2012 – Page 14

The Patriotic Foundations Federation has handed the Attorney General, Francisco Dominguez Brito, a petition signed by more that 12,000 people asking him to apply Law number 58-80 from 1962 to stop the promotion of Trujillo by his family, in respect for the victims of his dictatorial regime. Listin Diario reports that the petition was handed …

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The public prosecutor for Santo Domingo province, Olga Dina Llaverias, has announced that four municipal prosecutors’ offices will be opening across the province with the aim of improving the service to victims, especially women. Dina Llaverias said that each office would be staffed by a group of multi disciplinary personnel including investigatory prosecutors, behavioral specialists …

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A report in Hoy newspaper focuses on the dire conditions in Santo Domingo’s main public trauma hospital, Dario Contreras, which deals with an average of 60,000 emergencies and performs between 10,000 and 12,000 complex surgeries every year. The article quotes hospital managers as saying that hospital is drowning in debt as its monthly subsidy of …

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The mayor of the National District, Roberto Salcedo, has inaugurated the first stage of Ibero-America Park, which is being built on the site of the former National Zoo and the Santo Domingo Book Fair. The visitors’ area will have a public gymnasium, a cafeteria, children’s area, fitness classes and a medical center to keep on …

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New York Police have arrested a Bronx man at John F. Kennedy International Airport who was trying to board a flight to the Dominican Republic, after agents found more than two dozen stun guns in his suitcase. Stun guns are illegal in New York, except for law enforcement officers. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8915960

Santo Domingo’s Hard Rock Cafe is hosting a concert by Rigo Zapata and friends, with live music, VIP tables, DJs and surprises on the bill. The event takes place on Wednesday, 19 December and admission is RD$750 per person. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://dr1.com/calendar

President Danilo Medina issued a decree yesterday, Sunday 9 December to enact the Regulations for the Stock Market of the Dominican Republic. The decree, Number 664-12, states that the Dominican Republic is a member of the International Organization of Stock Markets and as a result needed to adapt to international standards. The regulations are the …

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On Sunday, 9 December 2012 the Executive Branch promulgated the Tax Amnesty Law for the Strengthening of the Tax Capacity of the State, Fiscal Sustainability and Sustained Development that grants facilities for bringing pending tax arrears up to date. The proposal declares the persecution and punishment of tax evasion and fraud to be a high …

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According to the president of the Presidential Commission in Support of Provincial Development, Francisco del Valle, a stretch of what can barely be called a road between Pedernales and Puerto Escondido will be repaired. Del Valle told Listin Diario that the 45 kilometers would allow for improved production of crops like potatoes, onions, carrots and …

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Commercial activity continues to increase along the main avenues of Santo Domingo as the government pays out some RD$7 billion this week. Reporters from El Nuevo Diario toured several parts of the city on Sunday, 9 December and found large crowds of shoppers in the big stores on Duarte Avenue. However, they also discovered a …

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