2012 – Page 19

The Chamber of Deputies, after declaring the fiscal amnesty bill urgent yesterday Tuesday 4 December, approved it in two consecutive readings, exactly as sent down by the Senate. Diario Libre said that the proposal that declares the prosecution and punishment of tax evasion and fraud as high priority was approved by a vote of 99 …

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The Chamber of Deputies has rejected the sale of over 3.5 million shares of stock in the Metropolitan Hospital of Santiago (HOMS) for US$13 million or more. The government became a shareholder when hospital investors needed an injection of funds for finishing the medical center. The Health Commission of the lower chamber, chaired by Juana …

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The president of the Senate and general secretary of the ruling PLD party, Reinaldo Pared Perez, says that his party backs and supports a proposal by PRD party president Miguel Vargas Maldonado, who suggested signing a pact for citizen safety. Pared said that the PLD backs the proposal to unite with society in a national …

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President Danilo Medina has ordered the National Police to find a permanent solution to the plight of the dozens of squatters whose living quarters were destroyed during the dawn hours of Saturday, 1 December in a lightning move under court orders. Since then the families have been staying near their few belongings, out in the …

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According to reports, the Police are investigating the death of one of two thieves at the hands of an unidentified bystander. On Monday evening, 3 December, Dr. Maria Marmolejos, a cardiologist, was held up as she came home from work and her purse containing around RD$20,000, her credit cards and other documents, was stolen. As …

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A naturalized United States citizen whose DNA test found he was not the biological father of one of his daughters, has chained himself and his two children to the fence across the street from the US Consulate in Santo Domingo. Dominican-born Miguel Familia is suing the Consulate and the clinic that did the test for …

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In just 33 days 62 robberies have been reported, carried out by motorcyclists who work in teams of two and whose victims are identified as defenseless residents in the National District. Of this total, 39 of the criminals targeted women and snatched their purses, cellphones and on other occasions, their cars. Another detail is that …

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Several areas in the Central Cibao and the northwest were nearly cut off by roads collapsing and landslides after heavy rains over the last few days. The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) reported that a low-pressure trough over the north coast would continue to cause showers and thunderstorms in the north, northwest, northeast, southeast and the …

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In La Romana’s Francisco Micheli Stadium yesterday evening, Tuesday 4 December, Miguel Tejada hit two homeruns to help boost the Aguilas Cibaenas to a 7-4 victory over the slumping Toros del Este. The Tejada offense combined with the good pitching of Miguel Batista took the Aguilas to their third straight win. In the ancient Quiqueya …

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Following a meeting with President Danilo Medina, Budget Director Luis Reyes has announced that the President has agreed the 2013 budget with his ministers for RD$443.37 billion (RD$443,374 million), without the debt. If the debt is added in, the budget rises to RD$516.79 billion (RD$516,799 million). The budget is due to be presented to Congress …

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