2012 – Page 308

The Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) confirmed yesterday, Monday February 6, that they have set April as the date of the first debate of presidential candidates ever carried out in the country, with the participation of Danilo Medina of the PLD and Hipolito Mejia of the PRD. ANJE president Manuel Cabral was referring to a statement …

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$130 million loan for the Dominican Republic on Monday, February 6. The funds will be used to build and operate the network of highways known as ‘Viadom”. Repairs will be made on 199 kilometers of highway and an additional 68 kilometers will be constructed, according to an IDB …

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Although rescue work has continued, there is little hope of finding any survivors, according to the local authorities. Three more bodies were recovered from the waters of Samana Bay, but only one, Maria Altagracia Almanzar, 30, could be identified. So far the bodies of 10 women and 12 men have been recovered and at least …

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Higher fuel prices have forced Dominican consumers to reduce their use of gasoline and diesel fuels. In absolute terms, according to Diario Libre, the country consumed 55 million fewer gallons in 2011 in comparison with the previous year. Most affected was the industrial free zone sector, which went from 5.8 million gallons of tax free …

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The Dominican Republic has fallen to the fourteenth spot in the Americas on the competitiveness index of trips and tourism. The DR is now behind Puerto Rico and Peru, according to Frank Elias Rainieri, director of the Puntacana Group. According to Hoy newspaper, Rainieri said that although the tourism market in the Dominican Republic has …

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The Pardons Commission has received hundreds of case files of people hoping to be granted Independence Day pardons on 27 February, and to be set free. Most of the requests have come from prisoners in Najayo. Yesterday, Monday February 6, Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena reiterated that there would be pardons this month but added …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) reported that yesterday, Monday February 6, it busted a gang of drug traffickers that sent drugs to Puerto Rico and arrested 29 people, including five Puerto Ricans and 17 Russian crew members of a ship used to transport illegal substances overseas. In addition, the DNCD seized luxurious villas, apartments, …

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On Monday, February 6, Puerto Rico defeated Mexico in a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the ninth inning, ending any possibility for the Mexican team to tie with the Dominicans when Luis Figueroa brought home Johnny Monell with a single in the bottom half of the ninth inning. The victory by Puerto Rico assured the Dominican …

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The Dominican and Haitian Planning Ministers and their technical teams met at the National Palace on Saturday February 4 to discuss ways of cooperation for a bi-national strategic development plan. Juan Temistocles Montas, DR Minister of Economy, Planning and Development and Jude Hervey Day, Haiti’s Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, started the discussion following …

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A boat carrying migrants from many parts of the country overturned in the early hours of Saturday 4 February, killing at least 19 people and leaving dozens missing. It had set off from Nagua, on the north east coast at 5am, to sail to Puerto Rico and according to reports, the fiberglass boat started to …

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