2017 – Page 294

Minister of Hacienda Donald Guerrero Ortiz announced the successful placement of Dominican sovereign bonds for the amount of US$1.2 billion as authorized by the National Budget Law 690-16. The new 10-year bonds will yield 5.95%. Guerrero said that the bonds were sold in three hours and the total demand was US$2.9 billion. He said 180 …

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President-elect of Haiti Jovenel Moise guaranteed that the around 30,000 Haitians that are waiting to receive identity documentation from Haiti will obtain their documents in a reasonable time frame. Passports and birth certificates are needed for thousands of Haitian residents in the Dominican Republic to complete the legalizing of their status. Moise made the statement …

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The Chamber of Deputies approved during the Wednesday, 18 January 2017 session a first reading on the bill that would ban the use of cell phones and establish the blocking of microwave transmissions to and from the nation’s penitentiaries. The legislation was written by deputy Juan Julio Campos (PLD-La Altagracia) and proposes to regulate phone calls …

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Environment Minister Francisco Dominguez Brito, told El Nacional reporters on Wednesday, 18 January 2017 that the Valle Nuevo National Park has suffered “irreparable” damage. He said, however, that the Ministry was working to return this protected area to its former splendor. As he took part in a brunch organized by the National Network of Business …

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The Attorney General of the Republic reported on Wednesday, 18 January 2017 in the afternoon, that they were executing a search warrant in the offices of the Brazilian engineering firm of Odebrecht on Pedro Henriquez Ureña Avenue in the National District. Diario Libre reported that two truckloads of specialized police units took part in the …

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