2005 – Page 242

The Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD) and the National Competitiveness Council hosted Irish international development consultant David J. Lovegrove for several days of presentations to Dominican businessmen and government officers. Lovegrove was a key player in the leap that Ireland took from being what The Economist magazine described as the …

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Jimmy Garcia Savinon, vice president of the Central Azucarero Consuelo, the company that took on the administration of the capitalized State Sugar Council government mills, says that they are not making it. Garcia says that prices of inputs, fuel and spare parts of machinery have not gone down with the appreciation of the peso. He …

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Former army captain Quirino Paulino Castillo did not receive a wage from the military, said yesterday Armed Forces Minister Sigfrido Pared Perez, as reported in Diario Libre. He said that in the same conditions during the past government a brother, son and several nephews of Quirino, who is accused of drug trafficking by the DR …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) announced the arrest of US citizen Edward Zeminski in Sosua, Puerto Plata, as reported in Diario Libre. The department said that Zeminski had residing in the DR for two years, fugitive of the US justice. In September 2002, an arrest order was issued for him. He was arrested at …

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In spite of a pending diplomatic relationship with mainland China in the offing, the Dominican government is also firming up ties with Taiwan. A letter of intention that could lead to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be signed with Taiwan this week in order to spur investments from that Asian nation to the Dominican …

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The debate on the Metro for Santo Domingo is open, and for the past few days it seems that everyone that is interested in the project is either getting on or getting off, with some people motivated by personal interests and others by a concern for the city. Lawyer Francisco Alvarez Valdez writes in El …

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Technicians from the Office of the Metro began to sketch out the areas along the Maximo Gomez Avenue that would house the different stations of the subway system, as well as the different access points along the way. Beforehand, personnel of the project had notified officials of the different businesses along the right-of-way. At the …

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The Senate, before approving a loan to construct a subway Metro system for Santo Domingo, wants to hear other proposals to the traffic situation. This was the reaction yesterday after the members had listened to the proposal for a monorail system that would cost much less. Andres Bautista, the Senate leader, told reporters that the …

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The Senate passed the Real Estate Registration Bill. The president of the Supreme Court of Justice in January had urged approval of the bill, given that the Inter-American Development Bank had already advanced almost 70% of the RD$34 million project. The program seeks to ensure the legality of property, which is the foundation for foreign …

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The Senate of the Dominican Republic passed the bill that would regulate not-for-profit associations. The legislation redefines guidelines for these groups. The registration of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will be passed from the Executive Branch to the Attorney General’s office and the minimum founding members will be increased from two to five. These organizations can …

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