2006 – Page 38

The Dominican Winter League continues to roll on, and the hottest team playing right now is the Gigantes from San Francisco de Macoris who have won six games in a row. Last night they defeated Escogido in the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo, 5-3. Erick Almonte headed up the 12-hit attack with a home run …

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The final version of the fiscal reform package has been handed to President Leonel Fernandez so he can review it and decide on any last minute changes before sending it to Congress for approval. Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa said in Hoy newspaper that the package that was given to the President does not include any …

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Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa traveled to Washington yesterday in order to sign a loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank, according to Diario Libre. Once the loan is signed by Bengoa, Congress must approve the loan, which has a total value of US$150 million. The executive power would like the process to be completed before …

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Government spokesman Roberto Rodriguez Marchena left the position yesterday making it clear he was joining the former Secretary of the Presidency Danilo Medina’s campaign for the PLD candidacy in the 2008 presidential election. The position that Rodriguez Marchena occupied within the Presidency was created especially for him by President Leonel Fernandez. Rodriguez shared his role …

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The tourism industry has come out staunchly against the reform, as has the private business sector. Luis Lopez, president of National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores) speaking on a special program, “Let’s talk about tourism,” said that the reform would have an adverse effect on the tourism industry because most contracts are negotiated a …

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More details of the proposed plan for a loan that will enable teachers and employees at the UASD University to buy new “jeepetas” have been announced. Diario Libre reports that the amount loaned by the Banco Nacional de la Vivienda will exceed the RD$500 million mark, and that the vehicles will be bought from car …

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Labor Minister Jose Ramon Fadul is quoted in Hoy as saying that President Leonel Fernandez is considering an increase in public workers’ salaries, if the economic situation is considered to be right. Fadul says that if by 29 November the private sector has not presented an offer for salary increases for non-sectorized workers, the National …

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According to El Caribe newspaper, National Treasurer Ruben Pena has explained that as from next year the government will emit all paychecks electronically, and that this will save them an estimated RD$2.5 billion. Pena stated that the government currently issues 85% its checks electronically and said that the plan is to phase out paper checks …

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The Support Program for State Reform and Modernization (PARME) has announced that they will be offering training programs for skills development in the area of forensic science, with the help of the European Union. The organization informed that the workshops would help support the National Institute of Forensic Science (Incaf) and that the Attorney General’s …

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District Attorney Jose Manuel Hernandez sent to the Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena a report with evidence of judge complicity with those accused of drug trafficking. Report 8943 was prepared after the Supreme Court of Justice requested proof of alleged complacency of judges. As reported in Diario Libre, the report contains more than 100 sentences …

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