2013 – Page 109

The Specialized Airport Security Corps (CESAC) has announced that it intercepted a Dominican-American man with an undeclared US$477,316 upon arrival at Santiago’s Cibao International Airport in the early hours of Saturday, 8 September. He was identified as John Michael Dominguez, who works as a crewmember for JetBlue Airways but was not on duty when flying …

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A 13-year old boy has identified former Papal Nuncio Josef Wesolowski as a man who paid him for sexual services, reported Nuria Piera on her investigative TV show on Color Vision on Saturday 8 September. The boy identified Wesolowski when not knowing he was a priest. The show will be repeated tonight, Monday 9 September …

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In a closely fought game that ended 86-78 on Sunday, 8 September, the Dominican Republic (ranked 27th) defeated Uruguay (ranked 29th),and finally won its ticket to play in the FIBA World Championship. The country has been trying to earn the right to play in the World Championship since 1978. The team, despite lacking the big …

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Speaking during the post game press conference on Saturday, 7 September, Coach Orlando Antigua said the win was a victory for the team, the Dominican Basketball Federation, Southgate Sports (a private sports management company that has funded the national basketball team). “We are very happy to have met the objective that was making the top …

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Musical producer Amaury Sanchez will be conducting the Santo Domingo Philharmonic Orchestra when it plays rock classics at 8:30pm on Friday, 13 September and Saturday, 14 September at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo. 40 musicians will play around 20 songs by rock groups like Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Queen, Police, U2 and …

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The Medina administration has signed an agreement with Barrick Gold that provides the government with increased gold mining revenue. Some earnings are conditioned the price of gold averages a high of US$1,600 per ounce. If gold prices remain at the record high, the government will receive around US$11.6 billion for the duration of the mining …

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PLD legislator Elpidio Baez, who chairs the Chamber of Deputies interior and police commission, has announced that the 911 system is scheduled to start in December 2013, as reported in Hoy. He said that a US$50 million fund has been created for the system that will have its own vehicles, ambulances and support staff to …

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The National Industrial Property Office (Onapi) has attributed the increase in requests for new brand and trade name registrations to government policies that favor small business. The office says that on average ONAPI has received a 10% increase in trade names and brands, but for the January-August 2013 period the number of requests was up …

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A former technical director of the Customs Department, Eduardo Rodriguez, has called for revisions to customs legislation in order to ensure the success of logistics centers in the Dominican Republic. The Multimodal Caucedo Port began construction of the country’s first Logistic Center in June 2013, making the most of the proximity to Las Americas International …

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The Dominican Alliance Against Corruption (Adocco) is asking President Danilo Medina to revoke the concession contract signed for the operation of the Aerodom airports. Adocco argues that the announcement of US$350 million investment in the airports under the concession is cast as a bait to get the government to bite and accept an extension of …

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