2013 – Page 306

Standup comedian Carlos Sanchez has announced that he and his wife, actress Paola Tineo, will be staging “Hombres en escabeche,” a play by Costa Rican playwright Ana Istaru. Carlos Sanchez will play the role of father, brother and Alicia’s first boyfriend. The play will be staged on 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24 February …

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President Danilo Medina inaugurated the remodeled buildings at Hotel Be Live Hamaca in Boca Chica and highlighted the country’s positive foreign investment climate. The hotel, owned by Spanish businessman Juan Jose Hidalgo, president of Grupo Globalia, has had 155 rooms refurbished , including new floors, bathrooms, lighting, decorations, as well as the public areas, restaurants, …

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An official delegation from the Bahamas will return to the Dominican Republic next week for more talks on a bilateral agreement to address illegal fishing in Bahamian waters. In addition the Bahamian government will soon approve a BSD$200 million investment in patrol boats and port facilities for the Defense Force in an attempt to stop …

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At a meeting to discuss teachers’ salaries yesterday Wednesday 13 February, the Ministry of Education rejected the 100% increase requested by the Dominican Teachers’ Association (ADP) and stuck to its offer not to increase salaries by more than 15%. The ADP immediately arranged for a meeting of its National Executive Committee to decide what to …

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The Executive Branch, via Decree 43-13 issued by President Danilo Medina, has appointed Ruben Montas Dominguez as the new administrator of the Southern Electricity Distributor (EDESUR), replacing Hipolito Nunez. Emigdio Mercedes was appointed as the new president of the Administrative Council of the Eastern Electricity Distributor (EDEESTE). www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=371331&l=1

The president of leading telecommunications company Claro Dominicana, Oscar Pena, has told reporters that they plan to invest US$250 million in the Dominican Republic this year for the development of mobile networks, transmission voice, data and television services. However, the executive also spoke of the difficulties of investing in the country, citing the imposition of …

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The Higher Public Prosecution Service Council, chaired by the Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito, has promoted 29 tax collectors, with between six and 10 years of service, in the National District and six provinces, including Santo Domingo, to public prosecutors in the same area. In the National District the promotions were for Yissel Miosoty Acevedo …

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Supreme Court Judge Esther Agelan Casasnovas has ruled that the corruption case against Senator Felix Bautista should be permanently archived, as suggested by the director of the National Department of Administrative Corruption (DPCA), after a detailed investigation found that the Senator never gave money to the president of Haiti, Michel Martelly. The judge rejected the …

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According to a press release from the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), a ‘leading drug trafficker’ who was being sought by the US authorities has been arrested in the Los Reyes area of Moca. The DNCD showed five photographs of the sumptuous mansion belonging to the accused, Jeremy Damon Garcia Lopez, who is facing 10 …

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The British Foreign Office has updated its advice for British holidaymakers heading to the Dominican Republic, following recent reports of violent crime against tourists. It says that most incidents have taken place in Santo Domingo, the country’s capital city, with a number of tourists being mugged at gunpoint in broad daylight while travelling through residential …

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