2013 – Page 16

The director of the Presidential Social Plan, Cesar Prieto, has announced that the government will distribute more than 800,000 food boxes to poor families over the Christmas period. The overall cost of the program is RD$1 billion. The distribution will take place from 19 to 22 December and will be managed through the Social Plan …

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Virginia Gomez, head of the Department of Motor Vehicle at the Taxation office (DGII) and the Director of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET), General Geronimo Brown Perez, are urging vehicle owners who have not done so to move fast to renew vehicle circulation stickers. Online sales of the sticker will cease on 18 December. The …

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The International Finance Corporation is co-hosting “Caribbean Tourism: The Energy Forum” in Punta Cana at the Barcelo Bavaro Palace from 10-11 December. The forum beings together global experts to share expertise in energy efficiency and renewable energy for the Caribbean’s tourism industry. The goal is to promote sustainable energy opportunities in the Caribbean. IFC is …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) and the Specialized Corps for Airport Security (CESAP) have confiscated 16 packets of a white powder, presumably heroin or cocaine, which was found hidden inside a container abandoned outside one of the storage areas at General Gregorio Luperon International Airport in Puerto Plata. DNCD spokesman Miguel Medina said that …

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Prisoner Sobeida Felix Morel is claiming that the authorities and the Public Prosecution Service have reneged on the deal that she made with the Public Prosecutor of the National District whereby she handed over her goods that were confiscated and cooperated in exchange for them not to oppose her being conditionally released from jail when …

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The Dominican Journalists Union (CDP) has expressed its alarm at the number of journalists taken to court over the last two months and has called on the authorities to investigate the situation. Celebrating National Human Rights Day yesterday, 10 December, CDP president Olivo De Leon said that 12 journalists have been subject to court hearings …

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Popular performer Fernando Echavarria will be onstage at Bar Lucia 203 on Calle Hostos in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City for his traditional Christmas Concert on Saturday, 21 December.

The 6th David Ortiz Golf Classic is taking place from Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 December 2013 at the Punta Espada Golf Course in Cap Cana. The Sanctuary Cap Cana is the host hotel. The MVP of the 2013 MLB World Series welcomes his friends and guests to his home country for a fund-raiser for …

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The Ministry of Public Works has announced a plan to pave several critical road points in Greater Santo Domingo during December. He spoke after meeting with city mayors for continuing the program in February and preparing the program for the next year. He said that some 4,500 kilometers of roads were worked on in 2013. …

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President Danilo Medina has sent a letter to his US counterpart Barack Obama expressing concern about the negative impact the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could have on DR-CAFTA signatory countries. The TPP is a proposed trade agreement under negotiation with Australia, Brunei, Chile, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam. …

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