2014 – Page 305

According to Sandra Gonzalez, director of the Business Team at the Dominican Republic Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, the country is being included in an analysis by the World Bank to measure doing business regulations in six regional Central American countries, including the Dominican Republic. Gonzalez said that the study examines the complexity and …

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According to Central Electoral Board president (JCE) Roberto Rosario, some seven million Dominicans will be able the vote in the 2016 presidential, municipal and congressional elections when the JCE will introduce a totally automated system using new technology. The JCE will be issuing new identity cards including the electoral information. He says that the 2016 …

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The government will have to pay US$112.1 million or RD$4.6 billion more to power generators as a result of the 6.3% depreciation of the peso. As reported in El Caribe, power distributors paid power generators US$1.88 billion, including the additional US$112.1 million caused by the depreciation of the currency. The information comes from a study …

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The Minister of Agriculture Luis Ramon Rodriguez was proud to announce that the agriculture sector under the Medina administration had a growth of 3.1% of GDP compared to the previous year. He said that greenhouse space had increased by 1.6 million meters. Speaking in a Presidency press conference yesterday, Monday 13 January, Rodriguez said that …

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The Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the Organization of American States (OAS), Pedro Verges, has taken the Chair of the Permanent Council of the OAS, held during the past three months by Peru. Upon receiving the gavel that represents the Council’s authority from his predecessor, Ambassador Verges highlighted the historic ties that bind …

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President Danilo Medina’s followers within the ruling PLD are claiming victory in the election of new party Central Committee members, which took place on Sunday, 12 January. According to the initial bulletin Medina’s supporters obtained 25 out of the 37 posts available, with the director of the National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewers (Inapa) …

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The Department of Taxes says that tax revenues from natural persons increased by 45.5% in 2013, rising from RD$1.5 billion in 2012 to RD$2.18 billion. He attributed the increase to the addition of many taxpayers who adhered to the fiscal amnesty in 2012. http://hoy.com.do/impuesto-las-personas-fisicas-tuvo-gran-crecimiento-en-el-2013/

Following the fire that destroyed the Duralon business in Santo Domingo’s Herrera Industrial district over the weekend, the Director General of the Santo Domingo Corporation of Aqueducts and Sewers (CAASD), Alejandro Montas, has announced plans to install 100 fire hydrants in the National District and Santo Domingo province to be able to improve their response …

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Hotel Santo Domingo has closed, reportedly for renovations. As reported in Diario Libre, the hotel was going to be purchased by the owners of Guavaberry in Juan Dolio. When Diario Libre reporters inquired, they were told that Tomas Olivo, the owner, was in Spain. The hotel is located at the intersection of Av. Abraham Lincoln …

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Although most of the country’s schools have been open since Tuesday 7 January, between 5% and 20% of children are still not back at school. Checking several state schools in Santo Domingo, principals and teachers reported that although attendance was more or less normal, that some pupils had still not returned. In the San Carlos, …

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