2008 – Page 171

The Tax Department (DGII) will notify 50,000 taxpayers that inconsistencies have been detected in their tax returns. This is part of a process that seeks to reduce tax evasion to a target level of 6%. Juan Hernandez, the head of the Internal Revenue Department told Listin Diario reporter Candida Acosta that his office has detected …

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The Santo Domingo Metro will not be able to enter service until December, according to the latest reports. Listin Diario writes that in order for the Metro to enter commercial service it needs to have at least half of the 57 cars ready for service, and, according to Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) spokesperson Leonel Carrasco, …

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On 1 July the Tenth European Development Fund was inaugurated with EUR180 million, of which France contributed 19%. These funds will be used for a range of development projects during the 2008-2013 period. The projects are directed at fighting poverty and improving governance and infrastructure. French ambassador Cecile Pozzo di Borgo gave the details during …

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The International Monetary Fund is closing down its office in the Dominican Republic at the end of this month. The announcement was made to the press by Eric Offerdahl, the IMF country representative. The decision to close the local office is part of an internal process of reorganization and modernization that will see the closure …

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Former president of the Herrera Industries Association, Jesus Moreno Portalatin urged that President Leonel Fernandez announce structural changes in the economy so that the DR can meet the effects of the oil crisis. The President has said next week he will announce his plan to confront the crisis. Moreno warns, as reported in Diario Libre, …

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If the Dominican government wants food to reach the people at lower prices, it will have to share in the production costs, otherwise food prices will continue to rise for consumers, reports the Listin Diario today. This statement was issued by Oliverio Espaillat and Cesareo Contreras, the presidents of the Dominican Federation of Rice Growers …

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People are turning off refrigerators, lights and controlling television viewing hours in order to reduce their electricity consumption. They are also doing fewer errands in their cars to lower their fuel bills. These are just several of the many steps people have been forced to take in order to live with the new prices of …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) will hold an internal debate about the merits and constitutionality of its Resolutions 017 and 12-2007. JCE president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman told Hoy reporter Loyda Pena that this Wednesday the entire Board will meet to discuss these issues, and debate a resolution introduced by magistrate Aura Celeste Fernandez that …

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The Dominican Republic holds the dubious honor of occupying one of the top three slots in the Americas for its modern day slave trade. An estimated 50,000 Dominican women are estimated to be victims of human trafficking, and this figure does not include either men or children. According to Diario Libre, in her address to …

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The Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic (SCJ) has denied an appeal against the sentences imposed by the lower court on the people found guilty in the BanInter scandal. The decision against hearing the appeal was announced by judges Hugo Alvarez Valencia, Victor Jose Castellanos, Julio Ibarra Rios, Dulce Rodriguez de Goris and Edgar Hernandez …

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