2005 – Page 53

The Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) acknowledged the DR, represented by President Leonel Fernandez, for its contribution to its strengthening and for having paid up its financial commitments with the regional organization, according to the Presidency Press Department. PARLACEN thanked the Dominican government for its commitment towards Central American integration and the strengthening of the organization. …

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Juan Marichal, the San Francisco Giants Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, traveled with the Ministry of Tourism delegation to participate in the Incentive Travel and Meeting Executives Show (ITME) held at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. During the event, the Ministry presented its current “Dominican Republic, Endless” campaign. Hundreds of participants visited the …

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Wednesday afternoon, Najayo, a beach located 10 kilometers from San Cristobal, and that used to belong exclusively to dictator Trujillo, became the latest location for the Miami Vice movie which is being filmed in different locations in the DR over the last two weeks. El Caribe reports that the presence of Jamie Foxx, winner of …

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On 8 November, Centro Leon in Santiago will open an exhibition called “Voices and Visions, Selections of the Museo del Barrio’s permanent collection”. According to Clave Digital, the exhibition will feature a broad scope of media and cultural expressions, from pre-Columbian artifacts to contemporary Latin American art; Taino archaeological pieces, engravings by renowned Puerto Rican …

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DR1 Daily News readers may not be aware that by just posting on the “Today’s Exchange Rate” thread in the Living section of the DR1 Forums, they can receive email alerts whenever there are rate changes. DR1 members who carry out exchange transactions regularly post the rates they get and where, which gives a reality …

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Players from 38 countries will be taking part in the IV ITTF World Cadet Challenge & World Junior Circuit Finals in Santo Domingo next week. The events will showcase young talented ping- pong athletes from all over the world. The ITTF WCC was set up as a stand alone event in 2002 and is now …

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Cooking oil, coffee, sugar, detergents, pasta, sanitary towels and disposable diapers are among a group of products to which VAT (ITBIS) will not be applied, as agreed between the government’s economic team in charge of negotiating the tax reform and the Chamber of Deputies Finance Commission. Also excluded are supplies used by agribusiness in the …

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Presidency Minister Danilo Medina has announced that the state will end up paying out approximately RD$20 billion in electric and LPG subsidies by the end of the year. For electricity the total will be around US$550 million whereas the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had placed a ceiling of US$300 million as a condition. Listin Diario …

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The president of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery, Aristides Fernandez Zucco denied the veracity of statements of the general manager of the Refinery, Alfredo Nara that he had retained a RD$126 million check, as reported in El Caribe and Listin Diario. He denied that the Refinery has cash flow problems. Nara had told reporters earlier this …

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Participacion Ciudadana Civic Movement (PC) has published a “National Inventory of Frozen Public Constructions 1960-2004” which indicates that some 1,132 public works have not been completed in the DR. The inventory determined that the value of these unfinished works totals approximately RD$24.836 billion, and that another RD$12.666 billion would be required to complete them. Most …

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