2012 – Page 113

The Dominican Institute for Integrated Development (IDDI) has published a the results of a study, “The Environment Protection Program” conducted with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Project coordinator Evaydee Perez and researcher Michela Izzo presented the findings to Listin Diario, showing that 60% of …

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Donald Trump has issued a US$5.8 million lawsuit against Cap Cana S.A. and its owners for neglecting to pay him license fees for the use of his name for the Cap Cana luxury resort. The 8,000-acre, oceanfront project was launched in 2007 with sales of the Trump Farallon Estates at Cap Cana, a gated community …

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Tropical Storm Isaac took a pronounced southern turn as it passed by Saona Island off the country’s southeastern coast. This explains why hardly any rain or bad weather was felt in Punta Cana, La Romana and Santo Domingo as the storm passed by further away on a course that even took it south of the …

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In a press conference today, Friday 24 August, a spokesman for the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) said that Dominicans should not lower their guard, as the storm is not over. The COE reports that the red alert is maintained for 22 provinces, and there is a yellow alert for the remaining 10. This morning, …

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The Education Ministry (Minerd) closed all the country’s state schools from noon on Thursday 23 August, in anticipation of the arrival of tropical storm Isaac. Meanwhile, the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) also announced that there would be no classes on Friday. Minister of Education Josefina Pimentel called on all principals, teachers and the …

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Machepa Teatro presents A.D.I.O.S. (GOODBYE), a drama disguised as a romantic comedy, but laden with black humor. It focuses on how little people communicate in this ultra-communicated age. The play stars Wendy Alba and director Hamlet Bodden. Costumes are by Renata Cruz, and music is by Louis Andriessen and Phillip Glass. Libelula, Espacio Cultural is …

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In an announcement following his first cabinet meeting yesterday, Wednesday, 22 August, President Danilo Medina outlined measures restricting the use of official vehicles, governmental advertising, foreign travel, expense accounts, credit cards and more. Credit card use is prohibited for all high-ranking officials with the exception of the President and Vice President, ministers, directors and administrators. …

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The new Code of Ethics formulated during yesterday’s Government Cabinet Meeting was signed by the President, the Vice President, Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez and the officials present. In the proposal Medina says that he will work with honesty, fairness, efficiency, transparency and dedication. The initiative instructs the President to present his sworn declaration of assets …

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Who would have thought that the Dominican government commercial bank offers six times more on deposits in US$ than Scotiabank, a large private bank. Scotia bank offers 0.55% on fixed savings certificates, Alejandro Fernandez W. comments in his Economy News in Diario Libre today, Thursday 23 August. Banreservas offers 3.27%. He said that as a …

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The tremendous power held by the two generals closest to Leonel Fernandez is now a thing of the past after a significant number of generals and colonels were left without any command post assignments throughout the Armed Forces. Generals Belisario Medina y Medina and Ramon Aquino Garcia have gone from being influential voices in decisions …

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