2013 – Page 161

The United States immigration authorities have deported 63 Dominicans who have completed their sentences in US jails, accused of drug dealing, robbery, bank fraud and other federal crimes bringing the total this year to 1,536. They arrived at the Las Americas airport yesterday, Wednesday 17 July in an airplane chartered by the US authorities, where …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) is urging residents of Greater Santo Domingo to take all necessary precautions to prepare for possible flooding due to expected rains coming from with a tropical wave. The warning was issued following an announcement from the National Meteorological Office (ONAMET), which states that a tropical wave located over Puerto Rico …

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Tickets are for sale for anyone wishing to attend the Miss Dominican Republic pageant. The winner will represent the Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe pageant. The event is set for Saturday, 3 August at 7pm at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. Tickets are for sale at Ticket Express at ticket.com.do or …

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Celebrated the world over for her expressive virtuosity on clarinet and saxophone, Anat Cohen from Israel will be one of the musicians playing in the Casa de Teatro Summer Jazz Festival on Thursday, 18 July at 9pm. Also from Israel, Yotam Silberstein will take the stage at the festival, which takes place at Santo Domingo’s …

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Akari Endo, Hector Anibal, Jose Lora, Laura Rivera and others will take the stage of the National Theater in Santo Domingo for a performance of Legally Blonde, the musical, on 19, 20 and 21 July. This is a Dominican version of the original Broadway show with music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin …

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President Danilo Medina was in San Pedro de Macoris for the inaugural of Cementos Panam, built at a cost of US$80 million. The company was built by the same Santiago businessman, Manuel Estrella, who previously had endeavored to install the plant in a buffer zone adjacent to the Los Haitises National Park. The location was …

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The director of Customs, Fernando Fernandez ordered the revoking of tariff increases affecting export free zones and banana exporters. The measures had been ordered by Resolution No. 007-2012, dated 7 December 2012. He said the fees would revert to those ordered by Resolution No. 006-2007, dated 9 February 2007. The announcement came after banana exporters …

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In an effort to reduce their “technical losses” the electricity distributors in the north and east of the Dominican Republic have signed a deal with the Korean Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) to repair and modernize the transmission lines. The US$35 million dollar contract is backed by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB). According to a …

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The PLD-majority Chamber of Deputies passed with 124 votes in favor and seven against, the report by the Special Commission appointed to investigate the difference that have arisen among members of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) regarding naturalization or citizenship processes. The legislators say they have not found any elements that show that some member …

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The Monday 5.1 earthquake showed that government buildings are the most flawed. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Cibao. Experts consulted by Diario Libre attribute the damages to construction defects or errors in the architectural designs of these buildings. Among the buildings that were affected were the Justice of the Peace in Villa …

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