2016 – Page 62

Stating that there was still time to carry out a manual count of the vote at the presidential, legislative and municipal levels on Sunday, 15 May 2016, Central Electoral Board (JCE) judge Eddy Olivares contradicted the president of the general election organizing entity, Roberto Rosario. Olivares said that Rosario was speaking on a personal level …

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In the final days of his campaign, Guillermo Moreno of Alianza Pais (AlPais) met with the business community in Santiago. He made a presentation to the Santiago Traders and Industrialists Association (ACIS), a leading regional business organization. He called for implementing a development model that will create jobs with decent wages and a defined export …

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Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose del Castillo Savinon says that the Dominican Republic has become the fifth largest exporter of leather footwear to the United States in the world. These products are manufactured in Dominican industrial free zones. In 2015, the country exported more than US$300 million worth of footwear. Del Castillo made the …

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Economists Ernesto Selman and Pavel Isa Contreras have backed recent statements by President Danilo Medina in support of reducing tax exemptions and evasion instead of increasing tax rates if re-elected. The President’s comments confirm that the existing tax system is not working well and the taxes are penalizing economic activities in the formal sector, said …

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The National Statistics Office (ONE) has released its regional statistical reports focusing on the country’s demography, living conditions, environment, jobs, social security, economy, agriculture, political participation, education, health, police statistics, judicial statistics, poverty, transport and communication. The information was gathered for the Ninth National Population and Housing Census carried out in 2010. The statistics are …

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With the sobering statistic of 70% of traffic accidents involving a person driving under the influence of alcohol, the Ministry of Public Health and the alcoholic beverage companies in the country have agreed to work together to bring this number down. The plan is to instill a culture of responsible alcohol consumption. Minister Altagracia Guzman …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito says that major initiatives are underway in the country to prevent the Dominican Republic from being used as a sex tourism destination. He said that these initiatives seek to prevent vulnerable citizens from becoming victims of sex crimes, especially in tourism destinations. He was speaking during the opening of the …

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Following his release from Najayo Jail yesterday, Thursday 5 May 2016, Juan Manuel Moline Rodriguez appealed to society to give him a second chance. Journalists were waiting as he left Najayo Jail after serving his full 20-year sentence. He was found guilty of complicity with Mario Jose Redondo Llenas in the murder of the latter’s …

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Plaza de la Salud (HGPS) has announced that two sisters aged 11 and 16 who were attacked by their enraged father, Narciso Nunez Polanco who tried to poison them in revenge against his former wife Edith Medina Valenzuela. The father put the poison in passion fruit juice, which he served to the girls. He obliged …

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This is a shopping weekend. Major stores are offering attractive discounts on most of their merchandise in the lead up to the celebration of Mother’s Day on Sunday, 29 May 2016. La Sirena is advertising 5% off its entire Tramontina line of pots, knives and more, plus 20% off Samsung inverter split air conditioners and …

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