2005 – Page 271

Meanwhile, Senate vice president, Cesar Augusto Matias (PRD-Valverde) denied that he had sold his tax-exempt vehicle to Quirino, and said that he sold it to another, unnamed, individual. Hoy newspaper reports that the legislator had sold the four tax-free vehicles he received to dealers Miguel Cabrera and Pedro Ruiz Pina in Santo Domingo. Legislators are …

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The president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Jorge Subero Isa said that if Congress ends its sessions without having approved the Real Estate Registration Bill, they would have to refund the money advanced for the project by the Inter-American Development Bank. He said that the IDB has advanced almost 70% of the RD$34 million …

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The Senate has announced the opening of a liaison unit with the business sector. David Toribio Lantigua will be the unit’s director. Representing the private sector are Manuel Garcia Arevalo, Ignacio Mendez and Carlos Fernandez, who will volunteer their time. Senate president Andres Bautista says that the office will help improve legislators’ knowledge of business …

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Mayor Roberto Salcedo has signed an agreement for RD$9 million in European Union funding for eight programs that will work for the “strengthening, reform and modernization of the city government of Santo Domingo. The programs also aim to improve the municipality’s auditing and internal controls. The project includes a contribution that will be used for …

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In her op-ed commentary in today’s El Caribe newspaper, lawyer Marisol Vicens Bello focuses on important matters that are pending for the Supreme Court (SCJ) to rule on. She acknowledges that internally, the Supreme Court has succeeded in modernizing its structures and work methodologies, in addition to the RD$980 million new SCJ facility. Now, she …

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Hoy newspaper continues to release information on the lack of controls in place when it comes to Dominican government interests at the Dominican Petroleum Refinery, a 50-50 joint venture between the Dominican government and Shell Company. The newspaper says that results of a new audit indicate that the company did not deliver around RD$1.3 billion …

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Anaheim Angels ace pitcher, Bartolo Colon declared he would open for the Aguilas Cibaenas when that team matches their arch-rival, the Tigres del Licey on Sunday at the Cibao ball park in Santiago. The Aguilas defeated the Gigantes last night, 6-6. Keyplayer Jose Mayobanex Fernandez credited Baltimore Orioles Miguel Tejada for the victory. For more …

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Wages will be exempt from income taxes up to RD$21,185 a month as of this January. The Department of Taxes said that they would increase the tax level from RD$20,000, established in October, to RD$21,185 taking into account the 28.74% inflation for 2004 reported by the Central Bank. Dominican law establishes that the wage index …

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Technical Secretary of the Presidency Temistocles Montas announced that in “no more than three weeks we (the DR) will have an agreement with the IMF”. Montas spoke following the meeting of the President’s economic advisors yesterday at the Presidential Palace. The minister told reporters that the fundamental matters have been agreed upon. They are just …

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At a time when blackouts are back following the Christmas holidays, the Dominican government announces it will pay the electricity generators US$65 million this month. The payment is for over due bills and subsidies on electricity supplied to the poorest neighborhoods. The payment is part of the plan to recover the viability in the electric …

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