Dolores Vicioso – Page 7134

According to Diario Libre, the Central Bank was unable to place the full amount of the RD$2 billion in certificates of deposit available yesterday, issuing a disappointing 10 percent of the projected total. While the bank has decided to keep the offer open, inside sources told Diario Libre that the unusual method of allowing bids …

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In a move that caught customs agents off guard, the Director General of Customs ordered a 60-point rise in the ad valorum rate charged by Customs on imported goods. Instead of paying the rate of RD$20.90 per dollar, the change imposes a rate of RD$21.50. Previous increases had only been as much as five points. …

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The CAASD, the government corporation that administers the drinking water for Santo Domingo, charges less for its services than various other countries. The CAASD (Corporaci?n de Agua y Alcantarillada de Santo Domingo) in those places where new water meters have been installed is charging 50 percent less than similar service providers in Mexico or Barcelona, …

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Scarcity is forcing the government to institute a national plan to reduce fuel consumption, starting with vehicles that belong to the government itself. In a parallel effort, 100 troops were added to the frontier guards in an effort to stop sales of fuel from the Dominican Republic to Haiti. Stories in every major paper today, …

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The World Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has expressed its concern over the current situation between the power distributors, the power generators and the Superintendence of Electricity. After a four-hour meeting with the Superintendent of Electricity Julio Cross, the representatives of MIGA told reporters that they were worried that these disputes would create risks …

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Over the past 12 days the Army has reportedly arrested 7,000 Haitian nationals for attempting illegal entries to Dominican territory. Army Chief of Staff, Major General Carlos Luciano Diaz Morfa, told reporters that since the influx of the many legal residents from Haiti, many more Haitians have tried to cross the border, prompting reinforcements to …

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The Senate of the National Congress has asked civilian organizations and the Catholic Church to present formal proposals of names of possible new judges for the restructured Central Electoral Board (JCE). In order to reshape the JCE, a move that will divide the electoral board into two circuits and increase the number of judges from …

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The leading politicians of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC) met yesterday and agreed to hold their primary on 30 March. The eight candidates participating in the primaries are Jacinto Peynado, Carlos Morales, Eduardo Estrella, Federico Antun Batlle, Jose Hazim Frappier, Hector Rodriguez Pimentel, Alexis Joaquin Castillo and Tito Hernandez.  PRSC members present at the …

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With the understanding that he could be arrested during the three-day recess of legislative activity, La Vega deputy Radhames Garcia is nowhere to be found. The Department of Migration compiled ample evidence of his misuse of diplomatic influence to traffic Chinese nationals from Haiti to the Dominican Republic, however the deputy apparently has the blessing …

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Dominican sociologist Rosario Espinal, who is director of the Center of Latin American Studies in Temple, Philadelphia, explains that the DR has gone from a situation in which once ruled the ?come-solos? (those who eat alone), to one in which the ?come-muchos? (those who eat a lot) have taken charge. Espinal was referring to the …

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