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AMET-OMSA tirade

The director of the Metropolitan Transort Authority (AMET), Hamlet Hermann said that the government has strangled his department ever since four months ago President-elect Hipólito Mejía praised his work and said that he would confirm him in the post if he won the election, which he did. Hermann said that the government is four months …

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Puerto Plata Airport remodeling under way

The Puerto Plata International Airport Gregorio Luperon has forthcoming a RD$10 million expansion for the next few months. Administrator Michael Nicolas of Aerodom, the new private airport concessionaire, announced this includes the revamping of the runway this October. During October, the landing strip will be closed for night flights in order to facilitate repair works. …

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Mexico and Venezuela promise preferential petrol price

The Listín Diario report on President Fernández’s recent trip to Colombia to participate in the Grupo de Río summit talks, says that the statesman met with the Presidents of Venezuela and Mexico and discussed petrol prices. The DR has a preferential petrol purchase agreement with these two countries. The Listín Diario reports President Fernández says …

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Six Haitians and one Dominican dead in frontier truck chase

Six Haitians and a Dominican died as a result of a borderline road chase between a people-smuggler and a frontier patrol. A yellow Daihatsu truck transporting 30 illegal Haitians attempting to migrate to the DR tried to elude persecution by staff of the Destacamentos Operativos de Inteligencia Fronteriza (DOIF). Eight other illegal Haitians are injured …

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