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El Siglo reports that the Mejia administration is promoting the US$500 million sovereign bonds in Europe and the US based on economic performance figures from the Fernandez administration. The newspaper points out that the attractive growth rate of the country presented in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum contradicts the harsh criticism of the present administration with …

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Governor of the Central Bank Frank Guerrero Prats spoke up on Sunday, days after President Mejia called him a “half mute.” He did not confirm that the nation had increased money in circulation to RD$17 billion, as erroneously reported by President Mejia, but he did have some good news to spread. He said that the …

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The Ministry of Education has contracted RD$4.8 million per day in school breakfasts for public schools. 126 companies were hired to provide 1,300,000 school breakfasts per day.

President Hipolito Mejia said he will send a bill to Congress to create the Ministry of Housing. The idea is to consolidate all public housing efforts into one entity.

El Siglo reports that the Ministry of Public Works is advancing on the paving of 56 kilometers of the Autovia del Este, the highway that links Boca Chica and San Pedro de Macoris in the southeast. The newspaper reports that Public Works brigades have intensified work on the highway so as to have it completed …

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The Coalition for an Independent Justice is urging President Mejia to preselect candidates to fill one of the three vacancies in the Supreme Court. The Coalition is made up of leading business and civic society organizations. It suggests that the preselection process eliminate all those: 1) Who request not to be included; 2) Who are …

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Former President Joaquin Balaguer has warned that the PRSC would call the nation to oppose any plans to extend the period of legislators in Congress with a Constitutional Reform. Orlando Gil, political analyst at El Siglo, explains that former President Balaguer is moving to convince his senators to vote against any attempt by PRD senators …

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On Friday, police arrested 16 “jevitos”: kids who take over Abraham Lincoln Avenue for drag races late in the evening, especially on weekends. Another six boys, most driving their parents luxury vehicles, were arrested on Saturday. Chief of Police Pedro de Jesus Candelier said that he hopes the courts will set an example so that …

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The Association of Real Estate Companies (AEI) is urging a crusade to motivate Congress to move on the real estate bills. In an interview with Hoy newspaper, realtors Melito Marte and Luis Pantaleon said the present real estate law is an obstacle to their sector. The law makes it very difficult and costly to evict …

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