2007 – Page 80

The government’s tax revenue during the second semester is well above its spending, resulting in a surplus of RD$20,416 million. These figures were published in a report released by the Treasury Ministry, which points out that between January and September fiscal revenue jumped to RD$171,317.9 million while central government spending only totaled RD$150,201.6 million. Revenue …

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The PRD has come out in defense of presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado by saying that loans taken out by the then Minister of Public Works were legal, and continued by saying that questioning Vargas’s work was just a way for President Leonel Fernandez to divert attention and evade responsibility for answering questions about the …

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Hoy is quoting the Norwegian newspaper Norwatch, specializing in environmental issues, about the case of a Norwegian boat said to be responsible for dumping toxic waste in the port of Haina, violating Dominican environmental law 64-00 on disposal of dangerous liquids. Hoy writes that the dumping was carried out several weeks ago without any environmental …

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Hoy is reporting that the demand for SUVs in the DR is surpassing the demand for cars. SUV sales amount to 35% of total sales while cars only make up 20% of total vehicular sales. ACOFAVE believes that this is just a temporary trend. According to Enrique Fernandez the reason for this is that some …

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The Tax Department (DGII) is reminding drivers who qualify to go to designated offices and pick up their license plate renewal refunds. The DGII has gone as far as to publish large ads in today’s papers listing the drivers who should collect their money since there are about 1,000 who qualify. The DGII had given …

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The National Police has uncovered a car theft ring and have informed that they have recovered 287 vehicles of different makes and models. Listin Diario writes that the ring operated mostly in Santiago and Puerto Plata. Police Chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin said that 51 people will be prosecuted for their links with the ring, …

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The Environmental Ministry is re-launching the “Plan Quisqueya Verde.” The program aims to plant 1,500,000 new trees around the DR. Environment Minister Omar Ramirez says that 35 acres of land have already been designated for tree-planting, which will begin on Saturday. He said that 800 heads of families have been mobilized and will now become …

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The Dominican Red Cross has signed an agreement with the Spanish and Haitian Red Cross and with the Spanish International Cooperation Agency (AECI). The agreement is for a program of natural disaster linked risk reduction programs and will cover seven provinces in the southern part of the DR. The agreement will last three years and …

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A Dominican Navy officer assigned to the National Drug Control Department was arrested yesterday in connection with a 12kg shipment that was seized on the DR-PR ferry. The Navy official was named as Luis Felipe Pena Cruz, the owner of the Honda Accord car where the drugs were found.

The MLB playoff season continued yesterday with the Cleveland Indians pounding the early favorites, the New York Yankees. Alex Rodriguez continued his post-season slump and Johnny Damon homered for the Bombers, but it wasn’t enough as the Yanks fell 13-4. The Phillies lost to the Rockies 10-5 and the Cubs lost again last night to …

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