2014 – Page 250

The new rector of the state university UASD, Ivan Grullon, says that 884 new employees were appointed during the last four months of his predecessor Mateo Aquino Febrillet’s term as university rector. He said there are at least 2,000 more employees than are needed. In his inaugural speech yesterday, Thursday 13 March, Grullon said that …

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AES Dominicana has announced the implementation of a project to convert Dominican Power Partners (DPP) to combined-cycle generation with a 114-megawatt increase. This would bring total generation to 324 megawatts, up from the present 210 megawatts. The company is making a US$250 million investment, and the project will be completed by 2016, according to AES …

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Occidental Hotels & Resorts is looking for a buyer for its Hotel El Embajador in Santo Domingo and the Royal Club Grand Punta Cana and Occidental Grand Punta Cana Resort in Punta Cana. As reported, Inditex (majority shareholder of Occidental and the investment bank Morgan Stanley) are overseeing the quest for a buyer. As reported …

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Forbes has officially announced that its Dominican Republic edition will be available at newsstands in late March. The editions are being published in partnership with Media Business Generators (MBG). Forbes Media COO Mike Federle says that the issues are being launched because they see an opportunity to grow the Forbes Brand in Central and South …

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Trendy, low-priced young women’s retail chain Forever 21 is set to open at Agora Mall, the popular Dominican shopping mall located at the intersection of Santo Domingo’s Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy avenues. The store is especially popular with teenage girls and women under the age of 25. A report in Diario Libre points …

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People in Puerto Plata will be marching today, Friday 14 March, in protest at plans to install a power generation barge in the Puerto Plata bay. Jose Polanco of the Puerto Plata Pro-Port Committee says that they will march from Avenida Presidente Caamano opposite the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Park. The group is demanding an …

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Boca Chica is preparing its Carnival for 22 and 23 March. Mayor Daniel Ozuna is heading the organizing committee. He said that Neptune and Papaupa de la Matica are two characters that everyone is sure to enjoy. The carnival is known as the Carnival of the Sea, Boca Chica 2014, with a focus on the …

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Minister of Agriculture Jose Ramon Rodriguez has announced an ambitious plan to convert the Mercado Modelo and the Mercado Nuevo into modern farm produce centers and to promote them as tourist attractions. He told reporters from El Caribe that he was preparing the terms of reference for an international tender to remodel the two markets, …

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The country’s 32 provincial governors’ offices will operate as reception centers for requests from undocumented foreigners who accept the National Foreigner Legalization Plan, which the government will implement in compliance with Law 151 on Immigration, Constitutional Court Ruling 168-13 and Executive Branch Decree 327, as reported in Diario Libre. For this purpose, the Central Electoral …

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In a statement yesterday, Wednesday 12 March, President Danilo Medina announced that he is engaged in consultations on the Naturalization Law Bill that he plans to send to National Congress regarding people born to parents who are (or were) illegal immigrants in the country, as reported in Diario Libre. “We have a sentence that obliges …

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