2006 – Page 325

After the start of the implementation of the brand new tax reform with the New Year, a wave of price rises welcomed the New Year. Two of the government’s top money men, Miguel Cocco, the head of the Customs office and Juan Hernandez, the head of the Tax Department attributed the price increases primarily to …

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Assistant district attorney Marisol Tobal lamented the fact that minors have resorted to stealing and selling even the pots and pans from their homes to play the one-armed bandits located in small corner supermarkets, called “colmadones”, and other illegal sites. The Justice Department representative told reporters from the Listin Diario that there are thousands of …

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The government’s Democratic Security Plan is providing 24 hour patrols in 12 of the more populous and contentious barrios of Santo Domingo. The aim is to reduce the level of delinquency and crimes within this area. The new commander of the Preventive Police, general Raudo Ramirez Comas, told reporters that his force was designed to …

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The Attorney General’s office announced yesterday that between 60 and 70 parents are subjected to arrest each and every day for non-payment of child support. The assistant prosecutor for children’s affairs, Marisol Tobal, told reporters from the El Caribe that together with General Crecencio Jaquez Hernandez, her office was pursuing these dead beats and that …

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Labor Minister Ramon (Monchy) Fadul told the editors of El Caribe that the Dominican Republic does not have pending issues with the International Labor Organization (ILO) regarding treatment of Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic. He clarified this by stating that there are no complaints with concrete evidence that can prejudice the country’s reputation. Fadul …

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Congressman Lee Terry, (R. Nebraska) is currently visiting the Dominican Republic with the aim of assisting the development of some of the frontier provinces. Terry met with the editors of the Listin to explain his visit. He talked about the interest of investors to place their money in the frontier provinces under the protection of …

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The Altos de Chavon School of Design this year has again invited several world famous arts professors to be part of the 15 specialized one-week courses that make up Interin 2006 that started on 3 January and continue through 27 January. This year there will be courses on graphic arts with Italian graphic designers Massimo …

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In 2006 only two of the year’s 13 holidays are being moved and both fall this month. Law 139-97 set forth the rules, and if a holiday falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, it is being moved to the following Monday. This year only Three Kings Day, which falls on a Friday (6 …

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President Leonel Fernandez is bullish on 2006. “This year 2006, it is obvious that we are starting out in a better position compared to 2005. You will remember that in 2005 the IMF forecast a growth rate of 2.5% and we are ending the year way above that initial forecast,” he said, speaking at the …

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The Central Bank reports that preliminary data on the outcome of the second half of 2005 shows that economic growth for that period could have reached 12%, making for a 9% growth throughout the year. The IMF’s revised Gross Domestic Product forecasts had set the year’s growth at 4.5%, and the Central Bank authorities had …

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