2012 – Page 182

Several traders in Bonao, Moncion, Navarrete and other towns have been swindled with counterfeit US$100, RD$200, RD$500, RD$1000 and RD$2000 bills that have been circulating in the area for several days. One colmado owner in Bonao, Juan Santana, complained that he was tricked with a fake US$100 bill. The National Police have arrested five people …

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During a recent visit to the Dominican Republic, Pierre-Yves Cousteau, son of famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, warned that if overfishing continues, there would be no more fish by 2030-2040, as reported in Hoy. Cousteau was in the country for a talk on “Preservation of the Flora and Fauna in the Caribbean” sponsored by the Fundacion …

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Starting today, the rainfall that has affected much of the country since the weekend will start to fall off, lingering mainly in the south and central areas, according to the Weather Department (Onamet). Forecasters say that cloudy conditions will persist due to the low-pressure ridge over the Windward Channel and the humidity brought in by …

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Hard Rock Cafe in the Dominican Republic will be hosting a Playboy Night in Santo Domingo on Thursday, 12 July and on Saturday 14 July at the Oro Disco of Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana. The DJs of Playboy, Playboy cover playmates Hell Angel (Helen Johana Jovanovich from Venezuela) and Heaven Angels (Fabiana Candil …

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Merengue and bolero singer Francis Santana is booked for the Merengue Bar of the Gran Casino Jaragua on Wednesday, 20 June as of 9pm. No cover. Francis Santana was chosen to sing to the Miss Universe candidates when the event was held in Santo Domingo in 1977. For more on this weekend’s events and other …

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Two Dominican government-sponsored medical centers plan to carry out heart transplants in 2012. Dr. Fernando Morales Billini, director of the National Institute for the Coordination of Transplants (Incort), says that the first heart transplant in the Dominican Republic will be carried out at the Centro Cardio-Neuro-Oftalmologico y Transplante (Cecanot) next week, as reported in Listin …

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On Friday, 15 June, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in the Dominican Republic annulled disciplinary sanctions that had been imposed by the PRD Political Commission. Former President Hipolito Mejia’s faction had announced party president Miguel Vargas’ expulsion from the party. Vargas was notable for keeping a low profile during the recent presidential campaign that resulted …

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The Ministry of Agriculture in the Dominican Republic has 17,000 employees on the payroll. In contrast, Chile has 1,500. A report in Hoy quotes criticism by Osmar Benitez, executive director of the Agribusiness Council (JAD) who says that while Chile exports US$10 billion a year in farm products, the Dominican Republic barely exports US$800 million. …

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President Leonel Fernandez has received credentials from the new ambassador for Colombia, Barranquilla businessman Jabib Char Abdala. Abdala will also be concurrent ambassador in Haiti. In Colombia, the Abdala family is the majority shareholders of the Junior Barranquilla, the city’s top soccer team, and founders of Olimpica S.A., a chain of supermarkets in Colombia. www.cancilleria.gov.co/sites/default/files/Aspirantes/JABID%20CHARD%20ABDALA.pdf …

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The Vice President-elect, current First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez will be joining the select circle of 26 members of the ruling PLD party’s Political Committee once she is sworn in as Vice President on 16 August 2012, reports Listin Diario. The newspaper says it will be the first time that a member of the …

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