2011 – Page 250

Why are there so many motorcycles without license plates circulating on the streets of the country? According to data from the Department of Taxes (DGII), 1,352,720 motorcycles are registered in the country, of which 1,2543,230 do not have license plates. But part of the problem is that in the import of the disassembled motorcycles that …

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In order to recover the purchasing power that Dominican workers lost between July 2009 and December 2010, salaries would have to be increased by 15%, according to calculations by several economists. Despite this situation, workers who struggle to live on minimum wages apparently do not have any expectations of getting increases in the near future. …

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The Department of Customs (DGA) seized US$3,211,000 and another EUR310,000 in undeclared funds being brought into the country through airports, ports and frontier crossing points in 2010. The Customs agency told Listin Diario that they even seized 1,250,000 Iraqi dinars. The report from Customs said that most of the undeclared cash was seized at the …

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Clifton Ramirez, treasurer of Scotiabank, a leading sponsor of the recent India Chamber of Commerce conference that focused on opportunities for both countries, recommends the establishing of a “joint study group” to explore actual potential business actually and the feasibility of a free trade agreement between India and the DR. He says in this effort …

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Orange Telecom has signed an agreement with the Dominican Football Federation for financial support. Eduardo Valcarcel, spokesman for Orange, said that the alliance has the goal of projecting the DR as the leading football (soccer) country in the Caribbean. The Orange funding will go towards training, technical support, equipping, and sponsorship of tournaments. The youth …

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Agreement on a single candidate for the post of secretary general of the Dominican Municipal League (LMD) was suspended until today, after more than four hours of negotiations between the PRSC and the PLD yesterday. The PRSC, to which the PLD has conceded the presentation of a single candidate for election to the post of …

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The Chief of Police, Major General Jose Antonio Polanco Gomez, said that the investigation into the death of a member of the Presidential Guards during a confused incident is still under way. The man died at the hands of a Police patrol in the Don Bosco sector of the capital. When asked about the pistol …

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The chief of the National Police, Jose Antonio Polanco Gomez, has announced that he planned to mobilize some 13,000 police agents to patrol the streets of the major cities in response to the demonstrations that have been called for by the FALPO and other organizations. All 13 regional headquarters have been placed on alert, and …

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What has to be one of the deadliest stretches of highway in the Dominican Republic claimed another victim and left close to two dozen people injured yesterday when two buses collided near the infamous Puente de la Represa on the road between La Romana and Higuey. One of the buses was transporting employees from the …

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The Embassy of Japan is holding an exhibition of calendars, dolls and arts and crafts of Japan through 6 February at the Museum of Dominican Man. The Museum is located in Plaza de la Cultura. For more on events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar