2005 – Page 47

The measures suggested by the tax reform package will particularly affect poor single mothers, according to some reports. Because of the large percentage of female-headed homes in the Dominican Republic, a group of women is trying to create a different focus on the tax reform programs. Their suggestion is to tax those who have the …

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Verizon Dominicana and Baxter are listed among the top 25 of the best companies to work for according to the magazine “American Economy” and the Hewitt Human Resources consults. Companies from Guatemala, Chile, El Salvador, Argentina, Honduras and Venezuela made the list. In the survey, employees showed particular enthusiasm for their companies and said they …

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The Santo Domingo Cyber Park (PCSD) was re-launched yesterday during a public function led by President Leonel Fernandez. The new phase includes US$250 million worth of investment projects by foreign technological companies and academic services from the Stevens Institute of Technology from the US. Also included are residential areas, shopping centers and recreational facilities. Diario …

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President Leonel Fernandez will discuss important issues, especially those related to poverty, with US President Geroge W. Bush during the Summit of the Americas where heads of state and governments are due to meet in Argentina on the 4th and 5th of November. The information was announced by Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, who …

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Dominican ambassador in Washington, D.C., Flavio Dario Espinal said that the creating of increased awareness abroad of the plight of Haitians and the effect of massive Haitian migration on the Dominican Republic is a priority of his office. He called for the international community to pay more attention to the Haitian situation, and emphasized that …

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The Director of the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) Diandino Pena said it would be “crazy” to start the first line of the metro on any other route other than Maximo Gomez Avenue as planned. Pena said that people are accustomed to expressing their opinions and forcing politicians to adopt solutions that don’t solve problems in …

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Geologist Osiris de Leon, coordinator of the environmental group of the Academy of Sciences and president of the Mining Chamber of the Dominican Republic described as outright rubbish the proposal to use materials removed from digging sites for the Santo Domingo underground to build the artificial island proposed for the front of Santo Domingo’s hotel …

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Surun & Surun law firm has been hired to file 58 lawsuits against the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa) and its private international associate The Shell Company, for health complications caused by the leak of toxic gas last Monday, according to a report in Diario Libre. The gas-ethyl mercaptan-spread over the municipality of Haina and part …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations confirmed the suspension of Dominican consul general in Puerto Rico Eladio Espinal occurred earlier this month. The decision follows an ongoing investigation into the circumstances whereby the former consul’s son, Edison Espinal Garao, together with two other men, were arrested in late September in possession of 37 kilos of cocaine …

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The National Office of Public Defense has indicted District Attorney Juan Manuel Fernandez whom they accuse of the illegal imprisonment of individuals who were favored with release warrants. The indictment was filed at the Attorney General’s Department by defense attorneys Jacinto Castillo Moronta, Evelin Torres, Yaskara Vargas and Dilexy Abreu, who indicated that four individuals …

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