2017 – Page 101

According to the director of the Tax Agency (DGII), Magín Díaz, starting in January 2018, the Simplified Procedure for Taxation will be relaunched so that more small and medium sized contributors can file taxes taking advantage of more simplified procedures. He said that the Simplified Procedure for Taxation has been in existence for several years …

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Minister for Economic Development from Curacao, Steven Martina, arrived in the country yesterday Monday, 28 August 2017, heading trade mission. The group will be in the Dominican Republic until 31 August, looking into ways to improve commerce, investment and business opportunities between the two countries. The mission to the country is in coordination with the …

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Experts from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Small Business (MICM) have stressed the need to adopt strategic mechanisms for increased exports, given the decline of the participation of Dominican exports in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Ministry is organizing the III Industry Congress to be held at the end of the year, as …

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ProDominicana is the newest entity created to promote exports and attract direct foreign investment. The new entity will operate under the governmental Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD). “ProDominicana provides an excellent opportunity for the Dominican economy to fully integrate into the global market and take a giant leap ahead in …

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The best news of the year for the island of Hispaniola is in a letter dated 25 August 2017. Mayor Ralph Youri Chevry of the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti has sent a letter dated 25 August 2017 to China’s Southwest Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute agreeing to a major Port-au-Prince Municipal Renovation Project. …

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The Raffy Matias merengue band and romantic song singer Ramón Orlando will be performing together at Lucía 203 in the Colonial City. The show, “Romantico y Bailable” is set for Friday, 1 September 2017 as of 10pm. Tickets are for sale online at Ticketexpress for RD$1,000 per person. 28 August 2017

Dominican Republic national basketball team is in Montevideo, Uruguay for the FIBA AmeriCup. The Dominican Republic will be playing in Group C of the Gropu Phase of the tournament. Group C of the FIBA AmeriCup 2017 will be played from August 28-30 at the Palacio Peñarol in Montevideo with the participation of the national teams …

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The lower-seeded Dominican girls volleyball team was the big surprise during the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World Championship that took place in Argentina. The Dominican team played what FIVB described as a “spectacular final match” losing 3-1 to the defending champions from Italy. The game went 25-23, 19-25, 25-12 and 25-20). Dominican Republic fought hard …

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The representative of Duarte province (San Francisco de Macorís), 24-year old 5’11 Carmen Muñoz Guzmán was crowned Miss Dominican Republic by her predecessor Sal García during a gala that for the first time took place outside of Santo Domingo. The stage of the Gran Teatro Cibao in Santiago was chosen this time to host the …

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Seeking to raise the Dominican awareness of the harm human plastic wastes cause to the oceans, the Race for Water solar catamaran science boat docked in Santo Domingo for a three-week visit. Race for Water is organizing talks about how plastic waste can be transformed into an energy resource. The ship visit is coordinated by …

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