2017 – Page 135

The Dominican Tour Operator Association honored Pawa Dominicana as the “Airline of the Year” during the first edition of the Adotur Awards that took place at the Hard Rock Café at the Blue Mall. The airline was recognized for its many bookings, its support to travel agencies and its service in the country. Marleidy Mosquea …

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A new proposal that has been approved by the Senate for a tax on incoming telephone calls and SMS messages to help finance the 911 service is rejected by the telecommunications companies in the Dominican Republic. The companies argue that international long distance calls are already declining and the new tax will accelerate their demise. …

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Local transactions in debit, credit and prepaid cards, were above RD$40 billion last year, according to Augusto Romano, president of Digo Interactive Media Network. Romano made the point when speaking during the 13th Encuentros Interactivos conference. He said these cards are increasingly being used to pay for basic services such as water, electricity, license plate …

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Deloitte economist Nassim Alemany told Diario Libre that in 2016 the Dominican Republic received US$5.2 billion in remittances through formal channels. This is around 7.3% of the Gross Domestic Product. Remittances are an important source of revenue for Dominican families and help fill in the void generated by increasing imports compared to exports in the …

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On Monday 17 July 2017, the extension granted for status regularization to 143,000 foreigners who registered under the National Plan for Foreigner Status Legalization (PNRE) expired. The PNRE dates back to 2014-2015. The foreigners, mostly Haitians, were given the extra time to present the required documentation. The main obstacle to the regularization of the Haitians …

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The Dominican government has announced that it has re-launched the Programa de Ventas Populares that sells low cost food staples at the Comedores Económicos, the state-subsidized cafeterias in 10 provinces in the south and southwest. The program would benefit 200,000 people in the area. Program director general, Nicolás Calderón, said that the Program will operate …

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Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier García announced the government’s support of a strategic plan with the private sector to make locally-made arts and crafts more readily available to tourists. He made the announcement after meeting with arts & crafts representatives and cultural promoters. García said the plan is to promote the arts and crafts to …

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The National Magistracy Council (CNM) announced the postponing of the Supreme Court of Justice and Superior Electoral Court judges assessment meeting for Tuesday, 25 July 2017 at the Ministry of Interior and Police. The meeting gives the members of the CNM more time to deliberate on the choices. There are 83 candidates being reviewed. The …

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On Sunday, 16 May 2017, President Danilo Medina visited El Pinar, in the province of San José de Ocoa, where he offered financial and logistical support to farmers of a local cooperative. The associated farmers work an area of 5,000 tareas (1 tarea = 629 square meters) of avocados and other fruits and vegetables. The …

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President Danilo Medina was in Punta Cana on Monday, 17 July 2017, where he was honored by Punta Cana hoteliers for his contributions to the tourism boom in the East. Speaking for the hoteliers, Ernesto Veloz, president of the Association of Hotels and Tourism Projects of the East (Asoleste) mentioned the impact on hotel development …

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