2015 – Page 48

The National Vehicle Agencies and Distributors Association (ANADIVE) is pressing for amendments to Law 04-07 in order for their members to be allowed to import vehicles of up to 10 years from date of manufacture. The law establishes a maximum of five years for authorizing the import of a vehicle. Speaking yesterday, Wednesday, 10 November …

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According to a press release from the Uber transportation network, since operations began in the DR on 3 November 2015, the Uber ride-sharing application has registered 16,600 km, with the longest trip being from Santo Domingo to Punta Cana. As reported in Diario Libre, in its first week of operation some 12,500 customers have registered …

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Speaking during a forum on contraband organized by the American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (Amcham) earlier this week, Venezuelan speaker Moises Naim stated that drug trafficking is the most harmful form of contraband. He said it has taken the Latin American region to levels of “specific coexistence with death.” During his talk, …

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The Embassy of the United States and the Dominico-American Cultural Institute (ICDA) is holding an International Education Week starting this Monday, 16 November 2015 at the Galeria 360 in Santo Domingo. The program of events includes talks on options for studying abroad. Students will also have the chance to talk to former scholarship students from …

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Between 2,000 and 3,000 people are killed in traffic accidents in the Dominican Republic every year. This toll is far higher than deaths from any disease or illness. Representatives of the vehicle insurance sector expressed their concern over the staggering numbers yesterday, Thursday 11 November 2015. Automotive Center (CAA) president Juan Osiris Mota pointed out …

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The Procurement Department has established that the Office of Supervisory Engineers of the State, a division of the Presidency, violated the public procurement procedures in the remodeling and equipping of the Dr. Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital. As reported in Hoy, it was established that there were irregularities in the increase of the cost of the …

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Air Europa is suing the collapsed Banco Peravia for alleged fraud worth RD$63 million. As reported in El Caribe, Air Europa asked for the transfer of RD$20 million of the funds deposited in the company account in the bank in February 2014 to another company account in Citibank in New York, but the transfer never …

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Small and big companies are feeling the brunt of delays of more than 90-days in payment for public school meals. Investigative journalist Nuria Piera says that the problem is mostly affecting small and medium-sized companies, many of which now face bankruptcy. The Student Welfare Institute (Inabie), a division of the Ministry of Education, is responsible …

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Relatives of David Rodriguez Garcia, the architect who committed suicide in the bathroom of the Office of Supervisory Engineers of Public Works (OISOE) on 25 September 2015, have accused the Specialized Administrative Corruption Procurement Office (PEPCA) of protecting OISOE’s former director, Miguel Pimentel Kareh and his former technical director, Jose Miguel Florencio Estevez. Lawyer Miguel …

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