2012 – Page 33

Puerto Ricans Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz will be in the Dominican Republic for a memorable concert at the Gran Arena del Cibao in Santiago (30 November) and at the Volleyball Pavilion of the Centro Olimpico in Santo Domingo (1 December). The duo rose to fame in the mid-1960s and is regarded among the most …

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President Danilo Medina returned to the Dominican Republic yesterday evening, Sunday 18 November and promptly announced that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is scheduled to make an official visit the country in January 2013. President Medina had traveled from Spain where he took part in the XXII Ibero-American Summit in Cadiz. When asked about his trip …

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At the conclusion of its recent visit, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission issued probably its most critical report on performance of a Dominican government. The reports focuses on what has been said about the economy. What is newsworthy is that it is the IMF that is critical of government overspending and is calling for …

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The Department of Customs (DGA) has announced the application of the traditional Christmas tax grace beginning on 1 December and lasting until 7 January 2013. This special tax-free period will allow Dominicans who live overseas to bring tax-free presents for their family and friends for a value of US$3,000 free of taxes, as long as …

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An interesting article by journalist Odalis Mejia from Hoy newspaper reveals that specialists in a number of fields who are researching Loma Miranda, the hotly disputed, mineral-rich area in the province of La Vega, have identified some 25 plants species that are classified as endangered and come under the international regulations of the Convention on …

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The Attorney General, Francisco Dominguez Brito, has described the complaint filed by the president of the Alianza Pais party, Guillermo Moreno, against former President Leonel Fernandez, “a politically partisan and short-term document.” “Based on this document, we are not going to work on the fight against corruption. The fight against corruption is going to be …

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The Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito, has reiterated his request to the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) that the definitive filing of the case containing allegations of acts of corruption against Senator Felix Bautista should be revoked. The appeal was included in a request sent to the Chief Justice of the high …

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On Sunday, 18 November hundreds of young protesters assembled at the Plaza de la Bandera near the Ministry of Armed Forces, the Central Electoral Board, Center for Export & Investment, the Constitutional Court and other government offices in Santo Domingo. The young people took candles and posters in protest against the so-called “paquetazo” or taxation …

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Chief of the National Police Major General Jose Armando Polanco Gomez has issued a call for the fugitive Juan Antonio Guzman Moreta to give himself up to the authorities or face the consequences. Guzman Moreta is said to be the man who fled the scene of an armed robbery at the Cibao Savings and Loan …

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Despite this gruesome statistic of traffic fatalities, the head of the Metropolitan Traffic Authority (AMET) said that at the same time last year the number was 1,800. According to Listin Diario, AMET director General Juan Geronimo Brown Perez spoke to reporters about this after attending a Mass together with the Chief of Police, Major General …

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