2005 – Page 206

Jorge Ivan Ramirez, president of Verizon Dominicana, said that tops on the must list for Dominican business global competitiveness is the reduction of taxes. He said that import taxes, the exchange surcharge and the consular invoice need to be eliminated if Dominican business is to be on par with its international competitors and ready for …

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The Association of Airlines (ALA) of the Dominican Republic met on Tuesday, 12 April and unanimously rejected the announcement made by Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez whereby funding for infrastructure in tourism areas would come from an administratively-applied US$5 surcharge on scheduled and charter airline fares as of May 2005, as reported in Hoy newspaper. ALA …

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Luigi Jimenez, spokesman for Hideaway Resort Beach, confirms today in a report in El Caribe the access restrictions imposed to Playa Encuentro, the leading surfer’s beach on the north coast. He said that developers and hotels in the area are restricting access because of what he called the “inadequate and problematic” behavior of the public …

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Those transiting in Santo Domingo should make sure they have their “revista”, the sticker that authorizes vehicles to transit on Dominican roads. The sticker originally was issued after inspectors verified the car was physically fit to transit, but with the years it has become merely another tax. El Caribe newspaper publishes that AMET officers distributed …

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El Caribe reports today on the case of builder Cesar Molina Lizardo who is awaiting city approval for the construction of a 20-floor residential tower in Bella Vista. Zoning for the area sets a limit of six floors. The newspaper says that Molina is requesting permission to build a 13 floor apartment complex. The newspaper …

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After military chiefs signaled that it was former President Hipolito Mejia himself who authorized the re-entry and promotion of accused drug smuggler Quirino Paulino to the army, the doors were wide open for Mejia to be questioned, too. Listin Diario reports that indeed, Mejia has been summoned to the office of the National District prosecutor …

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On Wednesday, former President Hipolito Mejia said that the government seeks to mount a “political show” with the prosecution of former government officers. An article in the Listin Diario highlights that 365 PRD members present at a gathering called last night voted to defend former President Hipolito Mejia and president of the PRD, former Customs …

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The world champion in the 100 meters dash, Kim Collins (St. Kitts-Nevis), Olympic gold medalist and world record champion Joanna Hayes, silver medalist in the 400 meters Ottis Harris, and the former 110 meters hurdles champion, Aniel Garcia, of Cuba (gold medalist in Sydney Olympics), will be joining Olympic medal and world champion in the …

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Elena Viyella de Paliza released a statement yesterday that said that politics is controlling the national agenda and that this must stop. The head of the National Council of Business (CONEP) said that the main point of the national agenda has to be the competitive positioning of Dominican products in the globalized economy. Viyella de …

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On the eve of today’s hearings in the United States Senate, hearings that will deal with the Free Trade Agreement called DR-CAFTA (Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement), lobbying has intensified on all levels. Dominican ambassador in Washington, Flavio Dario Espinal said that the hearings come at a good time. A commission of senators from …

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