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The Special Fund for Agricultural Development (FEDA) has announced on behalf of the government that it would be strengthening its program to fight rural poverty by increasing assistance for small and medium-scale agricultural producers in the countryside across the whole country. As part of this initiative, FEDA will increase the delivery of heifers, lambs and …

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Former Minister of Tourism Felix (Felucho) Jimenez says that he has no issues with being investigated by the Attorney General about the case of the establishment of Air Dominicana. He maintained that during his time in office as Minister of Tourism, he began the project of setting up a national airline, as the country had …

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In an interview on the Uno+Uno TV show, Sobeida Felix Morel’s lawyer, Felix Portes, said that his client is concerned about her safety and that of her family since the media published details of the revelations that she gave to the Public Prosecution department, to the extent that she is now in solitary confinement in …

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Only 3% of the traffic fines issued by agents of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) are actually paid because Law 241 does not actually enforce payment. Despite this more than a million tickets have been issued in the last two years. Amet is now asking for a modification in the law to ensure that the …

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According to a document published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the significant progress made by the Dominican economy over the last few years has not been sufficient to improve the lives of children and adolescents in the poorest areas of the country. The inequality, according to the data, is reflected in the high …

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According to Larry Smith, writing for the Bahamian publication Tribune 242.com, poaching by Dominican fishermen in Bahamian waters is destroying the area’s fish stocks. Lance Pinder, owner of First One/Miss Londa Marine in Spanish Wells said that: “The bottom line is that the Dominican poaching situation has reached out-of-control status, and the government must deal …

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The authorities have announced the capture of two alleged members of a dangerous gang of drug traffickers and murderers led by Junior Javier Minaya German, better known as “Gilbert el de Guajimia”, who they have been looking for in connection with several murders, drug trafficking, six attempted murders, aggravated assault and possession of weapons. Police …

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Following a chase involving the deployment of a Super Tucano plane and two speedboats, the Navy has captured three men and confiscated around 2,000 kilos of cocaine in a boat some three miles south of Bani, on the south west coast. The chase started at 11am yesterday, Wednesday 9 January, and ended at around 2 …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) says that due to high pressure over the North Atlantic there will be little rain over the next few days, but that conditions would be cloudy with the wind coming from the east. However, forecasters are expecting waves of up to 10 feet in height on both the Caribbean and …

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Contemporary ballads by Pavel Nunez, merengue by Hector Anibal and DJ-ing by Richard Szilman are on the bill for their joint concert at the Marina Bartolome Colon at Sans Souci in Santo Domingo this Friday, 11 January. The show is sponsored by Chivas Regal. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://dr1.com/calendar