2014 – Page 182

A total of 600 illegal Haitians have been returned to Haiti over the last five days, after being caught crossing the border by the Dominican army. They were arrested by armed forces agents based in Dajabon under their new commander, Colonel Daniel Camino. Camino said that since he took over command he has made it …

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Plastic surgeon Edgar Contreras, who has been the subject of several malpractice suits, is once again being accused. Ana Felicia Rodriguez Nunez, 48 has filed a writ against him via her lawyers Jaime King Cordero and Eddy Guillermo Soto. She says that she underwent liposuction and an abdominoplasty on 20 February but following the procedures …

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The Dominican Republic Center for Export and Investments (CEI-RD) wants to spread the word that the Dominican Republic is a good place for foreign investment. From 4-5 September 2014, the CEI-RD will host “Invest in DR Forum”. Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, owner of Claro-Codetel, is expected to attend, said CEI-RD director Jean Alain Rodriguez. The …

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In a bid to improve transparency in procurement processes at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MIREX), the Minister of the Presidency, Gustavo Montalvo has announced the names of the ministry’s new Public Oversight Commission members. The role of the public oversight commissioners is to accompany the ministry in all the purchasing and contracting processes for …

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Diario Libre journalists have followed up on the list of suppliers that benefitted from the Chamber of Deputies orders for RD$176 million in appliances, as recently announced by the legislative body. The list of the companies that won the tender to supply goods for distribution by the legislators to their constituents on the occasion of …

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The executive director of consumer rights organization ProConsumidor, Altagracia Paulino, says she will notify the 21 propane gas dispatch companies owing fines for irregularities in supplying customers. The companies in question will have to pay RD$18 million after the Supreme Court of Justice overruled a court decision that had prevented the consumer defense agency from …

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According to the Ministry of Public Health, cases of Chikungunya virus continue to increase throughout the country with a total of 38,000 suspected cases, 5,481 more cases reported over the last seven days. The province of San Cristobal still has the highest number with 24,368 followed by Santo Domingo with 5,151, San Pedro de Macoris …

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Luis Manuel Pellerano has been elected first vice president of the newly created World Free Zone Organization (World FZO). Pellerano is a past president of the Dominican Free Zones Association. World FZO seeks to “transform the way in which many economies around the world operate”. The launch of the new global non-profit organization that brings …

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Tradebe recently signed a joint venture with existing terminal operator Aguarda Investment Company S.A., to expand its facility in Manzanillo port in Montecristi in the northwest of the country. The expansion will have access to a 15-meter draft berth, suitable for fuel oil and distillate products. The new facilities are expected to be operational by …

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Chayote (tayota) farmers in Jarabacoa have begun to export the vegetable with the help of financing approved by President Danilo Medina and issued by the Special Fund for Agricultural Development (FEDA). Chayote Producers Association president Luis Cruz said that they had already started exports to Canada, and that it had helped to revitalize the economy …

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