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Sobeida Felix says her civil rights are violated in prison -
Santo Domingo.- The inmate Sobeida Felix affirmed Friday that the Najayo prison authorities have limited her civil rights by curtailing her freedom of movement within the jail.
Dominican Immigration announces stricter passenger checks -
Santo Domingo.- Immigration director Sigfrido Pared today Friday announced the implementation of a system to digitally obtain fingerprints for the identification of passengers with their photo and prevent the escape of fugitives.
Gasoline, diesel will cost more starting Saturday -
SANTO DOMINGO. - The Industry and Commerce Ministry posted the fuel prices in effect from September 4 to 10, when premium gasoline will cost RD$160.60 per gallon, a jump of RD$1.40, and regular gasoline goes to RD$150.90, an increase of RD$0.50.
NY bound mule straps drugs to his leg, gets nabbed -
SANTO DOMIGO. – The Antinarcotics Agency (DNCD) arrested a man who was about to board a flight at Las Americas International Airport to New York Thursday night, with his legs wrapped with bags of cocaine and the inner soles of his tennis shoes stuffed with the same drug.
Top Deputy willing to give up tax free auto perk, partially -
Santo Domingo.- Chamber of Deputies president Abel Martinez said on Friday that he’s in favor of reducing the tax exemptions provided for the lawmakers to import one vehicle every two years free of import duties.
USAID helps poor towns craft precious wood, reforest -
BAYAGUANA, Dominican Republic.- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated RD$2.5 million to support 383 agro-forestry producers in the zones of Villa Altagracia, San Cristóbal, El Valle, Hato Mayor, Bayaguana, Monte Plata and Zambrana, Cotuí, to help them craft furniture and other items from wood for a competitive market.
Cisneros Group enters the Dominican TV market -
Santo Domingo.- The Cisneros Organization, through her global entertainment company Venevisión Continental, presented its new international TV channel project in the country ‘Venevisión +Plus Dominicana’, initiative developed especially for the Dominican Republic.
The View from Europe -
As this is being written six Caribbean tourism ministers are preparing to travel to London. There they will meet with the British Government, the region’s travel industry and aviation partners, and consult with the Caribbean Diaspora and diplomats from other nations.
Juan Luis Guerra to headline MTV concert in Spain -
San Fernando, Spain. - The Dominican music icon Juan Luis Guerra, accompanied by his group 440, will headline the macro-concert in October organized by the MTV television network.
Hoteliers conclude annual tourism industry fair -
SANTO DOMINGO.- Dominican Republic’s Hotels and Restaurants Association (Asonahores) concluded its 14th Commercial Exhibit 2010, which also served to end Haydée Kuret’s term as president of the organization.
Court subpoenas Santiago’s former mayor again -
Santo Domingo.- The Santiago Appellate Court Penal Chamber subpoenaed that city’s ex mayor Jose Enrique Sued to appear at 9 a.m. September 6, to face charges of violating several articles of the Laws on the Environment and on Health.
US agents arrest a Dominican with 30 Ks of drugs in pots and pans -
NEW YORK.- Customs and Border Protection Agents (CBP) arrested the Dominican Bernardo González in Kennedy International Airport, for trying to smuggle 30 kilos of cocaine with a street value of US$1.4 million.
Major highway's cost ballooned by expansion, official says -
Santo Domingo.- Public Works minister Victor Diaz Rúa on Wednesday said the cost for the construction of the Coral Highway increased by US$88 million because the size of the work duplicated
Justice Ministry tops all agencies in transparency for 4th straight year(Update) -
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Justice Ministry topped all Government agencies with an index of 99 points from a maximum of 100, in adherence to the norms that promote transparency in public management in 2010.
Brazil mulls making ammo, military gear in Dominican Republic -
Santo Domingo. – Brazil’s weapons industry mulls the possibility of setting up shop in the country with an ammunitions factory and other military gear, for which a delegation will come to Santo Domingo, revealed ambassador Joao Carneiro Da Cunha yesterday.
Cap Cana resort group to issue US$20M in bonds -
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- The Securities Superintendence (SV) authorized the resort group Cap Cana to issue US$20 million in corporate bonds, an offer to be applied in four sections of 5 million dollars, with a fixed coupon rate with a three year maturity.
Top official derails “constitutional engineers’” reelection train -
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Presidency’s Chief of Staff warned that keeping the topic of president re-election as a national issue aims to create obstacles for Leonel Fernandez’s Administration.
Haitians displace Dominicans in most informal jobs -
Santo Domingo.- For decades many Haitians work in jobs with much lower pay than most Dominicans would accept, but now the foreigners are taking over other activities and displacing the natives, despite their illegal status.
Dismissal may signal rift in Dominican Republic political coalition -
SANTO DOMINGO.- President Leonel Fernandez yesterday removed from the Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) the controversial Jose Francisco Peña Guaba, whose previous tenures in the Price Control Institute and the National Lottery were marked by scandal.
Puntacana Foundation donates motorcycles to nearby town’s Precinct -
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. - The Punta Cana International Airport donated two UM motorcycles to the Police precinct in the town Verón, through the Puntacana Foundation.
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