2014News

Traders frustrated by slow Colonial City renovation

Residents and business owners in the Colonial City are experiencing the hardest of times. The reconstruction works have blocked streets with building materials that even prevent pedestrians from walking around the area. According to El Nuevo Diario, the renovation program that began in April 2012 has included 42 buildings and other infrastructure with more than …

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FREE baseball in Santiago

After four consecutive years of complete success subsidizing beverages and foods in the Estadio Cibao, the Aguilas Cibaenas, with the support of several companies, made official an unprecedented action for baseball fans yesterday, Wednesday 24 September 2014: free access to the bleachers during the regular season. Aguilas Cibaenas vice president and communications director, Juan Sanchez …

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No guns in Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies president Abel Martinez has instructed the congressional security department to prevent deputies and visitors from entering the chamber with firearms. “As established by the regulations no deputy can enter with firearms. No deputy, nobody can, not even security, can enter here in the chamber with firearms,” stated Martinez during an ordinary session …

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Corruption in Super Tucano jet purchase according to WSJ

United States and Brazilian authorities are investigating the sale of airplanes by Embraer SA, through bribes allegedly made to high-ranking military officers in the Dominican Republic and Argentina. Investigations into the purchase by the Dominican state of eight Super Tucano aircraft for US$92 million during the President Leonel Fernandez government have revealed that the Brazilian …

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Church awaits papal bull replacing Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez

Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez is awaiting a Papal Bull announcing his replacement as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo, reports El Caribe. “The Apostolic Nuncio, Jude Thaddeus Okolo, has completed the necessary consultations in each ecclesiastic province and the information gathered on the candidates to the position have been sent to the Holy …

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