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Reporters from the Listin Diario went comparison shopping and found some interesting and often times important variations in prices of everyday items. The report shows important price differences between one supermarket and another on the same item. For example, a 1.8 kg can of Nutra powdered milk costs RD$279.99 at one market and RD$354.52 at …

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Economist Bernardo Vega took a look at the export numbers for January, and found them to be indicative of what is happening after the lifting of textile quotas in the United States. China and Hong Kong increased their exports by 18%, in monetary terms, and in sub-categories such as cotton trousers, like those produced in …

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Spokesmen for the Federation of Industrial Associations (FAI) told Hoy newspaper that local industries will collapse if the government does not implement a fiscal reform to eliminate the high taxes on industrial machinery prior to the going into effect of the DR-CAFTA. He said that Dominican companies have to pay 32% tax on capital goods …

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The president of the Dominican Gastroenterology Society, Dr. Diogenes Garcia reported the startling information that the number of persons infected with hepatitis C in the DR has increased with the increase in the use of intravenous drugs, and the proliferation of tattoos and piercings by young people. Sex with multiple partners is another transmitter of …

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The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez, asked the population to avoid excesses during the Easter Week holidays. Speaking to reporters after leading the traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Church of Las Mercedes through several of the Colonial Zone streets to the Cathedral, the Cardinal said that he hoped that …

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Alfonso Vegara, president of the International Society of City and Regional Planners and Fundacion Metropoli, says that Santo Domingo needs to take advantage of its geographic location to claim its rightful place as “door to the Caribbean”. Vegara spoke at the Santo Domingo 2015 Congress held by the city of Santo Domingo. He described Santo …

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Jordi Borja, one of the key masterminds of the new Barcelona and better known urban gurus of Europe, speaking at the Santo Domingo 2015 Congress urged that the city of Santo Domingo develop its own identity. He spoke out against the building of enclaves and developments that could have been built anywhere else. He said, …

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The president of the National Council of Business (CONEP), Elena Viyella de Paliza urged that the government go from talk to action in matters of competitiveness. She expressed her concern on the increase in savings certificates issued by the Central Bank that at present are at RD$127 billion, including a 14.7% increase from December 2004 …

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Despite being in jail serving an 18-month sentence for people smuggling, Radhames Ramos Garcia will continue to be paid and maintains his status as deputy for La Vega on the PRD party ticket. As reported in Diario Libre, the legal advisor of the chamber of deputies, Rafael Gonzalez Tirado explained that for him to be …

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The Chamber of Accounts, the body in charge of auditing government institutions, released first findings of an audit to the Ministry of Armed Forces, as reported in Diario Libre. The audit indicates that the ministry violated its statutes and by-laws, general accounting procedures. The ministry discounted 5% a month from all suppliers, and an additional …

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