2018 – Page 264

TV investigative journalist Nuria Piera has shared with her viewers the plight of the mother of a four-year old boy, fathered by 81-year old Superintendence of Insurance Euclides Gutierrez, as a call for more regular child support payments. A DNA test a year and a half ago proved Gutierrez was the father, after which Gutierrez …

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Leading businessman José Luis Corripio Estrada (Pepín), president of the Grupo Corripio, urged that legislators pass First Job Code that includes measures to encourage businesses to hire more young people for an extended trial period of two to three years. He said the present lack of opportunities for unemployed young people can lead to social …

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A Panamanian business mission is traveling to the Dominican Republic from 20-23 March 2018, for business to business meetings with local colleagues. The Panamanians are interested in new market opportunities. The mission is organized by the Panamanian Agency for Promotion of Investments and Exports (ProInvex), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industries of Panama (MICI). …

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Rolando Gonzalez Bunster, chief executive of the Consorcio Energetico Punta Cana-Macao (CEPM), the largest electricity provider in the eastern region, announced during the Madrid FITUR tourism fair in Madrid that the company is investing US$140 million in a 90-megawatt natural gas and diesel-powered plant for the Bavaro hotel and residential area in Punta Cana. The …

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The government collected RD$9.47 billion in taxes after the approval of the second part of the sale of E. León Jimenes Corporation to the Brazilian multinational company, Ambev. The local owners now retain 15% of the company that is responsible for Presidente beer and Marlboro cigarettes, among other products. Read more in Spanish: Diario Libre …

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The Migration Agency (DGM) announced the arrest on Thursday, 18 January 2018, of 939 foreigners in Las Terrenas, Samaná. DGM inspectors visited the communities of Entrada La Bonita, Entrada del Boulevar del Atlántico, Entrada La Ceiba, Cruce de Sánchez, Puesto Come Pan, Puesto Jaimito and Puesto La Bodega. Also participating in the operation were military …

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Minister of Tourism, Francisco Javier Garcia, said that Cap Cana developers had requested permission to build high rises of 30 floors, and Macao developers had requested permission to build 45 floors. Both were authorized to build 22 floors. Speaking when interviewed by journalists during the FITUR trade show in Madrid, Garcia said this is authorized …

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More undocumented Haitians enter by way of the border with Haiti than those who enter legally, according to a report in Listin Diario published on 19 January 2018. Reporters concluded that the Migration Agency (DGM), the Customs Agency (DGA) and the Specialized Border Security Corps (Cesfront) have the technology to control the entrance and departure …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas announced on Thursday, 18 January 2018, the suspension of the Venezuelan government and opposition dialogue mediated by President Danilo Medina and Spanish former president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The meetings had been scheduled to resume on 18 January in Santo Domingo. There is no new date set. The suspension follows the …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) published in local newspapers and online on Friday, 19 January 2018, the new rules in effect after the Money Laundering Law No. 155-17 has gone into effect. The DGII warned that tax evaders can no longer hide behind bank secrecy. The DGII calls the attention of factories, vehicle dealerships, construction and …

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