2012 – Page 99

If 21 January and 26 January fall on a working day, Dominicans will get that day off. Yesterday, Thursday 6 September, Congress approved the motion that says Dominicans need to show their respect for the founding father of the nation, Juan Pablo Duarte’s birthday on 26 January, and for the Protector Virgin Mary of the …

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Deputy Ramon (Papo) Fernandez (PRD-Santiago Rodriguez) was stripped of legislative immunity by his fellow legislators yesterday, Thursday 6 September. He is accused of eloping with a 14-year old in his Santiago Rodriguez community in 2009, an action that while not unusual, is against Dominican law. He was not a legislator at the time, but later …

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The Police have announced the arrest of five foreigners and one in the United States for telemarketing fraud. The arrested are Canadians Lana Fishbein Stelman, 46, Warren Stelman, 53, Peter Gruman, 55, Janice Pemberton, 52, and US citizen Randy Scott Ortzman, 51, and Israeli citizen Avraham Itzham Itzhak Fried, 54. One was arrested at Miami …

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The Navy and the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) have seized 120 kilos of cocaine in a speedboat at the Playa de Los Pescadores in Samana. US citizen Robert Bruce Adams and Dominicans Carlos Lopez and Juan Tirso Bisono Hirardo were arrested and sent to the judiciary. DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebron said that the drugs …

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London Olympics silver medalist, Dominican Luguelin Santos is competing in the Diamond League in Brussels, Belgium at 21:05 this evening, Friday 7 September. He is the top ranked competitor in the seventh event of the Diamond League competitions that are sponsored by Samsung. The Belgacom Memorial Van Damme is the last athletics meeting of the …

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Santo Domingo is buzzing this weekend! JazzChrist at the Hotel Jaragua, Godspell at Bellas Artes, Huawei tradeshow at the Dominican Fiesta, PhotoImagen all around town, Funglode environmental art festival, Ricardo Arjona at the Quisqueya Ball Park, Wisin & Yandel at the Olympic Stadium, Presidente Summer Show at the Olympic Stadium, Art of Living’s meditation event …

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The new president of the Supreme Court of Justice has directed his attention to the implementation of programs that seek to modernize property registration in the Dominican Republic. Speaking on The Challenges of the Judicial Branch at an event organized by the Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice (Finjus), Mariano German Mejia mentioned two key areas …

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Following a meeting with President Danilo Medina, the Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, Temistocles Montas has confirmed that a team from the International Monetary Fund will be arriving in the country next Monday, 10 September to discuss a new agreement with the Dominican Republic. www.elnacional.com.do/nacional/2012/9/5/133702/Montas-dice-mision-FMI-llegara-al-pais-proximo-lunes

The Department of Taxes (DGII) says that in the first week since the annual renewal process for vehicle taxation (marbetes) started, they have received RD$37,602,800 which is RD$13,913,400 more than the first week of sales last year, representing an increase of 59%. 28,504 marbetes have been bought, 11,222 more than last year, the majority from …

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The Chamber of Deputies has passed the first reading of a proposed law aimed at regulating the sales and export of scrap metals including copper and aluminum waste, which proposes a fine of 50 minimum salaries for businesses or individuals who break the law. The chairman of the Industry and Commerce Committee, Alberto Atallah, asked …

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