2012 – Page 167

President Leonel Fernandez left for Madrid on Sunday, arriving in time to congratulate Spain for its European football cup victory. His 10-day European tour takes him to Spain, Italy, France and Belgium. He is being accompanied by a large delegation. The Presidency revealed some of those on the official delegation include First Lady Margarita Cedeno, …

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President Leonel Fernandez has lined up work with the United Nations after his third term as President ends on 16 August 2012, he told the press at a luncheon held on Friday, 29 June at the Presidential Palace, prior to his leaving for a 10-day European tour. As reported in Listin Diario, his agenda for …

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The president of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery, a Venezuelan company, has announced that the Dominican government’s accumulated debt totaled RD$4.4 million in the first five months of the year because of the authorities’ decision to absorb any increases in the price of petroleum. The first five months of the year saw the final phase of …

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The director general of Customs, Rafael Camilo says that he has submitted the Dominican Republic’s instrument of accession to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (revised Kyoto Convention) with the World Customs Organization, as reported in Hoy. The Convention is regarded as a blueprint for effective and modern Customs procedures. …

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Labor Minister Francisco Dominguez Brito believes the government should absorb the cost of providing social security benefits to an estimated 300,000 domestic workers in the Dominican Republic. A bill, which also includes wage improvements and a state pension upon retirement, was drafted by Elias Pina senator Adriano Sanchez Roa. The bill establishes the right for …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) reports that an estimated 37,812 foreigners resident in the country have cedulas that have expired from 1998 to date. This includes foreigners of 141 nationalities, of which people from the US make up the majority with 9,700 names on the list of residents with expired cedulas. The rest consist of …

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A recent study on Dominican immigrants in Spain, “Diagnostic of Dominican Immigration” by university professor Yris Rossi reveals that there are 141,220 Dominican immigrants in Spain of whom 62% are women and 38% are men. Of the total, 52,712 have also taken Spanish nationality. The study reveals that 55,554 Dominicans live in Madrid alone, of …

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The INTEC University General Confidence Index has gone over 50-points for the first time since 2008. Expectations are for better times ahead. Expectations for personal improvements and the economic performance of the country were up 6.83 points from July 2011 to April 2012, up from 44.67 to 51.50. This is the first time the index …

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Felipe Aquino, president of the Caribbean Tourism Bourse, says that Haiti receives 600,000 cruise ship passengers a year, twice the number visiting the Dominican Republic. The trade show held over the weekend of 30 June-1 July at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel was dedicated to Haiti. Aquino advocated improvements to the DR’s port infrastructure and called …

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Dr. Arnaldo Espaillat says that the latest in laser technology is being used for cataract and refractive eye surgery in the Dominican Republic. He said that there is a need for more preventive education. The operations are carried out at the Instituto Espaillat Cabral. Dr. Espaillat says LenSx? Laser is used, the first femtosecond laser …

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