2007 – Page 15

Paul Robert (Bob) Fannin, a Phoenix lawyer, arrives in the DR tomorrow and will present credentials to President Leonel Fernandez as the new United States ambassador. According to Diario Libre, Fannin will arrive on a private jet, and will hold his first press conference after the presentation ceremony at the Presidential Palace. Since the departure …

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The on-going battle between Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto Salcedo and the Impacto Urbano publicity company continues. The chief magistrate of the Tax and Administrative Contentious Court in Santo Domingo, Sara Henriquez Marin, ordered a halt to all removals of signs belonging to Impacto Urbano. The court accepted a request to cease and desist, filed last …

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The Dominican National Federation of Transport (Fenatrado) shut down the Port of Haina yesterday in protest against a soft drink firm that does not use their services. The union is demanding that the company give part of its business to Fenatrado affiliates. The company, Industria San Miguel, which makes Kola Real and is located in …

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has just published a report that reveals that 42% of the Dominican population lives in poverty. The yearly review by UNICEF also reports that in the past decade poverty has declined from 63.4%, which means that there has been progress in that area. Although the agency realizes that macro-economic …

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The Dominican Baseball League was forced to suspend the games scheduled for last night in Santo Domingo (Tigres del Licey-Estrellas Orientales), San Francisco de Macoris (Gigantes-Leones del Escogido) and La Romana (Aguilas-Toros del Este). Given the intensity of the storm, there is a chance that the games scheduled for tonight might also be affected. This …

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The winner and runner up of the Dominican Winter Baseball League Championship will battle the winners of teams of Mexico and Venezuela in the Caribbean Series scheduled to open Saturday, 2 February 2008 in Santiago de los Caballeros. The runner up DR team will replace Puerto Rico that this year did not celebrate its tournament, …

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Government revenue increased by RD$48 billion between January and November 2007 in comparison to the same period in 2006. This is 29.9% higher than in 2006 and 8.4% more than estimated. The government collected RD$211 billion not including donations, internal and external resources and RD$221 billion if these are included. A report by the Ministry …

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Interior and Police Minister Franklyn Almeyda Rancier has issued a warning to anyone thinking of importing or selling fireworks and said that anyone caught doing so would have to respond to the authorities. The minister’s comments follow the government’s Resolution 02-07 banning the sale of fireworks to individuals. Only registered companies that have been granted …

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President Leonel Fernandez says that the government is spending RD$1.14 billion to help Barahona recover from torrential rains in October and said that a commission is studying the possible relocation of vulnerable communities in Jaquimeyes, Uvilla and El Jobo. The money is being spent on roads, highways, local pathways, bridges, housing aqueduct systems, energy systems, …

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Between January and October 2007 the DR exported US$1.9 billion in products and 647 new exporting companies were incorporated. According to Center for Exports and Investment (CEI-RD) director Eddy Martinez, this represents a new export culture for the DR. Martinez, quoted in Listin Diario, said that the number of exporters in 2007, 1,700, is 500 …

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