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The Dominican informal sector grew by 41.5% between 2000 and 2012, more than double the growth achieved by the formal sector. During the same period the formal sector registered a growth rate of 19.8%, according to research by the National Business Council (CONEP). The study, “The Impact of the Informal Sector in the Dominican Economy”, …

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The District Attorney of the National District, Yeni Berenice Reynoso, says that more than 20 people have filed complaints for alleged fraud against the pyramid scheme promoted by a company called TelexFree. She said that the plaintiffs belong to jurisdictions of the National District, the province of Santo Domingo and others. She told Diario Libre …

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The chikungunya virus has reached the category of epidemic, so the population must clean up their homes and surroundings, with the aim of keeping the disease under control. Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) representative Lilian Reneau-Vernon says that the health authorities are acting properly, and that it is up to citizens and state institutions, as …

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The Chief of the National Police Major General Manuel Castro Castillo confirmed yesterday, Wednesday 30 April that Jose Francisco Duran de Castro, who was ambushed and shot dead on Tuesday morning, 29 April, was killed by a man accused of a murder committed in 2009 and where two others were also wounded. Castro Castillo said …

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Only a couple more days are left to catch what has been described as the most exceptional exhibition so far this year at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Plaza de la Cultura in Santo Domingo. Jorge Pineda’s “After all, tomorrow is another day”, featuring 20 of his works is being held in coordination …

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President Danilo Medina left for Merida, Mexico yesterday, Tuesday 29 April to attend the Sixth Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS). He was accompanied by the Administrative Minister of the Presidency, Jose Ramon Peralta, Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo, Minister of Interior and Police Jose Ramon Fadul, Youth Minister Jorge Minaya, Santo …

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After his arrival in Merida yesterday, Tuesday 29 April to attend the Sixth Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) President Medina went directly to visit a factory belonging to Bepensa, the Coca Cola bottling plant in Yucatan. Medina was welcomed by brothers Fernando, Ignacio and Jose Luis Ponce, who had invited him earlier …

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President Danilo Medina met with the prime minister of Saint Martin, Sarah Wescott-Williams before a dinner hosted by the President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, for the Heads of State and Governments who were attending the Sixth Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (AEC) yesterday, Tuesday 29 April. Wescott-Williams said that the part Dutch, …

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The Audit Committee has announced that public debt increased in 2013 by 5.9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reaching 39.5% compared to 36.6% last year. This represents an increase of RD$215,228 over 2012, ending the year at RD$989,676 million. Interviewed by journalists, the Audit Committee chair Licelot Marte de Barrios said that there were …

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The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has reduced its growth projections for the region this year from 3.2% to 2.7%, citing less economic expansion in Brazil and Mexico than anticipated. In its Updated Economic Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean 2013, ECLAC said that the downward revision of …

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