2013 – Page 301

Singer Martha Heredia was arrested last night, Wednesday 20 February with over a kilo of a substance presumed to be heroin, when she was trying to catch a flight to New York from Cibao International Airport in Santiago. Heredia, who has been involved in a gender violence case against the rap singer Vakero since January, …

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La Pepa, a replica of a 17th century Spanish galleon, will dock in Santo Domingo as part of the events marking the Bicentennial of the 1812 Spanish Constitution. The bicentenary celebrations mark the first democracy in Spain, and the constitution was drawn up in Cadiz in 1812. It was known as La Pepa, after the …

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Yesterday, Tuesday 19 February, President Danilo Medina inaugurated a 96-apartment housing project, Colinas del Yaque in La Otra Banda in Santiago, built at a cost of RD$111 million. The complex has 12 buildings of eight apartments each with 67 square meters each. The families were relocated from the slum known as Hoyo de Julia. www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2013/2/18/467812/Cabildoinaugura-un-proyecto-habitacional

The Minister of Environment, Bautista Rojas Gomez, visited Las Terrenas and Portillo in Samana on Tuesday 19 February to check that local tourism projects are complying with environmental regulations. He also visited Balcones del Atlantico in Las Terrenas and Suenos del Atlantico in Portillo, both Constructora Bisono projects. Suenos del Atlantico has yet to be …

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The Dominican Republic is a worldwide leader in organic agriculture with its just over 162,000 hectares of a range of crops and 24,161 certified growers, whose exports bring over US$200 million into the economy. Luis Ramon Rodriguez, Minister of Agriculture, has now announced the creation of a new Department for Organic Agriculture (DAO) at the …

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The Ministry for Youth has announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Dominican Call Center Cluster and the National Cultural and Development Foundation, with a view to creating more than 6,000 jobs this year. Minister Jorge Minaya said that the objective is to meet the growing demand of the Call Center industry …

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Citi has signed a partnership agreement with mobile payment administrator GCS Systems to launch a mobile payment service called ‘Citi Mobile Collect’. The service targets small grocery stores and other businesses in the Dominican Republic. In cooperation with microfinance institution Banco ADOPEM, Citi Mobile Collect enables small businesses that are not yet part of the …

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According to information provided by the Statistics Service of the Regional Heath Service, part of the Ministry of Public Health, a Haitian baby is born in the Dominican Republic every 12 minutes. In 2012 a total of 43,852 Haitians were born; 28,207 by caesarean section and 15,655 natural births. This is estimated to cost the …

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Environmentalist Domingo Abreu speculates on the real reasons behind the determination to build a new roadway between Santiago and San Juan de la Maguana, linking the southwest and the northwest. Former Minister of Environment Frank Moya Pons has said there are already five roadways and that it would be more cost-effective for the government to …

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Many of the beneficiaries of the announced government deal with owners of fraudulently acquired property titles in Pedernales also acquired property in Bavaro (Punta Cana) in the same way, says Senator Wilton Guerrero (Peravia-PLD). The announced government deal will legalize the irregular operations and called for the Medina government to reconsider creating the trust to …

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