2005 – Page 76

Sunday, 9 October 2005, the Madison Square Garden in New York City will host “Area 809”, a concert by Aventura, Monchy and Alexandra, El Jeffrey, Hector Acosta, Krisspy, Tulile, Yoskar Sarante, El Chaval, Querubanda and Aguakate. Listin Diario reports that impresario Vidal Cedeno is in charge of production of this event which will include bachata, …

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President Leonel Fernandez and President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan have issued a joint communique that said that both countries were going to strengthen and support the economic and social development as well as the aspirations of both nations. The communique says that the Dominican Republic will support recognition of Taiwan in different international organizations. Sources …

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The governments of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic have agreed to launch a new advertising campaign, designed to garner investors for both countries, each with its distinctive niche, but complementing one another. According to Eddy Martinez, the director of the Center for Exports and Investment (CEI-RD), the initiative is part of a strategic alliance …

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A document prepared by the Dominican Refinery shows that the different types of gasoline are overpriced. As the report shows, if the price of a barrel of oil is US$66.13, the price of gasoline should be RD$106.30. And, if you take as a point of reference the refinery’s calculations, the price of a large cylinder …

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The Attorney General is going to authorize a group of private companies to recover and return stolen vehicles to their owners or to their insurance companies. This is all part of a plan to reduce robberies and increase recovery efforts. The companies that obtain such government approval are those that sell vehicle anti-theft devices, as …

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When President Leonel Fernandez attended a meeting of the board of directors of the Dominican Refinery (REFIDOMSA) last week, in Haina Oriental, the agenda called for handing the President a check for RD$200 million as an advance payment on expected earnings in 2005, as reported in Clave Digital online news service. Things didn’t turn out …

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The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) is lobbying for an audit of all of the nation’s Civil Registry offices following allegations that these offices are managed as “private businesses.” The Commission also offered its unrestricted support of the work being done in the 12th District of the National District by Luis Felipe Rodriguez, a local …

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Torrential rains caused renewed flooding in the towns of Licey al Medio and Tamboril over the weekend. However, residents had taken precautions and there were no reported injuries. The rains also forced the closure of the Luperon Tourist Highway, as new landslides ate away at the roadbed. In Tamboril, the Licey River flooded dozens of …

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The bishop of La Vega tore into the government’s economic policy during his homily last Saturday during the celebrations surrounding the feast of Our Lady of Mercy (Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes). The Catholic prelate attacked the government’s lack of investment in education and health services as well as the corruption within its bureaucracy. Taking …

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Apostolic Nuncio Timothy Broglio, taking part in celebrations for Our Lady of Mercedes, called on the international community not to leave the Dominican Republic alone to suffer the consequences of Haiti’s internal conflicts. The Vatican representative said that “the world needs to examine their conscience check and place the Haitian crisis in its right dimensions”. …

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