2012 – Page 12

The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting rain this afternoon and over the next 24 to 36 hours, due to the presence of a high-pressure system in the Atlantic and winds from the east/northeast. During the weekend, a frontal system currently over the western part of Cuba will bring more rain to the north of …

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Romeo Santos “The King” is on stage at the Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo this Saturday, December 15. The former Aventura member, who blends bachata with rap, pop, ballads and flamenco, launched his new tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where he had to add two more shows due to popular demand. …

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President Danilo Medina has delivered the bill for the General National Budget of the State for 2013 to the Senate. The overall total is said to be RD$530,846,000,000, which is RD$14 billion more than what had been announced in the Presidential Palace last week. This is because the projected funds to be raised as a …

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The risk assessment agency Fitch Rating has revised and changed its qualifying overview for the Dominican Republic to stable from “positive,” citing the erosion of sovereign fiscal accounts among other reasons. The risk assessment firm also stressed the present external vulnerability of the country and the challenges of the new administration to reduce the fiscal …

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After months if not years of hiding behind alleged national security interests, the Chamber of Deputies has finally published its payroll on the Internet, this time with first and last names and the personal identification numbers (cedula) of each person, as well as the position held. The list raises several questions. A total of 975 …

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The State Electricity Companies (CDEEE) vice-president, Ruben Jimenez Bichara, said yesterday, Tuesday 11 December that they would pay some US$300 million to the generators through the use of factoring. Factoring is the exchange of accounts receivable to a third party (the generators) at a discount. Bichara asked the generators to become actively involved in the …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET), the Tax Office (DGII), and the Technical Ground Transport Office (OTTT) have announced the implementation of a plan for regulating motorcyclists all over the country. The aim is to register the 2,917,573 motorcycles on the roads according to DGII information. In addition, the authorities say that there are also large …

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A total of 1,600 members of the Armed Forces and the National Police have been sent to the provinces of the Cibao Valley to provide additional manpower for patrols and crime prevention, according to Listin Diario. General Hector Garcia Cuevas said that their mission is to protect and prevent as part of the Peaceful Christmas …

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Dozens of members of the military and Police assigned to the Ministry of Public Works are patrolling the two new highways in the east. They are using eight vehicles belonging to the ministry to cover the roadways from La Romana to Uvero Alto and the Tourist Boulevard that runs along the coast between Boca Chica …

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Traders in the municipalities of Licey, Tamboril and Santiago as well as other areas in the northern regions of the country have been cheated over the last few days with counterfeit bills of different denominations. According to reports, some people were cheated with RD$500, RD$200, RD$1000 and RD$2000 fake currency. Food Wholesalers Association (Amaprosan) president …

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