2014 – Page 86

The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting heavy rains for late afternoon and evening on Tuesday, 16 September 2014 due to a passing trough and existing high humidity conditions. Rainstorms are forecast for most of the country. Rains will ease off on Wednesday 17, but will return on Thursday 18 September, with the arrival of …

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Sounds for an Image, a musical by Amaury Sanchez, will be on the stage of the main hall of the National Theater in Santo Domingo this coming Saturday, 20 September 2014 at 8:30pm. Tickets: RD$1,800, RD$1,400 and RD$1,200.

President Danilo Medina was in the beach area of Bayahibe on Friday, 12 September 2014 to attend the 15th Agribusiness and Farmers’ Meeting organized by the Agribusiness Board (JAD). The President heard proposals from farming sector representatives, including a request for the Ministry of Foreign Relations to lead a campaign aimed at stimulating Dominican exports …

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In an editorial today, Monday 15 September 2014, Diario Libre points out how big government has become and how dependent Dominicans are on government. Editor Adriano Miguel Tejada points out that around 600,000 people are either employees or on state pensions, without including the hidden payrolls. More than a million people receive subsidy payments in …

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The United States and the Dominican Republic have signed a Letter of Understanding that includes a US$10 million donation in support of anti-drug trafficking measures and policies. The funds will be spent on improving law officials’ skills and professionalism and to reduce demand for drugs. The agreement amends the 11 April 2013 anti-narcotics agreement. United …

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Speaking in San Francisco de Macoris on Sunday, 14 September 2014, former President Leonel Fernandez reiterated that the winds were blowing so strongly in the northeast as well as the rest of the country that they would return him to power in 2016. He was taking part in an event organized by the Acciona and …

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