2007 – Page 286

The Central Electoral Board announced it was postponing to 5 March the internal discussions regarding the incentives that were instituted to compensate for income tax payments of the judges. Some judges have suggested that the incentive be added to the wages, and then taxed.

The Public Works Ministry has pledged RD$100 million to help fix the roads in the Santo Domingo and the National District. Public Works Minister Freddy Perez made the announcement. Perez says that in March potholes will be covered.

Vice-president of the Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo) Kai Schoenhal announced that she is working on an agreement that would make exporters exempt from paying the ITBIS tax when they buy from their suppliers. Schoenhal is quoted in Hoy as saying that this initiative is similar to one that is applied to the tourism sector. …

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Andres Van Der Horst Alvarez, director of the National Competitiveness Council (CNC) says that the country needs to diversify its tourism products, and promote a tourism product that fluctuates between luxury and authenticity. Van Der Horst spoke at the Union of Iberoamerican Capital Cities event, organized by the Santo Domingo city government. He says that …

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Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez says that the building of the wind park in Punta Cana-Macao is moving slowly. Jimenez says that the project is currently suspended because it doesn’t fulfill all the requirements set forth by that ministry. Jimenez, speaking in Diario Libre, said that the Consorcio Energetico Punta Cana-Macao has the right to build …

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American Airlines is planning to use DR as an international hub. This conversion, which will begin next June, is part of an AA expansion in the country. Eduardo del Pozo, director for AA in the DR, announced that AA has requested permission from the Civil Aviation Department for two flights from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince, …

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Eight years after the robbery of a Vimenca exchange house values transport vehicle, the Police has announced that they found a rifle that was used to rob that company. Police presented a Colt AR-15 with numeration 159388. The robbery had taken place on 14 September 1999, but investigation results were not announced at the time. …

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Spanish ambassador to the DR, Almudena Mazarrasa has tried to clarify her statements regarding the judicial security in the DR and says that her comments were taken out of context. Mazarrasa caused controversy last week when she questioned the judicial security in the country as well as the levels of corruption and lack of public …

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Costa Rican ambassador to the DR Marta Eugenia says that Costa Rican and Dominican officials are working on a bilateral agreement for cooperation in the area of energy. Eugenia says that in Costa Rica a house with heat and a pool is billed about US$130 per month in energy bills, but that everyone pays the …

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Diario Libre editorial today focuses on the size of government today. One of the greater concerns on the national agenda, a priority public matter, should be the size and cost of the state that has become a heavy burden on Dominican society, writes the editorialist. Mentioned is the concern for wages, but the large number …

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