2015 – Page 47

Power distributors have amassed operational losses of US$388.8 million from January to August 2015, Diario Libre reports. The total is US$492 million if the investments made during the period are included. As reported, from 2008 to date, the three power distribution companies now under government management have chalked up a deficit of US$4.08 billion, according …

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This weekend, 14-15 November 2015, is expected to be a big shopping weekend in Santo Domingo. Leading stores like Plaza Lama are advertising pre-Black Friday sales with attractive discounts. There are also major sales on Christmas decoration items at Jumbo, Plaza Lama and La Sirena. There are sales at Plaza Lama on paint for sprucing …

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This Sunday, 15 November 2015, there will be drag racing (Dragueo Index 2015) with speed cars coming from Puerto Rico to match the best from the Dominican Republic at the Sunix Race Track on the Las Americas Expressway. General admission is RD$400, pit stops RD$600. Children enter free. From 10am. This will be followed by …

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (AMET) has announced a series of events for next week to mark Global Road Safety Week. The aim is to reach more than half a million people in order to stress the importance of respecting traffic rules, as reported in El Nuevo Diario. According to AMET director General Frener Bello Arias, …

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The Santo Domingo Water and Sewage Corporation (CAASD) has announced that Av. Winston Churchill at the intersection with Porfirio Herrera street will be shut down as of this 8pm this evening, Thursday, 11 November 2015 in order to connect water and sewer pipes with their respective networks. The CAASD says that the shutdown is part …

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The National Commission on Dengue met yesterday Wednesday, 10 November 2015 and announced a new campaign aimed at preventing the arrival and spread of Zika virus in the country. The meeting was chaired by the Public Health Minister, Dr. Altagracia Guzman Marcelino, who said that the emphasis would be on preventive mechanisms to control the …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president of the Roberto Rosario warned on Wednesday, 10 November 2015 that the 15 December deadline for getting the new identification and voter registration card known as the “cedula” would not be extended. He reminded the public that any citizens who have not obtained the new document by that date would …

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