2007 – Page 256

The decision of the Supreme Court that eliminated the changes to Law 28-01 was greeted with jubilation along the border where there is now hope for a renewed series of investments. Law 28-01 encourages investment in the seven border provinces with Haiti under a completely tax free protocol. Pedernales, Barahona, Independencia, Bahoruco, Elias Pina, Monte …

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Last night the PLD ruling party deputies that follow pre-presidential candidate Danilo Medina and those that are backing the re-election plans of President Leonel Fernandez got into a heated discussion, and 53 of the PLD deputies left the Chamber of Deputies in a protest. The basis for this protest was the fact that many of …

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A record potato crop is currently being harvested in Constanza. This year’s crop is expected to reach 30 million pounds (300,000qqs.) As a result, consumers will enjoy lower prices according to Ramon Hernandez and Maria Esperanza Alvarez, leaders of the farmers from Tireo and Constanza. Both officials were in agreement that the efforts of the …

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Unigold, a Canadian firm whose principle shareholder is Shairco, has announced a US$30 million investment in explorations for gold, silver, and zinc in the vicinity of Restauracion on the Haitian frontier. Shairco is a Saudi Arabian company owned by Alshair family, one of the largest fiberglass manufacturers in the Middle East, and currently the largest …

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New car dealers are expecting an important decrease in sales, given the pattern over the past two years. According to the Association of Vehicle Manufacturers Concessionaires (ACOFAVI), the 2006 sales figure of 27,500 new car sales is expected to fall to 24,000 in 2007. During the first two months of the year, sales are off …

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Authorities are maintaining the alerts for low-laying areas subject to flooding as the Weather Department warns of a stationary front over the Mona Channel that will bring more rains to an already soaked nation. The recent rains have produced thousands of displaced persons and a reported five deaths. Luperon Tourist Highway between Santiago and Puerto …

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Archbishop of Santo Domingo,Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez told reporters that he was feeling fine after his triple by-pass operation at the Plaza de la Salud CEDIMAT medical facility in Santo Domingo. He said that he would begin his pastoral duties slowly in April. In a photo in Hoy, the Cardinal is seen speaking …

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The Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) signed an agreement with Disney Corporation so that students from the PUCMM Hotel Management School can carry out internships in Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The PUCMM is working with the Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), of the State University of New York system in this program. …

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Charitin Goico, “Hispanic America’s Blond”, finally received the highest award from the Association of Show Business Writers (ACROARTE), the Soberano. The award, part of the Casandra Awards that every year honor the best in show business, was presented by Rafael Menicucci, the president of the Presidente-beer producing company, sponsors of the event. The blonder than …

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Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), announced a new procedure for the registration of children who are born to foreign mothers. Castanos said that every child born to a foreign mother, regardless of nationality, will be registered in a book. Later that data will be sent to the Migration Department …

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