2015 – Page 305

The Santo Domingo Carnival continues this Sunday afternoon, 15 February 2015 along Maximo Gomez Avenue, filling the street with color and joy. This year Santo Domingo is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first carnival in the Americas. The city government says that the first ever carnival was held in 1515, just 23 years after …

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Craig A. Meyer presents a tribute to the music of Elton John at the Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo. Meyer is considered to be the best Elton John tribute artist in the market, praised for his strong vocals, striking resemblance and amazing talent on the piano. The performance celebrates the decades of chart topping …

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According to medical records from health clinics and hospitals nationwide, around 15,000 heart attacks a year are recorded in the Dominican Republic. Just over half are fatal, usually because the victims do not receive treatment in time. According to Dr. Jose Manuel Puello, the director of Collective Health at the Ministry of Public Health, more …

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Judges of the Constitutional Tribunal have rejected a request for suspending the application of the National Foreigner Legalization Plan on the grounds that the request was inadmissible, poorly based and lacking any legal base. The request for a restraining order was submitted by the Soberania Foundation Inc, in representation of the National Network for the …

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Central Bank (BC) Governor Hector Valdez Albizu has confirmed that interest rates might go up, as predicted by the Banks Association (ABA). The banks warned of a possible increase in interest rates after the Central Bank announced restrictive measures to halt the upward trend of the exchange rate earlier this week. Nevertheless, Valdez Albizu said …

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The Barrick Pueblo Nuevo mining company exported US$1.5 billion in bars of dore – a mixture of gold and silver n in 2014. This generated US$414 million for the Dominican government, according to the company’s communications manager, Jorge Esteva. The money received by the state includes US$73 million from the Transfer Tax of Placer Dome …

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According to preliminary figures from the National Statistics Office (ONE), the Dominican Republic’s oil bill for 2014 totaled US$4 billion, which represents a US$350 million reduction from the previous year, as reported in El Nuevo Diario. Oil imports accounted for 22.5% of all imports over the last year, says ONE. Between January and September last …

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In an announcement made on Tuesday, 10 February 2015, the National Business Council (Conep) said that it would be active in the process of defining the National System of Land Use Organization launched by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development. Conep vice president Rafael Paz made the announcement during a meeting with Ministry representatives, …

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The general manager of the Luz y Fuerza power company in Las Terrenas, Alejandra Orsini, has asked the Superintendence of Electricity (SIE) to tell the truth about the situation the community is experiencing. In an interview with Listin Diario, Orsini says it is impossible to reduce electricity rates by 50%, as the SIE has been …

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Political analysts say that a battle has opened within the PLD between supporters of President Danilo Medina and former President Leonel Fernandez. Political scientist Freddy Angel Castro said that by firing the director of the Executive Commission for the Reform of the Health Sector (CERSS), Humberto Salazar, Medina made it clear that he prioritizes protecting …

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