2013 – Page 243

The main opposition party, the PRD, is adding its voice to opponents of the proposed RD$20 tax to be added to phone bills as the solution for creating the countrywide 911 emergency phone service. Party president Miguel Vargas said that he has instructed his deputies to oppose such a tax, although he recognized the usefulness …

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Construction company Odebrecht has completed the installation of 973 concrete markers at intervals of 200 meters to define the boundaries of the Los Haitises National Park, which is north of Punta Cana and south of Samana. The Ministry of Environment has a co-management agreement with Funkarst, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to the conservation and promotion …

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63.7% of Dominicans followed the eight baseball games the Dominican Republic baseball team played in the World Baseball Classic, according to the Gallup-Hoy poll conducted from 11-15 April. The DR won the tournament cup undefeated. 22.4% of those polled admitted to watching every single game. 30.5% said they followed some of the games. Hoy reports …

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There will be some scattered showers today, Tuesday 23 April with wind gusts in the northeast, northwest, southwest and the central mountains. These showers are the result of a low-pressure area over the Windward Channel that will last for the next 24 hours. Despite the rains, temperatures will continue to be high and water rationing …

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Following the opening ceremonies last night, Monday, 22 April, events for the first full day of the Santo Domingo Book Fair today, Tuesday 23 April include the Poetry Pavilion inauguration by Martha Rivera-Garrido with readings by Rosa Iris Clariot at 11am, Ela Maria Lora at 2pm, Alex German and Francisco Suero at 4pm, Carlos Tomas …

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All attention is focused on the opening of the annual Santo Domingo International Book Fair at the National Theater at 6pm, Monday 22 April. The FIL-2013 will last until 5 May. President Rafael Correa from Ecuador will be at the inaugural ceremony because this year’s Ecuador is guest country. The 2013 fair is dedicated to …

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It’s all about books, but it’s also a great excuse to highlight culture in all its manifestations. This year the Ministry of Culture, now under Minister Jose Antonio Rodriguez, says that there will be musical performances from four different stages every day. The Singers of the Fair brings song to the exhibition area so that …

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When the Central Electoral Board (JCE) issues a new identity and electoral card (cedula) it will include a digital signature. The director of the Presidential Office of Information Technology and Communication (OPTIC), Armando Garcia says that citizens may validate and authenticate any electronic document in the future. Apart from online and offline authentication, the electronic …

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While the Chamber of Deputies has focused on the fact that it is only RD$20 per telephone line, and that’s just pennies, several media outlets have done the math and this means that the 911 program would be collecting RD$52 million a month. The general public has been rejecting the additional tax for a new …

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The fuel truckers union (SACTPA) has accepted the mediation of the ministers of Labor and Industry and Commerce and could accept less than they were initially demanding for wage increases. A meeting for the final agreement has been set for Wednesday, 24 April. The SACTPA represents 700 truck drivers who control fuel transportation in the …

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