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Samuel Conde, spokesman for the Puerto Multimodal de Punta Caucedo, announced construction of the transshipment port will start in January. The US$200 million port will primarily handle container freight cargo. The port will be built to attract trade coming through by way of Latin America and headed for North America or Europe. The construction of …

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Vice President-elect Milagros Ortiz Bosch said that the Mejía government will not look the other way regarding cases of corruption found by the new authorities. She said that the legal system now operates independently and could study cases of corruption found in previous administrations.

Aura Celeste Fernández said that the Chief of the Police, Mayor General Pedro de Jesus Candelier Tejada gave in to the corrupt structures within the National Police inherited from the days of the Trujillo Dictatorship. She made the statement during a visit to the office of District Attorney Francisco Domínguez Brito to present cases of …

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Indotel closed 12 radio stations that were transmitting illegally in San Pedro de Macoris. The Asociacion Dominicana de Radiodifusoras (Adora) had urged the closing of the illegal stations that were interfering with the signal of their members. Indotel recently announced a nationwide operation to close the more than 100 stations operating illegally in violation of …

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The Dominican Association of Free Zones (Adozona) and the Association of Industries of Haiti (AIH) will meet in Santo Domingo to sign a cooperation agreement. A delegation of 15 leading Haitian industrialists is visiting for the important event. The idea is to create a strategic alliance between the private sectors of both nations. Local companies …

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The Commissioner for the Support of the Reform and Modernization of Justice, Aura Celeste Fernandez rejected the conclusions of the Police commission that investigated her claim of sexual abuse of minors in Santo Domingo Police stations. She said she would pass her claim to Dr. Francisco Domínguez Brito, District Attorney. She said that Police commission …

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The National Congress passed the Ministry of Youth. The bill now passes onto the Presidency for approval. The mission of the new government department is to foster activities destined to improve the quality of life of the younger segments of the population. El Siglo newspaper says that the designated new minister of Youth will be …

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Cesar Sanchez, designated the new CDE of the state, and Hernani Salazar, in charge of the electricity commission of the PRD transition team, urged the government not to sign an agreement with the private generators and distributors that would bind the resources generated by electricity sales. Reportedly, the government today would sign the agreement that …

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