2012 – Page 72

President Danilo Medina has instructed his Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo to draw up legislation aimed at regulating pensions throughout the government bureaucracy. Solange Batista from Hoy says that Jose Ramon Peralta, the Administrative Minister for the Presidency told her that Montalvo had received instructions from Medina a week ago. This news comes after a spate …

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The new Minister of Culture, Jose Antonio Rodriguez is exploring ways of cutting the cost of the annual Santo Domingo book fair, a massive annual event that experts say has not served its purpose of encouraging book readership and instead serves as a focus for month-long cultural activities of all kinds that practically eat up …

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In the good old days, the US multinational Verizon owned Codetel and Dominicans boasted about having excellent telecom service. El Dia reports today, Monday 8 October that the Dominican Republic can no longer boast of having good mobile service. Users complain that calls that do not go through, calls they do not receive, and communication …

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Mainstream New York City press is covering the little-known fact that the first non-Indian immigrant to New York City is now thought to have come from Hispaniola. According to researchers at the Institute of Dominican Studies at New York University, the first immigrant to stay in New York was a Dominican! Well, maybe not a …

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In their country’s presidential election held yesterday Sunday 7 October, Venezuelans living in the Dominican Republic showed a majority preference for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. Only 22% of the 492 voters, of 675 registered to vote, cast their vote for the President Hugo Chavez. Chavez was elected to lead Venezuela until 2019. The vote was …

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The weekend was cruel to many and five did not make it out alive. All five people were killed on motorcycles. Four men and a woman from Argentina were killed on the roads over the last 24 hours. In Punta Cana, an accident ended the life of the Argentinian Nancy Noelia Nunez, 24, who died …

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Starting today, Monday 8 October and lasting until Thursday, 11 October, the Northwest Line, including Valverde (Mao) and Montecristi provinces will be bone dry. The National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewers (INAPA) had previously announced the closure of the aqueduct for repairs and cleaning. Inapa asked people to store water for their use this …

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The weather department (Onamet) forecasts rains and thunderstorms will continue through Wednesday 10 October with the presence of a large area of disturbed weather moving westward. The bad weather is attributed to a trough of low pressure that is extending from the southeastern Bahamas northward over the western Atlantic that continues to produce disorganized showers …

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Works by outstanding Spanish painter Cayetano de Arquer Buigas will be shown at the Arawak Art Gallery in Santo Domingo from Thursday, 11 October at 7:30pm. The exhibition, titled “An Eternity”, features 25 works in pastel and oil on canvas and medium formats. Arquer Buidas died recently while making preparations to visit the country for …

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The Medina administration has announced it aims to collect RD$53 billion in additional revenues in 2013 with a series of new tax measures. The government says that this would increase the tax burden from 13 to 15%. Making the announcement, President Danilo Medina said the government and private sector will need to support each other, …

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