2012 – Page 73

Civil society organizations taking part in the Economic and Social Council (CES) say that the government could have RD$491 billion at its disposal without increasing taxes and would still be able to meet the much demanded 4% of GDP for the education sector. The organizations called for reductions in allocations to Congress, the Ministries of …

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Dominican Free Zones Association president Aquiles Bermudez says that the measures announced by President Danilo Medina could result in a 70% in decline in jobs in the sector. As reported in Listin Diario, Bermudez said the free zones would lose their competitive edge. The proposal for increased taxation includes a 10% tax on dividends and …

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The first Dominican clinic with specialists in vertigo has formally inaugurated its offices in Santo Domingo, which have been operating since February. Clivav was created in response to the need that ear, nose and throat specialists have to complement their diagnostics and treat sicknesses of the voice, balance and audition, said Dra. Ilonka Rodriguez, president …

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El Caribe reports that the remains of the pilot of the plane that crashed in Constanza last week have been buried in an unnamed burial site in Santiago. No relatives came forward to claim the body. A source at the Jose Maria Cabral Hospital, where the body was received after the accident, confirmed to El …

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National District (Santo Domingo) environmental director Jose Miguel Martinez has announced that the municipal authorities have started dismantling around 120 illegally installed rooftop billboards. He said that only five companies are licensed to use rooftop billboards for outdoor advertising in the capital city. The city government actions are based on Resolution 46-99 that regulates outdoor …

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The president of the Border Development Foundation (Fudefro), Juan Vicini has highlighted the importance of the country continuing to work for increased farming, fishing and forestry production on the border with Haiti to consolidate a true corridor of commercial nuclei that guarantee security, education and a decent life for Dominican families in the region. Businessman …

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Senator Amilcar Romero (PLD-Duarte) spoke out yesterday, Thursday 4 October against the exploitation of Loma Miranda by Xtrata Mineral. He stressed that the mountain was the site of the sources of several rivers that irrigate the Cibao and northeast farm areas and feed the dams of Rincon, Hatillo and Guaigui. The former minister of agriculture …

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The judge of the Permanent Attention Court, Jose Alejandro Vargas has turned down a petition for a habeas corpus writ with which Rafael Rosado is seeking release from charges of involvement in an international drug ring. The court said it would rule on a preventive custody petition. Rafael Rosado was arrested on suspicion of links …

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The judges of the Second Penal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice have declared themselves incompetent to hear the recourse presented by Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito in opposition to the decision taken by the director of the National Department for Administrative Corruption (DPCA), Hotoniel Bonilla. Shortly before the end of the Leonel Fernandez …

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Living comfort privileges at the Najayo jail will be dismantled gradually, says the director of prisons, Major General Tomas Holguin La Paz. Journalists who visited the jail noted that air conditioners, TV satellite dishes, water filters, water heaters, solar panels and inverters were still in use, especially in the areas housing the wealthier inmates. The …

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