2019 – Page 11

After declaring the necessity for an urgent approval, the Senate went through the process of two readings and then the rubber-stamped approval of the PLD government’s near-trillion peso budget for 2020. The budget, at RD$997 billion, is the highest in the nation’s history. The Senate also approved the plan of the Executive Branch to seek …

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While it is true that the Dominican Republic has reduced its propensity to issue sovereign bonds over the past year, there is a growing tendency for the country to collect more debt. As reported, the Medina government contracted US$2.5 billion in sovereign debt in 2019, down from US$3.118 billion in 2018. This was revealed in …

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The Dominican Republic has slowly taken major steps to withdraw from oil dependency, which once reached 90% of all energy produced in the country. At present, petroleum comprises just about 30% of the fuels used to provide the nation’s electricity, as the country turns more to cleaner fuels – mainly natural gas, solar, wind power …

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The Expanded Immunization Program (PAI) will take place during the first half of 2020 and cover children between the ages of 1 to 4 years of age against measles and rubella. The director of the program, Dr. Zacarias Garib noted the high percentage of coverage and the expansion that the program has experienced. In 2001, …

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16 December 2019 is the very last day to obtain the sticker, called the “marbete,” the vehicular circulation tax in compliance with Transit Law 63-17. The National Traffic Safety Agency (Digesett) has announced that starting on Tuesday, 17 December 2019, vehicles without the sticker will be towed at the cost of the vehicle owner. Read …

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With events scheduled for Saturday, 14 December and Sunday, 15 December 2019, the two leading political parties, the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) celebrated caravans along the same route in the National District in support of their National District candidates and presidential candidates. The ruling PLD caravan was held …

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Pedro Silverio Alvarez, the former dean of economics at PUCMM and general manager of the Central Bank, has joined the economic team of Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) presidential candidate Luis Abinader. In an op-ed piece in Diario Libre he explains why he joined fellow economists Alejandro Fernandez and Jochi Vicente, who also will be backing …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) candidate for mayor of the National District, Carolina Mejía opened her campaign on Saturday, 14 December 2019 with the support of present mayor David Collado. Collado said he was supporting Mejía in heart and soul. The election is set for 16 February 2020. The activity was carried out at the …

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The candidate for mayor of the National District for La Fuerza del Pueblo (FP), 79-year old Johnny Ventura and vice mayor candidate Hony Estrella promised to present proposals to turn the National District into a model to follow in Latin America and the Caribbean. Johnny Ventura is best known as a legendary merengue orchestra leader, …

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The candidate for mayor of the National District for the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Domingo Contreras says Av. Mella should become a pedestrian walk and a new attraction for the city. Businesses have relocated to other areas abandoning the once former prime commercial avenue. Contreras says it can be renovated because it is in …

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