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The Ambassador of India for the Dominican Republic Chinthapally Rajasekhar told Minister of Foreign Relations Carlos Morales Troncoso yesterday, Wednesday 12 March, that his government is planning to open an embassy in the Dominican Republic. He said that India seeks to promote increased trade. As reported in Diario Libre, the ambassador said, “We recognize that …

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Three Browning machine guns, caliber 50mm were found in an airplane wing that was about to be melted by a La Romana scrap metal company. The guns were found by divers off Saona Island and were sold as scrap metal. The Criminal Investigations Department (DICRIM), called in by the metal scrap company to investigate the …

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Prepare to tune in to watch the Soberano Awards on Tuesday evening, 18 March with a performance by Colombian star Carlos Vives, as well as by Bonny Cepeda, Vakero, Mozart, Nathalie, Raulin, Johnny Ventura, El Canario, Oscar de Leon, Rafael Solano, and Toque Profundo. See: Premiosoberano.com For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar

The Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of South Korea, Park Byeong-Seung visited President Danilo Medina yesterday, Tuesday 11 March at the Presidential Palace accompanied by a high-level commission from his country’s parliament. The visit was aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between South Korea and the Dominican Republic. Byeong-Seug said that South Korea …

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President Danilo Medina inaugurated two schools and a polytechnic in the National District costing over RD$142 million adding 66 classrooms to the Dominican education system yesterday, Tuesday 11 March. The new centers are Domingo Savio School with 22 classrooms, La Hora de Dios School with 18 new classrooms in Herrera, and Bartolome Vega Polytechnic with …

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Will the Ministry of Public Works go ahead with the announced decision to increase tolls from RD$30 to RD$100 on the Las Americas, Duarte, 6 de Noviembre and Sanchez highways? There is widespread opposition to last week’s announcement by Ministry of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo. The minister has said the government chose the increase in …

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Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo has announced that preparations are in process for the construction of the San Francisco de Macoris city bypass in the northeast. The highway is for traffic headed from Tenares to Nagua in the northeast. The bypass would reduce driving time for those using this road to travel to Samana. …

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The Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD) says that the investment proposals worth more than US$300 million submitted at the single window or one-stop shop operation (VUI-RD). Jean Alain Rodriguez of the CEI-RD made the announcement yesterday, Tuesday 11 March after signing an agreement with the director of ProIndustria, Alexandra Izquierdo to encourage national and …

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President Danilo Medina has sent to the Senate a bill for the Family Code. The bill calls for the creation of a new Miinistry of Family and Social Development (Mifdes) and the creation of a new National Family Protection system. Among new measures, the bill would allow either partner in a marriage to establish residence …

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According to Dominican Textile Industries Association (ADITEX) president David Cortes, textile exports from Dominican Republic are expected to increase and inject RD$700 million into the country’s economy, mainly due to the funding facilities and training support that the sector will receive from the National Export Development Bank, which is expected to be operational in June …

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