2014 – Page 76

Indian-American fashion designer Naeem Khan is the special guest for Dominicana Moda 2014, the leading fashion week in the Dominican Republic. The event kicks off at the Hotel Embajador in Santo Domingo from 20-25 October. Khan will present the closing runway show. He is known for his romantic designs marked by embroidery. The event is …

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The Presidency is holding its final meeting to discuss the 2015 National Budget at 10am today, Friday 26 September 2014. The budget is due to be sent to Congress no later than 1 October 2014. Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta says that most budget increases will be allocated to the Ministry of …

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The Dominican Republic has signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to strengthen Dominican capacity to prevent and respond to natural disasters. The agreement was signed by deputy minister of the Presidency Zoraima Cuello, and Valerie Amos, under-secretary general and emergency relief coordinator for OCHA as …

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A recent study by the National Statistics Office (ONE) has found that while from 1990 to 2010 the number of births was around 200,000 a year, the trend shown during 2010-2015 suggests there could be a slowdown to around 100,000 births a year by the end of this century. The report says that in the …

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The UNDP resident representative in the Dominican Republic says that for the first time the country is ranked among 53 countries with higher development levels, including 20 in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report places the DR’s human development index (HDI), which based on life expectancy, education levels and income indicators, at 0.7. This …

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The president of the Dominican Republic Association of Industries (AIRD) Ligia Bonetti has issued a warning about the decline in manufacturing due to a lack of proactive industrial policies. She said that there has been a drop in manufacturing from 21.8% to 12.3% of GDP, as reflected in the 2007 National Accounts analysis. She said …

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The World Bank has announced a new US$550 million lending program and advisory services for the Dominican Republic over the next four years (2015-2018). The new strategy was jointly prepared by the Dominican Government and the World Bank Group (WBG), comprised of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) the International Finance Corporation (IFC) …

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The president of the Constitutional Tribunal, Milton Ray Guevara is traveling to South Korea to attend the 3rd Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice (WCCJ). The event will take place in Seoul from Sunday, 28 September 2014 through 1 October. The event focuses on the topic of “Constitutional Justice and Social Integration,” and …

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On Tuesday, 23 September 2014, the Chamber of Deputies fast-tracked a bill that bans the use of cell phones in jails and establishes the blocking of telecom signals from jails. Deputy Juan Julio Campos (PLD-La Altagracia) said that cell phone use has enabled criminals who are in jail to commit fraud and other crimes. The …

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