2012 – Page 179

The IAAF webpage on 20 June focuses on the young man who has become the Dominican Republic’s leading track and field athlete, 18-year old Luguelin Santos. Santos is a contender for a medal at the London Olympics in the 400 meters dash. IAAF tells his story. In contrast with Felix Sanchez who is a US-born …

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The National Dominican Ballet and the National Dance School will perform “Together We are Dance” at the National Theater this coming Sunday, 24 June at 7pm. This is a free performance by the members of the leading Dominican professional dance troupe and the emerging dancers of the National School of Dance. Marinella Sallent, director of …

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The Annual Grand Exhibition of Classic Cars takes place this Saturday, 23 June and Sunday, 24 June at the Plaza de Espana esplanade in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. The exhibition will be open to the general public for free from 10am to 10pm. It is being organized by Dominican collectors from the Coleccionistas …

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The Presidency has sent a bill to the Senate aimed at modifying the 2012 National Budget. The complementary budget authorizes the Ministry of Hacienda to transact loans for US$1,599 million and EUR10.9 million, to cover a deficit of RD$51.3 billion reported by the Presidency. The bill authorizes a RD$5.159 million credit from the French Development …

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The Chamber of Deputies has approved a loan of EUR5.9 million for the installation of solar panels in public schools, as part of the PIM-APRENDE program. At the same time the deputies agreed to studies for another loan for US$44 million to confront natural disasters and emergency support. In the session yesterday, Tuesday 19 June, …

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The Migration Department has signed an agreement with the Dominican Builders and Housing Association (Acoprovi) and the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) to examine options for establishing procedures for implementing the process of regularizing the status of foreign workers. The agreement will pursue the introduction of article 135 of the Labor Code while promoting the idea …

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During an interview on the Telesistema morning show, deputy Pelegrin Castillo representing the National Progressive Front (FNP) said that the Department of Migration should keep working to apply Rule 631-11 in order to comply with the law. He emphasized that a large part of the population is undocumented, not just foreigners and for the first …

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Online newspaper Acento observes discrepancies in the figures provided by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) and a lack of detailed information. In an analysis of the past election, the newspaper reports that the JCE never reported the details for the electoral tables, despite having done so in past years. The report asks why the JCE …

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Yesterday, Tuesday 19 June Luis Alberto Adames Mejia, a judge in San Pedro de Macoris declared that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) had violated the rights of 28 Dominicans of Haitian descent by denying them their national identity cards (cedulas). He ordered the JCE and the local electoral courts of San Pedro de Macoris, Quisqueya, …

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Fitch ratings has confirmed the ‘B’ rating for the Dominican Reserve Bank, Banco de Reservas which reflects the support provided by its shareholder, the Dominican government. The rating balances its ample market share, stable deposit base and adequate liquidity with weak profitability and asset quality metrics when compared with domestic and similarly rated international peers. …

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