2005 – Page 84

The Army has arrested a couple at the Haitian border for possession of nine packs with 83 pounds of marijuana camouflaged in a shipment of green bananas. Diario Libre reports that Jose Gregorio Martinez and Onesima Martinez were arrested by officers and agents at the El Copey checkpoint in Montecristi, while transporting the drug in …

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Judge Antonio Sanchez Mejia rejected a preventive habeas corpus petition by former Colonel Pedro Julio “Pepe” Goico Guerrero, as he has not proved the existence of threat or persecution by the District Attorney, Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero. Goico was seeking to stop the judicial process against him but the judge considers that the actions of …

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The country’s second largest telecommunications provider, Tricom, is preparing to be sold, according to Debt Wire, a subscription website on economic and financial intelligence information. Clave Digital reports that the information is based on sources close to the company and mentions an approximate figure of US$325 million when referring to the potential sale offer which …

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The prices of most basic foodstuffs have registered significant increases in supermarkets and stores around the country. A report in Listin Diario indicates that the increases, which began two weeks ago, are attributed to the increase in the foreign exchange rate and the high cost of petroleum on the international market. For example, the price …

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The Attorney General, Francisco Dominguez Brito, estimates that violence has diminished by 10%, as there were 206 violent deaths in August compared to July when there were 250. He attributes the decline to the efforts currently being made by different government departments through the Plan for Democratic Security. Dominguez stated he trusts that the current …

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The tickets for the Presidente Latin Music Festival scheduled for 14, 15 and 16 October at the Olympic Stadium went on sale yesterday at ten locations in Santo Domingo and Santiago. One is at the Olympic Center, on Ortega y Gasset Avenue next to the Police Station and another is located at the Feria Ganadera. …

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The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, announced yesterday that tax reform bill would go to public hearings as from 26 September. Pacheco stated that the bill would not be approved as sent by the Executive Branch, and assured that the Deputies would be examining it in depth. He insisted that the highest …

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The Dominican and Brazilian governments signed a statement of intent yesterday, establishing mutual cooperation in the development of ethanol production and use techniques. According to El Caribre, the document was signed by Foreign Relations Ministers Carlos Morales Troncoso and Celso Amorim, in Guatemala, after the conclusion of the Summit of Heads of State and Government …

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The director of the Presidential Office of Information Technology and Communication (OPTIC), Domingo Tavarez, claimed yesterday that the Dominican Government website project will not be financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as has been stated in some quarters. That is why he did not keep to the IDB regulations, and the tender was therefore …

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The National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (ASONAHORES) says that the Director of the Tax Department, Juan Hernandez, is wrong when he claims there is no differentiated VAT (ITBIS) for the tourism sector in other countries. CICOM reports that the organization pointed out that in the Caribbean region, Jamaica, Bahamas and Mexico (the Maya Riviera …

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