Dolores Vicioso – Page 7215

Calls made from residential and business phones to Codetel mobile phones now cost more. As of 1 August, the company has increased cellular phone charges by 18%. The minute now costs RD$2.95. The company said the adjustment was made to compensate for cost increases. Codetel is the leading vendor of mobile phones in the DR. …

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The Price Control Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has given gas stations eight days to resume posting their prices. This practice was discontinued when a new petroleum law instituted weekly gasoline and diesel price changes.

The Minister of Foreign Relations Hugo Tolentino Dipp said the Dominican government is investigating the Dominican consulate in Hong Kong after several Chinese citizens were uncovered arriving with fake visas. El Siglo reports on a US Embassy document that says an average of 40 Chinese citizens a month have entered the DR with fake documents …

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The Police have announced the arrest of four men who are accused of having phoned car importer Avelino Abreu to demand a ransom of RD$1 million for the company’s legal advisor Rafael Batista Fernandez. Batista had been missing since Wednesday. At the time of the phone call, his original kidnappers had already murdered him. The …

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The Inter-American Development Bank has announced the approval of a US$200 million loan (RD$3,332 million) to the Dominican Republic to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public spending in priority social sectors, particularly education and health. The money will support the efforts of the government to introduce policy reforms that will strengthen the institutional framework …

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The president of the Dominican Chamber of Construction, Diego de Moya Canaan, has forecast a new boom in construction as of next year. He said that after suffering a 20% decline in the first half of this year, the industry is showing signs of revving up again. De Moya made the comments while announcing the …

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Two top-notch world athletes, Juana Arrendel and Felix Sanchez, will represent the Dominican Republic at the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics that will open in Edmonton, Canada tomorrow. The event that gathers the world’s best in track and field will take place from 3 to 12, August. This will be Arrendel’s first competition after …

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Four Haitian soldiers have requested political asylum in the DR after confrontations among police troops in that country, according to a report by the Ministry of Armed Forces. The Haitian military say they are being persecuted as enemies of the Jean Bertrand Aristide government. The soldiers came to Santo Domingo from the border, where they …

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El Caribe newspaper criticizes the excesses of a sergeant in Samana. Sergeant Polanco, in charge of the Department of Theft in Samana, has taken upon himself the responsibility of cutting the hair of men and youths arrested for having long hair. El Caribe further accuses the sergeant of roughing up crime suspects. District Attorney of …

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Sixty-six deputies of the ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) have requested that the PRD no longer support the aspirations of PRSC deputy, Rafaela Alburquerque, who hopes to be re-elected as president of the Chamber of Deputies in August. In a letter sent to President Mejia and Hatuey de Camps, president of the party, the PRD …

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