2012 – Page 196

According to a press release from President-elect Danilo Medina, teams from the PLD party have been instructed to remove all his political propaganda for the recent election campaign throughout the whole country. Teams with trucks, ladders and other equipment will be sent out to remove all of the posters and other materials as soon as …

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At a press conference yesterday, Thursday 31 May, lawyer and mediation specialist Nelson Espinal said that the primary aim for Hipolito Mejia and Miguel Vargas should be to preserve and strengthen the PRD as the main instrument for serving democracy, the economy, creation of jobs and national production. He made his comments on the eve …

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Today, Friday 1 June marks the start of the Hurricane Season in the Caribbean, ending on 30 November. The good news is that this season is forecast to be quieter than last year with between nine and 15 tropical storms, of which between four and eight are expected to become hurricanes. Regardless, anyone living in …

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The Coalition for a Decent Education has won the Civic Commitment Award from Inter-American Dialogue and will receive the award on June 7 at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington. El Dia reports that in the invitation to receive the award, Inter-American Dialogue said that they recognized the Coalition’s firm …

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According to Hoy newspaper, Dominicans and Haitians selling different types of merchandise have converted three out of eight pedestrian bridges on John F Kennedy Avenue in Santo Domingo into markets, to the apparent indifference of the authorities. However, they say that since the elections they have been threatened by the Municipal police and have been …

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This is a weekend for romance in Santo Domingo, with Dominican Eddy Herrera and his award-winning romantic songs concert at Teatro La Fiesta of the Hotel Jaragua. On Friday, see Spanish bolero singer Paloma San Basilio taking the stage of the main hall at the National Theater. Also this weekend, check out the Goya Award-winning …

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The Minister of Economy, Planning and Development Temistocles Montas revealed on Wednesday, 30 May, what most people just about knew was coming: a huge tax reform aimed at raising an extra RD$140 billion in 2013, nearly 40% of the budget, to service the government debt. Yes, the piper must be paid. Montas said this would …

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On Wednesday 30 May President Leonel Fernandez created the transition team that will facilitate the takeover by the new authorities and their representatives who will start in their jobs on 16 August. Decree 273-12 creates the commission that is composed of the Ministers of the Presidency, Cesar Pina Toribio; Hacienda, Daniel Toribio; Administration, Luis Manuel …

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The Central Bank has lowered its interest rates from 6.75% to 6.0% and the Lombard rate from 9% to 8%. The CB governor described the move as the proper way to get the economy moving. He said that the decision, which will go into effect tomorrow (1 June 2012), was based on projections that show …

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Dominican Vice President Rafael Francisco Alburquerque de Castro has been elected president of the 101st Session of the International Labor Conference. He is chairing the sessions attended by almost 5000 delegates from the ILO’s 185 Member States in Geneva from 30 May to 15 June 2012. The conference is being conducted at the Palais des …

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