2005 – Page 27

Jose Alfredo Rizek, the head of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL), said that the 1,387 kilos of cocaine involved in the case against Quirino Paulino Castillo were discovered by DNCD agents thanks to phone taps authorized by magistrate’s warrants. He emphasized that the big cases that have received plenty of publicity were successful only as …

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The Pontifical Catholic University “Madre y Maestra” recently celebrated its forty-third anniversary, and the rector, Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado, reaffirmed the academic institution’s basic principles: “Students are the reason for the university’s existence.” With each passing year the PUCMM is increasing the number of international students in its classrooms, where they partake of over 100 …

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The mess was such that within the rank and file of the National Police, company captains would forge memos and assign as many as 30 police officers to high-ranking officers. Under the law that governs the National Police, major generals are assigned 15 officers, generals are assigned 10, colonels get three, and majors have just …

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The Dominican Shriners and the Consular Corps are hosting an important concert to benefit the work done by the Shriners organization. The concert will be held at 8:30 this evening at the Eduardo Brito Hall, in Santo Domingo’s National Theater. This gala concert will feature the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Alvaro …

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A last-minute proposal by the Executive Branch has been sent to the Chamber of Deputies Finance Commission introducing changes to the tax reform bill, which will be debated today, according to Diario Libre. President Leonel Fernandez has proposed to exchange the 2% advance tax on imports for a 1.5% advance tax on wholesales. A similar …

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According to the Executive Branch legal advisor Cesar Pina Toribio, the article that appeared in the New York Times about the alleged abuse of Haitian citizens working in the DR has the sole purpose of harming the country’s image. He stated that any abuse situation that may have arisen is to be considered an “isolated …

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Presidential Administrative Secretary Luis Manuel Bonnetti said the government has nothing to do with the alleged installation of microphones detected in former president Hipolito Mejia’s home in La Julia in Santo Domingo. According to Bonnetti, the bugs must have been placed by Mejia’s own people. He said Mejia should start investigating his own subordinates and …

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The dollar-peso exchange rate has started to rise again. Yesterday, the US dollar was selling for RD$33.40, one peso higher than the closing rate last Friday. The purchasing price was between RD$32.50 and RD$32.90. Last Friday, the purchasing price was RD$32.07. Exchange agents were selling the US currency between RD$33.45 and RD$33.50 and the purchasing …

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According to businessman and financial consultant Luis Alvarez Renta, former Central Bank governor Jose Luis Malkun and the former president of Banco del Progreso, Pedro Castillo, knew about the checks totaling US$17.1 million, which he is accused of having issued without funds. At the time, Banco del Progreso had purchased Baninter. The checks were meant …

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The association of street vendors and kiosk owners who run small businesses on Santo Domingo’s main seafront thoroughfare, the Malecon, held a meeting yesterday to discuss the planned artificial island. The traders were unanimous in their opposition to the controversial idea, and demanded a statement on the issue by the capital city’s municipal authorities. Adding …

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