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2011 – Page 9

2011News

DR slides in Doing Business report

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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The DR has been ranked 108th in Ease of Doing Business on a list of 183 economies that were measured for the Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World. The report assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies and ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation such as starting …

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2011News

A garbage dump outside Duquesa

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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Delays in the repairs of the road leading to the Duquesa municipal dump have resulted in large piles of garbage accumulating in Santo Domingo neighborhoods. Trucks have had difficulties reaching the municipal dump, while others are picking up garbage but dumping it at the point where the road turns bad, as reported in Diario Libre. …

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2011News

Tarantulas from Mexico to Switzerland

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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International news reports carry the story of customs officers in Zurich that arrested a Swiss man who attempted to smuggle 261 endangered Mexican red-kneed tarantulas into Switzerland via the Dominican Republic. The tarantulas were each packed in their own plastic bags. The tarantulas, which are mildly poisonous to humans, grow up to six inches long …

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2011News

Police officer, son and bodyguard killed in accident

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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Police Lieutenant Colonel Jose Antonio Pulinario Rodriguez, his son, and bodyguard Carlos Alberto Taveras died yesterday around 7:30pm in what is described as an accident off 6 de Noviembre Highway. The three men were on the way to a farm belonging to Pulinario. It was 17-year old Juan Carlos Pulinario’s birthday. They were killed when …

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2011News

US citizen suspected of marijuana operation

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) has reported the arrest of 31-year old US citizen Richard Michael Spelman who operated as a supplier and vendor of imported marijuana. He sold Platinium Kusk, Platinum Og, Lavender and White Widow marijuana, reportedly imported from California and Florida. The DNCD said that the drug had a 10-12% concentration …

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2011News

Dominicans in the World Series

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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Dominican pitcher Neftali Feliz ensured that the Texas Rangers won 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday to tie the World Series that now will be played in Texas. Dominicans tuned into the game in which eight Dominicans are playing: Adrian Beltre, Nelson Cruz, Octavio Dotel, Neftali Feliz, Rafael Furcal, Esteban German, Alexi Ogando and …

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2011News

6 medals on Tuesday

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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Dominican athletes competing in the Pan-American Games in Mexico celebrated yesterday after winning six medals n two silvers and four bronzes. In table tennis, Xue Wu lost in the finals to Zhang Mo, of Canada. Ju Lin did not fulfill his ambition to become the only Dominican athlete to win gold in three Pan Am …

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2011News

Busy program at Centro Cultural Perello

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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Residents in the southwest, mainly San Cristobal, Bani and Azua are benefitting from the active calendar of events at the new Centro Cultural Perello. On Friday, 21 October at 7pm, the Youth Symphony Orchestra presents a concert conducted by Professor Darwin Aquino. On Thursday, 27 October, Celsa Albert Batista will give a talk: The Trujillo …

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2011News

Congress fast tracks 2012 National Budget

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 19, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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The PLD-majority Chamber of Deputies has fast tracked the second reading of the 2012 National Budget for RD$430 billion. The deputies, like their colleagues in the PLD-majority Senate, chose not to modify the bill as was received from the Executive Branch. The proposal passed with 83 votes in favor and 57 against. It now returns …

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2011News

Groups insist on Budget changes

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onOct 19, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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Despite the fact that the General Budget of the State for 2012 literally “flew” through the first and second round of voting in the Chamber of Deputies this week, some stubborn groups of citizens and jurists are insisting that it should be changed. Some groups launched acidic commentaries about the alacrity with which the proposal …

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