2012 – Page 117

Economist Bernardo Fuentes said on Monday, 20 August that Medina’s inaugural speech left most people with the perception that a new tax reform would consist of increasing taxes while making government spending more efficient. The economist said that he sees President Medina installing an honest and more austere government that will generate public confidence. He …

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The National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) has congratulated President Danilo Medina for his inaugural speech. ANJE president Manuel Cabral Franco told El Nuevo Diario that the “three areas covered by the Social Pact of President Medina (taxes, education and energy) represent the pillars around which there will be tangible changes.” Cabral said that any …

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In a joint operation by the National Drug Control Department (DNCD), the Navy, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the US Coast Guard, anti-drug smuggling agents seized more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine off the coast of Barahona in a 45-foot speedboat with a crew of four suspected to be Colombians. DNCD president Major …

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The Weather Department (Onamet) is calling for preparations to be finalized for a possible hurricane that is forecast to pass south of the Dominican Republic. The unnamed storm, still Tropical Depression #9 is on a mostly westward track. US Hurricane Hunter experts will fly into the storm and more details will be available to forecasters …

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The Santo Domingo Hilton presents the annual Dominican sweets competition. Now in its fifth year, the event is organized by Producciones Buen Vivir. Santo Domingo Dulce 2012 is booked for 22 August at the Santo Domingo Hilton as of 5pm. Leading bakeries, sweets stores and producers take part in the event that showcases a wide …

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President Danilo Medina issued new decrees on Friday, 17 August appointing his new government officials. Economic team: Hector Valdez Albizu was confirmed as governor of the Central Bank. Guarocuya Feliz was appointed director of the Department of Taxes (DGII). He had been the Superintendent of Stocks. He replaces Juan Hernandez who directed the important department …

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The First Lady of the Dominican Republic was the director-founder of the Program for Human Development and Family Integration at the Central Bank since 2004. The program offered mental health and personal improvement programs to Central Bank staff and their relatives. She left the position to campaign for her husband, reaching out to attract female …

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Vice President Margarita Cedeno has announced that the Progresando program she headed as First Lady and the Solidaridad program managed by former Vice President Rafael Alburquerque are to be merged. “This will make it possible to expand the reach of the government social programs for families living in extreme poverty,” she said, as reported on …

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Public Health Minister Lorenzo Wilfredo (Freddy) Hidalgo has announced that his administration’s major goal will be to reduce the mother-child mortality rate in the Dominican Republic by 50% by 2015. He said that the challenges ahead are to expand the public health network and improve primary care nationwide. Hoy reports today, Monday 20 August on …

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Minister of Sports Jaime David Fernandez has announced an ambitious program to fight crime with sports. He announced that his priorities are to implement mass sports programs, maintain sports installations nationwide, back sports and cultural clubs nationwide, and use sports to prevent disease and mitigate crime. He announced he would work closely with the business …

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