2015

DR1 will not be publishing the Daily News digest from tomorrow, Wednesday, 30 December 2015 through Monday, 4 January 2016. News will be compiled for the Tuesday 5 January 2016 issue. This includes the Three Kings Day holiday that is being celebrated on Monday, 4 January. Breaking news and commentary may be posted on the …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta has announced that President Danilo Medina, the presidential candidate for the ruling PLD, will officially begin his campaign on Sunday, 17 January 2016. He made the announcement when speaking on the radio program El Sol de la Manana yesterday, Monday 28 December 2015. Peralta stated that “no …

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In a short ceremony yesterday, Monday 28 December 2015, Industry and Commerce Minister Jose Del Castillo Savinon welcomed Anina Del Castillo as the new head of the National Consumer Rights Protection Institute (Proconsumidor) replacing Altagracia Paulino, who has been appointed to the post of presidential consumer rights advisor. Anina Del Castillo promised to continue her …

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The governmental Banco de Reservas has announced the signing of an agreement with the Instituto Postal Dominicano (Inposdom), the post office, for opening 24 bank agencies for public employees and the general public to make bank transactions. The agreement was signed by Enrique Ramirez Paniagua for the Banco de Reservas and Modesto Guzman for Inposdom. …

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A total of 98,088 flights touched down in the Dominican Republic during 2015, representing a 4.02% increase over 2014 when there were 94,296. According to the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), passenger numbers also increased to 12,342,081. This growth is attributed to an increase in tourism. IDAC director general Alejandro Herrera listed several other government …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) is reminding consumers that new tax increases will be applied in January 2016, raising the ITBIS (value added tax) on consumer products including yogurt, butter, coffee, edible oils, sugar and chocolate from 13% to 16%. The measure is included in the tax increases ordered by Law 253-12. In response, Grupo Ramos …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) reports the confiscation and retention of 237 heavy vehicles that were using the roads in violation of the law that bans heavy vehicles from circulation during the holiday break from midday on 24 December to 10pm on Sunday 27 December. The vehicles are being returned to their owners starting yesterday, …

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According to the Migration Department (DGM) and intelligence and security forces at the Las Americas International Airport, over the past two months more than 300 Haitians have been returned to the country from Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, all of which are countries Dominicans can travel to without a visa. Most of the Haitians …

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During the year 2015, at least 49 Dominicans living overseas lost their lives in street violence in the United States, Puerto Rico and Spain, including nine taxi drivers and bar owners and seven due to fights between rival drug gangs. This figure is eight higher than in 2014 and includes 33 who died in the …

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FNP deputy Vinicio Castillo Seman plans to submit a bill to Congress aimed at preventing people and the media from publishing photographs and videos of accident and murder victims on the grounds that these images affect their dignity and add to the pain their relatives are experiencing Castillo Seman, currently candidate for senator for the …

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