2018 – Page 207

Customs Agency made clear on Tuesday, 3 April 2018 that personal items are still duty free. Mentioned among these are clothing, laptop, camera, cell phone, and gifts for up to US$500. “The rights of passengers continue as they were. It is not true that duties need to be paid on the items categorized as personal …

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Opposition leader Miguel Ceara Hatton said that the data presented by President Danilo Medina in his 27 February 2018 state of the nation address are misleading. Medina mentioned the creation of 120,000 jobs last year. But economist Ceara Hatton said that 87% of these jobs were in the informal sector or in government. He said …

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52% of Dominicans eligible to vote approve the Medina administration, 38.6% believe efforts of the government are taking the country in the wrong direction. 56.3% understand the best achievements by the Medina administration have been in the education sector. The next best achievement is the implementation of the 911 emergency system, mentioned by 12.1% of …

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The March 2018 Asisa Research/Listin Diario poll revealed that 33.9% of Dominicans eligible to vote in the 2020 general election say that corruption is the main problem in the country. This is a first time that corruption is viewed as the principal problem in the Dominican Republic. Corruption is followed by insecurity and delinquency, mentioned …

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81% of Dominicans polled for the March 2018 Asisa Research/Listin Diario poll believe Haitian immigration is detrimental to the Dominican Republic. 35.6% responded that Haitian migration is a burden for public health and the national education system. Haitian migrants benefit from the free public health and education services available to all in the Dominican Republic. …

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81% of Dominicans polled for the March 2018 Asisa Research/Listin Diario poll believe Haitian immigration is detrimental to the Dominican Republic. 35.6% responded that Haitian migration is a burden for public health and the national education system. Haitian migrants benefit from the free public health and education services available to all in the Dominican Republic. …

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Asisa Research poll results released this week via the Listin Diario reveal that 71% do not want the Constitution to be amended again so that President Danilo Medina can run for President a third time. The same poll indicates that former President Leonel Fernandez of the ruling PLD party and former PRM presidential candidate Luis …

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According to a poll by Asisa, some 71% of Dominicans think that the Constitution of the Republic should not be changed to allow Danilo Medina to run again. If the Constitution were changed, 65% were unlikely or very unlikely to vote for Medina and 31% said very or somewhat likely to vote for him, according …

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Smog in the early morning continues to affect residents in the National District, Santo Domingo West, Santo Domingo North and Los Alcarrizos. Domingo Contreras, director of Special Programs for the Presidency (DIGEPEP), suspects the smoke that has been affecting Greater Santo Domingo for the last three days was due to an accidental fire on a …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations says that soon document legalization and apostille services will be available 24/7 online at the mirex.gob.do website of the Ministry. Upon making the announcement, Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas said the digital service is in the direction of making government services more timely, economic and accessible to the population. He explained …

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