2014 – Page 171

The Central Bank reports that the National Consumer Price Index was up 0.02% in May. The increase means inflation for the first five months of the year adds up to 1.55%, and annualized inflation (over the past 12 months) is at 3.7%, which is within the 4.5%+ 1% rage established in the Monetary Program for …

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Keith and Tommy Atkins are the two most exported Dominican mango varieties, according to a report in Hoy. The most popular local variety is the Banilejo, but its thin skin makes it less durable for export. June, July and August are the peak mango production months, with supermarkets offering specials on the popular summer fruit. …

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The chikungunya cold virus has spread nationwide with cases detected in all provinces with the exception of Montecristi and Dajabon in the northwest, as reported in Hoy. Most patients are being treated for the acute cold at home. Some 53,000 people were registered seeking treatment at hospitals for the joint pain effect of the cold. …

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The Dominican Education and Mentoring Project (DREAM Project) held its seventh graduation ceremony for its Ganar program that focuses on youth workforce development on Thursday, 5 June 2014. A total of 32 young people between the ages of 16 and 24 graduated after completing a six-month course focused on customer service, the elderly and childcare. …

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According to the Dominican Intellectual Property Association (Adopi), Pio Deportes only has the rights to the transmission of the signals to the FIFA World Cup. Bars, hotels and ‘colmados’ do not have to pay any kind of rights to the company. Adopi explains that this is a case of the right of communication to the …

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Italian Deputy Foreign Relations Minister Mario Giro has told Listin Diario that last year the Italian government “detected serious irregularities in the granting of visas by the Italian Embassy in Santo Domingo. “There has been an inspection and several officials have been penalized,” he said. He added that “the ambassador has been courteous and has …

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The Police have announced the arrest of a gang fronted by a woman faking pregnancy for robberies in stores. The woman would enter first and after obtaining the employee’s trust she would take out a gun and announce it was a holdup. Her accomplices would then enter the establishment. The Police say that they have …

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The son of the head of the European Union delegation in the Dominican Republic died yesterday, Sunday 8 June 2014 when he fell from the 14th floor of the luxury high-rise Torre Caney on Santo Domingo’s Av. Anacaona. The deceased was named as 32-year old Carlos Alberto Navarro, whose father Alberto heads the local EU …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito says that the practice of allowing police agents to finish off known criminals is having serious consequences. He said that most people involved in deaths of rival gang members fighting for control of drug trafficking are former police agents. Interviewed by journalist Federico Mendez in the program Esferas de Poder, …

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Diario Libre has published a first part of the full transcript of the taped conversation between Franklin Reynoso, accused of shooting at TV news commentator Jordi Veras, and Adriano Roman, allegedly the mastermind behind the attempted murder. The case has been in the courts for several years. www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2014/06/09/i647401_pongo-todos-los-das-las-noticias-pero-pasa-nada.html