2006 – Page 57

Diario Libre reports that the Center for Exports and Investments (CEI-RD) director Eddy Martinez has said that this year’s exports would surpass the US$1.2 billion mark, and assured that by next year exports would reach the US$1.5 billion mark. Martinez also made a bold prediction when he told the newspaper that by 2010 the country …

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A study by the World Bank titled “Close to Home: The Development Impact of Remittances in Latin America” shows that the money sent home by workers in developed countries is effective in helping economic growth and the fight against poverty in Latin American and the Caribbean, but these are not a substitute for sound development …

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The Dominican Attorney General Dr. Radhames Jimenez has highlighted something that most Dominicans are already aware of. Jimenez was quoted in Hoy newspaper saying that there is a discriminatory judicial system that favors rich Dominicans over poorer ones. The AG also said that the implementation of the Penal Code has been encouraging, but added that …

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US Coast Guard Commander in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Captain James Tunstall said that so far in 2006 the Coast Guard has intercepted 3,321 people in the waters between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Local immigration officers have also apprehended 1,454 on Puerto Rican beaches. Tunstall revealed that 15 Dominicans accused of involvement in …

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A RD$100,000 bond has been set for Francisco Schiffino Diaz who was arrested last Saturday at the Caribbean Sun beach with ecstasy pills, cocaine, marijuana and a gun. Hoy reports that Schiffino, who was once employed as an adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, was caught trying to sell the drugs at an electronic …

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El Caribe newspaper is reporting that the Department of Drug Control (DNCD) has named Jose Miguel Castro and Melvin Antonio Cordero Campusano as the owners of a 550-kilo shipment of drugs that was seized by Spanish authorities in Barcelona several weeks ago. The Dominican authorities are urging members of the drug network to turn themselves …

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Journalist Huchi Lora says that “the country is not aware of the reality of the bateyes,” and so, today he will begin his expose of the reality of the workers’ barracks in the sugar mills. These housing areas are called “bateyes” and often develop their own local government and even reach the status of municipalities. …

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The government has announced that ten Dominican agricultural products will be protected once the DR-CAFTA free trade agreement with the United States and Central America comes into effect. Rice, milk, pork and chicken, beans, corn, onions and garlic are all on the list. Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez also informed that these products would remain protected …

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Venezuela has proposed the Dominican Republic and Bolivia as alternative candidates for a non-permanent seat on the United Nation’s Security Council. After 41 rounds of voting, the race between Venezuela and Guatemala is still at a stalemate, with no clear-cut winner in sight. Adding to speculation is a report in yesterday’s Listin Diario on the …

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The Dominican Republic has become a full official member of the Central American Parliament (ParlaCen), while Venezuela has become an observer nation. Julio Palacios, who has come to the end of his tenure as ParlaCen president, said that the parliament has received a permanent delegation from the Dominican Republic. ParlaCen was created in 1992 and …

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