2013 – Page 33

TV shows and radio programs are dedicating today, Tuesday 26 November to merengue music. Local channels have programmed the super orchestras of Pochy Familia (El Poder de las 12, Supercanal), Los Hermanos Rosario (Extremo a Extremo, Digital 15), Rubby Perez (Ahora Es, Antena Latina), Juliana Oneal (El Show del Mediodia), Winston Paulino (El Escandalo del …

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The Dominican Republic has joined more than 60 other countries in a global tax co-operation initiative through a key multilateral tax instrument, the Global Forum that brings together 121 countries and jurisdictions. The Forum provides a platform for information exchange and the establishment of a new Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) Group. The plan is …

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In the past 13 years, the Dominican public debt has increased four times compared to the rise in the GDP, reports Diario Libre. Ministry of Hacienda data shows that the public debt went from US$3.24 billion in 2000 to US$21.89 billion as of September 2013, for 575% increase. It indicates that the GDP has increased …

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The public works execution arm of the Ministry of Tourism, Ceiztur, has announced it is looking for a contractor to carry out the improvements of the Higuey-La Otra Banda-Anamuya-Anamuyita-Cruce Acceso Canopy road in La Altagracia province. Once improved, the road will represent a continuation of the excellent new road infrastructure serving tourism in the east, …

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The executive director of the National Competitiveness Council, Andres Vanderhorst Alvarez is lobbying the Chamber of Deputies to pass the national bankruptcy law. He said the bill has been passed in the Senate six or seven times, but then stagnates in the Chamber of Deputies. He said it is essential for small and medium-sized companies. …

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The Supreme Administrative Court has given the Dominican Telecom Institute (Indotel) 30 days to review the contracts of telecom companies to eliminate clauses that violate the rights of consumers. The court accepted a petition from the Press and Law Foundation (Fundacion Prensa y Derecho). It ordered the telecom companies to send the contracts to Proconsumidor …

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President Danilo Medina cannot run for election in 2016, but a constitutional change pushed through in 2010 makes it possible for President Leonel Fernandez to be the next Dominican President. His long time aide, rags-to-riches senator Felix Bautista does not want to lose any time in promoting the candidacy, especially since polls show aspirant Minister …

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MegaTV, the television network owned by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, through its Suncoast chapter, for its special program the “Big Band Nunez” based on the music and career of Dominican singer/songwriter Pavel Nunez. The award was announced during the awards ceremony that …

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On Friday, 22 November, at 7pm on the same day as Texas-born James “Wally” Brewster was sworn in by US Vice President Joe Biden as the US Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, he married his long-time partner, Bob J. Satawake. Brewster is the senior managing partner for SB&K Global, and Satawake is a managing partner …

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Altice, which recently purchased 88% stake in Tricom, the largest local cable TV operator, is now said to be the likely buyer of Orange Dominicana, the telecoms operator that has around 38% of the Dominican mobile market. The announcement comes at a time when consumer complaints about deficient mobile services are increasing by the day. …

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