2015 – Page 248

President Danilo Medina approved a US$27 million disbursement yesterday, Tuesday 14 April 2015 for completing an aqueduct in the southwestern province of Peravia (Bani). The project, which was started three years ago, will now be completed in February 2016. The aqueduct is currently 91% complete and the total investment will be US$136 million, reported the …

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The senator for Peravia province, Wilton Guerrero, who has always been strongly opposed to President Danilo Medina’s re-election, is now saying that it is a foregone conclusion, while describing it as a “necessary evil.” He was speaking after his meeting with the President yesterday, Tuesday 14 April 2015, just after Medina authorized a US$27 million …

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The Labor Minister has started a program to “dominicanize” work programs in the area of construction to try and ensure that more Dominicans work in the sector. The Ministry is seeking to fulfill the labor law provision stating that contractors must hire 80% Dominican staff, and only 20% can be foreigners. The Committee for Inclusion …

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According to the Banco de Reservas general administrator, Enrique Ramirez Paniagua, the bank will reschedule payment on loans to producers of fruit and vegetables whose exports have been affected by the ban imposed by the United States due to the Medfly outbreak in the east of the country. Ramirez said that they would assess each …

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The Ministry of Agriculture has announced it will be importing 100 million sterile male Medfly pests to halt the spread of Medfly in the country. The Ministry of Agriculture has also been fumigating Punta Cana International Airport where the pest was first detected. This led the US to ban 18 varieties of fresh fruits and …

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The ruling PLD party has announced that the meeting of the 35 members of the influential Political Committee will be held at the Metro Country Club in Juan Dolio, San Pedro de Macoris starting at 10am on Sunday 19 April 2015. Supporters of President Danilo Medina want the Political Committee to approve a motion for …

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Relatives of people who die overseas are complaining that Aerodom, the Las Americas International Airport management company, is charging US$150 via the Blandino funeral home for the simple task of processing the paperwork once the remains arrive at the Santo Domingo airport. Spokespersons for affected families say that Blandino, which recently took over the reception …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito says that in the past two years, the Public Prosecution Service has solved nearly 4,000 high-tech crime cases. In 709 cases this was achieved with cooperation and assistance from the National Police’s High Technology Crimes Investigations Department (DICAT), he said. The figures were published in a statistical report from the …

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The National Federation of Dominican Transport (Fenatrado) announced that an agreement to restore cargo traffic with the Dominican Republic today, Wednesday, 15 Aprilwas reached with the Haitian authorities yesterday. The federation, which controls most of the truck traffic in the country, had announced a stop to their services on Monday, 13 April after four trucks …

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An autopsy carried out on journalist Blas Olivo, whose body was found on Monday 13 April 2015 has revealed that prior to his death he was severely beaten and then shot three times, once in his knee, then the left side and then in his chest. He was buried yesterday, Tuesday 14 April in the …

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