2005 – Page 98

President Leonel Fernandez will be the keynote speaker during this year’s Dominican Week events scheduled for the United States. The annual event sponsored by the law firm of Russin, Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti seeks to promote business, economic, historical and cultural awareness of Dominican society in the United States. President Fernandez is scheduled to speak …

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The drop in the production of energy caused a 10.6% reduction in fuel consumption during the first six months of this year. According to a report in Diario Libre, the reduced demand for fuel is not due to a more rational use of petroleum derivates. Ministry of Industry and Commerce statistics indicate that imports of …

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District Attorney Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero, set for today the auction of the Colibri helicopter owned by former army captain Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo, who is in custody in the US where he is facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges related to the seizure of 1,387 kilos of cocaine in Santo Domingo last December. …

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Only 24 hours after a small airplane crashed in Kilometer 9 of Duarte Highway when it was trying to land at the Herrera Airport (see DR1 Daily News 29 August 2005), another plane caused an accident in Bonao when it hit a high tension cable. After hitting the cable the small plane continued in air …

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The Consular Section of the US Embassy is urging people interested in traveling to that country during the months of December and January to purchase their appointment rights in the forthcoming days. They state that appointments for interviews for non-immigrant visas are currently being programmed for November. A note from the consulate states that the …

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The Chief of Police, major general Bernardo Santana Paez, said yesterday that the Police are aware of a new modality being used by criminals who ride motorcycles in groups of three carrying guns and knives to steal vehicles from unaware drivers. According to a report in Listin Diario, Santana Paez warned that he will pull …

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Equipo Espacinsular, directed by journalist Jose Luis Soto, announced their new website where they will publish news regarding the DR and Haiti. As informed in Clave Digital, the new site is of interest to individuals seeking information on bi-national relations, including the Haitian community here. Currently, it is in Spanish but soon it will also …

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DR-CAFTA, the legislation required to push the Dominican Republic into the Central American Free Trade Agreement and open the doors for reciprocal free trade with the United States passed its vote in the Dominican Senate by a vote of 27 yeas, no nays and two abstentions. The PRD-dominated Senate took their vote after senator Ramon …

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President Leonel Fernandez has visited the town of Sanchez in the northeastern corner of the Dominican Republic, after repeated newspaper articles reported how part of the town was sliding away. The President’s first statement, after looking over the scene, was that “this is not a general phenomenon, and the town is not going to sink …

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The Association of Companies of Foreign Investors (ASIEX) is urging a much larger investment in golf as a way to attract a higher class of tourism to the Dominican Republic. Alfonso Paniagua, a high-ranking executive of Casa de Campo as well as the head of ASIEX, told reporters that there is a huge interest expressed …

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