2015 – Page 13

The National Business Council (CONEP) has issued a statement about the setbacks affecting justice that it says have become a headache. In a press release, the leading private sector association states that there has been a deterioration of all the reforms to improve the judiciary, such as the creation of the Judicial Branch Council. Conep …

Read more…

INTEC professor Pavel Isa Contreras has presented research showing that the export sector has performed poorly over the past 15 years. Isa showed that mining and free zones dominate the sector. The economist said the poor performance of the export sector is due to the national business sector’s limited production and competitiveness capacity. He criticized …

Read more…

In its annual report “Latin America and the Caribbean Trade Trend Estimates 2016,” the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) estimates that Dominicans exports will contract by 14% for the Dominican Republic in 2015 with estimated total exports at US$9 billion. The percentage drop is equal to the average drop reported for Latin America and the Caribbean …

Read more…

The Ministry of Public Health has issued a general alert about the imminent arrival of the zika virus in the country. The alert was announced by Public Health Minister Altagracia Guzman Marcelino, with National Health Service director Ramon Alvarado, deputy minister of Collective Health Nelson Rodriguez Monegro, director of Epidemiology Raquel Pimentel and a representative …

Read more…

According to the National Consumer Rights Protection Institute (ProConsumidor) the prices of the main products in the family basket are still on the rise. Between 28 October and 26 November 2015, 60% of the 40 products that make up the basket increased in price. Those items included smoked pork chops which went from RD$122.37 to …

Read more…

Advent International, a private equity firm has announced that it will be selling its majority shareholding in Aerodom (Dominican Airports XXl Century), which administers six out of the nine airports in the country via a government concession, which lasts until 2030. The shares have been sold to a French company, Vinci Airports and the transaction …

Read more…

The Central Electoral Board announced on 14 December 2015 that it would extend the deadline for the issuing of the new ID and voting card to 15 January 2015. The decision was made at the request of three political parties, the PLD, PRD and PRM. The ID centers are open Monday to Friday from 8am …

Read more…

According to the first bulletin announcing the results of the PLD internal elections, the president of the Chamber of Deputies Abel Martinez has won the candidacy for mayor of Santiago with 63.2% of the votes, and his rival, Ramon Rodriguez (Monchy) obtained 9,779 votes for 36.8%. A total of 113 out of the 160 voting …

Read more…

Agents from the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) issued tickets to 836 drivers over the weekend of 12-13 December for a variety of traffic violations. They reported stopping 96 vehicles without lights, either at the front or rear, 150 drivers who ignored traffic lights, 66 motorcyclists without helmets, 60 for using cell phones while driving, and …

Read more…

The police in Puerto Plata have arrested a US citizen accused of raping a 17-year old girl. According to the police, the arrested man is 59-year old Alexander Kristhy who lives in the Coca Cola urbanization in Puerto Plata. It appears that the victim accompanied him to a restaurant and he then took her back …

Read more…