2013 – Page 335

The Central Bank reports that the inflation rate for December was 0.63%, compared to the previous month, bringing the inflation in 2012 to 3.91%. This was below the forecast inflation of 5.5%. The Central Bank attributes this to the effectiveness of the monetary policy and low interest rates in 2012. Price increases in the categories …

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The director of the Adult Education Department at the Ministry of Education, Miriam Camilo says that there has been an overwhelming response from volunteers interested in participating in the adult literacy programs in all the country’s provinces. This year the government launched a program aimed at teaching 850,000 illiterate people in the Dominican Republic to …

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The findings of the AmericasBarometer poll carried out by Gallup Dominicana and the Instituto Tecnologico Santo Domingo (INTEC) university with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from January to February 2012 shows that the National Police and the political parties inspire the least trust among Dominicans. The poll is part of …

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Elite forces of the National Police and National Drug Control Department are pursuing a navy captain in connection with the shipment of 1,539 packages of cocaine confiscated from a speedboat in the Bay of Ocoa, near Azua. The former navy officer is identified as Jose Arias Cornelio and was arrested, it was announced today. He …

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A 60-year old Puerto Rican man, Cristobal Estrada Medina has been arrested and has admitted to the murder a 14-year old girl. After committing the murder, Estrada took poison in a suicide attempt but has since recovered. Sergia Delgado Benoit, mother of the late teenager Angela Daniela Rodriguez Delgado said the man had shot her …

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It’s a good time for shopping in Santo Domingo. The city’s many large shopping malls are advertising attractive sales for the post-Christmas period. Several leading stores including Stradivarius, Bershka, Zara and Ikea are publishing their after-Christmas sales. This is an indication that many other stores may be posting their sales inside the malls for their …

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The Aguilas Cibaenas, which barely made it to the semi-finals, are now leading the Winter Baseball tournament. Last night, thanks to the bat of Miguel Tejada, the Aguilas defeated the Santo Domingo team, Leones del Escogido 12-6 in the Quisqueya Ball Park. A rally of five runs in the ninth inning decided the game. The …

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On Friday the 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 January, Piratas y sirenas, el Corazon de Neptuno, a stage musical for children opens at Santo Domingo’s National Theater’s main hall. Performing onstage are Laura Garcia, Tony Almont, Nashla Bogaert and Auro Sonico. The production is directed by Lui Marcell Ricart, musical direction is by Xavier …

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President Danilo Medina held a thirty-minute meeting with Haitian Ambassador Fritz Cineas at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Wednesday 9 January. Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo, Migration Director Jose Ricardo Taveras, Presidency Administrative Minister Jose Ramon Peralta, Presidential legal adviser Cesar Pina Toribio and Armed Forces Minister Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez were also present to discuss the …

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The Ministry of Agriculture has announced the installation of 3,000 public school gardens across the country. The initiative is aimed at encouraging people to plant vegetables and consume fresh produce nationwide. This planting plan is part of the Ministry of Agriculture’s new mass-food production policy launched in the last quarter of 2012 by new Agriculture …

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