Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso has awarded the order of Duarte Sanchez Mella in the rank of Silver Cross to the outgoing Ambassador of Israel. Amos Radian recently ended his mission in the DR.
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With debts to suppliers reportedly standing at RD$162 million and a payroll of RD$19 million, the new mayor of Santiago has his hands tied in his first days at the helm of the city government, as reported in Diario Libre. According to reports, more than 3,800 employees on the Santiago municipality payroll were not paid on 25 August as due because of a garnishee order, whereby a court instructed a bank that funds held on behalf of a debtor should not be released until directed by the court. The decision comes as new Santiago Mayor Gilberto Serulle takes over from his eight-year predecessor Jose Enrique Sued. Serulle told the press that banks would grant him a loan to pay the wages to municipal workers. He said payments would start with city council employees who make less than RD$10,000 a month. He said he has inherited a city in a state [...]
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Several economists are warning that the decision to maintain the application of ITBIS tax on raw materials in Customs is “wrong.” The government chose this course to meet demands imposed by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF team was in Santo Domingo this month for the second and third review of the Stand-by Arrangement in effect since November 2009. As reported in El Dia, the economists said the decision would affect local business competitiveness, leading to price increases and job losses.
Henri Hebrard, Fernando Alvarez Bogaert and Bernardo Fuentes said the measure would not generate new revenues for the government. On the contrary, they said it would lead to distrust from potential investors.
“The IMF is acting with a short-term vision with this imposition and is inducing us to make mistakes. The payment of this tax is going to artificially increase Customs revenues but it is possible that [...]
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The government has issued Decree 414-10 authorizing four million RD$0.125 stamps for taxing alcoholic beverages. The stamp is aimed at collecting RD$500,000, as published in Diario Libre. The decree issued on 12 August also authorizes 400 million stamps for RD$0.04 on matches. This is aimed at collecting RD$1.6 million, for a total of RD$2.1 million.
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President Leonel Fernandez has appointed David A. Perez Taveras as the new president of the board of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel). He replaces Espaillat Senator Jose Rafael Vargas. Perez Taveras, who was on the board of Indotel, was appointed in Decree 483-10.
The same decree appoints Domingo Tavarez to replace Perez Taveras on the Indotel board. Tavarez had served as director of the Presidential Office of Information and Communication Technologies (OPTIC), as reported in El Dia.
www.indotel.gob.do/conoce-al-indotel/bioejecutivos/biografias-dr.-david-perez-taveras.html
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With a star cast including Zoe Saldana, Matt Dillon, Hayden Christensen, Idris Elba, rapper T.I., singer Chris Brown and Paul Walker, you would think the publicity machine for the film “Takers” would be working overtime.
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The 33 miners trapped in a collapsed mine in Chile have been told that it could take months before they are rescued.
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Video footage of the trapped miners in Chile has been shown to families of the men, and aired on Chilean TV
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The eight unexplained symptoms most closely linked to cancer are highlighted by health researchers.
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Michael Enright, 21, facing charges for allegedly stabbing a Muslim cabbie, had volunteered with a group that addresses trauma faced by veterans, its director said.
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