2012 – Page 329

Safety for drivers on the Duarte Highway at night has been greatly improved by the new lighting. EdeSur, the state-owned power distribution company with jurisdiction for Santo Domingo, has announced that lighting is being installed on an 18-km stretch from Km. 9 at the intersection of Luperon and John F. Kennedy avenues to Km. 28 …

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The Senate has passed a bill that authorizes the Ministry of Hacienda to issue bonds for RD$1.440 million to be used for a rice-pledging scheme. The bill modifies Art. 4 of Law 353-11 that allocated RD$5 billion for the farming sector, of which RD$1 billion were assigned to the rice sector. A yield of 5 …

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Established by presidential decree 887-09 in December 2009, the Dominican Republic Naval Auxiliary (Auxiliares Navales Dominicanos) is moving towards becoming a full-fledged legal entity. Yesterday the Senate approved a bill that establishes the civilian and volunteer corps that works closely with the Dominican Navy to ensure safety at sea. The force groups more than 200 …

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PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia and PRD party president Miguel Vargas Maldonado continue to air their differences through the media. The two party leaders have yet to align their efforts for a better chance at winning the 20 May 2012 presidential election. Following on from yesterday’s DR1 news, where Hipolito Mejia stated on the 1+1 …

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The results of a poll carried out by Insight S.A. amongst 1,200 respondents from January 3-8 were presented at the Santo Domingo Holiday Inn yesterday. The poll was contracted by a group of Dominican businesses. The data showed that if the vote was held today 47.9% would vote for Danilo Medina, the PLD candidate and …

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Supermercados Nacional inaugurated their 12th nationwide store yesterday, the Supermercado Nacional Tiradentes. The supermarket competes with nearby Amigos Supermarket, a non-chain food store that has serviced the upscale Naco sector for many years. The new branch of Nacional is located at Tiradentes No. 12, at the corner with Rafael Augusto Sanchez Street. The 2,200 square …

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Hotel employees who were fired during the low tourist season are now being reemployed due to an increase in the number of tourists, according to the spokesman for the Association of Hotels, Condominiums and Commercial establishments in Playa Dorada, Julio Almonte. According to the Central Bank, Puerto Plata, Cofresi, Maimon, Sosua and Cabarete only had …

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The president of the Dominican College of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors (CODIA), Domingo Tavera Ulloa says buildings built under older seismic standards code may need to be retrofitted. He singled out buildings with tuck-under parking, or open commercial or parking space on the first floor supported by columns. Experts now say that this makes the …

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National Drug Control Department (DNCD) chief, Major General Rolando Rosado Mateo, says that the organization has a fund for encouraging civilian informants who could help the agency instigate a drug sting. The DNCD says in 2011, the institution disbursed more than RD$60 million of funds under the Program for Compensation and Incentives that also benefits …

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This year’s first group of Dominican ex-convicts arrived at Las Americas airport from the USA on Tuesday. They were met by officials from the National Police (PN) and Immigration together with officers from the National Drug Control Department (DNCD), the Department for National Intelligence (DNI) and Airport Security Corps (CESA). They had been convicted of …

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