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The Minister of Agriculture Luis Ramon Rodriguez has announced that the Ministry is carrying out a project for the redevelopment and renovation of the country’s coconut plantations to increase production. He explained that around two million new plants were cultivated last year, and that another two million will be planted before the end of 2014. …

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According to Alexander Montas, director of the Santo Domingo Water Corporation (CAASD), the drought is causing a water deficit water of around 75 million gallons a day. He said that the availability of water has decreased from 400 million gallons a day to 325 million, and that CAASD is now distributing water in trucks t …

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The Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) is holding their eighth meeting 2-3 April in New Orleans, Louisiana. US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Judy Garber, and Assistant United States Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources, Jennifer …

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The Agriculture Minister Luis Ramon Rodriguez has said that the government’s investment in the Cruz de Manzanillo Project is strengthening the country’s status as the biggest exporter of organic bananas in the country in the world. He said that the project will plant another 25,000 tareas (1 tarea = 629 square meters) of organic bananas …

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Yesterday, 1 April, a Santiago judge set bail at RD$800,000 and imposed an exit ban and periodic court appearances for the lawyer and presenter, Marcos Martinez, who was sued in 2012 by the then First Lady, Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez for falsifying documents. The documents alleged showed that Cedeno had 43 million euros in a …

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For the tenth year running, the Dominican Republic heads the list of overseas Major League Baseball players. The 82 players who started the 2014 campaign are seven less than last year’s total. The most Dominican players in the Major League happened in 2007 with 99. This year Venezuela is in second place with 59, followed …

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The setting, music and food and drink are recommended especially on Thursday evenings at the historic Hostal Nicolas de Ovando of the Colonial City. Enjoy free music with the Piano Jazz of Gustavo Rodriguez and his quartet. The activity takes place from 6 to 10pm in the pool area of the Hostal. There is a …

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President Danilo Medina inaugurated two modern air traffic control centers at Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) and Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) yesterday, Monday, 31 March. During the inauguration, the director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), Alejandro Herrera said that both centers were the most modern and efficient in Central America and the …

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President Danilo Medina, who held a series of meetings throughout the month of March with influential political and social leaders to discuss the drafting of the naturalization bill, has said that he hopes the proposal will eventually be sent to National Congress, and that if it does not please all of the people, that it …

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The Executive Branch has appointed actor and filmmaker Felix German as the new Director General of the Dominican fine arts schools (Bellas Artes), taking over from Franklyn Dominguez who has retired. The announcement was made in Decree 109-14, signed by President Danilo Medina. Felix German is a civil engineering graduate from the Central Eastern University …

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