2017 – Page 102

Puerto Rican Secretary of State Luis Rivera Marin was in Santo Domingo on Friday, 25 August 2017, to meet with President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace. During the visit he announced a mission of Puerto Rican businessmen would visit soon to reach agreements to facilitate trade. Also present was Minister of Foreign Relations Miguel …

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Visiting Vice Minister of Foreign Relations of Taiwan, Jose Maria Liu, said Taiwan in a near future could develop infrastructure works in the country. He was accompanied by Taiwan ambassador Valentino Ji Zen Tang. They announced that two delegations of Taiwan businessmen will be visiting shortly. More investors could come to follow in the footsteps …

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The president of the Santo Domingo Hotels Association admitted that several hotels have not installed residual water treatment plants but said that this is a problem that needs to be resolved in general. He argued that neither high-rise residential towers nor the government offices have water treatment plants. Roberto Henríquez, president of AHSD said that …

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In May 2007, the national debt, not included the Central Bank debt, was US$7.5 billion. Ten years later, in May 2017, under the country now owes US$20.8 billion. The national nonfinancial public sector debt is now at a staggering US$28,369.8 million as of May 2017. This is an increase of 275.34% over ten years, under …

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Truckers affiliated to the Fenatrado truckers association blocked cargo operations at the Haina Port on Friday, 25 August 2017. The president of the Dominican Association of Centers and Logistics Operators (Asologic), Salvador Figueroa, said that this kind of action generates losses in the millions of pesos to the country. He called for the government to …

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Statistics from the Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) show that freight trade movement at Dominican ports was up 38.81% for the first quarter of 2017. Apordom says 488,409 freight containers arrived, or 136,542 more than compared to the same period in 2016 when 351,867 arrived to Dominican ports. Apordom makes the point that while the number …

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The Baní city store owned by senator Wilton Guerrero Dumé and his wife Nelly Melo Matos, who is the provincial governor, was shut down by the Tax Agency (DGII) last week. The closure of department store Gran Maravilla and Maravilla Dama owned by the senator and governor, were part of an operation of the DGII …

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For years, few businesses in Samaná have paid taxes to the government. Now, the Tax Agency (DGII) under Magin Diaz says these businesses need to begin to pay their fair share of taxes. The agency met with the business community of Samana last week and said that those who do not meet their tax obligations …

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The construction of the Punta Catalina coal-fired power central in Peravia province is behind schedule by about a year, as reported in Diario Libre on Saturday, 26 August 2017. Furthermore, the newspaper says that Consorcio Odebrecht-Tecnimont-Estrella, the builder, is requesting that the Dominican government pay an additional US$708 million more than contractually stipulated. Ruben Jiménez …

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The Ministry of Interior and Police is giving persons in arrears with their firearm permit status a grace period from 1 to 30 September 2017 to get their firearm permits in order. There are also reductions in the fees to be paid to encourage compliance. Those that are behind in their permit for two to …

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