2017 – Page 95

In the country there have been 567 homicides of minors from 2014 to the first semester of this year, according to the Citizen Security Observation. The most recent cases were Fernelis Carrión and Emely Peguero, both 16 years old. This data represents an average of 141 murders of minor per year, with 81% homicides of …

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Arístides Victoria Yeb, president of the bi-chamber commission that is studying the Political Parties Bill, arrived at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Monday 4 September 2017, to meet with President Danilo Medina. He said that the study of the new proposed law will be completed this month. There were other members of the commission present at …

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A report in Diario Libre on 4 September 2017 focuses on the quadrupling of the social welfare budget of the Presidency from 2008. In 2008, during the last Presidency of President Leonel Fernandez, social welfare programs managed by the Presidency’s Social Cabinet were RD$6,102,725,328. For 2017, now under President Danilo Medina, the Social Cabinet budget …

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A recent article in Diario Libre focuses on the borrowing spree undertaken by Presidents of the Dominican Republic since 2000. The country’s three most recent administrations have incurred a whopping US$29.7 billion in public debt from 2000 to 2016. When President Hipólito Mejía (2000-2004) took office, the consolidated public debt was US$4.38 billion. At the …

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The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) and the country’s copyright office (ONDA) are partnering to strengthen the country’s fight against content and pay-TV piracy. The main goal of the partnership is to create an inter-institutional board that unifies the efforts against piracy and presents a common front against pirate companies and distributors of pirate technologies. According …

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The Ministry of Agriculture and the Customs Agency (DGA) announced the upcoming implementation of the Single Window (or One Stop Shop) for Foreign Trade (VUCE-RD) for expediting procedures for export and import of farm products. The expedited procedures call for digitizing and simplifying the application process. Agriculture Minister Ángel Estévez explained the new procedure is …

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The government is looking to boost the economy with the injection of new resources to boost construction, production and consumption. The actions are taken after the Gross Domestic Product has declined to 4%. José Ramón Peralta, Administrative Minister of the Presidency, said on Sunday, 3 September 2017, that the government is making available RD$20 billion …

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On Sunday, 3 September 2017, President Danilo Medina promised to help farmers and fishermen from Palmar de Ocoa, a vacation and fishing enclave and town. The government will provide assistance for farms on 2,000 tareas (1 tarea = 629 square meters) to produce plantains, bananas, onions, casava, garlic and eggplant. The governmental Dominican Agrarian Institute …

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All attention in the country is now focused on preparing for Hurricane Irma as recent weather reports show it is a grave threat for the country. There were hopes, following the early forecasts, that on Monday afternoon, 4 September 2017, the category 3 hurricane would begin its move to the west but the 2pm bulletin …

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After winning gold with his brother in the 4 x 400 relay in the University Games in August 2017 in Taiwan, Luguelin Santos raced for the gold in the Diamond League in his 400m event. He clocked in at 45.67, ahead of Rabah Yousif (46.10) and Martyn Rooney (46.29) of Great Britain. 23-year old Santos …

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