2005 – Page 5

President Leonel Fernandez led a public function yesterday to mark the reopening of several buildings at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (UASD). According to Diario Libre, he spoke about the importance of the center for the discussion and production of knowledge and the social transcendence of state Universities for their role in helping students …

Read more…

The National Development Council is scheduled to meet today to debate the 2006 Budget and Public Expense bill. The meeting will be chaired by President Leonel Fernandez at 6:30pm, according to Presidential Technical Secretary Temistocles Montas, who reported that an increase in social spending is to be expected, particularly in the areas of health and …

Read more…

The country’s main hospitals are ready to handle emergencies during the holiday season according to Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez, who announced an investment worth RD$40 million in medical supplies and equipment for the emergency units. Diario Libre reports that the hospitals that received the provisions are Dario Contreras, Francisco Moscoso Puello, Luis Eduardo …

Read more…

Police Chief Major General Bernardo Santana Paez has warned that vendors found to be selling fireworks illegally will be shut down as from today. Listin Diario reports that Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda Rancier has said that this sort of product must be regulated as many vendors sell to minors. According to Santana, every …

Read more…

Yesterday, the Chamber of Deputies passed an urgent bill to raise US$300 million based on the reopening of bonds issued in 2005 and which will mature in 2018, or through the emission of a new loan acceptable by the international capitals market. According to Diario Libre, the bonds are meant to finalize payment of US$699.8 …

Read more…

The Dominican promoters of the Novo Mundo XXI artificial island to be built off the shore of Santo Domingo have withdrawn from the project, offering no explanation for the reasons behind their decision. In a brief notice published in several of this morning’s papers, Pedro J. Borrel, Gustavo Luis More, Eulogio J. Santaella and Danilo …

Read more…

Concessionaires of vehicle manufacturers announced that as from next year new automobiles will be taxed with an additional 17% as determined in the recently passed and signed tax reform law. Meanwhile, Customs Director Miguel Cocco believes that if prices are increased, sales will not remain at the same level because demand for new automobiles is …

Read more…

The president of the Social Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRSD), Hatuey De Camps has said that he is open to negotiating with President Leonel Fernandez with a view to achieving a concentration of democratic forces for the improvement of the quality of life in the country. Listin Diario reports that De Camps has criticized the conditions …

Read more…

Over 200 aircraft per year enter the DR loaded with drugs en route to the United States according to intelligence reports that base their calculations on the number of shipments detected in 2004. According to military sources consulted by Listin Diario, the critical illegal use of Dominican air space is the responsibility of the US …

Read more…

Reverend Sun Myung Moon has visited the DR and addressed a conference at the Hotel Dominican Fiesta yesterday. Moon is well known for the mass wedding ceremonies he has celebrated around the world. According to Diario Libre, his conference on Monday was attended by politicians, religious leaders and diplomats who prayed for world peace. The …

Read more…