2012 – Page 87

At the weekly luncheon held by the Corripio Communications Group, British Ambassador Steven Fisher said that the Dominican Republic has a good level of trade with Great Britain, due in the main to agricultural exports. Last year Britain exported goods worth US$160 million to the DR and imported US$120 million, which although a small percentage …

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Pinewood Indomina Studios has plans to film 16 foreign movies in its first year, the president of the British Chamber of Commerce, Campos de Moya told El Dia in an interview. He said the studios were scheduled to open in the second half of 2013 and that a gigantic underwater stage under construction at the …

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Yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 19 September, the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill to modify seven articles within the Code for the system of Protection of the Right of Children and Young People (the Minors’ Law) in two readings. The first reading had 99 votes in favor, four against and nine abstentions and the second had …

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Around 300 specialists from 16 countries have confirmed their attendance at the sixth Latin American Congress on Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Bariatric Surgery to be held at the Hard Rock hotel in Punta Cana from September 27 to 30. The main topics will be the problems and illnesses of the overweight and surgical techniques that …

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Amaury Sanchez is staging The Wizard of Oz on 5, 6 and 7 October at the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater in Santo Domingo. Leading comedian Cuquin Victoria is in the production. The musical will next tour Santiago, with performances on 20 and 21 October. The shows are a benefit for the Voluntariado …

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Pavel Nunez is at the Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo tonight for a performance of his show, Pavel & el Corredor. It will be an evening of stars, with guest appearances by David Vasquez, Rafa and Luis Payan, Guy Frometa and Sandy Gabriel. Thursday, 20 September at 9pm. Tickets: RD$1,000. For more on ongoing …

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Every newspaper in the country ran the same headlines: IMF says “it’s not easy.” The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, Przemek Gajdeczka, said yesterday, Tuesday 18 September that the main challenges the country faces are the rising fiscal electricity sector deficits. The IMF official said that the mission had reached this conclusion …

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Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez said yesterday, Tuesday 18 September, that the President of the Republic would not impose an integrated fiscal reform. “One thing for sure is that the government headed by Danilo Medina is not going to do anything that is not agreed upon with the sectors involved when dealing with an integrated …

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Russian ambassador Vladimir Zaemskiy visited President Danilo Medina yesterday, Tuesday 18 September and said that Dominicans exporters should make the most of the more than 15 flights a week from the Dominican Republic to export fruits and vegetables to Russia. In the 45-minute meeting, Zaemskiy told President Medina there was potential to increase the number …

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After two readings yesterday, Tuesday 18 September, the Chamber of Deputies passed a legislative proposal aimed at controlling the export of scrap metals, both ferrous and non-ferrous, as well as batteries using acid-lead cores. 94 legislators voted in favor and 9 voted against, with 37 abstentions. According to El Caribe, the basic idea behind the …

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