2014 – Page 45

This is an opportunity to see a selection of outstanding German films. DGCine and the Embassy of Germany are sponsoring a film festival to mark the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The festival ends on 9 November at the Plaza de la Cultura Cinemateca Dominicana, behind the Museum …

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President Danilo Medina visited the southeastern region yesterday, Thursday, 30 October 2014, for the inauguration of 87 new and 24 remodeled classrooms. The schools are located in San Pedro de Macoris (Las Lauras), Hato Mayor (Capote) La Romana (Batey Higueral), El Seibo (Villa Guerrero, La Lechuga, Marchena, Agua Blanca) and La Altagracia (Nido de Amor, …

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Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu says that the DR will make savings of around US$600 million due to the expected continued downward trend of petrol prices on world markets. Valdez Albizu gave a talk “The Dominican Republic and its Prospects in the Latin American and International Context” yesterday, Thursday 30 October 2014, during the …

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The head of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Economic Development Unit, Willy Zapata, and the lead economist of the World Bank’s Global Group for Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Fernando Blanco, are recommending guidelines to be incorporated in a comprehensive taxation reform. Zapata and Blanco made their comments during the II …

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The Ambassador of Russia in the Dominican Republic Vladimir Zaemskiy and Agriculture Minister Angel Estevez signed an agreement yesterday, Thursday 30 October 2014 for sanitary measures in support of fruit and vegetable exports to Russia. Earlier this year, Russia banned food imports from the European Union and has had to source these products from other …

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During its annual commemorative luncheon attended by President Danilo Medina yesterday, Thursday 30 October 2014, the Dominican Republic Industries Association recognized the contributions to industry made by businessman Jose Leon and the National Competitiveness Council (CNC). AIRD president Ligia Bonetti presented the award to Leon for his attributes as a “captain of industry and a …

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Some of the highest profile lawyers in the country have presented a complaint against Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito, saying he is seeking political gain from his position. Lawyers Ramon Pina Acevedo, Carlos Balcacer, Felix Damian Alvarez, Pedro Duarte Canaan and Marino Elsevyf Pineda presented the complaint against the attorney general and 32 of his …

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Civil society group Participacion Ciudadana (Citizen Participation) is calling for the trial in the case in which senator Felix Bautista (PLD-San Juan de la Maguana) is accused of corruption in his role of director of the Office of Supervisory Works of the Presidency during the former President Leonel Fernandez administration, and of money laundering. The …

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