such a way as to make the tax office happy. As a result, the …

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The judge of the Fifth Penal Chamber of the National District, Esther Agelan Casasnovas ordered former President Hipolitio Mejia to appear before her court and testify in the case of Salazar vs. Castillo. Hernani Salazar, now a senator for San Francisco de Macoris and previously a very close associate of Mejia, is suing noted jurist …

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The widely read column “Que se dice” (What’s being said) leads off with two paragraphs on the infamous convicted drug dealer Rolando Florian Felix. The first one recounts the exchange of words between the Director General of Prisons, Juan Ramon de la Cruz Martinez and Florian when the former ordered the cell of the latter …

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It is totally possible that 1.4 million of the residents in Santo Domingo province are squatters. According to the story in the Listin Diario, these people live on lands that have claims on them as private property. In the National District, especially the northern part, fully 70% of the inhabitants are living on such lands. …

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The recent downpours that covered the entire North Coast and the Cibao Valley have caused at least three deaths and flooded hundreds of houses. Authorities have identified three dead, so far. The three days in intense showers have caused creeks and rivers to overflow their banks and damaged crops and cattle operations in at least …

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Rain permitting, do not miss the Felix Sanchez Invitational, especially events on Saturday, 14 May. The invitational under the auspices of the International Association Athletics Federation will take place at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium. Athletes are competing for US$105,000 in cash. An estimated 200 athletes will be competing. The list of stars that have …

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