2006 – Page 45

In a report in the Listin Diario yesterday, government trade negotiator, Julio Ortega Tous advocated for a reduction in taxes, rather than an increase. He says this has been proven in Ireland, Spain and even the US. He stressed that the authorities need to push aside what he describers as “accounting mentality” and replace this …

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It looks like the series of strikes at the UASD has come to an end for now, as it is being reported that the administration and the teachers’ union have decided to wait out the 90-day trial period for the ARS Humano health insurance contract with the state-owned Banco de Reservas, according to El Caribe …

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Immigration officials have repatriated 410 Haitians who were in the country illegally. Immigration officials say that the raids to capture illegal immigrants in the country are carried out with the help of neighbors who report the presence of suspected illegal immigrants to the authorities. Most of those repatriated are women and children who beg on …

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Officials at the Drug Control Department (DNCD) have announced that they’ve broken up a “mafia” within their own department that was receiving weekly payoffs totaling RD$3 million. As reported in Diario Libre, the mafia, which was based at the DNCD’s headquarters in Santo Domingo, would receive money from officials in the different DNCD divisions around …

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A man carrying a shipment of more than 20 kilos of either cocaine or heroin was apprehended as he tried to enter the country through Gregorio Luperon International Airport in Puerto Plata. The man, who tried to conceal the narcotics inside shoe boxes, was traveling to the DR from Venezuela with his three children, all …

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The BHD Bank is opening a new office branch, but this one will be in Panama, after having been granted an international license from the Panamanian banking authorities. According to Diario Libre, the BHD Bank has fulfilled all legal requirements set forth by Monetary and Financial law on investments and the opening of an entity …

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Representatives from 18 Spanish companies are in the country seeking to invest in the public and private sectors, and to strengthen ties between both countries. The investors from Madrid and Aviles have held a series of meetings with Dominican business leaders in order to increase their operations in the country. Mario Garcia Alvarez, president of …

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It is now known that the chief executive of Icasur, the company chosen by Public Works Minister Freddy Perez for offering motor vehicle inspection services is considered the top swindler on the International Police (Interpol) most wanted list. Listin Diario reports that Icasur’s executive is now a fugitive from the Madrid Police. Alviz is wanted …

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PRD pre-presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado has announced that the party will take out a loan in order to cover the costs of holding the PRD national convention. Vargas Maldonado told Listin Diario that staging such an event requires economic resources because it requires additional funds. He also pointed out that while he was PRD …

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Senate president and PLD general secretary Reinaldo Pared Perez has warned PLD faction leaders to cease campaigning for Presidential candidates to represent the party at the next elections, especially during government inauguration ceremonies, because it is not the right time to do so. Speaking in Listin Diario, Pared Perez called on the PLD Political Committee …

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