2016 – Page 18

2016 News

Understanding what the license plate says

On Tuesday, 21 June 2016, Diario Libre published a photographic display of what the lettering means on vehicle license plates. Basically, the E and Z mean Exonerated from taxes, of which there are many categories. A is for private automobile, and G for SUV, DD is for a vehicle still owned by the vehicle dealer, …

2016 News

Business between Taiwan and the DR on the increase

According to Minister for Industry and Commerce Jose del Castillo Savinon, business between the Dominican Republic and Taiwan was worth over US$136 million in 2015. He said that the Dominican Republic is Taiwan’s leading trade partner in the Caribbean. In 2015, Taiwanese businesses invested more than US$20 million in the country and created more than …

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New phone app launched

Flyp has launched a communications app in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, providing unlimited calling and texting to and from the United States, without requiring a Wi-Fi connection for a low cost. More than 100 million mobile users in Mexico and the Dominican Republic can now add a local US number to their international phones …

2016 News

Asocigar calls for end to cigarette contraband

Dominican Republic Cigarettes Association member companies are calling for the government to act against the illicit trade in cigarettes. The local industries are calling for political will to put an end to the contraband. They estimate the government has sacrificed RD$1.5 billion a year in possible taxes due to the contraband since 2012. The cigarette …

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Growth of firearms in the country

According to the international organization GunPolicy.org, the civilian population in the Dominican Republic owns at least 878 rifles, 55,360 shotguns and 165,315 pistols with around 300,000 illegal weapons in circulation. These figures put the country in 85th place out of 178 in terms of the number of firearms. GunPolicy also reports that firearms were used …

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San Cristobal Mayor Raul Mondesi under investigation

The mayor of San Cristobal, former baseball star Raul Mondesi was interviewed by the Specialized Prosecution Service for Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) on Tuesday, 21 June 2016 in connection with alleged irregularities committed during his period of administration. On his arrival at the interrogation, Mondesi announced to journalists that he had more than 4,000 tareas (621 …

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Appeal by alleged hit man Arsenio Quevedo delayed

An appeal by the president of the UNATRAFIN transport association, Arsenio Quevedo, who is accused of contract killings, criminal association and money laundering, has once again been delayed. Quevedo was appealing for his bail terms to be amended and the case will now be heard on 30 June when the victims and families of victims …

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DR U-20 football team advances in CFU tournament

The Dominican Republic’s Under-20 football team playing in Group 4 has advanced to the CFU tournament in Curacao as the runner up in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament played at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal. The tournament was played with St. Kitts & Nevis, Jamaica, and Dominica. The DR came second after top team St. …

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Dominican Film Festival to start in New York

Now in its fifth year, the weeklong Dominican Film Festival in New York (DFFNY) celebrates the best in filmmaking and artistry from the Dominican Republic. More than a dozen films will be screened at this year’s event, which begins on Wednesday, 22 June 2016 with the US premiere of La familia Reyna (The Reyna Family), …

2016 News

Summer art camp at Museum of Modern Art

From 4 to 29 July 2016, the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Santo Domingo is holding a creative arts summer camp for children between the ages of 5 and 15. From 8 to 1pm, the children will be taught skills in painting, ceramics, recycling, arts and crafts, theater, photography, drawing, pottery-making, music, modern dance …

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2016 – Page 18

Understanding what the license plate says

Business between Taiwan and the DR on the increase

New phone app launched

Asocigar calls for end to cigarette contraband

Growth of firearms in the country

San Cristobal Mayor Raul Mondesi under investigation

Appeal by alleged hit man Arsenio Quevedo delayed

DR U-20 football team advances in CFU tournament

Dominican Film Festival to start in New York

Summer art camp at Museum of Modern Art