2005 – Page 186

Narcotrafficker Rolando Florian Feliz was relocated to Najayo jail after he resisted a search of his cell at Monte Plata jail on Saturday, ordered by the Prisons department director, Juan Ramon de la Cruz. Florian was also punished with a 30-day ban on visits. As reported in El Caribe, during the inspection, carried out by …

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A Naval coastguard ship arrested 44 Haitians three hours after six Dominican fishermen were assaulted and their nine fishing boats stolen in the Monte Cristi area on the border with Haiti. Environmental prosecutor Ramon Madera Arias said that the Haitians had also stolen four outboard motors. As reported in Hoy newspaper, the Navy arrested the …

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As of May 4, the Canadian Public Health Agency no longer recommends the use of anti-malarial medication for travelers to resort destinations in the eastern province of La Altagracia (Punta Cana-Bavaro). The recommendation had been instated in November after 21 visitors from Canada, the US and Europe were affected. The last reported case occurred in …

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Following a meeting with deputy minister of Tourism for Puerto Plata, Cesar Jose de los Santos, Mickey Gough, spokesman for the La Costa del Camino Viejo Movement reports that “good headway” has been made towards resolving the dispute over the closure of the access road to the leading surfer beach in the DR while at …

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The cream of Dominican baseball players could join together against the rest of the world come 2006 for the first World Baseball Classic in the United States. The next tournament is due to take place in 2009, and then every four years after that, in the style of the soccer world cup. The first tournament …

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Guy Meredith, chief of the International Monetary Fund mission that visited last week (25 April to 6 May) to review the Dominican Republic’s stand-by arrangement, gave the DR good grades regarding the implementation of the agreement. Furthermore, in a statement issued by the IMF, the mission reaffirms the economic overview previously released by the Central …

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The World Bank announced the approval of a US$150 million loan for the DR to to support the government’s strategy for the stabilization of power supply and the financial recovery of the power sector. Caroline Anstey, World Bank Country Director for the Caribbean made the announcement. She highlighted that “tackling the problems of the electricity …

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Speaking yesterday at City College, President Leonel Fernandez highlighted that the DR-CAFTA guarantees permanent access of Dominican produce to US markets. Fernandez said that the country is losing jobs after the elimination of the apparel quotas and the FTA would enable the DR and Central American countries to be in a better position to compete. …

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The leading lobbying group of councils, organizations and business groups dedicated to the survival and prosperity of the US textile sector, the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) voted to support the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). Allen Gant, chairman of NCTO, issued the following statement on behalf of the Board of Directors. …

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The Department of Taxes (DGII) announced it has collected RD$28.29 billion from January to April, up from the budgeted RD$24.52 billion. Revenues in April were up 60% compared to revenues in the same month in 2004. El Caribe newspaper points out that the additional revenues should be taken into account when the government drafts the …

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