2005 – Page 265

Presidential economic advisor Julio Ortega Tous announced yesterday that negotiations with the IMF for the signing of the stand-by agreement have advanced. He said that the IMF board will review the letter of intent presented by the country on 31 January. The letter of intent is a summary to the IMF of the commitments the …

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New banking rules in force bring significant changes in defining who qualifies for a bank loan. The new ruling makes the statement companies present to the Department of Taxes (DGII) the only valid document for considering a company loan. Hoy newspaper explains that companies that in the past presented losses in their tax statement, were …

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The Ministry of Labor has ordered the management at the Batey Duquesa provisional garbage dump to ban minors from entering the area. El Caribe newspaper recently revealed that attendance at public schools had significantly declined since students began visiting the garbage dump to search for saleable items. Inspector Bartolome Perez Jimenez of the Ministry of …

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The general manager of the government’s Electrical Enterprises Corporation (CDEEE), Radhames Segura, says that the press is not the right place to discuss the differences between the power distribution company AES and the government, over what they owe. Recently, Power Superintendent Francisco Mendez said that the debt figures presented by the AES are correct. As …

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The deputies authorized a 70% increase in their wages for 2005. They increased their salary base, their expenses budget and representation budgets, and will now be paid RD$167,984 a month up from a stipend of around RD$100,000 in December 2004, as reported in Diario Libre. This is in addition to perks such as membership of …

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Experts from John Jay College of Criminal Justice of New York City are helping the Ministry of Interior & Police to carry out a study of how better to restructure the Police so it can become effective in combating crime. In a press conference called by Interior & Police Minister Franklin Almeyda yesterday Professor Lawrence …

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The Latin American Faculty of Social Studies (FLACSO) claims that the Police is not qualified to confront crime. As reported in El Caribe, the organization carried out a study that found that crime in the DR is closely linked to the corruption levels within the police and the unskilled police officers. FLACSO believes that the …

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Listin Diario comments today on Nuria Piera’s investigative TV news story that questions recent allegations that the Colibri helicopter used by former army captain Quirino Paulino Castillo was one that the accused drug smuggler purchased from Colonel Pedro Julio (Pepe) Goico, who headed former President Hipolito Mejia’s advance security team during the previous government. According …

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The International Police (Interpol) has ordered the arrest of US citizen Shlomo Ben-Tov, alias Sam Goodson, following an extradition request by the Dominican government. As reported in the Listin Diario, Goodson is accused of irregularities in the process of purchase and sale of vehicles for the past government’s Plan Renove transportation improvement program. Interpol has …

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The Dominican Medical College (CMD) announced that they have submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Public Health whereby physicians would be paid RD$400 for every patient they see, RD$3,000 per birth and RD$10,000 per surgery. He said that at present, physicians average less than RD$20 to see a patient, and RD$200 per birth. Waldo …

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