2014 – Page 58

The Centro Leon in Santiago has announced the winners of the 25th Eduardo Leon Jimenes Contest and the opening of an exhibition of the works of art. Centro Leon president Maria Amalia Leon and Minister of Culture Jose Antonio Rodriguez made the announcements yesterday, Thursday 16 October 2014. This year’s winners are: Marie Jimenez (Sin …

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The Ministry of Culture and Berklee College of Music of Boston, USA has announced the opening of the application process for Dominican Republic residents for the 2015 Berklee on the Road program that will take place at the National Music Conservatory in Santo Domingo from 6-11 January 2015. The program also has the support of …

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The Senate ratified a further US$400 million in loans on Wednesday, 15 October 2014. The funds will be used to build and improve highways. The first loan for US$200 million will be spent on rebuilding the highway between the Cibao and the south west, from Piedra Blanca to Cruce de Ocoa. The other US$200 million …

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The President of the Dominican Free Zones Association (Adozona), Aquiles Bermudez, said on Wednesday, 15 October 2014 that the country is enjoying macroeconomic stability and has high potential to attract foreign investments. Bermudez made the comments during Adozona’s annual luncheon, which was attended by President Danilo Medina. Bermudez spoke of the favorable conditions that the …

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During a visit to Santo Domingo yesterday, Wednesday 15 October 2014, Haitian Foreign Relations Minister Duly Brutus said that his government might ask for an extension of the deadline for the Dominican Republic Foreigner Legalization Plan in order to have more time to sort out “the problems with documentation.” Most people in Haiti do not …

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Dominican Red Cross director Ligia Leroux is calling for the creation of an “O-negative Blood Donors’ Club”. She said that potential donors must be identified because of the shortage of this blood type and the frequent urgent need to locate O negative donors in emergencies to save other people’s lives. She said the Red Cross …

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President Medina attended the Dominican National Brewery’s (CND) inauguration of a steam generation plant powered by biomass yesterday, Wednesday 15 October 2014. The biomass consists of the residue from malt production, cardboard and scrap wood, and it is used to produce high-pressure steam for the brewery, as reported in El Caribe. CND industrial director Alejandro …

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The country’s two leading steel manufacturers, Industrias Nacionales (INCA) and the Complejo Metalurgico Dominicano (Metaldom) have announced the completion of a merger that has resulted in Gerdau Metaldom. As reported, INCA has the capacity to produce 850,000 metric tons and Metaldom has a capacity for 400,000 metric tons. Combined production of both in 2013 was …

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A report in Diario Libre today, Thursday 16 October 2014 points out that legislators will still have many pockets for political patronage left over even after cutting the RD$50,000 a month assignment that was announced by Chamber president Abel Martinez. The discretionary assistance fund called the Social Management Fund by the legislators is better known …

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