2013 – Page 148

The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting rainstorms for the next 24 hours, due to the humidity and instability caused by a tropical wave located over the Mona Passage and the lingering effects of former Tropical Depression Dorian to the northeast of the country. The weather forecasters say that the storms are most likely to …

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The top-rated Hot Summer Bodies 2013 reality show that is televised as part of the Luz Garcia TV show on Saturdays presents a reader-voted selection of the seven “hottest” Dominican public figures and artists. They include Maria Alejandra Guzman, host of the Mas Robert TV show, model and beauty queen Carlina Duran who was runner …

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Former member of the National Classical Ballet, civil engineer and dance teacher Dilia Mieses is in Santo Domingo and will be giving merengue, bachata and salsa courses at the second floor space of COPE on Winston Churchill Avenue in Santo Domingo. Mieses is certified in Club Style by Dancesport (New York). She will be teaching …

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The Minister to the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo met with Rafael Mena, president of the National Association of Private Clinics (Andeclip) yesterday, 29 July at the Presidential Palace to discuss the organization’s request for an increase in the amount paid per patient for private hospital services by the National Social Security Board (CNSS). Andeclip argues the …

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Speaking at the weekly press meeting at the Presidential Palace, the administrator of the Agriculture Bank Angel Estevez confirmed yesterday, 29 July, that the bank has received almost all of the payments on the loans they made to around 35,000 producers. He said that this is evidence that farm workers pay their creditors and as …

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The National Association of Hotels & Tourism (Asonahores), the leading tourism industry group, says that the tax exemptions in Law 158-01 should be changed to cover the entire Dominican Republic. The Executive Branch recently sent to Congress a bill where the privileges are extended to new areas in Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, and …

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Political parties have been known to contribute little to the well being of Dominicans in general when compared to their high cost that continues to be an increasing burden to society. A bill that would set rules for their use of public money has sat through five legislatures, despite a pact signed by the leading …

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Economist Ernesto Selman is calling for an urgent solution to the bans imposed by the Haitian authorities on products imported from the Dominican Republic. He said the bans are not only affecting Dominican businesses but also millions of poor Haitians that now need to pay more for consumer products. Selman, executive vice president of the …

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Public opinion has a marked position in favor of the Dominican and Haitian governments resolving their commercial differences over the bans imposed by Haiti on Dominican products. A recent poll taken since the Haitian government announced the ban on Dominican plastics, revealed that 81.2% of the population wants to see an arrangement between friends, whereas …

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PRD director Julio Marinez convened the members of the National Executive Committee (CEN) to meet this Thursday, 1 August. The meeting is set for the Carlos (Teo) Cruz boxing arena starting at 8am. The registration of the delegates starts at 6am. The party tells those attending need to leave their weapons at home. The opposition …

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