2014 – Page 285

Nicole Reyes, a 38-year old British woman, was ordered to serve 12 years in prison yesterday, Tuesday 4 February, after being convicted of killing her husband, Jorge, who was Dominican, by deliberately running him over. Reyes claimed her husband died when she accidentally hit his motorcycle as he swerved out of the way of an …

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Minister of Culture Jose Antonio Rodriguez has announced that every Friday in February, March and April he will be appearing on stage at Casa de Teatro, Colonial Santo Domingo’s legendary cultural center. He had taken a break from regular performances since his appointment to the Medina administration in August 2012. “The minister is a singer-composer …

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The team representing the Dominican Republic, the Tigres del Licey lost to the Navegantes de Magallanes of Venezuela last night, Tuesday 4 February. To qualify for the next round in the Caribbean Series taking place in Isla Margarita, Venezuela, the DR now needs to defeat Mexico in the game scheduled for this afternoon, Wednesday 5 …

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Yesterday, Monday 3 February, representatives from the Dominican Republic and Haiti met for talks on establishing control of revenues at customs, preventing drug dealing, arms dealing and people trafficking, and establishing rules for immigration. This was a follow up to the first meeting held in Haiti on 7 January. The parties agreed on monthly meetings …

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Prior to the government-to-government talks that took place in Jimani yesterday, Monday 3 February, Dominican and Haitian businesspeople held a meeting and announced their own agreements for strengthening relations. The meeting was named the Quisqueya Business Summit and took place on Friday, 31 January. The summit is seen as a permanent platform for the development …

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The European Union has welcomed the talks between the Dominican Republic and Haiti on bilateral issues with the EU, United Nations, and Venezuela as observers. Caricom representatives were also expected but did not attend. EU head of foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, said that they were happy to support the process with input of their experience …

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The Dominican government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed an agreement for a total sum of US$600,000 (some RD$25.6 million) to be used to strengthen institutions and support the logistics of the National Strategic Plan. The agreement was signed by Minister of Economy, Planning and Development Temistocles Montas and IDB representative in the …

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The Central Bank’s International Department director, Frank Fuentes, says that the recent depreciation of the peso to more than RD$43 to US$1 was to be expected. He said that the Central Bank has estimated a rate of RD$45.80 to US$1 that was used for the Central Bank Monetary Program and the National Budget, equivalent to …

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According to data from the Dominican Political Observatory (OPD), an initiative by the Global Democracy and Development Foundation (FUNGLODE), 952 protests took place in the Dominican Republic during 2013, an average of 79 a month or 2.6 a day. The National District was the scene of 21% of all of the demonstrations, followed by Santo …

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Yesterday, Monday 3 February, thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Dede Mirabal at the Club Hermanas Mirabal, in Ojo de Agua, with a mass at 3pm conducted by the Bishop of La Vega, Monsignor Antonio Camilo. She was then taken to her final resting place in the Salcedo municipal cemetery. Her son, former Vice …

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