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New owners of vehicles now by law need to transfer the registration into their name or they will not be issued a renewal of the license plate sticker. The Executive Branch has put a law into force that obliges anyone who acquires a motor vehicle to pay the transfer fees and put the vehicle in …

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The United Kingdom’s Trade & Investment CEO, Sir Andrew Cahn will be in Santo Domingo on Thursday, 15 February to explore ways of expanding business relationships between the UK and the Dominican Republic, as reported in Hoy. UK Ambassador Ian Worthington has been making the rounds of the local press to prepare for the important …

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The government authorized cement imports on Monday in an attempt to break the near monopoly that is keeping prices artificially high. Commerce and Industry Minister Jose Ramon Fadul wants to see price reductions for a 100-lb bag of cement. He told reporters, “Cement, as we see it, has got to come down 20% to 30%. …

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Despite yesterday’s announcement that the Ministry of Public Health would close 23 pharmacies and distributors tied to the sale and distribution of counterfeit medicines, only six establishments have the seals that indicate their closure. According to a list the Ministry showed the press, formal closure orders were requested for 19 businesses, but three were denied …

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The Banco de Progreso has followed the lead of other major banking and financial institutions by lowering its interest rates on new loans. As a result, new loans on mortgages from the bank are now available at 22%. Loans for small and medium-sized companies are at 24%. The car loan rate is now at 24% …

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The remains of businessman George Arzeno Brugal, president of the Brugal Rum Company, who passed away at the age of 84 at a hospital in Tampa, Florida last Friday after suffering a heart attack, will be returned to the country by private plane arriving at Las Americas International Airport. The wake will be held at …

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As soon as Alex Rodriguez got a call from Sports Illustrated last Saturday asking him to comment on the revelations that linked him to the use of steroids in 2003, he took a charter flight from Miami to the Bahamas so that he could respond to the report from a luxurious hotel, far from the …

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The National Police, through its agents assigned to Interpol, reports that Ciro Mazzarella has been arrested in the Dominican Republic. Mazzarella is said to be the head and organizer of the “Clan of Camorra” (the Naples Mafia), better known as the Clan Mazzarella in Italy. This clan, according to police reports, is dedicated to illegal …

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The news traveled quickly: Another plane was down, this time en route to Puerto Rico with six people on board. Search and rescue units were mobilized, and the US Coast Guard began their search. The aircraft, a Cessna 206, had departed from La Romana’s Casa de Campo and apparently went into the ocean barely two …

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Venezuela’s leading designer Carolina Herrera will be in Santo Domingo to host a fashion show at the closing of the DominicanaModa event that showcases fashion in the DR and serves as a platform for launching emerging designers. The event is scheduled for 19-24 October and will again be held at the Hotel Embajador. Pierre Pourcelot, …

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