2014 – Page 79

Indotel president Gedeon de los Santos is serious about cutting the cost of Internet service in the Dominican Republic. On Monday, 21 September 2014, he signed up for the Dominican Republic to become the first Latin American country to join the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). The goal for the DR is to drive Internet …

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The National Traders and Business Owners’ Federation (Fenacerd), the National Retail Traders’ Council for (CNCP), the Dominican Cigarette Industry Association (Asocigar), the Santiago Wholesalers Association (Amaprosan) and the Wholesale Traders’ Association (ACM) have announced the signing of an agreement to fight local sales of contraband cigarettes. The associations seek to create awareness among retailers about …

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According to a study published yesterday, Monday 22 September 2014, the Dominican Republic, which is in third place amongst Latin American countries with the highest number of femicides, should start to adopt some of the measures being carried out in countries like Peru, Chile and El Salvador, which have been shown to be effective in …

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The head of the Anti Money Laundering Prosecution Unit, German Miranda Villalona, has warned that drug dealing is now penetrating the cockfighting world and has told the businessmen engaged in this activity to ensure that their businesses are not involved in money laundering. He said that he was issuing the warning as he currently has …

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Immigration authorities in Panama have arrested 23 Dominican women said to be living and working in the country illegally, during an operation carried out to the west of the capital. The raid took place in Chame, some 73 kilometers to the west of Panama City where they were said to be working illegally. The director …

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A businessman from the United States has drowned whilst swimming off Encuentro beach in Cabarete, on the north coast. Daniel Jeffrey Forman, 53, lived in Sea Horse Ranch in Sosua. His body was taken to the National Forensic Science Institute (INACIF) for autopsy. http://www.dr1.com/forums/north-coast/145873-american-man-drowns-playa-encuentro.html

In Barahona, the police have arrested 36 Haitians who had entered the country illegally. They were hiding in a hotel whilst waiting to be taken to the capital and other parts of the country. According to the Police, two Dominicans who were paid RD$5,000 for the first leg of the journey from Jimani to Barahona …

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The trial of four French citizens, including two pilots, accused of trying to smuggle 700 kilos of cocaine from Punta Cana to their home country in a private aircraft in March 2013, has been set for 1 December 2014. Ten Dominicans will also be tried following a hearing on 17 June that confirmed that there …

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According to Cuban Meteorological Institute Forecasting Center director Jose Rubiera, the first part of the 2014 hurricane season was less active than expected, but more hurricanes are still expected during October and November. September has traditionally been the most active month in the Caribbean hurricane season. Rubiera said that there have been five named storms …

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During his visit to New York, President Danilo Medina met with Rebeca Grynspan, the Secretary General of the Ibero-American Secretary General (SEGIB), which organizes the annual Ibero-American Summit. An economist, Grynspan is a former UN Under-Secretary-General and was Vice President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. As reported, they discussed a range of issues …

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