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The government has joined the community of nations that are protesting against the U.S. government’s implementation of the Helms-Burton Law this next August. The Dominican Republic signed the OAS resolution for its. General Assembly on 3 June that requests the Interamerican Judicial Committee to determine if the Helms-Burton Law complies with international law. Some political …

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A model sugar cane mill that will process cane from the Cruz Verde project in Monte Plata province was opened last week. With a capacity to produce 4,000 kilos a day of unrefined sugar, the mill is the first to be installed with an organic sewage treatment plant. Gerhard Schenpel, spokesman for the Friedrich Naumann …

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Mario Mendez, the economic editor of Hoy, revealed that the United States could increase by 38,000 metric tons the sugar quota for the Dominican Republic in the preferential market, but that it is unlikely the country will be able to supply the additional amount due to production problems, primarily at the state sugar corporation. According …

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Amber jewelry maker, Eddy Abikaran, says there is a monopoly on the mining of amber, coral and larimar which affects the government, as more than US$5 million is sold illegally to international buyers. Mr Abikaran, in the newspaper Hoy, condemned the fact that the government is unable to collect taxes on illegal sales being made …

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Antonio Espin, former president of the Association of Industries of Herrera, described 1996 as a “lost year” in economic terms, due to the stagnation of reforms in Congress and the lack of taking decisions on important matters for national development. He said that the Código Financiero y Monetario, the Ley General de Electricidad, the ruling …

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Recent data on the 1995 production of the Rosario gold mine shows that the state-owned company exported gold and silver worth some US$65 million last year. This year the company has plans to export an average of 500 ounces a day or 182,5000 ounces for the year, for some US$73 million. The goal is to …

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New revelations have come out in the news media about the son of Argentinean Ambassador, Teresa Meccia de Palma, and his relationship with Mario Jose Redondo Llenas who, together with Juan Manuel Moline Rodriguez, is accused of killing the young boy Jose Rafael Llenas Aybar. Martin Luis Palma Meccia, who left the Dominican Republic on …

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The work on the extension of the Autopista Duarte at kilometro 9 has advanced to the point where the company, Hormigones Moya, has announced that it will be completed by the end of June. The extension, includes the construction of two bridges over Avenida Luperon thereby making four lanes (two on each side). Roberto Cruz …

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The president of the Dominican Olympic Committee (COD), Dr. Jose Joaquín Puello, presented the two Dominicans who will carry the Olympic torch on its way to Atlanta to the news media. Carlos Martinez, who is a member of the national basketball team (which did not qualify for the 1996 games) and runner Ariele Puente, the …

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The Oficina Técnica de Transporte (OTT), together with the National Police, has warned citizens using the public transport system not to board small cars “conchos” whose drivers do not have their identification plates known as “tablillas” clearly displayed. The campaign to have all drivers obtain such plates began last November when a wave of robberies …

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