2013 – Page 60

President Danilo Medina met with the committees from the Treasury and the Budget of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Monday 28 October, to discuss the 2014 Budget under review in Congress. At the end of the meeting Senate vice president Senator Cristina Lizardo, Tommy Galan and Dionis Sanchez …

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The Executive Branch has sent a bill for consideration by the Chamber of Deputies proposing that highway toll administration be passed on to a new Sociedad Fiduciaria Reservas controlled by the governmental Reservas Bank. The tolls would be transferred to the new trust, by way of Law 278-72. The aim is to create a mechanism …

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Twenty senators from the PLD and the PRSC parties have signed a document asking President Danilo Medina to include US$100 million in the 2014 Budget to build the Monte Grande dam in Barahona province. They say that if this doesn’t happen, the work will have to stop, which will end up costing more in the …

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The prestigious Spanish magazine Cambio 16, published by the EIG Multimedia Group has chosen President Danilo Medina as the “Outstanding International Personality for 2013”. The award will be handed over in November. The publication, which is known for politics, ethics and analysis of the activities of the most famous international figures worldwide, said that Medina …

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The Ministry of Tourism, along with tourism-related companies and international hotel chains will be taking part in the World Travel Market 2013 Fair, to be held in London from November 4-7. The event will be held at Docklands Excel, and internationally renowned hotels will be present, including: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana, Occidental …

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The Department of Immigration has announced that 37-year old Marie Etienne Desir is the second Haitian to whom a temporary residency card has been issued in compliance with Constitutional Court Ruling 168-13. Desir admitted that she had obtained her Dominican identification papers irregularly, as although she was born in the Dominican Republic both her parents …

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Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo, Minister of Interior and Police Jose Ramon Fadul, Presidential legal advisor Cesar Pina Toribio and the president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) Roberto Rosario are in Washington, D.C. to attend a review during the Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today, …

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This time around, according to Constitutional Court Ruling 168-13, the government says the plan is to simplify the procedure and cut the red tape. Journalist Juan Bolivar Diaz is skeptical that the Dominican government will persevere this time to complete what it is proposing: to regularize the status of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants …

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The facades of around 500 houses and businesses in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo have been painted as part of a major drive to improve the appearance of the historic center. Residents and homeowners are taking part in the initiative on a voluntary basis. On Saturday, 26 October, some 20 houses were painted on …

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The Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) has received the technical evaluations of the four proposals to build 300-megawatt coal-fired generators from Stanley Consultants. Steven J. Schebler, senior vice president of Stanley Consultants, delivered the report to CDEEE executive vice president Ruben Jimenez Bichara, and the winner will be announced on 8 November. The new plants are …

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