2012 – Page 92

The Academy of Sciences said on Thursday, 13 September that authorizing open mining exploitation at Loma Miranda makes no sense whatsoever, as reported in El Dia. Xstrata Nickel, the former Falconbridge Dominicana, seeks to operate the mine. The Academy of Sciences says that the desolation of land areas exploited by the mine in Lomas Peguera, …

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Economist and former vice presidential candidate for the PRD, Luis Abinader has warned that the creation of new taxes and elimination of tax exemptions to productive sectors are not the correct ways of resolving the fiscal deficit. As reported in El Nuevo Diario, he said that measures of this nature would have a chilling effect …

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National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso said on Thursday, 13 September that checking your spouse’s cell phone without permission is a crime that could be punished with jail time of three months to a year and hefty fine of up to 200 minimum wages. As reported in El Caribe, a post on Reynoso’s Twitter account …

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Judge Awilda Reyes of the Fourth Penal Hall of the National District has ordered radio journalist Melton Pineda of El Gobierno de la Manana morning talk show to pay RD$5 million in compensation to fellow journalist Marino Zapete and sent him to three months in Najayo jail. Zapete had accused Pineda of defamation and presented …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has confirmed a report by Senator Wilton Guerrero (PLD-Peravia) that a speedboat suspected of carrying cocaine had come ashore from southern coastal waters on Monday, 23 August. DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebron confirmed that information about the unauthorized suspect drug runner boat was received from the US Coast Guard surveillance …

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Peravia Senator Wilton Guerrero (PLD) blasted the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) yesterday, Thursday 13 September. He said that most of the members of the agency who are posted in the municipality of Bani are dedicated to collecting tolls at drug selling points instead of combating drug trafficking, as reported in El Dia. He described …

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Leading Dominican dramatic actors Irving Alberti, Kenny Grullon, Amaury Sanchez, Luis Jose German and Daniel Sarcos have come together to stage “Ya son 5” (a pun on the Jackson 5), a comedy show at the Maunaloa Night Club in the Centro de los Heroes in Santo Domingo. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see …

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Speaking to reporters on Tuesday 11 September, the president of the Senate, Reinaldo Pared Perez (PLD-National District) said the government was doing all it could to reduce spending and that the time has come for fiscal reform. The government is hoping to receive an injection of funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after talks …

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The Central Bank, the Treasury and the Taxation Office (DGII) says that as part of the tax reform they need to find RD$60.20 billion, and they are seeking to raise RD$45.73 billion by introducing new taxes and the rest from administrative measures. One of the ideas is to charge an 8% sales tax (ITBIS) on …

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At a press conference yesterday, Wednesday 12 September, Agriculture Minister Luis Ramon Rodriguez announced that agricultural institutions would receive RD$3.11 billion to boost production of basic foods, improve rural infrastructure and create jobs in the rural areas during the Christmas period. The institutions involved are the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), which will receive …

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