2012 – Page 18

The director of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET), Juan Geronimo Brown, says he agrees with Vice President Margarita Cedeno’s proposal that AMET should organize and regularize motorcyclists in the country. Via her Twitter account Cedeno said that AMET should not allow more than two people on a motorbike, unless they were motorbike taxis, which should …

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Milton Morrison, the Executive Vice President of the Dominican Association for the Electrical Industry (ADIE) says that he is prepared to talk with all the players in the sector in an attempt to reach some sort of an agreement. He said that as far as ADIE was concerned, the problem of the sector is structural, …

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According to the Index for the Perception of Corruption, 2012, announced in Berlin by Transparency International, the Dominican Republic appears amongst the countries with high levels of corruption. This year, the country is in 118th place out of 176, equal with Ecuador, with a score of 32 out of a possible 100. Three countries take …

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According to the director of the National Council for HIV/AIDS (Conavisida), Victor Terrero, 6% of the babies born next year will be born with HIV. He said that this is based on the projection that around 1,616 women with the virus will give birth in 2013, which led them to launch the campaign, “No more …

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The authorities say that the number of women killed by their partners and former partners in the country has shown a significant decline, with November registering 47 fewer femicides over the same period in 2011. In October there were 15 deaths and November 6. Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito said that the new measures they …

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The management of television channel Color Vision has condemned the event that took place in one of its studios when a television presenter, Franklin Barazarte burned the face of the US illusionist Wayne Houchin during the recording of the program “Closer to the Stars”. A statement issued by the channel said that it is the …

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Hundreds of Dominicans have already started to return home for Christmas and New Year, laden with flat screen televisions, radios, computers, clothes and other gifts. The airport authorities and Aerodom are expecting around 282,000 passengers at Las Americas this month on 2,742 flights from the USA, Europe and Central and South America, of whom it …

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Museums nationwide are preparing to participate in the legendary Long Night of Museums, the worldwide cultural event when museums and galleries remain open free of charge for visits through the evening, many even past midnight. The idea is to cater to those who are interested in museum going but can’t visit during the day. It’s …

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The government announced yesterday, Tuesday 4 December that they would take some RD$40 billion from the Pension Fund available for the construction of low-cost housing financed through private banks. The interest rates will be fixed and the Executive Branch will be the main provider of the construction materials and equipment, according to El Nuevo Diario. …

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Francoise Clottes, World Bank director for the Caribbean, and Gina Montiel, general manager country department Belize, Central America, Mexico, Panama and Dominican Republic at the Inter-American Development Bank met with President Danilo Medina yesterday, Tuesday 4 December to start preparatory talks for a new Joint Assistance Strategy. This is the first time that the World …

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