2013 – Page 318

It’s refreshing and welcome. President Danilo Medina has marked a difference from his predecessor in his punctuality. Fernandez was known for regularly arriving one to three hours after the announced time, but Medina has been showing up earlier than the announced time. Diario Libre reports that many people still have not become accustomed to Medina’s …

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The Minister of Sport, Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal, has held a meeting with the General Director of the Dominican Republic Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD), and representatives of the Ministry and Tourism and the Dominican Golf Federation (FEDOGOLF), to go through the plans for the 2013 PGA Golf Open and the International Tournament which …

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The director general of the Department of Taxes (DGII) Guarocuya Felix said in Santiago yesterday, Thursday 31 January that around 14,000 people have already filed for the tax amnesty approved in December. The pardon on penalties ends on 8 February, but applicants can file online until Sunday, 10 February.

Large stores, including some of the major supermarket chains, had given consumers January as a grace period. But the 2% increase in the ITBIS tax is now in effect, Diario Libre reminds its readers.

During the past six years, trade between the UK and the DR has totaled US$1.34 billion. In 2007, trade between both countries was worth US$204 million, but six years on in 2012 it had increased to US$246 million. The data was compiled by the British Chamber of Commerce. Chamber president Campos de Moya says that …

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BlackBerry continues to be the smartphone of preference in the Dominican Republic, but Samsung’s Android and Apple’s iPhone technology have been seriously picking at the company’s market share. The announcement of the launch of the BlackBerry Z10 comes as good news for users of this technology. Claro and Orange Dominicana announced the availability of the …

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The team of specialists appointed by the United Nations Development Program office in the Dominican Republic will begin consultations on Monday, 4 February to evaluate the environmental impact study for the proposed Loma de Miranda mining project in La Vega. The mining proposal by Xstrata has met with opposition from many local specialists and environmental …

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The Leones del Escogido, winners of the 2012-2013 Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League can very well be the favorites to win the Caribbean Series that opens today, Friday 1 February in Hermosillo, Mexico. The Leones go against the Navegantes del Magallanes of Venezuela, at 6pm in the first game of the series. Diario Libre reports …

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The maker of musicals in the Dominican Republic, Amaury Sanchez has announced that a tribute to disco diva Donna Summer will be staged on 1-2 March at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. Tickets for Donna Summer Celebration are priced at RD$800-RD$1,000 to ensure a full house. Prior to her death in 2011, Donna Summer …

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President Danilo Medina visited the southwest yesterday, Wednesday 30 January to inaugurate the second stage of the Los Cocos Wind Farm extending from Juancho in Pedernales north to Enriquillo in Barahona. EGE Haina has installed a further 26 wind turbines at a cost of US$100 million in addition to the 14 there since 2011, providing …

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