2025 – Page 162

The 27% income tax rate imposed on businesses in the Dominican Republic is hindering competitiveness and deterring foreign investment, according to the Regional Center for Sustainable Economic Strategies (Crees). The organization advocates for a transformation of the fiscal environment to promote a simpler, more neutral, and competitive tax system. “The latest available data shows that …

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Bernardo Vega is known as a man with a brilliant mind. The many roles he has undertaken are impressive. The 87-year old former Central Bank governor has also been the Dominican ambassador to the United States and the director of the Dominican Museum. He is the author or editor of hundreds of books unfolding chapters …

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Much uncertainty continues to affect Haitians regarding actions taken or to be taken by the Trump administration that could result in half a million deportations of Haitians benefited by TPS status. Haiti depends much on the remittances of its large population in the United States. The Trump administration is allowing those who had received TPS …

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Tourism Minister David Collado issued a statement on 12 March 2025 via X expressing his support to the family and friends and stressing the interest of the Dominican Republic in resolving the case of the 20-year old tourist who has been missing since the early morning of 6 March 2025. Sudiksha Konanki had traveled to …

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The International Police (Interpol) has issued a Yellow Notice in the case of Sudiksha Konanki, the 20-year old Indian tourist whose whereabouts are unknown. She was last seen when headed for the beach at around 4:15am after partying at the discotheque of the Riu Republica where she was staying. A Yellow Notice is a global …

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The US FBI, Dominican prosecutors, Interpol, a detective from the Sheriff’s Office of a community in Virginia state, and Dominican police are investigating the whereabouts of 20-year old Sudiksha Konanki, gone missing on the early morning of Friday, 6 March 2025 at the Riu Republica in Punta Cana. She was here with five friends on …

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French national Georges Antoine Thevenet was sentenced on Wednesday, 12 March 2025 to one year in prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a “negligent fumigation” incident. Thevenet is a woodmaking artist who worked with used wood yet was not a professional fumigation outfit. This tragic event resulted in the deaths of …

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Giralda Busto de Imbert passed away on 9 March 2025. She is credited for founding the Fundacion Fenix to bring relief to family suffering from addiction issues The Fundación Fenix is a leading local private non-profit dedicated to helping families revert and survive addiction in the family. Busto de Imbert is the second wife of …

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In recent years, the Dominican Republic has been positioning itself as a mecca for sports tourism. As part of this path, the Ministry of Sports has pledged its support for the traditional Félix Sánchez Classic, with its fifth edition set to take place on Saturday, 29 March 2025, at the Luguelin Santos Track in the …

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One would wonder if on the agenda of the legislators at the Chamber of Deputies in the Dominican Republic there are not more important bills to be studying and championing than the changing of the name of a province. But, Deputy Luis Alcides Baez (Peravia-PRM) is convincing deputies and senators that the time is right …

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