2005 – Page 74

In an interview with journalist Alfonso Quinonez, Russian Vice Chancellor, Sergei Ivanovich Kisliak described relations between his country and the Dominican Republic as “good and noble” although he did insist on more positive and concrete deals, especially in economic areas. Kisliak said that Russian technology, especially in the field of energy production, could be of …

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Maximo Vidal Espaillat, the general manager of Citibank in the Dominican Republic, was positive in his outlook for the country. He pointed out that over the last year there has been a sustained recovery and that the exchange rate has been steady. Citibank has assets of over RD$7.1 billion in the Dominican Republic. Speaking with …

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The president of the ADOZONA, the Association of Dominican Industrial Free Zones, Arturo Peguero, has reported that two companies are investing US$200 million in two separate textile factories, and that this will create as many as 7,000 new jobs. One of the companies is Canadian and the other is from the United States. The factories …

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The Vancouver-based Placer Dome mining company has announced its approval of the Pueblo Viejo gold project in the Dominican Republic for development. In a company press release, Placer Dome president Peter Tomsett says that the Pueblo Viejo project demonstrates their company’s technical strengths. “We identified the potential of this deposit and have developed it into …

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The first class of Lynx, a special Police squad designed to fight crime in the barrios of Santo Domingo and other major cities, showed off their equipment as they drove down Independence Avenue in Santo Domingo yesterday. The 73-member unit, trained at the School for Citizen Security in Hatillo, San Cristobal, by Panamanian security agents …

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The Attorney General has arrested three council members from the PRD party under a judge’s warrant that accuses the councilmen of falsifying documents, bigamy, and declaring adults as minors. The suspects from the municipal council of Yaguate, San Cristobal are Tomasina Isabel Araujo and Benito Rodriguez Nolasco, who are accused of bigamy and of sending …

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Just like syringes and diapers, now, in parts of the Dominican Republic, so are birth certificates. According to Hoy, in the Fourth District of Santo Domingo province, birth certificates are only valid for three months, and new ones cost RD$80 pesos that certainly does not go to the government. At the Registrar’s Office in the …

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The National Copyright Office (ONDA) is having a hard time getting cable service providers to end their “piracy” of satellite signals. The office considers this to be a challenge to its authority. Much of the problem stems from programming of sports events, mainly baseball games, which have been sold in exclusivity to Channel 37 (CDN). …

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The Santo Domingo Municipal Council and the Council for the Administration of Taxis (CART) have agreed to paint all licensed taxis in Santo Domingo yellow. Several companies have already started to paint their fleets. The taxis will also have to display a code number and the company name. A paint job costs RD$15,000 and will …

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With over 250 stallholders and 50,000 square meters of showroom space, ExpoCibao opens its doors for the 18th time today. Between now and Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people will visit the Olympic Sports Complex in La Barranquita and conduct over RD$250 million in business. There are plenty of reasons to visit the exposition, the …

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