2013 – Page 238

President Danilo Medina arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince at 7am today, Friday 26 April to take part in the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Fifth Summit of Heads of State and Government. He flew in by helicopter with Minister of Hacienda Simon Lizardo Mezquita. This is President Medina’s first official visit to Haiti. He …

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The Chamber of Deputies Interior and Police commission is now recommending that funds for the 911 hotline should come from money that consumers already pay to the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) instead of the proposed additional RD$20 charge on telecom bills. On Thursday, 25 April, the legislators said instead they would assign 1% of the …

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President Danilo Medina signed the changes made to Civil Aviation Law 491-06 into law yesterday, Thursday 25 April. The amended law authorizes the government to make exceptions so that established airline companies can set up operations in the Dominican Republic to operate as national airlines despite having 100% foreign investment. Up till now, the law …

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An engineering review of the ground conditions in the Los Prados neighborhood of Santo Domingo has given the go-ahead for construction in the area to resume. On Monday, 8 February the ground collapsed in front of house on 23 Font Bernard Street in the neighborhood. A car parked outside the house fell into the hole. …

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Inequality is the leading challenge to development in the Dominican Republic, according to the findings of the 2013 Human Development Report that focuses on the country’s southwestern regions. The UNDP says that despite high growth rates, fair redistribution is limited. It reports that the country fell 15 points in the global ranking that reflects per …

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Dominicans of voting age told Gallup-Hoy pollsters that former President Joaquin Balaguer is the most admired Dominican politician of all times. The first four most admired politicians are dead. President Danilo Medina is the most admired of living politicians with 3.5%, and Vice President Margarita Cedeno received 0.5%. The ranking by Hoy is: Joaquin Balaguer …

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President Danilo Medina received the highest score (28%) of living politicians in the Dominican Republic. Next is former President Leonel Fernandez with 15%, former President Hipolito Mejia with 11.7%, Vice President Margarita Cedeno with 4%, former presidential candidate Guillermo Moreno with 3.5% and former PRD vice presidential candidate Luis Abinader with 2%. Other politicians ranked …

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It started out as a sports club best known for its basketball team, but then three years ago it became the Centro Cultural Mauricio Baez after the Fernandez administration invested millions in the modern complex. It has been in operation for two years. The complex is located in Villa Juana, the city neighborhood where President …

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The Gallup-Hoy 11-15 April 2013 poll revealed that Juan Luis Guerra is the most admired Dominican singer. Some 1,200 people were polled. The question was: Among Dominican singers and musicians, who do you most admire? 15.7% of those polled answered Juan Luis Guerra (merengue, boleros, bachata). Second was Antony Santos (bachata) with 12.4%, then Frank …

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The best time to go shopping for Dominican cookbooks is during the Santo Domingo International Book Fair in Plaza de la Cultura. A stand at the fair is dedicated to Dominican cookery books. The Book Fair opened on 21 April and continues through 5 May. This year the Dominican cookbook stand is dedicated to baking …

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