2005 – Page 264

Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa said that most of the funds borrowed by the Mejia government did not enter the treasury. He said that while the country has to pay back these loans, all that it received was overpriced machinery, most of which was stockpiled and never used. He made these claims on the D Agenda …

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Fuel supply company Coastal is suing the state bus company Oficina Metropolitana de Servicios de Autobuses (OMSA) for lack of payment of a RD$1.5 million debt. But OMSA says that the fuel was paid for by a check, which was cashed. However, Coastal executives say they did not receive any such check. OMSA director Ignacio …

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Former Foreign Minister Hugo Tolentino Dipp has accused the National Business Council (CONEP) of being silent in the face of private corruption. He said that there is a sector of the private business community that is linked to illegal practices. The PRD vice president considered that the government has to act firmly with these businessmen. …

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Shlomo Ben-Tov, alias Sam Goodson, said he would return to the DR to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the Plan Renove transport scandal as long as he receives guarantees that he can leave once he has entered the country. Interpol issued a warrant for his arrest on 14 January. Goodson lives in Miami and …

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The Jacobo Majluta avenue to the north of the city of Santo Domingo is the most expensive ever built in the DR. Construction began in 1990 under the Joaquin Balaguer administration. The avenue was inaugurated in 1997, a year into the Fernandez administration. Its cost to the taxpayer at that point was RD$300 million. Two …

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Some 23 flights have been suspended to and from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International and Newark airports since Friday, according to the Listin Diario. On Sunday, Continental Airlines was able to leave for Newark after that terminal was cleared for operation. On Monday, six flights were suspended from the Las Americas, Santiago and …

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Tricom announced last Thursday, 20 January the abolition of long-distance charges for calls made within the Dominican Republic from residential phones. Domestic long- distance calls would be billed at RD$0.95, down from an average RD$3.10 per minute, which is a considerable saving. Tricom has about 20% of market share in this area, according to a …

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The DR will host the IX Latin American Botany Congress from 19 to 25 July next year, with the participation of more than 2,000 delegates from Latin America. The botanists will have the opportunity to visit several local flora sites, such as Lake Enriquillo, said Milciades Mejia, director of the National Botanic Garden. He says …

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The Aguilas Cibaenas swept the first victory in the winter professional baseball championship final under way at the Santiago and Santo Domingo ballparks. The Aguilas defeated the Licey Tigers 14-4 yesterday at the Santiago Cibao Ball Park to a full house. The Aguilas batted for 12 home runs in the 7th inning. The Aguilas had …

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Friday, 21 January and Monday, 24 January are holidays in the Dominican Republic. They commemorate the patron saint Day of Our Lady of High Grace (Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia) and the Day of Duarte, the founding father of the nation. DR1 news for Friday and Monday will be compiled for the Tuesday, 25 January …

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