2010 – Page 65

Top Spanish singers, husband and wife duo Victor Manuel and Ana Belen will be in Santiago for a single performance at the Centro Espanol de Santiago this coming Saturday, 23 October at 9pm. Their “Tal para cual” (Two of a Kind) concert is a benefit for the Santiago Trust for the Blind (Patronato Nacional de …

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The non-financial public sector net debt (SPNF), which includes internal as well as external obligations, reached US$13.97 billion at the end of August, according to a report the Central Bank released yesterday. At the same time, the public sector consolidated debt is placed at US$18.07 billion, or equivalent to 37.2% of GDP, as reported in …

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Former Central Bank governor Bernardo Vega says that in 2011 the public debt will increase from 41.3% of the GDP to 42%. Vega said that the government’s current spending will increase because wage increases and interest payments on domestic and foreign debt are still pending, as reported in Hoy. Vega criticized the way that the …

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The president of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs, Miguel Roig says that the government has not shown any signs of implementing austerity measures as has been urged by civil society institutions and business organizations. Instead, he sees a trend for the government to increase its currency spending. He said that the government continues to …

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The Executive Branch has announced that the Ninth National Population and Housing Census will take place between 24th and 30th of November. These will be normal working and school days, according to the announcement. The National Statistics Office (ONE) is responsible for conducting the census. The government contracted Sinergit-Active Software to carry out the census. …

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Supreme Court of Justice president Jorge Subero is proposing a national meeting to discuss the causes behind the increasing rise of crime in the DR. The long-serving head of the Supreme Court expressed concern that drug trafficking has been gaining more and more ground in the country every year and crime is increasing to serious …

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Debbie Guzman, a US citizen, was arrested at the Santiago Cibao International Airport when attempting to transport 111 small packets of heroin, weighing one kilo and 235 grams. She is a resident of Manhattan. She was arrested prior to taking JetBlue flight to NY. She had packed some of the drugs in disposable diapers in …

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The business of child begging is examined in today’s Diario Libre. The newspaper reports that groups of child beggars are assigned to work at key intersections in central Santo Domingo, primarily in the Poligono Central (Lincoln, Churchill, Gustavo Mejia Ricart and nearby streets) and they are monitored by their bosses. The coordinator of Haitian Catholic …

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Senator Wilton Guerrero, the first senior government figure to speak out about the inter-government alliance with drug traffickers and crime, has denounced the fact that an association of criminals headed by the provincial prosecutors and made up of lawyers, police and judges who take bribes to favor drug traffickers and other criminals is operating in …

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Dominican archer Paris Goico has won a gold medal at the Pan-American Archery Championships taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico. The games, which are being held from 15-21 October, are a qualifying event for the Pan American Games in Guadalajara in 2011. In the distance of 30 meters, Goico scored 359 of 360, setting a new …

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