2005 – Page 21

Reports from financial circles continue to indicate that the beginning of the DR-CAFTA free trade agreement (FTA) might be postponed until as late as April 2006. The agreement, according to the note, might be set back a few months by the United States because needed legislation is not getting through the congresses of the FTA’s …

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The Minister of the Armed Forces, Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez has told reporters that the lack of sophisticated equipment is the “principal limitation” faced by the armed forces in controlling the frontier with Haiti and monitoring Dominican airspace. The admiral identified the areas around Manzanillo, Pedernales and Cabo Rojo as the areas that were most …

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The third quarter figures for Dominican Gross Domestic Product hit 10.6% for the quarter. Growth for the first three quarters averaged at 7.3%, and the Central Bank explained that national production has been fortified by macro-economic stability as demonstrated by the relative stability of the currency exchange rate, a slow inflation rate and the gradual …

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In a move that will please a lot of people, the government announced yesterday that it is lifting the limitations on the sale of gasoline, diesel and propane. The Presidential Administrative Minister, Luis Manuel Bonetti announced that Resolution 95, which had severely limited the sale of fuel, especially on weekends. Beginning tomorrow, 1 December, the …

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Tourism to the Dominican Republic grew by 8.27% between January and September, and this is good news. During the first nine months of the year 3.112 million tourists came to the country, 237,838 more than during the same period last year. The report from the Central Bank indicates that the Dominican Republic experienced an increase …

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Over 1,100 vehicles are listed for reshipment to their ports of origin, according to the Director General of Customs (DGA). What’s more, this does not include the vehicles docked at the port of Boca Chica, and the DGA is hurrying to gather the exact number of out-of-date vehicles, excluding large trucks and construction equipment, that …

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The Department for the Prevention of Administrative Corruption (DEPRECO) has received nearly 120 complaints, corruption files and accusatory reports that involve more than 350 people, including three ministers from different ministries during the last administration and several police officers. Nonetheless, only seven of these cases have been investigated and sent to the courts, and of …

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As doctors work to keep the quadruplets alive at the Women’s Hospital, another woman has been admitted, awaiting the birth of sextuplets. 33-year-old Maxima Perez from Villa Mella is 25 weeks pregnant and is under observation by specialists at the hospital’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Service. The woman has been receiving fertility treatment. The head of …

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The torrid bat of the “Atomic Ant”, Luis Polonia, continued to move the Aguilas Cibaenas up the leader board of the Dominican Winter Baseball League. Last night the Aguilas defeated the Tigres de Licey 7-4 at the Juan Marichal Quisqueya Stadium. This is the sixth win by the Aguilas over the Tigres in their seven …

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A group of Japanese businessmen visited President Leonel Fernandez yesterday, together with Dominican businessman Antonio Najri, owner of the Toyota dealership in the DR (Delta Comercial) and Agriculture Minister Amilcar Romero. Diario Libre reports that the group included Takashi Hasegawa, representative of Toyota Tsusho America, and Hideaki Otaka, from Toyota Motors of North America, as …

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