2016 – Page 168

Minister of Interior and Police Jose Ramon Fadul is reminding the public that the lifting of restrictions on the sales of alcohol ends at midnight this Friday, 8 January 2016. He warned that strict measures would be taken against any business that ignores the restrictions from that time. The relaxation of the rules has been …

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In four and a half months time, Dominicans will go to the polls to elect a president, members of congress and municipal leader. This year’s 15 May election will be the most complex in years. It will be the first time in 20 years that the presidential vote is together with the legislative and city …

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The National Professional Training Institute (INFOTEP) has announced that it has increased the number of courses it is offering from 591 to 735. The courses are divided into the industrial sector with 354 courses, 314 in the business and service sector and 67 in agriculture. 159 courses are focused on training vulnerable people from the …

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When plantain prices hit unprecedented highs, the government decided to import them to try and reduce the price to consumers, but this didn’t last long as reportedly only one of the biggest supermarket chains in Santo Domingo stocked them, as reported in Fresh Plaza. In the four other major chains, the plantains on sale are …

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According to data published by the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) 8.69 million mobile telephone lines were in operation in the country at the end of September 2015, up from 8.02 million the previous year. Pre-paid lines in operation went up from 6.38 million in September 2014 to 6.84 million in September 2015, while post-paid lines …

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The Dominican Republic exported US$670.1 million worth of textiles from October 2014 to the same month in 2015, an increase of 8.45%. In addition the export of clothes increased from US$220,528 million in 2014 to US$231,729 in 2015. The increase in textile exports from the Dominican Republic showed the biggest growth of all the countries …

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The problems affecting the supply of chickens have eased, and chicken farms that could only meet 40-50% of the demand over Christmas are now back to 100%. Nonetheless, the price of chicken is still high with supermarkets selling them at up to RD$69 pound. Distributors are claiming that the shortage at the end of the …

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Santiago is experiencing problems with its water supply, especially in the south and southeast of the province. Residents in Villa Liberacion, Bella Vista, Pastor, Baracoa, La Joya, Barrio Nuevo de la Herradura, Rincon de Oro, as well as Cristo Rey, los Jazmines, Pekin, Los Quemados, Matanza and La Ceibita, have said that they have daily …

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Musician and composer Pachy Carrasco passed away following a stroke shortly before 11am yesterday morning, Tuesday 5 January 2016. His death was confirmed by the Advanced Medicine and Telemedicine Diagnostic Center (Cedimat) where he had been hospitalized since 10pm on Sunday, 3 January. He was connected to a ventilator and on the following day his …

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National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) president Major General Julio Cesar Souffront Velazquez has announced that in 2015 the agency carried out 2,324 raids and 70,263 operations by air, land and sea, during which they confiscated 8,743 kilos of cocaine, 1,029 kilos of marijuana and 44.1 kilos of heroin, among others. He added that in joint …

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