2001

Former Minister of Public Works Diandino Peña, former Administrative Secretary of the Presidency Simon Lizardo and former controller of the nation Haivanjoe Ng Cortiñas, were declared fugitives from justice yesterday after they did not heed an arrest order. Their whereabouts remain unknown. The Department of Investigations (DNI), the Police, the District Attorney’s Office and state …

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City Hall has approved the provisional closing of the right lane of Calle Leopoldo Navarro, from Pedro Henriquez Ureña to Calle Caonabo, at a request of the United States Embassy, as reported in Diario Libre. The embassy made the request for security reasons. Two years ago, the Embassy had lobbied for the closing of both …

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Cenantillas, the economic think tank of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra maintains its forecast for economic growth at year’s end. Cenantillas director, Pedro Silverio, says he expects the economy to grow 1.9% this year. He forecast inflation will increase to 8.7% this year. He expects the DR to attract US$1.05 billion in direct …

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Journalist and political public relations specialist Pedro Caba will soon release his “Memos to Balaguer,” a collection of short political and economic insights on how things work in the DR. Journalist Ana Mitila Lora previews the book for Listin Diario and concludes that there is not much difference between the way late 19th century dictator …

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It’s time for clearance sales in the DR. The following are in addition to sales posted on DR1 Daily News previously: Nicole B. Kids. Diamond Mall. 40-60% off. Thomasville home furnishings. 50% off. Oscar de la Renta. 40%. Plaza Central and Plaza Internacional (Santiago).

Fernandito Villalona, Sergio Vargas, Juan Luis Guerra, Millie Quezada and Toño Rosario are scheduled for concerts this month and next. Latin rock groups Los Amigos Invisibles (Venezuela) and Moenia (Mexico) are also on the holiday show calendar. For more information, see the DR1 events page at http://www.dr1.com/daily/calendar.shtml

Diario Libre reports on the practice of deputies voting on behalf of absent deputies. This is an illegal procedure since deputies are not permitted to delegate their votes. Diario Libre reports that in yesterday’s session, PLD deputy Victor Soto voted on numerous occasions for an absent colleague. The newspaper points out that the deputies have …

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The governments of Spain and the Dominican Republic have signed an agreement to guarantee the working rights of immigrants from both nations and to expand the number of Dominicans who can legally travel to Spain on work permits. The agreement also deals with family reunification, as reported in Diario Libre. It was signed by Minister …

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