2013 – Page 214

The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Dominican Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Codopesca), is creating the Federation of Dominican Fishermen, with the aim of improving economic conditions of both men and women working in the fishing industry throughout the country. The announcement was made by the executive director of Codopesca, Francisco Manuel Frias Olivencia, at …

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Diario Libre’s Arg. Column by Alejandro Fernandez presents a list of the best performing banks in the Dominican Republic today, Thursday 23 May. The financial ranking for 2012 lists the best performing banks as: Citibank, Santa Cruz, BHD, Popular, Ademi, Adopem, Banesco, Cibao, APAP, Scotiabank, BLH, Promedio, Leon, BDI, Caribe, Progreso, Reservas, La Nacional, Alaver, …

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National Investigations Department (DNI) agents have arrested several members of an international network for trade and trafficking in people with possible links to terrorist cells using the Dominican Republic as a bridge to Cuba, France, Spain, Sri Lanka and Haiti. At a press conference held yesterday, Wednesday 22 May, Colonel Fidel Calcagno Paulino, head of …

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A court in the National District, headed by Judge Ramon Horacio Gonzales Perez, Yuli Tamariz and Luis Omar Jimenez, has remanded Robert Bocio Nova in jail for six months. The 20-year old is accused of killing three siblings by running them over with a SUV when he was alledgedly sdriving drunk on Santo Domingo’s Jimenez …

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The Police have arrested a 23-year old man, Jonathan Alexander Parra Melo, in Puerto Plata. He reportedly confessed to raping 60 women between the ages of 16 and 28. According to the police, he worked as a motorbike taxi driver (motoconcho) and would pick up women passengers, take them to deserted places in the city …

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An 82-year old Montreal man, Joseph Charles Philippe Cote, who has been travelling between Montreal and the Dominican Republic for decades is in detention in Canada, facing charges of producing, importing and possessing child pornography as well inviting young girls to touch him sexually, according to a report in the Montreal Gazette. According to evidence …

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The 27th Visual Art Biennial will take place in Santo Domingo from 16 August to 17 November 2013. The Ministry of Culture and the Museum of Modern Art are inviting artists to participate in the leading art event. The Biennial is open to Dominican artists and foreigners who have lived in the country for at …

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Novocentro, the large shopping center on Santo Domingo’s Av. Lope de Vega, has invited leading flower vendors to exhibit their flowers at the halls of the mall. Exhibitors include many of the country’s leading flower vendors, such as Anthuriana, Florenzza, Green Paisajismo and Jardin Constanza. The fair is being organized for Mother’s Day, which falls …

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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says it has already delivered its opinion on proposed mining in Loma Miranda in La Vega to the Medina administration. Xstrata Falcondo is requesting an environmental permit for the proposed mining. After four months of research and analysis, the team will present the findings at the UNDP on Thursday, …

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President Danilo Medina has confirmed he will attend the 4-6 June Organization of American States assembly in Antigua, Guatemala. President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia and Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica have also confirmed their presence at the event. Ministers of Public Relations from 34 of the 35 OAS countries, with the exception of Cuba, …

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