2014 – Page 125

President Danilo Medina received a group of leading businesspeople and manufacturers, members and directors of the Council of Directors of the Federation of Chambers and Associations of Central America (Fecaica) at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Thursday 31 July 2014. Their Dominican Republic counterparts also took part in the meeting. Dominican Republic Industries Association (AIRD) president …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) has good news for taxpayers. As of today, Friday 1 August 2014 all contributors registered in the system can request online tax compliance certificates (Certificacion de Cumplimiento de Obligaciones Fiscales). The document is required for many transactions with the government. Up until now, anyone requesting the certificate had to pay RD$300 …

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In its efforts to increase taxation revenues from outside of Santo Domingo and Santiago, the DGII closed down several key businesses in Las Terrenas, Samana this week. The DGII wants to increase tax revenues from residents in provinces outside Santo Domingo and Santiago, where most of the revenues at present are generated. http://dr1.com/forums/government/144807-taxes-shipments-under-200-us-2.html

The Ministry of the Environment announced yesterday, Thursday 31 July 2014 that they had achieved complete control of the fire that had consumed part of the Juan Bautista Perez Rancier National Park in Valle Nuevo, Constanza for the past two weeks. As of yesterday all of the flames were out, thanks in part to the …

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On Monday 4 August, the main opposition PRD party plans to send President Danilo Medina some observations and proposals for modification of the Regulations in Law 169-14, after concluding that they contain “errors and contradictions” that need to be rectified. PRD president Miguel Vargas pointed out yesterday, Thursday 31 July 2014 that he would not …

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While the new United States Consulate and Embassy on Republic of Colombia Avenue in Santo Domingo’s Arroyo Hondo sector looks spanking new, the computer problems affecting the issuing of non-resident visas persist. The office of Consular Affairs is working towards restoring the Non-Immigrant Visa System whose collapse caused the emission of passports and visas to …

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With Naturalization Law 169-14 ordering the issuing of Dominican citizenship for humanitarian reasons to those who the JCE has determined these were irregularly issued to, the case of Roman Catholic priest Joseph Vigny Bellerive is making headlines again. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has brought back into the media the case of the Roman Catholic …

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The Chief of Police, Major General Manuel Castro Castillo is calling for more control on the carrying and possession of firearms, as well as the revision of Law 36 that covers these issues. The aim is to penalize people who use weapons illegally with prison sentences. “What’s more, when they are well known criminals with …

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