2014 – Page 13

Minister of Defense Maximiliano William Munoz Delgado tops the list of government officials who are in violation of the law that requires them to present their statements of assets to the Chamber of Accounts. The list also includes the Superintendent of Banks Luis Armando Asuncion. http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2014/12/12/i923601_revelan-los-nombres-funcionarios-que-declararon-sus-bienes.html

Yesterday, Thursday 11 December 2014 the Chamber of Deputies met to discuss the Presidential observations on the Penal Code reform bill but after two hours of debate the session was postponed until next week, and will resume Tuesday, 16 December 2014. The Catholic and Evangelical Christian Churches are leading the opposition to the Presidential veto. …

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Francis Alberto Gonzalez Gil left the Luis E. Aybar burn center yesterday, Thursday 11 December 2014, to continue his recovery at home. He suffered 70% burns after a device was set on fire on line 2 of the Metro on 27 October 2014. 43 days after the tragic incident, he told Hoy reporters that he …

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The Police have announced the arrest of three Ecuadorians and two Dominicans caught with 426 credit and debit cards in their possession. Dionisio Javier Agua, Andy Arturo Bolanos and Vanessa Roxana Intriago from Ecuador and Dominicans Francisco Antonio Morel Andujar and Gaby Miguel Ramirez Perdomo were arrested when attempting to withdraw money from an automated …

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Administrative Minister for the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta says that the Dominican gross domestic product (GDP) will end 2014 with a growth rate of nearly 7%. This could be the highest growth in the Americas. Peralta announced that the rate of growth could be even stronger in 2015 because of outstanding performance in the sectors …

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Fifty-seven of the National Development Strategy (END) 2030 objectives have been analyzed in a report by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, and will not meet the goals programmed for 2015. The second annual progress report on the implementation of the National Development Strategy, delivered to the Economic and Social Council, found that 17 …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez says that the government needs more revenue as the fiscal pressure at 14% is not enough to meet its spending. He said that the greatest challenge for the macroeconomic sustainability of the DR is to increase revenues. In an interview for Mercado Magazine, Fernandez said that 14% is below the average …

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