2014 – Page 27

The United States ambassador to the Dominican Republic James (Wally) Brewster, speaking before the local membership of the American Chamber of Commerce on occasion of the traditional Thanksgiving Day luncheon on Wednesday 26 November 2014, called for more involvement from business leaders in Dominican national affairs. In his talk on “A Time for Global Transition: …

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For the third consecutive year, residents in the Dominican Republic are participating in Black Friday deals that have begun on Thursday mainly in Santo Domingo. The Black Friday event has been going on for more than half a century in the United States. The celebration follows Thanksgiving and starts the Christmas shopping season. “It is …

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In San Pedro de Macoris, the Estrellas Orientales defeated the Leones del Escogido by a score of 9-0. Juan Diaz drove in 3 runs, Luis Jimenez and Jake Fox each drove in 2 runs as Stolmy Pimentel pitched 5 innings and struck out 6. This was the 8th straight victory for the Estrellas that as …

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Yesterday, Tuesday 25 November 2014, President Danilo Medina inaugurated five more schools with 82 classrooms, all of which will be implementing the extended school day. The ceremony took place at the Carmen Quidiello de Bosch School in Santo Domingo in the presence of relatives of ruling PLD party founder Juan Bosch’s widow Carmen Quidiello. The …

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A total of 8,618,015 mobile phones are in use in the country, which means that 82.69% of the population has a telephone. Nevertheless, there are phones and there are phones. According to Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) president Gedeon Santos, 86% of the phones are not worth more than US$20. He said that although smart phones …

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The National Council for Disability (CONADIS) says it is starting a national consultation process to create a new law on the rights of disabled people. CONADIS director Magino Corporan Lorenzo announced to the press that the discussions would begin in the south on 4 December and take three days. He said that around 12.3% of …

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The Chamber of Deputies has passed the bill that modifies several items in the Industrial Competitiveness and Innovation Law 392-07. The bill now moves to the Executive Branch for signing into law and publication. The bill improves the institutional framework for enhancing the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry. It also provides incentives for linkages both …

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For the first time, a tourism executive will head the National Business Council that represents the leading business organizations in the country. Rafael Blanco Canto, better known for the Viva Wyndham resorts, has been elected for the 2015-2017 term. Other board members are Ligia Bonetti, first vice president; Pedro Brache, second vice president; Lina Garcia, …

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A delegation from the United States Embassy, headed by Ambassador James Brewster, visited the Punta Cana Macao Energy Consortium Plant to learn about its operations and the new energy system that uses the energy released during the operation of the plant to produce hot water, steam and ice sold to hotels in the area. The …

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