2014 – Page 49

The Research Center for Feminist Action (CIPAF) of the Dominican Republic was one of three winners recognized at a ceremony in the South Korean city of Busan earlier today, Tuesday 28 October 2014, by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for promoting women’s presence in information, communication and technology (ICT) industries. These are the first awards …

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The Medina administration Procurement Department says that so far this year the government has made purchases worth RD$9.18 billion from small business. It has contracted the purchases with 1,665 Micro and Small Enterprises (SMEs) that have been certified to sell to the government. The government has also purchased RD$18.07 billion from 2,703 non-certified SMEs. Total …

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The Medina administration will need to find new sources of taxation now that the price of fuel is constantly dropping and this means reduced income from hydrocarbon taxation. Industry and Commerce Minister Jose del Castillo Savinon says that if the current downward trend in fuel prices continues, the government could receive RD$800 million less in …

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Deputy Minou Tavarez Mirabal has said that she has no regrets about leaving the PLD, saying that the ruling party has become an embarrassment to the country due to the conflicts that have become apparent over the last few days. Minou Mirabal pointed to the Super Tucano scandal and the ongoing legal case for money …

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The National Police is on the trail of the lead suspect in the arson incident on the Metro Line 2 yesterday morning, 27 October 2014. The Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) has now confirmed that the man named in news reports as a suspect, Francis Alberto Gonzalez Gil, was not responsible for the incident yesterday that …

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An armed gang of 20 men tried to kidnap a Venezuelan businessman, Luis Rios Virla from the Holiday Inn hotel in Santo Domingo. Rios Virla arrived in the Dominican Republic on Monday, 25 October 2014, reportedly to collect more than US$2 million from a banking institution. Lawyer Amadeo Peralta, representing the businessman, said that the …

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Following the death of baseball player Oscar Taveras on Sunday, 26 October 2014 when driving his Camaro on a Puerto Plata road, The Economist magazine once again highlights the high rate of traffic accidents in the Dominican Republic. It mentions the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) report that states the country has the second most …

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The body of the St. Louis Cardinals and Aguilas baseball player, 22-year old Oscar Taveras who was killed in a car crash on Sunday night, 26 October 2014, was taken to the National Institute of Forensic Science (Inacif) in Santiago yesterday, Monday 27 October 2014 for the official cause of death to be certified. His …

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Yesterday evening, Monday 27 October 2014, the Corripio Foundation presented awards to the winners in the 8th Corripio Foundation ceremony held at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. Jorge Aguayo won the award in the Finance in Sustainable Industry category, Ada Balcacer for painting in the Arts Category, Rosario Espinal in Communication and cardiologist Hector …

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Quinta Dominica is inviting art lovers to TransARTlantica, a collective exhibition organized by the City Government of Cadiz, Spain being held in the Colonial City at Calle Padre Billini 202, Santo Domingo. This traveling exhibition features works by Inmaculada Naranjo, Cecilio Chaves, Fatima Conesa, Julian Delgado, Yeyo Arguez and Pablo Munoz de Arenillas. The exhibition, …

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