2014 – Page 29

International risk assessment firm Fitch Ratings predicts that real economic growth in the Dominican Republic will be 6.2% in 2014 and 5% in 2015-2016. The global financing rating agency also highlights that the 2015 budget will show a reduction in the deficit of 2.4% for the first time since 2007. Fitch reports that the country …

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As of tomorrow, Wednesday 26 November 2014, fares for passengers on suburban and inter-urban routes will decrease by between RD$10 and RD$15, especially in public transport vehicles that use fuel that is subsidized by the government. The agreement was reached at a meeting held yesterday, Monday 24 November 2014, between representatives of the Ground Transport …

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Medical records show that 1,849 Haitian women have given birth in the public hospitals of San Juan de la Maguana and Elias Pina in the first eight months of the year, which is twice as many in the same period in 2013. Ministry of Public Health records report 809 Haitian births for that period in …

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The Supreme Court of Justice has ordered the corruption case brought against Felix Bautista by the National Convergence of Lawyers (Cona) to be archived. It also ordered that Supreme Court Judge Esther Agelan Casasnova’s decision to bring the case out of the archives should be ignored. The SCJ also agreed to provisionally archive the accusations …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has announced that in a joint operation with the Dominican Armada (Navy) it confiscated 775 packages of what is presumed to be cocaine or heroin being transported on a speedboat by three Venezuelans to Saona Island in the east. DNCD spokesman Dario Medrano said that the Armada detected the …

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The National Investigations Department (DNI) recently stopped a 37-year-old Italian citizen named as Lucas Finocchiaro from entering the country after verifying that he is suspected of being a drug dealer. Finocchiaro was identified by DNI officials and sent back to Italy after he tried to enter the country on a flight from Panama. Although he …

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According to US meteorologists, the Atlantic hurricane season that ends this Sunday, 30 November 2014 was a relatively quiet one, compared to the Pacific region, where the storms were the most active in two decades. Although 2014 was more eventful than 2013, the two years combined represent the calmest period in the Atlantic since 1995, …

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Dancesport (New York) certified dance teacher Dilia Mieses is giving salsa, merengue and bachata lessons at the Centro de Orientacion Psicologica y Educativa (Cope) at 1018 Av. Winston Churchill in Santo Domingo (Tel 809 565-0187). The introduction to merengue, salsa and bachata lessons are on Saturday 6 and 13 at 2:30 to 5pm. Salsa I …

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This Friday, 28 November 2014 at 8pm, EJazzSon concert. Free admission. Dominican Fiesta Hotel, Santo Domingo.

The Gran Finale of the Mobil 1 car and motorcycle speed racing of the year will take place this Sunday, 30 November 2014 on the track on Las Americas Expressway, east of Santo Domingo. Drivers from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, the US and Panama are coming for the event. http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=399333 For more on upcoming events, …

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