SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — More than 3,000 bright yellow taxis will soon be zipping around the Dominican Republic. Officials have ordered that cabs be identified by the standard color to regulate the business and ensure passenger safety. The government has bought a fleet of new yellow Toyota Corollas to be used as taxis in [...]

MINEOLA, N.Y., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Kenilworth Systems Corporation (Pink Sheets: KENS) — Kenilworth reported today that starting tomorrow December 10, 2009 it will commence to offer political leaders and the public an opportunity to voice their support for U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Congressman Barney Frank’s effort to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling [...]

Dominican president foresees economic recovery in 2010 HAVANA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Dominican Republic’s President Leonel Fernandez said Thursday that 2010 would see the recovery of the country’s economy and urged all sectors to stand up to challenges, local reports said. Government stimulus measures were necessary for economic sectors to actively participate in the process [...]

Santo Domingo.– The Super Tucano intercept planes recently bought by the Dominican Republic will be operated by the Dominican Air Force on missions involving internal security, border patrol, and combating the drug trafficking. According to Orlando José Ferreira Neto, Embraer Executive Vice President, “the use of the Super Tucano airplanes by the Dominican Air Force [...]

Santo Domingo.– The increase in bank credit to the private sector helped reactivate the Dominican economy, which will grow this year by around 3.5%, the Central Bank reported. Due to a strong correlation between the private credit and the GDP growth, the Dominican economy has experienced an important recovery, mainly in 2009’s second quarter, according [...]

Rep. Charles Rangel blamed his failure to pay taxes on his rental income from a Caribbean villa to “cultural and language barriers,” reports the New York Times. “Every time I thought I was getting somewhere, they’d start speaking Spanish,” Rangel said of his attempts to sort out his paperwork. The congressman admitted responsibility for his [...]

Rep. Charles Rangel blamed his failure to pay taxes on his rental income from a Caribbean villa to “cultural and language barriers,” reports the New York Times. “Every time I thought I was getting somewhere, they’d start speaking Spanish,” Rangel said of his attempts to sort out his paperwork. The congressman admitted responsibility for his [...]

Santo Domingo.– The Super Tucano intercept planes recently bought by the Dominican Republic will be operated by the Dominican Air Force on missions involving internal security, border patrol, and combating the drug trafficking. According to Orlando José Ferreira Neto, Embraer Executive Vice President, “the use of the Super Tucano airplanes by the Dominican Air Force [...]

Santo Domingo.– The increase in bank credit to the private sector helped reactivate the Dominican economy, which will grow this year by around 3.5%, the Central Bank reported. Due to a strong correlation between the private credit and the GDP growth, the Dominican economy has experienced an important recovery, mainly in 2009’s second quarter, according [...]