2013 – Page 213

Enjoy the boleros and bachata music of Victor Victor as he takes the stage of La Cantina by Nopal for his Victor Victor y la Vellonera show. Saturday, 25 May at 8pm at Arzobispo Merino 115, Colonial City, Santo Domingo. Not far from there, popular merengue and light Dominican music bandleader and lead vocalist Fernando …

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President Danilo Medina attended the opening of the Feria Agroalimentaria 2013 at the Jaragua Hotel yesterday evening, Wednesday 22 May. The government has given strong backing to the biennial event where farm and agribusiness produce are showcased. Some 125 international buyers have been invited, and fair organizers say this could have a positive effect in …

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A UNDP report published this morning, Thursday 23 May, concurs with Dominican environmentalists that long time ago said the exploitation of the Loma Miranda in La Vega would do more harm than good. After local environmentalists expressed their opposition to the project, the Medina government chose to ask the UNDP to issue an opinion after …

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Ministry of Environment advisor Domingo Contreras has announced the introduction of a first water public transport route as part of the Comprehensive Plan for Urban Intervention and Environmental Rescue of La Barquita and Los Mina Norte in Santo Domingo East. Boats will connect the Santo Domingo Metro with eastern Santo Domingo, as reported in El …

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President Danilo Medina has handed over RD$200 million to 78 contractors as advance payment to start work on a series of projects aimed at improving water and sanitation in Greater Santo Domingo. The 23 checks were handed over to Alejandro Montas, Director General of the Corporation of Aqueducts and Sewers in Santo Domingo (CAASD) yesterday, …

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In a meeting with President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Wednesday 22 May, the executive president of Venezuelan bank Banesco, Juan Carlos Escotet, said that the decisions and changes made by the Monetary Board in the Dominican Republic have resulted in the growth of the financial intermediary sector, which has motivated him to …

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The Presidency is resending the police reform bill to Congress, reinstating the provision that the President maintains the right to change the head of the Police at any time despite the appointment being for three years. The Senate returned the bill to the Presidency at its request on Monday, 21 May. The Presidency also believes …

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Following a meeting between Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and his Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin, the Dominican Republic and Colombia have strengthened their strategic alliance and signed agreements on tourism and air transport. The two ministers recognized the important trade flows between the two countries and promised to enhance the relationship. They also …

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What the nation has to show for the RD$8.2 billion given to the political parties for use practically at their discretion is up for discussion. But the fact is that since Congress decided to finance the political parties in 1998, as set out in Electoral Law 275-97, sociologists say that the bill has not strengthened …

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The Director General of Migration, Jose Ricardo Taveras, has confirmed that the country is not obliged to take in Haitian nationals who are being repatriated from Brazil and other countries, if they did not leave from the Dominican Republic. Taveras made the announcement, as in the last few months Brazil has sent more than 300 …

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