2014 – Page 284

Prime Minister of Haiti Laurent Lamothe announced yesterday Tuesday 4 February that in three months the government of Haiti will start to deliver papers to its citizens so that they can adhere to the foreigner legalization plan in the Dominican Republic, as reported in Listin Diario. One of the biggest problems with the plan is …

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The Ministry of Environment says that garbage disposal is a national emergency and its solution can no longer be delayed. The government has announced that as of now, the Ministry of Environment, not the city governments, will decide the location of garbage dumps. The Ministry announced the closure and permanent relocation of the five dumps …

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The latest Gallup-Hoy poll has found that Dominicans consider crime, the high cost of living, the lack of jobs and blackouts as the main problems affecting the country. According to more than 60% of respondents, crime and inflation are the two main difficulties the country faces. Blackouts are also considered a major problem. On average …

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The Juan Pablo II toll highway from Santo Domingo to Samana continues to cost taxpayers too much with the state having to pay RD$2.27 billion last year, an increase of RD$933 million compared to the previous year. That highway was the first and last time that the Dominican government resorted to building a highway by …

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Minister of Industry and Commerce, Jose del Castillo Savinon, has announced that he will intervene in the event of another strike by the members of the National Association of Fuel Outlets (Anadegas). He said that strikes in important and necessary sectors such as fuel sales are prohibited by the Constitution and other laws and if …

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The Traders Federation (FDC) has confirmed that today, Wednesday 4 February and tomorrow Thursday 5 February all of their members will be on strike in protest against the proposed installation of tax printers and the increase in the ITBIS sales tax. However, they said they would cancel the strike if President Danilo Medina intervenes to …

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The DR’s first ‘mobile wallet’ was launched by Orange and Banco Popular yesterday, Tuesday 4 February. M-peso is a mobile money initiative created to allow access to financial services for the bottom of the pyramid, which represent 72% of the Dominican population (9.4 million, 2010 census). The product was launched after six months of preparation …

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The Dominican Golf Federation (Fedogolf) has announced the construction of a golf driving range near the Santo Domingo heliport, on the Malecon. Federation president Juan Cohen says that the academy is key to attracting more young Dominicans and seniors to playing golf. He made the announcement when interviewed on the Deporte Global program on Radio …

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The current issue of the Christian Science Monitor reports on the Colonial City renewal works underway now that the attraction is less than 2.5 hours away from the country’s main beach area, Punta Cana. The report by Ezra Fieser says that the government is carrying out the ambitious revitalization project in an attempt to convert …

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The Dominican Airports Association (Aerodom) has announced that six flights to the United States have been cancelled today, Wednesday 5 February due to the severe snowstorm affecting the northeastern US. The cancelled flights are Jet Blue and Delta to New York, and United Airlines to New Jersey all from Las Americas International Airport. So far …

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