2016 – Page 78

Even the so-called 24-hour power sectors are being affected by long blackouts and the CDEEE says the problems are being caused by a 491-megawatt deficit. According to the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), generators producing 226 megawatts are out of service for maintenance while another 265 megawatts are off the grid for commercial reasons. The CDEEE …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) has announced that collections for March 2016 totaled RD$29.42 billion, which represents an increase of RD$5.08 billion over the same month last year, a growth of 20.9%. Receipts for the first three months of this year now stand at RD$88,044.0 million, a 9.9% increase over last year. However, the DGII says …

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The Central Electoral Board’s (JCE) National IT Director Franklin Frias has announced that the results from any given polling station will be ready in 45 minutes. During a demonstration to the diplomatic corps, he said that the vote-counting teams would start by sending an uncompleted ballot paper to ensure that there is no data in …

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According to a poll carried out by the Mexican company Votia, the gap between Danilo Medina and Luis Abinader is narrowing. The poll was carried out among a sample of 1,200 between the 14 and 17 of April 2016 with a 95% level of confidence and a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2%. …

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Minister of the Presidency Gonzalo Montalvo has announced that a commission chaired by Elena Viyella, who heads the education NGO Educa, has been appointed to investigate accusations of irregularities after an NCDN video showed a “Quisqueya Aprende Contigo” literacy campaign graduation event where the supposed graduates had not attended the literacy courses. Mayor Roberto Salcedo, …

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Bauxite extraction and sales company Dovemco has announced that it will resume sales of the mineral once it concludes its negotiations with China, its main market. Company president Huascar Fernandez said that work was likely to resume in less than a month. In a press release, Dovemco said that the reactivation of the aluminum plants …

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Ramon De Jesus Ferrer will make history this Friday, 22 April 2016 when he becomes the first Dominican to referee a Major League Baseball game. The game will be between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers. Ferrer, who will be working as an umpire for the whole series, began his career as an umpire …

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The Fundacion Armid and the Carol Morgan School have announced the opening of a new branch of the Escuela de Tecnificacion Fundacion Real Madrid in Santo Domingo. The school seeks to provide the highest level of training for aspiring football players. The announcement was made by Fundacion ARMID president Carmelo Zubiaur, and Manuel Caceres Rodriguez, …

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Las Americas International Airport is still feeling the effects of the fire that began early Monday morning, 18 April 2016. On Tuesday following the fire all of the businesses, offices, the Ambassadors’ suites and VIP lounges in the Southern Terminal remained closed until the damage could be assessed following the fire in a warehouse in …

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The Police has announced the arrest of four foreigners in the eastern region and the National District, accused of cloning credit cards, theft and possession of counterfeit dollar bills. The arrested men are Bulgarian Aleckey Petrov Koralov, 33, Greek Latsis Spiros Vasilis, Serb Mario Malnar, 39, and Peruvian Gustavo Andres Ruiz Jimenez, 45. Police Criminal …

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