2014 – Page 47

Former President Leonel Fernandez has announced the launch of his new online presence. The website is leonel.do The new platform is an initiative by the youth movement that backs his pre-candidacy for President in the 2016 presidential election. The movement is headed by his son, Omar Fernandez and the website is coordinated by Axel Hache. …

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Investigators suspect there could have been a mastermind behind the fire that was started on the Metro Santo Domingo on Monday morning, 27 October 2014, judicial and security authorities said yesterday in a press conference. The man suspected of starting the fire is 21-year old Frank Kelin Holguin Medina. According to reports, he was carrying …

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President Danilo Medina held a meeting with the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, David Bernier at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Tuesday 28 October 2014. The Presidency says they discussed strengthening the bilateral agenda. The courtesy visit took place after former Vice President and foreign minister Carlos Morales Troncoso’s funeral that was attended by Bernier …

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The final farewell to former Vice President Carlos Morales Troncoso took place yesterday, Tuesday 28 October 2014 in a solemn ceremony headed by President Danilo Medina, together with First Lady Candida Montilla de Medina, Vice President Margarita Cedeno and the Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta and …

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The Chamber of Deputies has fast-tracked the approval of the bill for extending the deadline for the Naturalization Law 169-14 by another 90 days. The facilities offered for regularization of status and naturalization expired yesterday, Tuesday, 28 October 2014. Law 169-14 law establishes a special regime for people born in the Dominican Republic but irregularly …

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The highway that has been described as key for the development of mining operations in the southwest and central mountain areas received a boost when the PLD-majority Chamber of Deputies confirmed two loans from the Brazilian export bank (BNDES) for highway constructions. The Chamber of Deputies approved new loans for US$612 million yesterday, Tuesday 28 …

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A routine inspection has detected major damage to 14 electricity transmission towers that could have left the southwestern region without power for more than half a year, according to a report from the state-owned Dominican Electricity Transmission Enterprise (ETED). The early detection of the problem made it possible to carry out the urgent repairs. ETED …

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