2016 – Page 57

Expatriate Dominicans sending cash to their relatives back home are known to have contributed RD$734 billion to the Dominican economy from August 2012 to the first quarter of 2016. The Quisqueya Foundation says that its findings, based on Central Bank data, suggest that the contribution is 7.2% of GDP. The amount is comparable to 27% …

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Spaniards registered to vote in the Dominican Republic are being called to vote again on 26 June 2016, according to a report in Diario Libre. The repeat poll is being held after politicians in Spain failed to form a coalition government after four months of negotiations, forcing the new election that could or may not …

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The District Attorney for the National District, Yeni Berenice Reynoso says that she has opened an investigation aimed at establishing whether the top Banco Peravia executives are implicated in companies on the “Panama Papers” list. Reynoso told Diario Libre that her office, together with the Attorney General, is investigating whether Jose Luis Santoro and Gabriel …

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The Ministry of Public Health confirmed yesterday, Wednesday 11 May 2016 that they have ordered the “total and definitive” closure of Roflos Laboratories and the cancellation of the laboratory’s operation permit because of persistent violations of General Law of Health 42-01 and the regulations covering medications. The order is contained in resolution 01 dated 26 …

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Santo Domingo Water and Sewer Corporation (CAASD) director Alejandro Montas says that the recent rains, especially last week’s, have ensured that Greater Santo Domingo will have enough potable water supplies for the rest of the year. Montas says that the water level reached by the reservoirs is sufficient to supply the area with the country’s …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) is maintaining four provinces and Greater Santo Domingo on green alert due to the risk of urban flooding and flash flooding of streams, creeks and any waterways combined with landslides. According to the latest COE bulletin, the provinces on alert are Duarte (particularly the lower Yuna Basin), Monte Plata, San …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta has clarified that the day after the elections, Monday 16 May 2016, will be a normal working day. He made the announcement to quell the rumors that Monday would be declared a holiday. He confirmed that the time off is only from noon on Saturday, 14 May …

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The Ministry of Education has instructed private schools as well as public schools to close on Monday, 16 May 2016, the day after the elections, when a large number of schools are used as voting stations. In the announcement made yesterday, Tuesday 10 May, the Ministry instructed all schools to reopen for classes on Tuesday. …

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The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner poll published in Diario Libre today, Wednesday 11 May 2016 found that the vote will go 60% Danilo Medina and 37% Luis Abinader. The poll was carried out from 28 April to 2 May among 1,034 eligible Dominican voters, with a 3.1% margin of error. Medina has stronger support among women …

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With just five days to go before the elections, another poll, this time by US pollsters Expedition Strategies has Danilo Medina obtaining 65% of the vote and Luis Abinader, 28%. Expedition Strategies director Peter Brodnitz said that their survey found that three out of four Dominicans believed that the PLD will win the election. According …

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