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The new Chief of the National Police, Major General Jose Armando Polanco Gomez, told reporters yesterday that he has instructed regional directors and area commanders to tell police agents to cease the practice of stopping citizens in dark areas. He says this leads to confusion. He told Hoy that agents would from now on be posted in well-lit areas in order to avoid unfortunate situations.

This statement contrasts with that of official National Police spokesman General Nelson Rosario, who had advised people to “stop or face the consequences” during the past term of Major General Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin.

Major General Polanco Gomez promised that his tenure as Police Chief would be transparent and that any of his agents who used excessive force would be discharged and would face criminal charges in court.

He said that the country was at a point in its history where “the [...]

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The Fernandez administration has started collecting the 16% VAT tax (the tax on the transfer of manufactured goods and services or ITBIS) on raw materials imported by manufacturers. The Pro-Industry Law had established this tax would be collected on sales goods not at the port of entry of the inputs.

The government says the move will allow them to collect between RD$1.8 billion and RD$2.0 billion from now until the end of the year. The measure, which was communicated to the Customs collectors last weekend, has been rejected by manufacturers, who say it violates Art. 20 of Law 392-07.

In a paid advertisement today, 21 industrial associations protested Customs applying the tax. Former President Hipolito Mejia sided with the manufacturers and asked the administration to correct the move.

In a press release, manufacturers say the measure will de-capitalize many businesses that will have to find money they [...]

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During a meeting last night at the Presidential Palace, President Leonel Fernandez warned public transport business union leaders that the government was not able to concede or satisfy requests for funding to the sector. Nonetheless, the President said he would consider mechanisms for renewing vehicle fleets through financing, Ignacio Ditren, director of the Metropolitan Bus Service Office (OMSA) told reporters after the meeting.

“The President spoke clearly. He said that the government was in a difficult situation with the deficit it has and that he could neither concede nor give anything, not even a ‘Bono-Diesel’ or anything else”, said Ditren.

According to a report from the OMSA director and the president of the leading transport group, the National Transport Confederation (Conatra), Antonio Marte, the parties agreed that a commission would coordinate the evaluation of all options for renewing passenger vehicles with the Minister of Hacienda.

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The government has applied two pro-rata-ed quotas of the indexation of inflation on the gasoline taxes. These corrections were for 3.21% and 3.20%. Prices did not climb because the increases in the tax component of gasoline prices were absorbed by the reduction in the price of fuel due to lower oil prices. Only the price of LPG was increased. Other fuel prices dropped. The indexation, or adjustment for inflation on fuels as per Law 112-00 on Hydrocarbons increased taxes by RD$1.52 on premium and by RD$1.34 for regular. Diesel fuel taxes were increased by RD$0.74, or 4.21% for the regular blend.

The Hotel and Restaurant Association (Asonahores) said that the fuel that is undergoing the greatest increase in price is Avtur (Aviation/turbine), where the tax increases went from RD$4.26 to RD$5.16, leading to a 21.12% increase in price.

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President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated a new industrial park in southwestern San Cristobal yesterday. The PYMI Industrial Park San Cristobal (PISAN) and the three technological centers and childcare centers also included in the complex were built on the site of the old Glass Factory (Favidrio) at a cost of RD$132 million. The complex, which could create 3,850 new jobs, was a joint project between the Patrimonial Fund of the Reformed Businesses (Fomper) and the Center for Development and Competitiveness (Pro-Industria). The industrial park is designed with small and medium business in mind and includes training centers. There is a childcare facility on the premises for parents undergoing training. The second stage of the project is expected to attract 120 small to medium businesses and provide jobs for an additional 5,850 people.

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The death toll from the devastating mudslides in China’s Yunnan province now stands at 38, with 54 people still missing, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, citing a local police chief.

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In what would mark a major shift in counter-terrorism strategy, the Obama administration is considering adding military assets to the fight against al Qaeda in Yemen, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

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In what would mark a major shift in counter-terrorism strategy, the Obama administration is considering adding military assets to the fight against al Qaeda in Yemen, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

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Businesses are getting increasingly creative with how they perceive, manage and apply their analytics functions, discussed some execs at a roundtable in Toronto. Plus, the four pillars of SAP’s analytics strategy. WITH VIDEO

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The family of an MI6 worker from Anglesey whose body was found in a holdall at his London flat say they are devastated by the discovery.

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