2015 – Page 240

The Migration Agency (DGM) has announced that the test period for the new Electronic Foreigner Registration System has been concluded. As of 1 May 2015, requests for services related to provisional or permanent residency in the resident or non-resident categories need to apply online at http://www.migracion.gob.do/servicios under Servicios de Extranjeria. Migration says that for all …

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The Migration Agency has announced that as of 1 June 2015 all private and commercial flights and maritime arrivals to the Dominican Republic will have the legal obligation to notify the list of passengers and crew through the Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS). Failure to do so could mean a fine equivalent to between 10 …

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Cargo trucks from the Dominican Republic have returned to Haiti, this time with the protection of United Nations Minustah peacekeeping forces. The Fenatrado-affiliated truckers had stopped crossing the border due to fears that their safety was not guaranteed given the instability in Haiti. The truckers said they did not trust the Haitian Police and demanded …

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The executive director of the National Energy Commission (CNE) Juan Rodriguez Nina says that air conditioning use accounts for 40% of the country’s entire power consumption. He urged people to use air coolers more efficiently and said that a pilot program being implemented in government offices could mean savings of between US$35 and US$40 million. …

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National Education Day will now be commemorated on 11 January, the Presidency announced yesterday, Wednesday 22 April 2015. Law is 541-14 was signed on 25 November 2014. The date honors the birthday of Puerto Rican educator Eugenio Maria de Hostos who is recognized for making innovative contributions to education in the country. This included founding …

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The 2015 Visual Arts Biennial, which is being celebrated for the 28th time, opens at the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo on 16 August 2015. This year it will be dedicated to painter Fernando Pena Defillo. Pena Defillo’s work can be seen at the Museo Fernando Pena Defillo that is located in a …

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The country’s leading cultural event, the International Book Fair of Santo Domingo opens tomorrow, Friday 24 April 2014. While books are the main focus of the annual fair on the grounds of Plaza de la Cultura, it is also a collection of cultural events and entertainment provided free for the general public. The fair opens …

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According to Public Works Minister, Gonzalo Castillo, in less than 45 days the National District (Santo Domingo) will be transformed into a safer and more attractive place when the Ministry completes a major modernization program to improve road traffic. Castillo said that they are concentrating on this and other city projects to preserve the city’s …

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The Chamber of Deputies has approved the US$656 million loan contract the government is taking on with the Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES), the Brazilian government export bank, for financing the construction of two coal-fired power plants in Punta Catalina in Peravia province (Bani) in the southwest of the country. The two coal-fired power …

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Investigative journalist Nuria Piera reports that the National Potable Water and Aqueducts Institute (INAPA) has been spending millions of pesos in violation of government procurement procedures and benefiting companies linked to the director, Alberto Holguin. She said that INAPA used law 340-06 to apply a “loophole” that allows for “emergency” hiring in November 2012 for …

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