2013 – Page 9

Thirty-three Dominicans, suspected of poaching, evaded capture by the Royal Bahamas Defense Force over the weekend after they were spotted fishing illegally in waters near Cay Lobos. According to Defense Force officials, the poachers were a part of a group of 50 who have been fishing illegally in Bahamian waters since last month. Captain Tellis …

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The Boston Globe reports that the David Ortiz fundraising celebrity golf tournament in Punta Cana last week was a major success. The newspaper says that the three-day event raised around US$350,000 for charity projects. The tournament that took place at the Punta Espada Golf Course and the Sanctuary Cap Cana Resort will provide significant funds …

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With the Leones del Escogido, Aguilas Cibaenas and Tigres del Licey already sure players in the late December-January round robin to decide the playoffs, Dominican fans are following the winter baseball series closely to see who will be the fourth playing team. Yesterday, the Estrellas defeated the Gigantes 3-0 in San Francisco de Macoris, keeping …

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President Danilo Medina travelled to the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Monday afternoon, 16 December, to attend the II Extraordinary Summit for Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA) and Petrocaribe. The leaders are expected to move forward with the creating of a special complementary economic zone for the regional groups. “Venezuela supplies 43% …

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President Danilo Medina has congratulated the president-elect of Chile, Michelle Bachelet in the name of his government and the country, saying that he hopes her period in office will contribute to strengthening her country’s democracy. He said that she now has a second opportunity to manage the destiny of Chile and can develop government programs …

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The Tax Office (DGII) has announced the figures for the month of November and year to date 2013 showing that taxes collected in the month of November are RD$24.5 billion which represents an increase of RD$3.2 billion over last year. This includes RD$3,123.24 million from Barrick Gold. In the year to the end of November …

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The Dominican Tourism Police (Politur) is now being replaced by the Specialized Tourism Corps (Cestur) after several ministries signed an agreement yesterday, Monday 16 December. The new offices of Cestur will be located at the intersection between Gustavo Mejia Ricart Avenue and Teodoro Chasseriaux Street in El Millon, Santo Domingo. The ministers of Tourism, Interior …

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A 13-year old girl gave birth to triplets yesterday, Monday 16 December at the Maternidad Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia, the leading maternity hospital in the country. The child was referred to the center after doctors ascertained she was pregnant with triplets. The father is known to be a man called David who on the …

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The Blacksmith Institute has taken Haina off its list of the world’s most contaminated places, following the environmental work carried out on the site of the former MetaloXsa battery plant whose pollution was contributing towards Haina’s negative ranking. The news was announced at a press conference yesterday, Monday 16 December by the Haina Industries and …

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The police, armed with shotguns, arrived at the headquarters of Apolo Taxi on 27 February Avenue in Santo Domingo yesterday, Monday 16 December, due to protests being carried out by hundreds of taxi drivers who have been told to pay an additional RD$200 a week to use the franchise taking the fee to RD$1,000 a …

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