2017 – Page 4

The Tax Agency (DGII) has published the tax exemption levels to be applied to wages and earnings in the Dominican Republic in 2018. These are: Earnings up to RD$416,220 a year are exempt. That breaks down to people making up to RD$34,685 a month will not pay income taxes. Earnings from RD$416,220.01 to RD$624,329.00 will …

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Ocoa Bay is inviting the public to celebrate New Year’s at their club facilities in Palmar de Ocoa from 9pm. The 31 December 2017 event includes a RD$package dancing, buffet dinner and cup of champagne for RD$1,536, including taxes and legal tip. Reservations need to be made by no later than 26 December by calling …

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Jazz en Dominicana is celebrating the 8th anniversary of Fiesta Sunset Jazz with the Friday, 29 December 2017, concert by Alex Diaz & Santo Domingo Afrojazz – Merengue Organico. The 8th anniversary marks the staging of 388 jazz, blues, bossa concerts in Santo Domingo. More than 280 musicians and singers from all around the country …

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The President of the Dominican Cycling Federation, Jorge Blas Diaz, announced that the Vuelta Independencia will take place 22-27 February 2018. The most important cycling event in the Caribbean, the event takes cyclists from around the world on panoramic routes all throughout the nation. The competition this year has been shortened to six stages, instead …

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The Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship continues on Tuesday, 26 December 2017, with the participation of the Gigantes del Cibao, Leones del Escogido, Aguilas Cibaeñas and Tigres del Licey in a round robin short series. This list is in the order they finished the regular season. The two southeastern teams – Estrellas Orientales and Toros …

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Baby Astrid continues to recover after her heart operation at the Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Her parents reported that the little girl who was born with a congenital heart disease on 10 October 2017, spent her first Christmas without breathing tubes. The baby was operated on 13 November after traveling to Boston with …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reported the seizing of 499 packages of white powder substance suspected of being cocaine on Friday, 22 December 2017, off the eastern coast of the La Altagracia province. Santo Domingo. The drugs were intercepted inside a speed boat that was pursued by units of the Air Force (FARD), Armada …

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El Dia reports that the Venezuelan drug capo, 44-year old Yoel Antonio Palmar Vergel, arrested in Colombia, used the Dominican Republic as the bridge to transport drugs to Europe and the United states and also to launder drug money. He had purchased large properties in the Dominican Republic to launder the money, including the Malecon …

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Angel Rondon, self-described as the commercial representative for the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, confirmed to El Dia over the Christmas holidays that his US visa has been revoked. While unusual, the US government has issued a statement indicating that the visa had been cancelled and the reason for this. The US government published online that …

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The civic movement Green March (Marcha Verde) is calling for a Sunday, 28 January 2018, march on the intersection of Av. Mexico with Calle 30 de Marzo in front of the Presidential Palace. The march will take place beginning at 9am. The group said that the list of actions to be taken in 2018 will …

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