2014 – Page 160

Speaking to the press following a meeting with US Vice President Joe Biden at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 19 June, President Danilo Medina listed the key areas on the US and Dominican bilateral agenda and called for strengthening the relationship based on mutual respect and cooperation n reviewing regional security, drug trafficking, energy and …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) reports that 854,781 citizens had renewed their identification cards (cedula) as of Wednesday, 17 June 2014. JCE president Roberto Rosario said that a further 26,000 cards are ready for collection. He announced that the millionth citizen who applies for renovation would receive a free computer and tuition payment for a …

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National Foreigner Legalization Plan director Samir Santos has announced that the services now being offered by 14 offices across the country will be expanded to new offices and mobile units in areas with large populations of undocumented foreigners, as reported in Diario Libre. As of Friday, 19 June 2014, the offices had been visited by …

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In a letter dated 20 June 2014, President Medina sent his congratulations to the new king and queen, Felipe and Letizia. His father, King Juan Carlos abdicated on Thursday, 18 June after a 39-year reign. The new King of Spain, Felipe VI had last visited the Dominican Republic in August 2012 for President Danilo Medina’s …

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President Danilo Medina says he expects the Haitian government to provide its nationals with identification documentation and asked for their cooperation in the process to regularize the status of Haitians who have migrated to the Dominican Republic. The lack of identification is the greatest obstacle to the regularization of their status in the Dominican Republic. …

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Haitians living on the border near Comendador, the capital of Elias Pina province, are complaining that their income has declined after the government of Haiti built an eight-foot high wall near the Customs and Migration offices, where they charge taxes for merchandise exported from the DR to Haiti. Haitian traders import the goods to sell …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) has warned that it is prohibited to use sirens and flashing lights known as “centellas” in vehicles that are not part of the police or emergency services as they create confusion, especially since the 911 Emergency and Security System was introduced. AMET director, Brigadier General Juan Geronimo Brown Perez, said …

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The mining company Falcondo Xstrata has asked Congress and the Presidency for restraint and prudence when they make a decision on whether or not to declare Loma Miranda a national park. At a press conference, Falcondo operations director Juan Jose Fana said that if the decision is taken to ban mining on Loma Miranda it …

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The European Union has donated 12.5 million euros (US$16.9 million) to the Dominican Republic’s banana industry with the aim of increasing competitiveness and improving workers’ living conditions. Just under half of the money will be used for institutional strengthening while the rest will be put in a fund to aid growers. Technical assistance will also …

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