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In the latest poll conducted by the daily Listin Diario and the polling firm Sigma Dos, 92% of the party faithful said that they will back whomever emerges from the May 16 Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) convention with the nomination for president. Recently media and politics watchers have openly speculated that the squabbles and maneuvering …

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Customs announced yesterday that it will waive payment of customs tariffs on Dominicans living abroad bringing gifts to their mothers in the last half of May. The measure is billed as the government’s way of making this Mother’s Day extra special. Mother’s Day is celebrated in the DR on the last Sunday of May. As …

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Making good on a warning he emitted earlier this year, the President of the Supreme Court, Jorge Subero Isa, yesterday issued orders to withhold the paychecks of 79 judges because they have not yet submitted their legal declaration of economic interests. The declaration is required under Law 82-79 as a way to ensure transparency in …

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The Education Ministry is racking up large debts with the nine firms supplying milk and juice for the much-touted school breakfast program. The debt, estimated at RD$100 million, is due to late and non-payment for supplies already provided by the companies. Last April 10th the nine suppliers gave the Ministry 15 days to pay off …

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In a ceremony to be held today in the Bella Colina de Manoguayabo sector of Santo Domingo, President Leonel Fernández officially will accept receipt from Japanese Ambassador Masato Akazawa 52 schools donated by that country. For each of the schools, the DR supplied the land on which they were built, access roads and streets, utility …

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The President of the Senate, Ramón Alburquerque (PRD-Monte Plata), yesterday called for the closure of the state-owned Rosario Dominicana mining firm. He said that, given that the company has been operating at a loss for some time and given the recent reports of heavy pollution of surrounding areas and rivers caused by the firm, La …

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The Dominican Republic’s national selection team faces off against Belize’s team today at 5 pm in the first round of play in the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Basketball Tournament ("Centro-basket 1999"). The Tournament is being held in La Havana, Cuba. The DR is expected to easily defeat Belize, despite the loss of one of …

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Baninter, the small Dominican bank that turned into a giant when it purchased the Banco del Comercio, now announces the DEG Bank of Germany is its newest shareholder. Baninter says that it will now have more funds available for lending to small and medium-sized firms. Vice president financial institutions Werner Breden signed for the DEG. …

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The director of the Dirección Nacional de Impuestos Internos, the government internal revenue department, said that the number of taxpayers has increased 30% in 1998 over the previous year. He also said there has been an increase in tax collections in general, despite the elimination of some taxes and the reduction of others. He said …

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The executive director of the Dominican Port Authority, Francisco Javier García, gathered the leading cruise ship businessmen in the country to discuss new efforts to clean up the Ozama and Isabela Rivers. Several cruise ship companies have threatened to discontinue visiting Santo Domingo if the port is not dredged as soon as possible. The slum …

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