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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) will disburse the sum of RD$67,086,957 to the political parties this week in compliance with the Law of Economic Contributions by the State for financing their activities. JCE president Roberto Rosario authorized the Finance director to disburse the funds to the 26 recognized political entities in the Dominican Republic. The …

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The Department of Taxes has issued General Regulation 04-2013 establishing that free zone goods sold locally will now be subject to the ITBIS sales tax and the ISC luxury tax, as per Law 253-12. The measure goes into effect on 1 September 2013. The rule establishes that companies that benefited from special tax regimes and …

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Economists Ernesto Selman and Guillermo Caram said yesterday, Sunday 25 August that the problems meeting the goal of building 10,000 classrooms this year – a campaign promise made by President Danilo Medina – will not be resolved by just opening a line of credit at the Banco de Reservas for the 192 engineers and contractors. …

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The director of Diario Libre hosted Yokasta Guzman, the head of the office that grants government contracts, on the Dialogo Libre program over the weekend of 24-25 August. Guzman said that her agency has set up controls aimed at preventing criminal action on public tenders. She admitted that companies are being created in order to …

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The Chamber of Deputies Education Commission will meet with the Minister of Education Carlos Amarante Baret to find a definitive solution to the high cost of textbooks, as reported in Diario Libre. The school year began last week so the discussions may be too late to benefit parents this year. The high cost of textbooks …

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The Ministry of the Environment solid waste policy advisor, Domingo Contreras, has told reporters that the model of the Duquesa refuse dump, as it has been presented, only has three or four years of use remaining as about 5,000 tons of garbage are dumped per day. These figures come from the current site administrator, the …

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Armed Forces Minister Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez has reiterated his commitment for active participation in the Public Safety Plan, “as long as necessary”. He said that some 4,000 agents were currently supporting the security program. According to Listin Diario, the minister was interviewed for the “Reporters for a year” program sponsored by the newspaper. He …

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The Dominican Republic Association of Industries (AIRD) has announced the development of the Industrial Financial Barometer (BFI), a tool for identifying specific problems that affect industries when seeking financing. The Barometer also identifies sources as well as types and conditions of financing. AIRD executive vice-president Circe Almanzar said that the BFI would enable the sector …

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The ruling PLD party ended the period of discussions of the proposals for the VIII Norge Botello Congress yesterday, Sunday 25 August, as reported in Diario Libre. Standing out were complaints over the loss of the chain of command, as well as the disconnection between the government, the party and the middle and base leadership …

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After the Justice Department, through the Specialized Prosecutor for Illegal Trafficking of Migrants and Persons arrested and processed three alleged heads of a network that recruited Dominican women and sent them to Trinidad and Tobago where they were sexually exploited, the defendants were sent to prison for a year to await trial. Judge Altagracia Sindy …

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