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Agora Mall in Santo Domingo is presenting a choice selection of nature, adventure and other alternatives to sun, beach and sand tourism this Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 April. The event is sponsored by USAID and the Dominican Tourism Competitiveness Consortium (CDCT). It is the place to go to learn more about small hotels, adventure …

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The weekly German goods market is taking place this Saturday, 5 April as of 11am. This is an opportunity to meet German baker Matthias Ludwig and learn about the many kinds of popular German bread. Sylvia Hampe will be selling her kitchen delights and arts and grafts. Ralph Kummermehr will be selling his Dona Mercedes …

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President Danilo Medina was in Santiago for the Wednesday, 2 April inaugural of the US$35 million Hong Fu Group from Taiwan and VFCorporation USA shoe manufacturing facility. The plant is located in the Sun Jade International complex and is part of the Tamboril Free Zone of Santiago. The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Jose del …

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President Danilo Medina is the most popular statesman in Latin America, with an approval rating of 90%, according to a survey done by the Mitofsky Consulting Group. The survey included 19 presidents in Latin America and 10 in Europe, Asia and Australia. The Dominican leader tops all of Latin America. According to the poll, Rafael …

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The signing of the National Pact for Educational Reform has brought hope to different sectors of society. Positive evaluations have flooded in from community and civic groups. It was agreed that if the Pact is implemented and there is good compliance, there will be better quality of teaching. The Pact was signed on Wednesday, 2 …

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The Senate authorized the Medina government to place bonds to finance government spending and its social programs. The PLD majority senators approved RD$33.6 billion in foreign financing, and another US$1.5 billion in sovereign bonds.

Minister of Hacienda, Limon Lizardo Mezquita has reported that he has received offers from banks and agencies of foreign governments to finance the Santo Domingo Metro 2 East extension and a coal-fired electricity generation plant. According to the Nuevo Diario, the minister said that the generator would be a 720 megawatt unit, and that there …

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As we close in on the date for the removal of tariffs for a range of industrial products imported from the member countries of the free trade agreement between the five Central American countries, the United States and the Dominican Republic (DR-CAFTA), Dominican authorities have begun to take greater interest in the details of the …

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Mercado magazine highlights that the country has received at least US$3.26 billion in remittances from family members living abroad in 2013. The number is expected to be larger when other sources are added. In 2012, the Central Bank registered US$3.16 billion in remittances, but the total was later adjusted to US$4.0 billion. Over half of …

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The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources alleges that the social and economic conditions do not exist for the exploitation of Loma Miranda at this time. The Ministry has sent to the Superior Administrative Court a document that states that, for the moment, it has rejected the granting of an environmental permit that would …

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