2015 – Page 25

Once again, Dominicans appear to be procrastinating when it comes to renewing their 2016 vehicular registration stickers (marbete). Two months into the process, collections have grown by 0.64% but renewals are slightly down in comparison with the same period last year. This year, 1,665 fewer vehicles have renewed. Yesterday, Wednesday, 2 December 2015, the Tax …

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The preliminary findings of a study by university professor Boanerges Dominguez suggest that 50% of children between the ages of three and five are not attending public or private pre-schools. Many do not have a birth certificate, others do not go to school because their parents are too poor, while some parents are concerned about …

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The government consumer agency, ProConsumidor says that the basic cost of living for a family of five is RD$30,000 a month. ProConsumidor carried out a survey to calculate the cost of the basic basket of goods and services in the Dominican Republic. ProConsumidor director Altagracia Paulino says that the total does not include electricity bills …

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Yesterday, Wednesday 2 December 2015 the Senate approved issuing bonds for RD$114.5 billion to financing the 2016 National Budget. The bill had been approved by the Congress for RD$663.56 billion and was fast-tracked through the ruling PLD-dominated Senate. An editorial in Diario Libre today, Thursday 3 December 2015 says that the business community is concerned …

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Three Jet Blue Airlines flights landed yesterday, Wednesday 2 December 2015, carrying Dominicans from Boston, New York and Puerto Rico, many of who had been abroad for at least six months without visiting the country. They were allowed to bring US$3,000 in merchandise without paying a single penny in duty as part of the traditional …

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The Constitutional Tribunal issued a ruling yesterday, Wednesday 2 December 2015 that annuls the recently passed Penal Code of the Dominican Republic and orders the restitution of the previous code that dates back to 1884. The decision annuls articles 107, 108, 109 and 110 of the Law 550 n 14 that had authorized selective abortion, …

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The director of the State Sugar Council (CEA), Jose Joaquin Dominquez Pena has repossessed the Montellano sugar mill following a decision by the Court of Appeals of Puerto Plata. The court accepted the suit presented by the government against the company Consorcio Industrial Canabrava, SRL, and the Consorcio Azucarera and Biocombustible Quisqueya (Cabioqui). In a …

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Citizens in the National District, Santiago, Puerto Plata, San Francisco de Macoris, Bonao and La Vega and in cities in the east and south, joined hands to form human chains as part of a nationwide day of protest against corruption organized by civil society group Poder Ciudadano. The protestors also decorated Christmas trees to symbolically …

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Anyone interested in financing in order to buy a vehicle would do well to drop by the Autoferia Popular, one of the best opportunities for choosing from the many brand vehicle dealers exhibiting their cars and market financing. The Banco Popular is offering fixed rates of 7.5% for six months financing, 8.5% for a year …

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