2015 – Page 290

The Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina (EgeHaina) has announced the installation of a new Hyundai power generation plant in the southwestern province of Pedernales. As reported by the company, US$3 million was invested to expand the capacity of the Pedernales generation plant from 3.8 megawatts to 5.1 megawatts. Current peak demand is only at 2.8 …

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The Committee against Contraband, Fraud and Forgery of goods, chaired by the Minister of the Presidency met yesterday, Monday 2 March 2015 to follow up on the work begun when the committee was created in October 2013. Smuggling, fraud and forgery costs the country millions each year. Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo said that the state …

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The Banking Superintendence has announced that savers who had accounts in Banco Peravia with less than RD$500,000 can now retrieve their money from the bankrupt bank. Almost RD$45 million is available belonging to 6,721 account holders at the bank, which is just over 95% of the total number of customers. The remaining 320 account holders …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced that the Civil Registry has now checked 21,300 cases of the 60,850 foreigners who have been registered since 1929. Of those, 132 people will be charged with having false identities. According to JCE president Roberto Rosario, a meeting to discuss the audit will be held with representatives of …

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The Eurochamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic, with the backing of the European Union Delegation in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean Export Development Agency, is hosting its first breakfast-conference titled “Five Years of EPA” on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 at the Garden Tent meeting area of the Hotel Embajador in Santo Domingo. The …

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Dominicans may have caught on to the serious damage that smoking does to their health, based on declining cigarette sales declared by local companies. However, the statistics do not take into account cigarettes smuggled in from Haiti, which do not carry the ISC luxury tax. The official statistics do show that from the 2,475.8 million …

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Sociologist Melvin Manon speculates that supporters of former President Leonel Fernandez could be behind the protests in Haiti to divert attention from the senator Felix Bautista case and convicted drug dealer Quirino Ernesto Castillo’s recent statements. The Supreme Court has yet to decide whether it will open a case against close Fernandez aide Felix Bautista, …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has confirmed that no legal process is underway requiring the presence of recently returned drug dealer Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo. Dominiguez told the press that Paulino Castillo will not get any of his confiscated goods or properties back as they have all gone through the standard confiscation process, including sale, …

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The DR appears to have become a hideout for Czech criminals, but law enforcement authorities are catching on. In early February 2015, Jiri Exner, who was hiding from authorities for more than two years, was arrested in the Dominican Republic and has been extradited. The Prague police are dealing with his case now. One year …

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A Piper Pawnee aircraft used for fumigation has been missing since noon yesterday, Monday 2 March 2015. It had taken off from Azua in the southwest at 10:30am, headed for Mao, Valverde in the northwest. The plane belongs to Fumca and the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) says it is now searching for the plane. …

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