2012 – Page 118

A 37-year old lawyer, Jean Alain Rodriguez has been appointed director of the Center for Exports and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD). Rodriguez is an expert in trade and foreign investment. At the time of his appointment he was manager and legal advisor at the Domicem cement company. He has also worked as ambassador …

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Writing on Saturday, 18 August, Ines Aizpun, the diligent editor of Diario Libre captures the lukewarm optimism expressed by Dominicans on the first days of the President Danilo Medina presidency. The consensus she says was that the inaugural speech was good, but the cabinet not so good. The disappointment: many, too many familiar faces that …

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In an interview with Listin Diario, President Michel Martelly of Haiti, in the country for Danilo Medina’s inaugural ceremony, suggested that the Bilateral Mixed Commission should discuss President Danilo Medina’s proposal for a free trade agreement between both nations. He commented that based on the inaugural speech, President Medina has “very ambitious policies for his …

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On Friday, 17 August, President Medina swore in Police chief Jose Armando Polanco Gomez, deputy chief Victor Campusano Jimenez, and the director of the National Department of Investigations, William Munoz Delgado. Also the new chief of the Army, Major General Ruben Dario Paulino, Air Force, Major General Ramon Hernandez, and Navy Vice Admiral Edwin Dominici …

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Minister of Sports Jaime David Fernandez joined the soon-to-be-wed couple, 35-year old Elaine Hernandez (she owns bocatips.com, a food blog) and 36-year old Juan Francisco Conde, owner of the Opcion6 advertising agency. The couple had met on their bicycles in the Mirador del Sur Park in 2010. They decided to tie the knot with a …

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The Dominican Republic’s second heart transplant patient, Ana Melo died at 6:02am this morning, Monday 20 August, when her body rejected the heart. The 52-year old woman, who was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy, received the transplant three weeks ago at the Centro Cardio Neuro Oftalmologico y Transplante (Cecanot), a government clinic. The center announced it …

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Dominican two-time Olympic gold medal winner, Felix Sanchez will always be remembered for his emotional reaction when he was on the podium to receive the Olympic gold medal. A feature in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, 19 August describes that moment as “one of the most indelible images from the London 2012 Games” and …

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Canadian Circus Group Cirque Eloize is back in Santo Domingo and Santiago for performances of their show ID from 15-19 August at the National Theater (Santo Domingo) and 24-26 August at the Gran Teatro del Cibao (Santiago). The event is being promoted by Grupo Acego. Cirque Eloize was in Santo Domingo last year with their …

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Last night, Thursday 16 August, more than 5,000 people attended a cocktail reception hosted by the President and Vice President of the Republic, Danilo Medina and Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez. The event, which was held in the Presidential Palace was attended by special international guests, diplomats and local supporters. The President addressed his guests from …

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President Danilo Medina, by means of decree number 455-12, made a series of new appointments within the Armed Forces after his inauguration as President yesterday, Thursday 16 August. In addition to the appointment of Major General Sigfrido Pared Perez as his Armed Forces Minister, others appointed are: Major General Pedro Antonio Caceres Chestaro becomes Deputy …

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