2007 – Page 91

Dominican authorities would deny entry to Jose Rodriguez Salvador, a Spanish national who was convicted and sentenced to 311 years in jail, but was recently released. In regards to a Spanish press feature whereby one of the options of Rodriguez Salvador would be to relocate to a nuns’ convent in the Dominican Republic, DR Attorney …

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The President of the Dominican Lawyers Association (CARD), Julio Cesar Terrero Carvajal, says that there are around 3,000 fake lawyers conning investors out of money, most of whom are active in the eastern part of the DR. Terrero says that the results were discovered after CARD’s books were researched, revealing that many lawyers had received …

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POP is getting ready to merengue. The long-awaited Merengue Festival hits Puerto Plata this coming 28, 29 and 30 September. This series of free merengue concerts will bring the biggest and best exponents of the most famous Dominican musical genre to the “Pearl of the Atlantic” for three days of fun. A stage will be …

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The DR1 daily news digest will not be updated on Monday, 24 September on the occasion of the Mercedes Day celebration. The day honors the Virgin of Mercedes, the patron saint of the Dominican Republic. A compilation of headline-making news for the long weekend will be published on Tuesday. Breaking news that can’t wait till …

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President Leonel Fernandez, who is on a US tour, announced the hosting in Santo Domingo of a DR-CAFTA Summit with the participation of the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, signatories of the agreement, to evaluate first year results of the free trade agreement. The meeting would be held at the …

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Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso says that the DR is ready to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union. So far, 12 rounds of negotiations have been held, and the agreement could be signed by 30 October and could be implemented as soon as 1 January 2008. Today, Cariforum will be meeting in …

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Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso has announced that effective 1 October consular services fees at Dominican consulates will be lower, in some cases reduced by 50%. Passports, which cost US$140, will now cost US$60. Tourist visas, which cost US$60, will now cost US$40. Legalizations will also be reduced but prices will depend on which document …

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President Leonel Fernandez said the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is willing to help train Dominican personnel who will work on the Santo Domingo Metro. He said that a cooperation and assistance agreement could be signed. Fernandez added that the proposed cooperation between the MTA and the SD Metro came about following an initiative …

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The executive director of the National Competitiveness Council, Andres van der Horst Alvarez has challenged Dominicans living abroad to encourage trade and development in their home countries, as expatriates have done for Ireland, Korea, Chile, Taiwan and Singapore. Van der Horst Alvarez was speaking during a panel discussion on DR-CAFTA, Trade and Investment, and Exports …

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US party politics and children’s health are indirectly affecting the Dominican tobacco industry and the DR must stand by and wait for a decision to be made. US President George W. Bush has announced that he will veto the bill, if approved by Congress, which seeks to increase the tax on cigarettes from US$.39 to …

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