2012 – Page 35

Women’s groups protested outside Congress yesterday, Thursday 15 November demanding changes to the Penal Code bill passed in a first reading by the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber of Deputies Justice Commission is currently reviewing the codes. The items being questioned by the women’s groups include a modification to the Penal Code that penalizes even …

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After a hold up at the Asociacion Cibao de Ahorros y Prestamos, a savings and loans bank, in Santiago for two hours yesterday, Thursday 15 November, 26-year old Manuel Alejandro Paulino turned himself into the authorities around 2:10pm. He held seven hostages during the ordeal. Paulino’s father was brought in to mediate so that he …

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OCN-Interpol have announced the arrests of a Serbian, Marko Arbutina and a Romanian, Colac Doru who were being sought for separate crimes in their home countries for which search warrants had been issued. Arbutina, who was arrested in Bayahibe is accused by the French Police of complicity with drug trafficking. Doru was arrested in Sosua, …

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Dominican singing stars Juan Luis Guerra and Milly Quezada were the winners for the Dominican Republic last night, Thursday 15 November, during the XIII Annual Latin Grammy Awards. The event, billed as “The Biggest Night in Latin Music” took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. During the evening show, as reported, …

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Tickets are still available for the concert marking singer-songwriter Wason Brazoban’s 10 years in show business scheduled for Saturday night, 17 November at the Sans Souci Marina in Santo Domingo. Tickets are for sale at Uepa Tickets, Hard Rock Cafe, Nacional and Jumbo supermarkets, RD$1,000 general admission and RD$2,000 VIP. For more on ongoing and …

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation currently in the DR to evaluate the national economic situation held a meeting with President Danilo Medina and other government officials yesterday, Wednesday 14 November. They met at the Presidential Palace with President Medina, Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu, Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo, Minister of Economy, …

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The Senate has passed various proposals including the bill that reinstates the provision whereby Dominicans can make Internet purchases up to US$200 without paying taxes, which will now be sent to the Executive Branch for approval The Senate sent the Treasury Commission the fiscal amnesty bill received from the Presidency. A second reading of the …

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The Presidency sent the Fiscal Amnesty bill to the Senate yesterday, Wednesday 14 November. The proposed amnesty will benefit contributors with overdue debts for payment of income tax (ISR), ITBIS, property transfer taxes and inheritance taxes, along with other categories. It will revoke penalties and interest charges on these arrears. Everyone in arrears will need …

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The Dominican Journalists Association (CDP), communications media directors and lawyers have rejected the idea that press crimes should be penalized with imprisonment. During the public viewing of the proposed bill to modify the Penal Code, the former president of the Inter-American Press Society (SIP), Rafael Molina Morillo, director of El Dia newspaper, warned that the …

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According to the General Department of Multilateral Cooperation (Digecoom), an agreement has been signed by the national European Development Funds coordinator Antonio Vargas Hernandez and the European Union (EU) representative in the country, Irene Horejs, which states that the EU has set aside EUR45.5 million (US$57.3 million) to back quality education in the Dominican Republic. …

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