2005 – Page 220

After the Easter long weekend when thousands of Dominicans leave town for fun and rest in inner cities and vacation areas, the cities slowly recovered over the weekend itself. On Saturday and Sunday, supermarkets in Santo Domingo were packed with those that were staying and would prepare barbecues for friends and family, and to tell …

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President Leonel Fernandez ordered an all-out effort to contain the forest fires raging in the Central Mountain Range and other spots around the country. As a result of efforts made last week, two helicopters had arrived from Venezuela to help combat the fires. The Cougar helicopters have the ability to lift 2,400 liters of water …

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When a call is made from outside the country to the Dominican Republic, it represents hard currency income for the nation’s coffers. When a call is made from the Dominican Republic to, say, New York City, this represents an outflow of hard currency. While the telecommunications sector has sustained its growth for the past several …

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They are “invisible Dominicans.” They were born, but they do not legally exist. They were born, but they have no rights. These are, according to the Diario Libre, the thousands of undocumented persons that, with no birth certificate, have little future. Neither do their children. A female who is not registered at birth, when she …

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El Nacional newspaper reported over the weekend that the practice of allotting stolen vehicles recovered by the Police to persons of influence was not new to the Mejia administration, but a common practice from years back. The newspaper says that the greatest number of vehicles was allotted during the last period of former President Joaquin …

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Former National District prosecutor Guillermo Moreno said that the Police as it is today needs to be dismantled. The dean of the Universidad Iberoamericana (Unibe) law school spoke of the contradiction that the government entity that is one of the leading sources of insecurity is entrusted with the nation’s security. Moreno feels there is no …

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The banking crisis of 2002-2004 greatly benefited the cooperative movement in the Dominican Republic. According to the Listin Diario, there are more than 500 co-ops, and just 14 of them that belong to the Association of Rural Savings and Loan Institutions (AIRAC), have lent over three billion pesos to 44,343 associates. The co-ops also received …

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Ignacio Mendez, speaking for the Dominican industrial sector, is hopeful that within two months there will be convergence in the manufacturing sector. In an interview with Hoy newspaper, Mendez explained that the position that prevails is that we need to get closer to the export free zone manufacturing model, and not that the free zones …

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Sixty National Symphony Orchestra musicians and 70 National Choir singers will take the stage of the National Theater Eduardo Brito Hall for a gala performance on Wednesday, 30 March. The performance marks the 50th anniversary of the National Choir. Mayra Peguero, director of the choir said that they will perform classics from Dominican and foreign …

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