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The new permits that will allow new drivers to learn how to operate motor vehicles will include some interesting new features. The new permits will include biometric data, fingerprints, and allow the Director of Surface Transit (DGTT) to create a database of drivers. The head of the DGTT office, Rafael Crespo, said that his staff …

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President Leonel Fernandez has announced a program for the construction and completion of 153 infrastructure projects in different parts of the country, including roads, schools, water supply systems and housing projects, to be executed from October to next February with a total investment of RD$12.716 billion. According to a report in Listin Diario, the President …

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The government’s economic team has revealed details of the revisions made to the stand-by agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which would allow the country to receive external income of approximately US$327 million during the remainder of this year, according to Diario Libre. The announcement was made in the presence of the local IMF …

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The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Francisco Javier Garcia and ambassador Miguel Mejia traveled to Venezuela yesterday to expedite procedures to begin importing fuel and crude oil within the framework of the Petro-Caribbean agreement. The officials have the mission of agreeing on the conditions for the application of the agreement with Venezuelan authorities. This agreement …

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During an address to the British Chamber of Commerce in Santo Domingo, Caribbean Council Director David Jessops focused on issues pertaining to the relations of the region’s states in the light of the negotiations underway for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Europe and the ACP member states in the Caribbean region. Jessops understands the …

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The assistant attorney general Frank Soto, who is directing investigations into the passport fraud case, informed there were representatives of the alleged “mafia” in all regions of the country. According to Diario Libre, he also said no one at the Ministry of Foreign Relations is considered a suspect in the case whereas at the Dominican …

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Dominican Republic analyst for Bear Stearns Franco Uccelli believes October will be a challenging month for the country. In addition to being the month when the government scheduled to take its case to the IMG, travel back to France to finalize negotiations with the Paris Club for bilateral debt relief for this year and hopefully …

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German ambassador Karl Kohler said that bilateral relations between the DR and Germany have intensified during the last year and he highlighted the different cooperation and technical assistance programs that the German mission is performing in the country, particularly in the fields of the environment and natural resources, according to Listin Diario. Several programs and …

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A large number of counterfeit RD$500 and RD$2,000 notes are circulating in Santiago, according to the Central Cibao Police Department. Santiago Police spokesman colonel Jesus Cordero Paredes made the announcement and warned the public to look out for the bills. In relation to the forgery, Feliz Jimenez Calderon and Simeon Camilo Duarte were arrested and …

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President Leonel Fernandez has told an audience in Higuey, La Altagracia province, that people should not be confused by the demagogues who are trying to “fish in muddy waters,” and were blaming the government for the increases in fuel prices. The President also promised, according to El Caribe, to lower the price of fuel as …

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