2005 – Page 237

Papal Nuncio Timothy Broglio told Hoy newspaper in an interview yesterday that the Catholic Church did not hide the cases of child rape that occurred in the San Rafael de Yuma hospice, Ciudad del Nino, San Francisco Javier. He said that prosecutors acted at the request of the church itself. Hoy newspaper and its sister …

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The Supreme Court of Justice ordered that deputy Radhames Ramos Garcia (PRD La Vega) spend 18 months in jail for violation of Law 344-98 on people smuggling. He will be sent to Najayo jail. Orientals Chen Ngow Chai and Ng Choon Seng were discharged for having already served their sentence while awaiting the Supreme Court …

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The Ministry of Tourism announced yesterday the visit of Francesco Frangialli, secretary general of the World Tourism Organization. He is a last minute participant in the presentation to the Barahona/Pedernales community of the Ministry of Tourism program for the hotel development of the area. The workshop program had featured Henryk Handszuh, as representing the WTO. …

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Executive Branch Decree No. 101-05 creates the National Commission for Ethics and Fighting Corruption, a mixed public and private sector entity. President Leonel Fernandez swore in the members of the commission that is presided by minister sans portfolio, Jose Joaquin Bido Medina at the Presidential Palace yesterday. Government members in the commission that seeks to …

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Diario Libre reports today that the Fernandez government has plans to take advantage of loans offered by the Brazilian government’s Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Economico y Social to support Brazilian export companies. Brazilian ambassador Ronaldo Edgar Dunlop said that the bank has available resources to support the Brazilian-French consortium that will be participating in the …

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The private student credit foundations have financed the education of 130,000 university students in all sorts of studies and career paths over the past 30 years. Meanwhile, the public sector is proposing to assist 100,000 students over the next four years with the introduction of the Student Credit Card via the Banco de Reservas de …

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The World Bank announced yesterday that they had approved US$10 million in loans destined for Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom). The International Financial Corporation, an entity of the World Bank that specializes in projects related to sustainable development within the private sector of developing nations, will oversee the loan. The financing consists of a US$45 …

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The consumers are very happy. Prices for poultry have been falling for the past month, and more price cuts are expected today. In the poultry farms, the broiler chickens produced for the local market are now older than is considered to be economically feasible. They have reached between five and seven pounds. According to the …

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The Listin Diario reports that dealers expect car sales to reach 13,000 units this year. Last year sales were 11,899 new cars. In 2003, some 12,959 units were sold. The newspaper highlights that the best selling vehicles were all-terrain units (jeepetas and pickups), with 3,520 units or 30% of the total.

The Police received an average of 13 complaints for stolen vehicles each day of 2004, but for every 100 vehicles stolen only 48 were ever returned to their owners. Of the 1,843 motorcycles that were stolen only 293 were ever found and returned. Of the 2,881 cars that were stolen, the Police recovered 1,971 of …

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