2005 – Page 26

The four telecommunications providers in the DR – Verizon, Tricom, Orange and Centennial – are authorized to start assigning the new 829 area code to both cable and wireless lines, in addition to the 809 code currently in use, as reported in Diario Libre. This information comes from the Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL) Director Jose Rafael …

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Spanish former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar will speak about “Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America” at 7:00 pm tonight at the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE), as reported in Diario Libre. The organizers of the event have indicated it is open to the public.

Twenty-one Dominican artists are painting murals along Avenida de la Salud and Cayetano Germosen Avenue in Mirador del Sur Park as a result of a sudden interest in long-forgotten public art by National District Mayor Roberto Salcedo. Clave Digital reports that murals will also be painted on overpasses in the city. The mayor’s assistant, Nerys …

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The United States ambassador, Hans H. Hertell addressed the Dominican chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce yesterday. He gave what can only be called a frank and precise picture of current United States thinking regarding the issues, past, present and future, facing the Dominican Republic. After his opening remarks, in which he spoke of …

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United States Ambassador Hans H. Hertell’s speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Santo Domingo has stirred up some interesting comments in the press. Hoy newspaper emphasized his views on the Dominican entry into the DR-CAFTA arrangement, and cited his comments on drugs, impunity and lack of transparency. The Listin Diario focused on Hertell’s …

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Although there is a commercial relationship that has reached US$248 million, without diplomatic relations, the Dominican Republic is losing out on further investments from mainland China. The director for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Relations, Zeng Gang told reporters from Diario Libre that if China and the DR had …

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The IMF team that recently visited the country considers that the Dominican economic perspectives are positive. Guy Meredith, the chief of the mission, said that “recent events of economic activity and of the financial markets point towards a continuation of healthy macroeconomic policies.” El Caribe, citing a press note from the EFE new agency, reports …

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The president of the National Council of Private Business (CONEP), Elena Viyella de Paliza, voiced yet another variant for the tax reform proposal. According to Viyella de Paliza, the proposed 1.5% tax should be applied to net sales, not gross sales – as proposed by the Executive Branch yesterday. At yesterday’s session of the Chamber …

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The Department for the Prevention of Corruption is looking for RD$2.0 billion in bonds used by the CDEEE. They are also looking at overpriced military hardware. DEPRECO chief Octavio Lister told Diario Libre reporters that his prosecutors are investigating a RD$12 million purchase of munitions for the National Police. They are currently studying the files …

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic will no longer conduct personal interviews and all his communications will henceforth be via press releases. According to Listin Diario, this measure is aimed at avoiding confusion and misunderstandings that occur when making off the cuff comments to journalists. Rosa Cuello, the press official …

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